3 things that come to mind:
1. "Ok so we're selling Access to Microsoft right?" *WACK* "Ouch.. ok maybe not such a good idea" - AC
2. "Hmm so for Deus Ex 2 we're going to make it purely aimed at the Xbox Live market right" *WACK* "Ok maybe not such a good idea" - Harvey Smith
3. "ACTUNG! DUS INVADEN POLAND JA?!" *WACK* "NIEN DAS IS NOT GOOD" - Hitler
1. "Ok so we're selling Access to Microsoft right?" *WACK* "Ouch.. ok maybe not such a good idea" - AC
2. "Hmm so for Deus Ex 2 we're going to make it purely aimed at the Xbox Live market right" *WACK* "Ok maybe not such a good idea" - Harvey Smith
3. "ACTUNG! DUS INVADEN POLAND JA?!" *WACK* "NIEN DAS IS NOT GOOD" - Hitler
Five people I could go back and have a meal with and talk away an evening with?
Alright, here's mine, right off the bat to kick this off:
#1: Jesus Christ. Basically because I've got some questions that he would answer better than anybody who believes they know anything about anything. I'd rather go straight to the source. And besides, the water into wine thing? Gotta see that. Would have to polish up on my aramaic.
#2: Bill Hicks. Because I would love to hear what he'd have to say about how the future has turned out. Also he's the only comedian I've ever heard that manages to utilize anger and hatred as tools to communicate a message of peace, understanding, laughter, tolerance, acceptance and love.
#3: Michel de Nostredame. Known by his street name Nostradamus. Should be a fine meal too, since he'll be expecting me. Would make for interesting conversations, indeed. Would have to polish my french.
#4: Adolf Hitler. No, seriously, hear me out on this one. You see, if I were to poison his food?Or y'know, stab him the eyes repeatedly? However, if interference is forbidden for causality reasons, I would at least kick him in the testicle. Over and over. And over. Would have to polish my ass-kickin' boots.
#5: Myself. I would go back to my 16th birthday and tell myself all I know about life, the universe, and everything. I would become that much more experienced (by theoretical standards at least) and would have exponentially more knowledge today, as I would be able to teach myself more and more every time I go back. It's a paradox, and I love those.
Eventually I'd probably be the one who ended up inventing the time machine
However in lieu of #5 (if visiting one self is not allowed) I would probably opt for Plato, if only to find out if Atlantis was a fairy tale or not. I admit I wouldn't know what language to polish up on, but I imagine it would probably sound greek to me anyway.
Also, I admit I find this topic extremely fascinating and wonder what people here will choose.
And if you're wondering, I couldn't really think of anybody famous or historically relevant from Poland, elsewise you'd hear me utter the phrase "Polish my polish." Yes. I will sink that low for a bad play on words. Trust me on this!
edit: OH! And I would go back and see my dad in 1978, four years before I was born. I'd tell him to sell the house, sell the car, sell my mum, sell my siblings, take up a gigantic loan and invest every damn cent he could muster in this stupid little company called Microsoft.
In which case I would hopefully be able to swing some new Tex games, say... back in 1999!? Something good's gotta come out of it
-Fred
Alright, here's mine, right off the bat to kick this off:
#1: Jesus Christ. Basically because I've got some questions that he would answer better than anybody who believes they know anything about anything. I'd rather go straight to the source. And besides, the water into wine thing? Gotta see that. Would have to polish up on my aramaic.
#2: Bill Hicks. Because I would love to hear what he'd have to say about how the future has turned out. Also he's the only comedian I've ever heard that manages to utilize anger and hatred as tools to communicate a message of peace, understanding, laughter, tolerance, acceptance and love.
#3: Michel de Nostredame. Known by his street name Nostradamus. Should be a fine meal too, since he'll be expecting me. Would make for interesting conversations, indeed. Would have to polish my french.
#4: Adolf Hitler. No, seriously, hear me out on this one. You see, if I were to poison his food?Or y'know, stab him the eyes repeatedly? However, if interference is forbidden for causality reasons, I would at least kick him in the testicle. Over and over. And over. Would have to polish my ass-kickin' boots.
