Theunicornhunter 2 Posted July 19, 2008 So, if a time machine could zap up someone from the past and you could meet somewhere (and had a universal translator) who would you want to spend an hour talking to? I'm going to have to think about it myself... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
trekz 7 Posted July 19, 2008 That is indeed a good question. For me probably either an author, or playwright/actor, or maybe a leader or political figure. A very tough question indeed. I will also have to think about this. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RikerChick 5 Posted July 19, 2008 So easy JESUS I'll second that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kor37 9 Posted July 19, 2008 So easy JESUS I'll second that. Naah....I already know I'll meet JC when I die so I'm going with someone else. Gonna have to give it some thought. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lady Britannia 0 Posted July 19, 2008 I'd meet Jesus and Muhammed. I'd like to hear what they think about the actions of those who claim to follow their respective teachings. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bethlehem 7 Posted July 19, 2008 You LB, hit it on the head that was one of many things I wanted to ask Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lizy 1 Posted July 19, 2008 i liketo meet jesus and maybe mr lincoln Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wishfire 2 Posted July 20, 2008 (edited) Hmmm... I can't decide on any specific person of historical significance. I'm thinking that I'd rather just go to the European sacred groves of 2,000 years ago and observe their religious rituals. Edited July 20, 2008 by Derek Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
He Who Shall Not Be Named 2 Posted July 20, 2008 I would like to meet either John Maynard Keynes or Franklin Delano Rosevelt so I can beat some (I'm trying to say a bad word but can't)ing sense into them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kor37 9 Posted July 26, 2008 I would like to meet either John Maynard Keynes or Franklin Delano Rosevelt so I can beat some (I'm trying to say a bad word but can't)ing sense into them. I would have thought that you would pick John Holmes or Ron Jeremy...... :) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Theunicornhunter 2 Posted July 30, 2008 I agree with Kor on the topic of meeting Christ - but as for ordinary folk - I've given this some thought - Still, here are some people I'd like to meet within their time: Elizabeth Blackwell Mark Twain John Keats Joan of Arc Joseph Smith Jr. Captain Moroni Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RikerChick 5 Posted July 30, 2008 I asked my mom this and she came up with some interesting people but for the life of me I can't remember who now. I'll email her tonight. As for somebody other than Jesus, I'll give some more thought to it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Adm.RegBarclay 1 Posted July 30, 2008 I can't decide on just one. George Washington Marquis de Lafayette Tsar Peter the Great Muhammad Ali Marcus Aurelius Jim Morrison Winston Churchill Johnny Cash Ronald Spiers Beethoven That was just a random list off the top of my head, I could go on and on. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
trekz 7 Posted July 30, 2008 (edited) I can't settle on just one person so: Shakespeare Abraham Lincoln Mark Twain Ansel Adams Lewis and Clark Leonardo DaVinci Ben Franklin Eleanor Roosevelt Amelia Earhardt Alfred Hitchcock and I could add more too Edited July 30, 2008 by trekz Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nerd359 0 Posted July 30, 2008 The Right Honourable Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill KG OM CH TD FRS PC PC (Can) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gary Phaserman 0 Posted August 1, 2008 Lt. General Thomas Jonathan Jackson, CSA. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mj 7 Posted August 1, 2008 I know this is going to sound a little strange, but I have actually met with and gotten to know some of my personal heroes, people who inspired me to the life I now have, people who made history. One of them was honored recently, and I communicated I to her how rare it was for a person to ever get to be friends with their heroes. This particular group of heroes are the first African American women and men to earn Ph.D.'s in the mathematical sciences. Some of them are dead, but most are alive but aged, and I have seen them in the flesh, when at one time I had only heard of them, and read about them. For instance, I have actually seen Dr. J. Ernest Wilkins, an African-American who earned his Ph. D. in mathematics from the University of Chicago at age 19 ( in the 1940's I believe). He is ailing now, but still alive. It's nice to see such people, who often endured segregation as they achieved, and are creative and giving, not bitter or resentful---great role models. Of course there is a world of other people, great writers and poets, for instance, that I would like to meet. But I really admire the group I just mentioned. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
He Who Shall Not Be Named 2 Posted August 1, 2008 I would have thought that you would pick John Holmes or Ron Jeremy...... :) Would you want to shake their hands? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nerd359 0 Posted August 2, 2008 Lt. General Thomas Jonathan Jackson, CSA. Ah a Traitor from the War of Southern Treason (that's what it was). I see your traitor and raise you General Curtis Emerson "Bombs Away" LeMay (USAF Ret). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kor37 9 Posted August 2, 2008 Wyatt Earp George Custer Tom Horn Teddy Roosevelt Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eratosthenes 0 Posted August 7, 2008 Alexander the Great...half because my name is Alexander, and half because he was the richest man to EVER walk the planet (seriously, WITHOUT even adjustiong for thousands of years of inflation, he had over $60 billion in gold and other valuables.) Also, I just think he was cool. so there. :-P Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rob39874 0 Posted August 7, 2008 That is a tough one I'll get back to you. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DaboGirl 7 Posted August 14, 2008 Lt. General Thomas Jonathan Jackson, CSA. Ahhh yes... "Stonewall" Jackson shot by his own Confederate troops. Meeting any one of the many fine men in Gray that fought and died to keep my people in chains would certainly be an honor. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
poguemahone 0 Posted September 12, 2008 Way to many to list, The short list: The prophet Muhammad Jesus Plato Elmer E. Ellsworth Napolean III Ike Eisenhower St. Patrick Heron of Alexandria Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GhostofMajorHayes 10 Posted September 12, 2008 I'd like to meet President John Kennedy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites