No arms or no legs...

13-03-2017 12:18am #1

...just walked home from the pub and was looking down at my legs and marvelling at how quickly they did their job. 1 solid mile uphill in <15 mins. So that led me on to pondering could I live with no arms, or no legs.

Yes, I'm sure it's been asked here before...but now it's important to me tonight... I've settled on preferring no arms...

13-03-2017 12:20am

You can have a relatively normal life in a wheelchair, many people do. Arms are another story, and I'd rather use a wheelchair than never give another hug.

Junkyard Tom · 13-03-2017 12:20am

That Conor fella's always arsing about.

Cortina_MK_IV · 13-03-2017 12:23am

Deleted User wrote: »

...just walked home from the pub and was looking down at my legs and marvelling at how quickly they did their job. 1 solid mile uphill in <15 mins. So that led me on to pondering could I live with no arms, or no legs.

Yes, I'm sure it's been asked here before...but now it's important to me tonight... I've settled on preferring no arms...

You'd be f**k all use in a Mexican wave so.

andekwarhola · 13-03-2017 12:26am

I'd give up legs before arms.

Like Candie said*, you could much more easily transition to life without legs than arms.

*unintentional but welcome Velvet Underground reference

SimonTemplar · 13-03-2017 12:30am

Well obviously it would be an horrific choice to actually make, but I agree loosing legs would be less debilitating than loosing arms.

If only we could fit the seat of a wheelchair to the legs of one of these guys... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7xvqQeoA8c

13-03-2017 12:32am

Could still play five a side with no arms, and would never had to go in goals.

Easy choice for me clive

Jack the Stripper · 13-03-2017 12:32am

Go to bed Conor you're drunk.

Noveight · 13-03-2017 12:32am

If I'd no arms I wouldn't be able to tie my shoes, but having no legs would negate that problem...

andekwarhola · 13-03-2017 12:34am

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Could still play five a side with no arms, and would never had to go in goals.

Your balance might be affected somewhat.

Tigger · 13-03-2017 12:35am

id give an arm and a leg not to have to make that choice

13-03-2017 12:35am

andekwarhola wrote: »

Your balance might be affected somewhat.

Ya but as long as i still had me legs i could just get new balance trainers

shamrock55 · 13-03-2017 12:37am

How would you get all that drink into ya so you can think of this ****e

Surreptitious · 13-03-2017 12:55am

shamrock55 wrote: »

How would you get all that drink into ya so you can think of this ****e

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Glenster · 13-03-2017 12:57am

No legs, Never held Oscar Pistorius back.

How would he have murdered his girlfriend if he had no arms???

Alcoheda · 13-03-2017 12:59am

Stephen Hawking

Ginger83 · 13-03-2017 1:02am

ALS/MND

Alcoheda · 13-03-2017 1:03am

Ginger83 wrote: »

ALS/MND

Well he can't use his arms or legs can he?

13-03-2017 1:09am

What happens if you're Joanne o Riordan?

retro:electro · 13-03-2017 1:29am

I'd definitely choose no legs. Far easier to have working prosthetic legs than prosthetic arms. Your legs are just two long stumps propping you up really, you need your arms and hands for absolutely everything.

learn_more · 13-03-2017 3:16am

If I was a spider I'd choose no arms.

Cutie 3.14 · 13-03-2017 3:50am

You'd be far less independent without arms, sure you wouldn't be able to brush your own teeth, or scratch an itchy nose, or wipe yer own arse...

entropi · 13-03-2017 4:06am

My arms are far better tools for life than my legs could be in the long term.

TresGats · 13-03-2017 4:13am

I'd say getting your legs chopped off would be more traumatic, but i'd go with it to keep me arms.

triona1 · 13-03-2017 4:16am

My legs if I didn't have arms I'd have to keep pointing my legs at things and saying over there that's where I left whatever I'm asking for.