#5: Myself. I would go back to my 16th birthday and tell myself all I know about life, the universe, and everything. I would become that much more experienced (by theoretical standards at least) and would have exponentially more knowledge today, as I would be able to teach myself more and more every time I go back. It's a paradox, and I love those.
Eventually I'd probably be the one who ended up inventing the time machine
However in lieu of #5 (if visiting one self is not allowed) I would probably opt for Plato, if only to find out if Atlantis was a fairy tale or not. I admit I wouldn't know what language to polish up on, but I imagine it would probably sound greek to me anyway.
Also, I admit I find this topic extremely fascinating and wonder what people here will choose.
And if you're wondering, I couldn't really think of anybody famous or historically relevant from Poland, elsewise you'd hear me utter the phrase "Polish my polish." Yes. I will sink that low for a bad play on words. Trust me on this!
edit: OH! And I would go back and see my dad in 1978, four years before I was born. I'd tell him to sell the house, sell the car, sell my mum, sell my siblings, take up a gigantic loan and invest every damn cent he could muster in this stupid little company called Microsoft.
In which case I would hopefully be able to swing some new Tex games, say... back in 1999!? Something good's gotta come out of it
-Fred
Pirates, vampires, zombies, ninjas, ghouls, aliens, goblins, monsters, robots, sorcerers, undead, werewolves, demons, mutated dinosaur-cyborgs and those pesky phone salesmen! The shotgun is a one-size-fits-all solution!
Let's start with Jesus righ off the bat. He's been paraphrased for 2000 years. For once I'd like to actually hear him speak.
Move on (or back) to the other JC, namely Ceasar. Everything about the man is epic, from his entry to Rome with his private army, all the way to his death, possibly the biggest backstabbing conspiracy of all times.
A little stroll in France, to chat with Nicolas Flamel. Most famous of alchemists, there is mystery wrapped in bacon surrounding this man. Most interesting tidbit about a guy some claim to have achieved the Grand Oeuvre: His house, built in the 14th century, is the oldest building still standing in all of Paris, and is in a splendid shape. The man was probably not immortal after all, but his house appears to defy the laws of time!
A little later in time there are about twenty italian, spanish, french or british adventurers I'd like to meet from the 16th to 18th century. I'm not difficult, I'd pick any of them who wishes to bring me on one of their crazy nights around town.
Let's end it with the guy in my avy, Steve McQueen. There were a lot of cool cats around his time, but none so as alive as this man was, on and off the screen. You catch any scene, from any of his movies, and you know the guy was just magic. It gets even better if you catch one of the rare candid off screen footages availabe of him.
Soecial mention to Groucho Marx, while I'm in the 50's-60s? C'mon, it's Groucho! What's my Line was pure hilarity made for tv, as was everything else about him.
Move on (or back) to the other JC, namely Ceasar. Everything about the man is epic, from his entry to Rome with his private army, all the way to his death, possibly the biggest backstabbing conspiracy of all times.
A little stroll in France, to chat with Nicolas Flamel. Most famous of alchemists, there is mystery wrapped in bacon surrounding this man. Most interesting tidbit about a guy some claim to have achieved the Grand Oeuvre: His house, built in the 14th century, is the oldest building still standing in all of Paris, and is in a splendid shape. The man was probably not immortal after all, but his house appears to defy the laws of time!
A little later in time there are about twenty italian, spanish, french or british adventurers I'd like to meet from the 16th to 18th century. I'm not difficult, I'd pick any of them who wishes to bring me on one of their crazy nights around town.
Let's end it with the guy in my avy, Steve McQueen. There were a lot of cool cats around his time, but none so as alive as this man was, on and off the screen. You catch any scene, from any of his movies, and you know the guy was just magic. It gets even better if you catch one of the rare candid off screen footages availabe of him.
