The 5 Senses (Take 2)

17 May 2005

Greetings & Salutations Guys,
Last night in our drunken stupor, we were discussing in the pub the 5 senses:
Sight
Hearing
Taste
Touch
Smell
What would it be like to lose one?
We all have heard of the others compensating ... enhanced hearing for those who are unfortunately blind etc.
Our concensus seemed to be split between Touch & Taste were easier to live without but Sight & Hearing would be worse.
Nothing derogatory was said & that was never the point of our discussion but it got me thinking & hence I will pose the question to you all .....
Which of the 5 senses would you hate to lose?
The WHOOSH Manâ„¢

17 May 2005

From the shambles that was the previous poll sad

Â©Vix2005)

Quote by Vix
Well.. I've lost most of my 'touch' and quite a lot of my sight, so I'd have to say I'd really miss smell.
It is one of the most ancient and profound senses we have, as and keys into memory like you would never believe. And seeing as my memory is on it's way, too, I think I'd really struggle wi... bollox. Where was I going with this?

17 May 2005

I voted Taste cos my taste buds are almost dead from the amount of vindies(vindaloo's) I eat :lol:
Did not carry over my previous thread as it is not needed now wink

:wink:

17 May 2005

Sorry Slyde I tried and totally ballsed it up redface

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
Where's Missy when you need someone to blame biggrin

Jas
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17 May 2005

Quote by Jas-Tim
Sorry Slyde I tried and totally ballsed it up :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
Where's Missy when you need someone to blame
Jas
XXX

No problems at all thanks for trying anyway.
Jags came to my rescue & locked it so hence the take 2.
If anyone says there's 6 senses & the last is common which u lost over the shambles that was the last poll you will be in for

:smackbottom: :smackbottom:
The WHOOSH Manâ„¢

17 May 2005

Quote by SlydeWHOOSH
Sight
Hearing
Taste
Touch
Smell

Whilst I would like to lose any sense specifically I think for me sight would be the one I'd struggle without.
I have dreadful sinuses and therefore have a dulled sense of smell and taste, nothing major though.
My in-laws all "sign" and so if I lost my hearing at least I'd have support and communication wouldn't be impossible.
Touch would be quite difficult, but I also have young children and being unable to see them grow and develop would be the most difficult for me.
C x

17 May 2005

Quote by SlydeWHOOSH
No problems at all thanks for trying anyway.
Jags came to my rescue & locked it so hence the take 2.
If anyone says there's 6 senses & the last is common which u lost over the shambles that was the last poll you will be in for :smackbottom: :smackbottom:
The WHOOSH Manâ„¢

I think you'll find that should be "the shambles that was the last poll(Â©Vix2005)"

18 May 2005

"If anyone says there's 6 senses & the last is common"
There are 6 senses and the last is common! There you go, you egged me on and I just went and said it! Can I have my punishment now?
ZAk lol

18 May 2005

I could live without smell biggrin

18 May 2005

I'm a smell me! :shock:
Can you lose smell and retain taste - I thought they sort went hand in hand - maybe not dunno

18 May 2005

Quote by westerross
I'm a smell me! :shock:

I hope it's a nice smell, TE ! lol

:lol:
Fee
XX

18 May 2005

Smell and taste are very closely related - as is sight. If you close your eyes and try to recognize a food by taste alone it's very difficult. And if you can't smell the food then you lose about 90% of the taste effect. Remember how horrible and bland food is when you have a cold and can't even smell the powerful fumes of Olbas Oil.
:P

18 May 2005

Right having now read the question properly (yes, yes I voted for the one I'd least mind losing! :doh: redface

sorry).
My vote goes to sight. Apologies from the plonker who seems to have lost it already!!

18 May 2005

sight would be the worst to lose by far
i have selective hearing quiet often at work
and agree with the medic ,being a curry fiend your taste buds do get a bit 'deadened'

18 May 2005

My audioligist sees a lot of elderly folk who suffer terribly bring very hard of hearing and have very debilitating (is the the right word?) sight problems like cataracts. Apparently, given the choice, they would rather have better hearing than better sight.
I feel the same. I've been very hard of hearing since about 3 or 4 - well, that's when they discovered it and very short-sighted since about 9 or 10 and I would much prefer to have my hearing back than my sight.
What would I rather lose?? i think I could live without never smelling my good mate Alex_Female's farts again or tasting the sugar when I've picked up the wrong cuppa!

18 May 2005

I just couldn't bear not to hae the sense of touch! Imagine not being able to feel some one holding you...doesn't bear thinking about. I once met a woman who was deaf and blind and she had learned a whole somunication system where you do sign language on her hand and vice versa, so maybe in the long run we could all get by as long as we can feel things.

6 Jun 2005

:bounce:

:rotflmao: :rotflmao:

6 Jun 2005

im just wondering who would rather have smell than sight!!!!

6 Jun 2005

Quote by Ben1978
im just wondering who would rather have smell than sight!!!!

Me. As I said above.

Quote by poniella
I just couldn't bear not to hae the sense of touch! Imagine not being able to feel some one holding you...doesn't bear thinking about. I once met a woman who was deaf and blind and she had learned a whole somunication system where you do sign language on her hand and vice versa, so maybe in the long run we could all get by as long as we can feel things.

I have lost a whole lot of sensation, and you adapt to that, too. Yes it's a drag sometimes, but it's also quite exciting to find someone holding you, all of a sudden, like.

6 Jun 2005

Bugger - I voted for smell but that is because I thought it was about Magnums.
I'm addicted.
I think its hard to imagine what its like to loose one of your senses but I think sight would be hardest for me.
But then no music without hearing so that would be tough too.