Reply to: if you had a time machine..

[MarillionFan]

How about a story about how a women who has wanted
her partner to propose for years, but after another 10 years of waiting and with only some kind of GPS indicator she was given 10 years earlier, sets off
on a trek across Europe where she meets the man of her dreams. He helps her track down the box to a small island where they dig it up. Excited she's digs down, inside is a big ring, she looks at the man who has helped her find the ring, forgetting her partner at home who has made her wait
for so long, she falls excited into her new mans arms, he grabs the ring and proposes to her, she excepts and they run off to get married, her story is picked up by the worlds media and her and new husband become worldwide media stars. She forgets about her old man.

He watches her on TV one day, remembers the call when she phoned him and then thinks 'if only I had a
fecking time machine I could go back and
propose like any normal person' :

[NickFitz]

Many years ago I remember enjoying Michael Moorcock's story Behold the Man, wherein a scientist travels back to Judaea c. 28AD in the hope of meeting Jesus of Nazareth.

His time machine is irreparably damaged on landing, and as he can only speak the language (Aramaic) in a stilted way and with an unrecognisable accent, he is regarded as a madman by most. However, a carpenter and his prostitute "wife" give him shelter and look after him for a while; in fact, they treat him almost as a son.

With his comparatively advanced scientific knowledge he is able to do things that seem like marvels, including healing a few people of trivial illnesses that were big problems at the time, and reviving a chap who has fallen into a coma and has been taken for dead.

Then he gets accidentally caught up in the political turmoil of the day, and the Romans make an example of him: he is crucified.

And round we go again...

[vetran]

Xoggy has a cool time machine story on his website. Worth a read.

For personal profit probably what Highlander did bury a stash of Antiques somewhere no one would find it, maybe lots of places just in case. Probably a few books from the library of Alexander, some Claymore / Samauri swords, a few of Da Vinci's unknown paintings etc. Nothing that would upset the time stream too much.

Buy a few Microsoft/Google shares on first issue.

If it was just to satisfy curiosity I would like to be there when Moses received the tablets or parted the red sea.

Or if going for broke then spread a little information about the most unpleasant people in history and try to reduce their effects but that might have an equal & opposite reaction.

[NickFitz]

The homework is:

"If I was (insert well known figure past or present) then I would.."

Being geeky and because ive just seen it in the dvd shop i decided upon Marty McFly..

You do realise he wasn't real? The way the question is phrased sounds like they're thinking of an actual person, not a fictional character. (Although of course it could have lost something in translation...)

[chef]

Die Freundschwestersalamiverbergenspiel is popular with Germans of all ages.

[doodab]

Die Freundschwestersalamiverbergenspiel is popular with Germans of all ages.

[d000hg]

I think it rather depends on how old the 'little' sister was....

The age of the teacher sets an upper bound, which might make this information unnecessary.

[stek]

It rather depends how old your teacher is, you could get in trouble.

I think it rather depends on how old the 'little' sister was....

[d000hg]

It rather depends how old your teacher is, you could get in trouble.

[chef]

I would go back to 1979 and shag my mate's little sister.

thanks for that although I can't imagine that's the sort of answer my language teacher is looking for in this particular homework exercise

[TestMangler]

I would go back to 1979 and shag my mate's little sister.

[Troll]

What would you do?


A shameless plee in helping me complete my deutsch homework..

Sink the Empire Windrush


HTH

[ThomasSoerensen]

As opposed to buying crappy flatpack Swedish furniture.

There's more than one way to conquer a country

True, but sacking Monestaries is more fun than looking at morons buying wares.

[DaveB]

I would go back to approx year 900 and not make the mistakes by Viking ancestors made.

You would all speak Danish by now.

As opposed to buying crappy flatpack Swedish furniture.

There's more than one way to conquer a country

[ThomasSoerensen]

I would go back to approx year 900 and not make the mistakes by Viking ancestors made.

You would all speak Danish by now.