Soecial mention to Groucho Marx, while I'm in the 50's-60s? C'mon, it's Groucho! What's my Line was pure hilarity made for tv, as was everything else about him.
Part-Time Nomad
Wow awesome post idea.
1. Madame Curie. Always a big fan of her scientific research in to radioactivity. Would want to know how she felt about about being a pioneer for women.
2. Jim Henson. Would love to see the first time he put that sock puppet together to make Kermit. I love his positive outlook on life how he contributed to the world.
3. Bruce Lee. Would love to talk to him and maybe get in a lesson from him. Always admired his work ethic and his moves.
4. Pythagoras. Would like to talk to him about his theorem and ask him how he figured out that equation for the right triangles. I use this thing all the time. Would probably have to learn Greek for that.
5. Find whoever that guy was that canceled Star Trek. Would totally like to kick his ass.
1. Madame Curie. Always a big fan of her scientific research in to radioactivity. Would want to know how she felt about about being a pioneer for women.
2. Jim Henson. Would love to see the first time he put that sock puppet together to make Kermit. I love his positive outlook on life how he contributed to the world.
3. Bruce Lee. Would love to talk to him and maybe get in a lesson from him. Always admired his work ethic and his moves.
4. Pythagoras. Would like to talk to him about his theorem and ask him how he figured out that equation for the right triangles. I use this thing all the time. Would probably have to learn Greek for that.
5. Find whoever that guy was that canceled Star Trek. Would totally like to kick his ass.
Samantha
Once you start down the dark path, forever will it dominate your destiny.
Once you start down the dark path, forever will it dominate your destiny.
You guys can't pick Jesus... Jim didn't say Real or Fiction person, he said someone from the Past, so that means they HAD to have existed... Jesus is nothing more than a made up character to make the Old Testament more child friendly in the New Testament...
Fred, the Language for Plato would be the Greek Language, my native tongue, even though I haven't a clue how to speak it... lol
1. Any leading member of the Mayan Culture... These were some seriously intelligent folks...
2. Any Pharaoh during the building of the Pyramids... I gotta know if there was Alien involvement in our Ancient Cultures... But that might be solved by number 1... I'd still like to see the building of the Pyramids and Sphinx...
3. I'd like to hit the Old West, maybe visit Bill Hickok, just to see who was really the Fastest Draw back then...
4. Genghis Khan, the man was a visionary when it came to strategy, I'd just like to have a good old conversation with him...
5. Captain Kidd... You know his Treasure still hasn't been recovered... I'd just like to shadow his last couple of months... lol
Fred, the Language for Plato would be the Greek Language, my native tongue, even though I haven't a clue how to speak it... lol
1. Any leading member of the Mayan Culture... These were some seriously intelligent folks...
2. Any Pharaoh during the building of the Pyramids... I gotta know if there was Alien involvement in our Ancient Cultures... But that might be solved by number 1... I'd still like to see the building of the Pyramids and Sphinx...
3. I'd like to hit the Old West, maybe visit Bill Hickok, just to see who was really the Fastest Draw back then...
4. Genghis Khan, the man was a visionary when it came to strategy, I'd just like to have a good old conversation with him...
5. Captain Kidd... You know his Treasure still hasn't been recovered... I'd just like to shadow his last couple of months... lol
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Jesus was a real historical figure Baf. Whether or not he was God's son though, that's still up for discussion.
Although let's not dissolve into a theological debate, those always end in (holy) wars.
However wasn't the original question "Who would you have dinner with?"
-Fred
Although let's not dissolve into a theological debate, those always end in (holy) wars.
However wasn't the original question "Who would you have dinner with?"
-Fred
Pirates, vampires, zombies, ninjas, ghouls, aliens, goblins, monsters, robots, sorcerers, undead, werewolves, demons, mutated dinosaur-cyborgs and those pesky phone salesmen! The shotgun is a one-size-fits-all solution!
mr_cyberpunk wrote:3 things that come to mind:
1. "Ok so we're selling Access to Microsoft right?" *WACK* "Ouch.. ok maybe not such a good idea" - AC
2. "Hmm so for Deus Ex 2 we're going to make it purely aimed at the Xbox Live market right" *WACK* "Ok maybe not such a good idea" - Harvey Smith
3. "ACTUNG! DUS INVADEN POLAND JA?!" *WACK* "NIEN DAS IS NOT GOOD" - Hitler
Choice! Really choice!
