What would it be?
I would probably stop the rise of the Third Reich.
I would probably stop the rise of the Third Reich.
If you could go back to any point in history and change somthing......
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and what exactly is your plan if you where given the oppertuity?
Iwount try to change world history, the whole ripple effect thing. too big
I would buy a VW bus load up my buds and drive form Seattle to Woodstock
Iwount try to change world history, the whole ripple effect thing. too big
I would buy a VW bus load up my buds and drive form Seattle to Woodstock
Nothing, as if I did, I most likely wouldn't be getting the chance to change anything now, which means that I never would have had the chance to go back and change something, etc...
Original spelling you got going on.gschuette said:
Kill Stalin so Trotsky could've taken over...
Or maybe slain Jesus at birth. I'm torn.
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Or maybe slain Jesus at birth. I'm torn.
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Prevent N8 from creating his RM account
10 seconds ago, when I clicked on this thread, I would have stopped myself...
I have to agree with this being the best suggestion thus far.MMike said:
i'd go back and abort all pro-choice affiliates 
I would have taken the track scholarship and ran in the Olympics...
But NOOOOOOOoooooo...I had to start playing music...
But NOOOOOOOoooooo...I had to start playing music...
Agreed. Changing things would have drastic effects on the present, so I mean, if I changed something, I was born recent enough that I might never be born..:Jeenyus:. said:
I'd go get OJ, hide in the bushes with him and see who the real killer was.
that doesn't make any sense. If you go back and change something, then you are altering "history" from that point on. Yes, you probably would never get the chance to again change history (if you were ever even born), but that's not the point of the thread - the original post was presented as a one time deal - one chance ot change something... would you?.:Jeenyus:. said:
If you go back and change it, the change is made... it's not like changing history means you never get born which means the change can never happen - I think you logic is screwed up.
Either that, or I'm totally misunderstanding you.
Interesting that most of you are going back to change/prevent "big" events in history... very few of you are making changes to your personal life.
I'd be selfish and go back and do something to benefit myself, befriend the Google founders and get in on the ground floor, contribute some seed money to a young Bill Gates and let him do his Microsoft thing and reap the rewards later. Or something simple like take a winning Powerball number and play it.
Well, that's the way this scenario is laid out, but his logic isn't screwed up. Nobody will ever know, obviously, but it's the old thing about what happens if you go back in time and shoot your grandfather - what happens? You never exist, so you can never go back in time etc.jacksonpt said:
I don't give this thread very long before it gets moved to the PD forum
Why change your personal life? I've learned from every experience I've ever had, both bad and good, and I wouldn't trade that for anything.jacksonpt said:
Exactly. Changing things in the past in your personal life would change who you are now, I mean obviously giving yourself powerball numbers would be nice, lol, but changing bad experiences would mean you didn't learn from them or anything.robdamanii said:
yes, but if you go back in time and shoot your grandfather, he's still dead. In theory, at that point, you'd cease to exist, but your grandfather is still dead.binary visions said:
Never thought about powerball numbers. Hell, I could easily go for that.COmtbiker12 said:
Although....that would probably change you as well....
As have I... but that doesn't mean that if given the opportunity, I wouldn't choose to go to a different college or take a different job or something. Yes, it changes who I am and the experiences I'd have, but it's the chance at a happier existance.robdamanii said:
Good point. Although, everything we do is a chance at a happier existance.jacksonpt said:
I'm really at the point right now that I'm happy with where I am, and I really wouldn't change things. The good far outweighs the bad, and that's enough for me.
right... for most of us, happiness is what we are ultimately shooting for. There are times when I think that if I had gone to a different college (one with a stronger computer science program), I might have gotten a better job, which would have lead to better pay, more job options/opportunities, etc. But if that were the case, I probably wouldn't have met my wife, and thus not had my kids.robdamanii said:
So it comes down to the ability to trade a know pretty good situation for an unknown (possibly better, possibly worse) situation. Doesn't sound like there are many gamblers in this thead. Or perhaps I'm just more selfish than most and would rather change my college selection than do something to prevent the holocaust or whatever.
Maybe. But if you cease to exist, then you never had a future, so how could you have shot your grandfather? Which puts him in the position of being alive again, which means you exist, and therefore went back in time, and shot your grandfather...jacksonpt said:
...all I'm saying is that your logic isn't any more right than his
lol... the chicken or the egg thing, huh?binary visions said:Maybe. But if you cease to exist, then you never had a future, so how could you have shot your grandfather? Which puts him in the position of being alive again, which means you exist, and therefore went back in time, and shot your grandfather...
...all I'm saying is that your logic isn't any more right than his
This thread should be moved to the dumb thread forum.binary visions said:<snip>
I don't give this thread very long before it gets moved to the PD forum
It would find a lot of company with Stoney's threads..........
interesting...is there some genotypic or phenotypic test to determine this predilection at birth?manimal said:i'd go back and abort all pro-choice affiliates
I'd go back to this morning and have bacon with my breakfast - there, does it now meet your standards?SkaredShtles said:
Nope. The whole premise is dumb.jacksonpt said:
I'd change nothing major or personal, I'm shameless.
Nah, I tend to be a gambler, but in this case, I see the place I'm at as more than adequate for what I'm looking for in life. I'm glad with my choice of schools in the past, what I got out of them, and what I've done since then.jacksonpt said:
And there is nothing selfish about working towards a better place. I'm of the same boat...I don't think I'd prevent a holocaust or anything else like that....I'm more interested in learning from things and trying to better them how I can.
Id go back and molest Michael Jackson.
With or without his Burkah?BurlyShirley said:
I'd go back a week with all the winning lottery Numbers, or maybe to that Party where I met this blond ...........
I'd go back to the day the mods all voted to let stinkyboy come back and post stupid crap in bike related threads.