Transcript: Hypothetical Stuff

Backpack Picnic
Episode “Hypothetical Stuff”

Guy with hat: I don’t know that’s a really weird question, I haven’t ever thought about it.
Dave: Just the first thing that comes to mind.
Guy with hat: If I could just turn into any mythological creature and yet retain my sense of self, what would I change about myself before I turn into the creature?
Dave: Yeah, first thing.
Guy with hat: It kind of depends to me.
Dave: Ok, see it shouldn’t depend. It shouldn’t depended on the creature, it shouldn’t depend on the creature at all. The question is designed to get you to look inside and see inside yourself and who you really are.
Guy with hat: Oh so, I see because most people would be thinking in terms of, hey I wish I could have straighter teeth or something, it’s like your looks.
Dave: Right. Right, exactly.
Guy with hat: Ok, you know what it still depends to me, because if I wanted to, for example become a Pegasus I might chose then to get rid of my fear of flying. So it kind of…
Dave: Well yea, ok. I see what you are saying but think they want you to dig a little deeper, you know look at the way you treat the opposite sex, family patterns of addiction.
Guy with hat: Bigger stuff like that?
Dave: Yea, bigger stuff.
Guy with hat: No, I see what you are saying but if I was going to become a Pegasus I wouldn’t maybe have a addiction problem anymore. I am assuming that my biggest problems in life would be solved by virtue of not being human anymore. Right?
Dave: Oh, ok. Well yea, that’s a good point.
Guy with hat: Why? What would you chose? What was your choice?
Dave: Bigger calves.
Guy with hat: David, no, you actually picked.
Dave: Yeah bigger calves, I didn’t really get it the first time around. So when I finally saw the explanation right after my phone rang, and Shannon and Jeremy they needed directions to here so I kind of got distracted and forgot.
Guy with hat: Knowing what you know now after our conversation what would you chose?
Dave: Now I would say that it is a really bad question, because your right a Pegasus is not going to um, struggle with addiction. And I don’t think a merman is going to have a compulsion to run over people with their car so.
Guy with hat: Is that you thing?
Dave: No, no, no it’s just a example. That’s Shannon’s thing.
Shannon: Sorry.
Passenger: Sorry.
Guy with hat: Hey Dave, if you can have any super power, but you were already pinned under a truck when you got it. What super power would you chose.
Dave: Super strength, so I can push it off of me.
Guy with hat: see I think I would probably go with something like the ability to cure any wound. So I could help myself and others. I think that’s how it’s supposed to work.
Dave: Mmm. I am just not good at this hypothetical stuff. Are they just sitting in the truck?
Guy with hat: Hey, we are hurt.
Shannon: Sorry.
Passenger: Sorry.