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Mr. Ected Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-11-09 05:13 PM
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If You Had the Chance To Spend One Day With Any Character In History
Edited on Thu Jun-11-09 05:22 PM by Mr. Ected
Real or fictional: Who would it be?




Edited to change the order of real and fictional because I do stuff like that.
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vadawg Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-11-09 05:16 PM
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1. joseph stalin, would be interesting, followed by a slap up meal and lots of vodka
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MorningGlow Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-11-09 05:17 PM
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2. Jesus
I've got a LOT of questions for that guy.
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Maccagirl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-12-09 02:35 PM
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38. Yes
Edited on Fri Jun-12-09 02:35 PM by Maccagirl
But the weird thing is, I would less intimidated than I would be in the presence of other "celebrities"-I can't explain why. I wouldn't want a debate, but I bet the conversation would be astounding.
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SallyMander Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-11-09 05:20 PM
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3. Darwin!
Edited on Thu Jun-11-09 05:22 PM by SallyMander
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jeff30997 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-11-09 10:39 PM
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16. Yes, Darwin is one of my...
favorite fictional character too. O8)

-Mr FlatEarth.
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SallyMander Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-11-09 10:40 PM
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17. ...

:spray:


:spank:
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jeff30997 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-11-09 10:45 PM
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18. Lol! Ouch !
Hey I didn't know you were still around! :rofl:
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Aristus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-11-09 06:33 PM
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4. Ben Franklin.
Or maybe Oscar Wilde. Either way, I'd get a hook-up at the end of the day. ;-) Even though he was gay, Wilde probably knew where all the bad girls hung out...
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NJmaverick Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-12-09 11:34 AM
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29. Ben would be my choice as well
Brillian man that knew how to have fun
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cloudbase Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-11-09 06:38 PM
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5. Archimedes.
da Vinci a very close second.
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Mr. Ected Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-11-09 06:40 PM
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6. I hope you have a Greek or Italian translator handy
Or it could be a very, very long day for you.
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Taverner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-11-09 06:41 PM
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7. Party with Rimbaud, Jim Morrison, Hunter S Thompson and Lord Byron
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NightWatcher Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-11-09 06:44 PM
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8. either Hunter S. Thompson, Edward Abbey or Elvis
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Moondog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-11-09 06:44 PM
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9. Lucrezia Borgia.
Second choice - Cleopatra.

Third choice - Marie Curie.

What can I say? I find bright, attractive women with strong personalities to be fascinating.

So I'm sexist. So sue me.
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jeff30997 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-11-09 11:36 PM
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22. They also have something else in common.
Poisoning.
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Moondog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-12-09 10:58 AM
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24. Interesting point.
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jeff30997 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-12-09 12:00 PM
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30. But it's true !

Lucrezia Borgia was using poison to get rid of her enemies.

Cleopatra was bitten by the asp.

and Marie Curie died of radiation poisoning.

:)
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Moondog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-12-09 12:49 PM
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32. I really meant that I thought it was an interesting point.
And one that I had overlooked. I recalled that about Borgia, and Cleo, but had forgotten about Curie.

I wasn't trying to blow you off, or to be dismissive.

Like I said - it is an interesting point.
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jeff30997 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-12-09 01:55 PM
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35. Cool !
:)
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Initech Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-11-09 06:54 PM
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10. Thomas Jefferson
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Xipe Totec Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-11-09 07:07 PM
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11. Don Quixote de la Mancha n/t
I would so be his Sancho Panza.
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RushIsRot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-11-09 10:20 PM
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12. Henry David Thoreau during his Walden Pond stay.
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Lyric Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-11-09 10:30 PM
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13. Shakespeare
So I could come back and write the most amazing Shakespeare analysis that's ever existed, and the only one that's 100% verified as being true.

:hi:
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carlyhippy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-11-09 10:32 PM
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14. Either John Lennon or George Harrison
Carly
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Richardo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-11-09 10:34 PM
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15. Mark Twain
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Art_from_Ark Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-11-09 10:53 PM
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19. Jesus Christ
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Shell Beau Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-12-09 01:57 PM
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36. I agree.
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pokerfan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-11-09 10:53 PM
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20. Thomas Paine

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alfredo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-11-09 11:02 PM
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21. Diogenes. He's so fuckin' gullible.
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RFKHumphreyObama Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-12-09 07:52 AM
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23. Oh goodness
Edited on Fri Jun-12-09 07:53 AM by RFKHumphreyObama
So many to choose from

Jesus Christ
Gandhi
Martin Luther King
Jane Austen
William Wilberforce
JFK and RFK
FDR
Mary Meyer (President Kennedy's mistress)
Allard Lowenstein
Vice President Al Gore
Senator Barack Obama
Too many to name
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femmocrat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-12-09 11:03 AM
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25. Leonardo DaVinci.
Bet you can't think of anyone more brilliant! :)
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abq e streeter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-12-09 11:21 AM
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26. Sam Phillips,and the day would be July 5th, 1954
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Joey Liberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-12-09 11:22 AM
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27. General Patton nt
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PassingFair Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-12-09 11:33 AM
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28. My Dad.
He's dead, so he's history....

If I had to chose someone famous...

Probably Thomas Jefferson or Seneca.
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datasuspect Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-12-09 12:02 PM
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31. Silas Oakbrooke
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TrogL Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-12-09 01:24 PM
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33. Jam with J. S. Bach
I bet he'd love jazz.
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Mad_Dem_X Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-12-09 01:27 PM
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34. My #1 historical crush - Thomas Jefferson
Although I'd probably be too overwhelmed with awe to say much to him. :)
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backtoblue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-12-09 02:03 PM
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37. Emily Dickinson
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AwakeAtLast Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-12-09 02:56 PM
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39. Joan of Arc
2nd choice: Martin Luther

3rd choice: Jane Austen
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jobycom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-12-09 03:07 PM
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40. The first seller of IBM stock. nt
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Ikonoklast Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-12-09 03:54 PM
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41. Cicero, or Alexander the Great.
Ramses the Great would be a close third.
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