Ranwei's Baby

At brunch with TChu and Ranwei today, I brought up our classic BCF discussion: If you were to call King Solomon's bluff, which half of the baby would you want?

In all the years since the Bo,' the question has been tested with many people in many ice breakers, but no one has had as dispassionate and thorough an analysis as we had that fateful BCF lunch. If you recall, or click on the old post, you'll note that we (i.e. TChu. Remember, the angry letters go to him) chose torso. So the organs could be harvested. Most people stare in disbelief. Or at the most, choose the top half. That is, until today. Ranwei showed no hesitation. Either right half or top half. However you slice it, that half would be mounted on the wall as an artistic conversation starter. As in, "hey, you've got half a baby on the wall." The top half would be especially lovely because the arms could be positioned Superman-style, as if a baby was flying out of the wall.

Moi: Or you could take the bottom half, and just have feet sticking out of the wall. Maybe even put a chair beneath it for a more surrealist twist.

Ranwei: No. That would be wrong.

Moi: Oh excuse me, I took it too far.