Lifeboat #4: Royal Rumble

[Scutter01]

It's been almost a year now, and you know that another accident at sea was inevitable. It's time for Lifeboat!

You know the rules, but here they are for you Lifeboat Newbs:

This game is called Lifeboat.

The rules: The four people in the poll are on a sinking ship. There is only one lifeboat, and sadly, there is only enough room for three people. One of them is going to drown. You have to decide who. You also have to explain and defend your decision. You know, because this is a discussion forum, not a voting booth.

Difficulty: No loopholes. If you're looking for a loophole, then you're missing the point of the game.

Today's crusie ship was carrying four beloved music royals:

• The King of Rock and Roll, Elvis Presley
• The Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin
• The King of Pop, Michael Jackson
• The King of Blues, B.B. King

Who lives and who dies? It's up to you. Today, you are the regicide. You are the King (or Queen)-slayer. Who's it gonna be?

 

[miguel]

Elvis: 'Cause he would eat all the food before we could get to it.

 

[Scutter01]

Elvis: 'Cause he would eat all the food before we could get to it.

Just to clarify, we're not on the lifeboat. We are disinterested bystanders.

 

[lovemachine]

Aretha. I'm so sick of that R-E-S-P-E-C-T song.

IMO, the other 3 had more of an impact on music.

 

[lovemachine]

Elvis: 'Cause he would eat all the food before we could get to it.

Elvis did a lot of charity work too. Gave cars and money to random strangers...

 

[CindyE]

MJ. I don't want him screaming and grabbing his crotch. I think he would annoy the others and get thrown overboard anyway. The weakest link...imo.

 

[Birds Away]

Jettison the pedophile.

 

[Mark-DuCo]

I pretty much hate Pedophiles.

 

[femurphy77]

MJ, if an explanation is really needed maybe you should join him! (Not aimed at anyone in particular, just sayin').

 

[eldirector]

I get to decide?

Jackson. While I really do enjoy his music, the dude was a freak.

If it was a fight to get on the boat?
Presley. Especially in the later years. He'd have a coronary trying to drag himself to the lifeboat.

 

[pudly]

It'd have to be MJ. He is a moldering corpse and I'm not in favor of keeping them in the lifeboat. BB King and Aretha are still alive and Elvis is hiding in a Memphis rest home.

 

[eldirector]

Elvis is hiding in a Memphis rest home.

I thought Elvis, Hitler, and Bigfoot were in South America on a beach somewhere?

 

[ATM]

Definitely pitch Jackson, despite the fact that he wouldn't biodegrade well.

Might even need to weigh him down to get him to sink initially.

 

[TheEngineer]

Put another one down for Jackson #5...i enjoy a lot of his songs, but Jacko was wacko. And as far as i know, The King, Aretha, and BB stuck with people their own age...or at least consenting adults half their age

 

[wtfd661]

Jettison the pedophile.

This

 

[DoggyDaddy]

I went with MJ too. Didn't care for his music much and definitely didn't care for his NAMBLA-esque leanings. Ironically, he would have taken up the least amount of space on the lifeboat.

 

[MadBomber]

BB King. He's old, fat, and diabetic. He'd never survive Hillary's death panels so over he goes. (love his music though. "The Thrill Is Gone" is a genuine American classic)

 

[jbombelli]

Bye Michael. I never liked you so you gotta go.

 

[Kedric]

Yep, Jackson's gonna hafta grow gills.

 

[Bunnykid68]

MJ, because he was white.