Outlaw Pete · 13-03-2017 4:57am

Thread title made me think of this guy I seen awhile back, inspirational....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6F8zK57Wa0A

Noddyholder · 13-03-2017 7:38am

Well , every time go to the pub I get legless...

gramar · 13-03-2017 7:44am

What did the bus driver say to the fella with no legs?
How ya gettin' on?

13-03-2017 8:09am

Making breakfast and arms proving useful, gonna revise my decision...

gramar · 13-03-2017 8:17am

Glenster wrote: »

No legs, Never held Oscar Pistorius back.

How would he have murdered his girlfriend if he had no arms???

Absolutely! He'd have kicked it down instead of shooting through it.

And then shot her.

Cee-Jay-Cee · 13-03-2017 8:54am

No legs. Not being able to feed yourself, drink, wash, dress yourself, wipe your own arse, use a tablet/phone (in the conventional way) etc etc is much worse than not being able to walk.

Glenster · 13-03-2017 10:47am

gramar wrote: »

Absolutely! He'd have kicked it down instead of shooting through it.

And then shot her.

With his feet though, which is inspirational.

ChikiChiki · 13-03-2017 10:52am

Seen a documentary about a girl named Kanya Sesser the other day. Her parents abandoned her at birth because she had no legs. She is proving them and everybody else wrong at this point. Shes models, scateboards, swims, basically does everything you would think she can't do.

Good on her.

dan1895 · 13-03-2017 10:54am

Well if it isn't my old friend Mr. McGregg?

Glenster · 13-03-2017 10:57am

ChikiChiki wrote: »

Seen a documentary about a girl named Kanya Sesser the other day. Her parents abandoned her at birth because she had no legs. She is proving them and everybody else wrong at this point. Shes models, scateboards, swims, basically does everything you would think she can't do.

Good on her.

Skateboarding is not really that impressive. Or swimming, or modelling really.......

She just seems like she is living a normal life.

Stigura · 13-03-2017 12:29pm

SimonTemplar wrote: »

..... one of these guys... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7xvqQeoA8c

:eek: Okay. Now, That was the most unsettlingly creepy thing I've Ever f**king seen!!!

RoboRat · 13-03-2017 1:09pm

You would be a shoe in for a starring role if they ever re-made boxing Helena...

Canis Lupus · 13-03-2017 1:13pm

ChikiChiki wrote: »

Seen a documentary about a girl named Kanya Sesser the other day. Her parents abandoned her at birth because she had no legs. She is proving them and everybody else wrong at this point. Shes models, scateboards, swims, basically does everything you would think she can't do.

Good on her.

Lets see her do a handstand.

hungry hypno toad · 13-03-2017 1:13pm

RoboRat wrote: »

You would be a shoe in for a starring role if they ever re-made boxing Helena...

You might need to lose another appendage though.

Oasis1974 · 13-03-2017 1:20pm

Wouldn't having just one arm and one leg be the best tradeoff. Or would gravity be against you?

ChikiChiki · 13-03-2017 1:21pm

Canis Lupus wrote: »

Lets see her do a handstand.

She could do it easily enough in the documentary.

hungry hypno toad · 13-03-2017 4:49pm

ChikiChiki wrote: »

She could do it easily enough in the documentary.

She sounds brilliant.

arybvtcw0eolkf · 13-03-2017 4:55pm

gramar wrote: »

What did the bus driver say to the fella with no legs?
How ya gettin' on?

I heard the passenger got thrown off and arrested again, for kicking the bell

gramar · 13-03-2017 4:59pm

Francis Wrong Self-sacrifice wrote: »

I heard the passenger got thrown off and arrested again, for kicking the bell

There was a fella with no arms on it too I heard. He didn't cause any trouble though. Bystanders said he was harmless.

Ginger83 · 14-03-2017 10:18pm

Alcoheda wrote: »

Well he can't use his arms or legs can he?

I wasn't having a pop, I have the same condition and was merely stating what it was.

jamesbere · 15-03-2017 3:38am

Landmine
Has taken my sight
Taken my speech
Taken my hearing
Taken my arms
Taken my legs
Taken my soul
Left me with life in hell

No arms or no legs...

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