When we were younger, we used to play a game. It didn't have a name, but hearing this rule, i think this is what it should have been called. "The Lesser of two evils". We would take turns to make each other choose between two things, neither of them great. Example? Brussel sprouts or asparagus? Kissing a frog or playing with a spider? Eating a dog pellet or lick a shoe. Then as we got older the choices became harder. Like, who would you rather kiss, Jocelyn Wildenstein or Carrot Top? And so on, either way, you choosing a less than ideal option. 
The origin of this saying comes from the Cold war-era pragmatic foreign policy principle used by the States. These days it is used mostly in reference to electoral politics and silly games that we play. Funny, every now and then, we still throw out a "what would you choose".
This however, for me, is the perfect way to make a decision when it comes to two lesser evils, always choose the one you haven't tried before.
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