Never too late for coffee, never too early for beer.
1. Any random Bank teller at the Westpack Bank in 1982 (it's year of foundation): Ever since leaving school, all of my banking has been done through this bank. I would go to my local Westpack branch now, convert my entire bank account into $0.50 coins (as the gold coin was introduced after the foundation of the bank, also, both the appearance and material of notes in this country has changed significantly since that time) and travel back to 1982, open an account and place all of the money into it. Travel back to 2010 and retire off the interest earned in that account.
2. JFK: specifically, on that fateful day just to see what really went down.
3. 2008 - George Broussard, co-founder of 3D Realms: I would only have one thing to say "If you're seriously about maintaining your credability, for f***s sake, release the game now!"
4. Steve Jobs, 1975 - Foundation year of Apple: "$1000 dollars worth of shares, please
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5. 1975, Bill Gates - foundation year of Microsoft: "$1000 worth of shares, please"
2. JFK: specifically, on that fateful day just to see what really went down.
3. 2008 - George Broussard, co-founder of 3D Realms: I would only have one thing to say "If you're seriously about maintaining your credability, for f***s sake, release the game now!"
4. Steve Jobs, 1975 - Foundation year of Apple: "$1000 dollars worth of shares, please
".5. 1975, Bill Gates - foundation year of Microsoft: "$1000 worth of shares, please
"I'm curious about Jim and Dr Paul and who they would want to go back and see.
Do tell!
-Fred
Do tell!
-Fred
Pirates, vampires, zombies, ninjas, ghouls, aliens, goblins, monsters, robots, sorcerers, undead, werewolves, demons, mutated dinosaur-cyborgs and those pesky phone salesmen! The shotgun is a one-size-fits-all solution!
Wow there are some great ideas and names here. I think I'd have to go with a lot already posted -
Agatha Christie - I love her books and her new autobiography that has audio files of her dictating her book is just so cool
Myself - I have to - just to tell myself the pitfalls I should avoid and how I can be a better man
Jesus - Even if just to hear a sermon from a mountain side
Anne Frank - just to try and rescue her at the end, so she could see the impact her diary had on the entire world.
JTOG - no wait how far back are we going? (j/k)
Agatha Christie - I love her books and her new autobiography that has audio files of her dictating her book is just so cool
Myself - I have to - just to tell myself the pitfalls I should avoid and how I can be a better man
Jesus - Even if just to hear a sermon from a mountain side
Anne Frank - just to try and rescue her at the end, so she could see the impact her diary had on the entire world.
JTOG - no wait how far back are we going? (j/k)
David
Seriously Fred, I mean who is there that Jim hasn't Met already???Fred Buer wrote:I'm curious about Jim and Dr Paul and who they would want to go back and see.
Do tell!
-Fred
j/k Jim, you know we love you...
I'll rescind my religious views and apologies if any felt offended... I'm a science and logical person, I seek more proof than some simple writings...
I would like to Amend my number 3... I can live without personally visiting the old west, I would like to go and meet Michel de Nostredame... I would have to learn French, but I would love to have dinner and some brandy with that man...
Come on Joel, give us a Real List... We're not doing this for Financial gain, no matter how nice it would be...
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ooo, nice thread.
1. Leonardo Da Vinci
2. Charles Schultz
3. Socrates
4. William Shakespeare
5. Thomas Jefferson
I assume that for the purposes of this exercise, the barrier of language is not a problem ^^
1. Leonardo Da Vinci
2. Charles Schultz
3. Socrates
4. William Shakespeare
5. Thomas Jefferson
I assume that for the purposes of this exercise, the barrier of language is not a problem ^^
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