If you could go anywhere in history...

Someone once asked me where I would live I could be anywhere, anytime in history. I think my two best answers were either Russia during the revolution, due to my fascination with all things russian, or early 20th century paris when so many great srtists wer eliving there. What about you guys? Where wnd when would you like to live? How many would'nt actually go anywhere?

[astroglide]

i'd like to live in shakira's 17 year-old ass

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[bobman0330]

Wait, you'd live in Russia during the revolution?? Are we assuming that probability of dying is not a factor?

[kenberman]

I can come back, right?

I think it would be cool to see the dinosaurs.

also, I'd be interested in finding the truth about a lot of ancient/old questions, like how were the Pyramids built, what really happened with Jesus, was there anything close to a Noah's Ark flood, etc.

[gamblore99]

Back in cave man times. Cause that would just be totally cool.

edit: the jesus thing is probably a better choice.

The 1960's, all that free love everywhere.

[MelK]

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I think it would be cool to see the dinosaurs.


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[swede123]

If it was just a single visit it'd definitely be Jerusalem around 30 A.D.

If it involved living somewhere indefinitely I'd say post WW2 United States. Overall I think the late 40s, 50s and 60s were pretty good.

Swede

1850 Ellis Island would be pretty neat.

I'd like to shake the hand of my Irish ancestor whence he stepped on this island.

[Phoenix1010]

Feudal Japan.

[swede123]

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Feudal Japan.

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This could be interesting as well. Of course, with this (and most time periods) it would make a tremendous difference whether you were rich/powerful/famous or not. Being a peasant in Feudal Japan would probably not be all that different from being a peasant in any other time period/location.

Swede

[imported_anacardo]

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Feudal Japan.

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Only if I got to pack heat and start blazing away. Worst society ever, or at least in the top ten somewhere. Why not the Aztecs, while we're at it?

[Richard Tanner]

As an added bonus, the look on the guys face as you purchase the Econo-sized box of 144 condoms before your "trip" would be priceless.

Cody

[MasterShakes]

If I come back pretty soon: I'd go taunt hippies in the late 1960's.

If it's an extended stay, I'd go to the early 1980s to take advantage of the knowledge I have now. Of course this assumes that making a living is a factor.

During the free love sexual revolution in the 60s.

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[MonkeeMan]

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It was great, to bad you missed it. The music was great too. Oh yea, the price of gas. /images/graemlins/cool.gif

[RunDownHouse]

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I guess some of us are so hard-up for ass that we wouldn't think twice about passing up any one of hundreds of historical events in exchange for a loose hippie.

[StevieG]

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Doubtful. The "free love" ideal was really limited in scale. You're probably talking about a segment of campus culture and beyond.

You're looking for the late 70s, after the women's lib movement exposed the "double standard" of men's promiscuity and women thought it was only right for them to duplicate it. Nevermind that most men were probably just lying about their exploits until that time, women sought to eliminate the double standard by sleeping around like it was a duty to their gender.

Gotta do this before AIDS, though, so early 80s is your cutoff.

[MonkeeMan]

Didn't the late 70's have, like, disco?

[nothumb]

I think the Jesus answer is pretty good. If I was coming back I'd go for that one.

The cheap and easy answer is to go back to the early 70's and make bank betting on sports.

I think early-20th century Vienna might be good. I could try and get Hitler into art school.

I'd really like to see what some American Indian societies were like around the time the white man showed up.

I might have to say continental Europe in the 1820 - 1840 range. Meet Hegel, Chopin, see if I could hang around long enough to catch Nietzsche.

NT

[IndieMatty]

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As an added bonus, the look on the guys face as you purchase the Econo-sized box of 144 condoms before your "trip" would be priceless.

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hahahaha. Condoms... good one.

How about going back and being the guy who saved JFKs life, apprehended the killer, or some other time and make yourself the hero. Maybe 9/11 and wait for those guys at Logan. Youd get a lot of press, not to mention the ass factor.


MDoranD

[shant]

Marty McFly: 'Cubs win world series against Miami'?
Old Terry: Yeah. Who would've thought? 100 to 1 shot! I wish I could go back to the beginning of the season, put some money on the Cubs.
Marty McFly: I just meant Miami-... what did you just say?
Old Terry: I said I wish I could go back to the beginning of the season, put some money on the Cubbies!

I'd go back to the Garden of Eden and make damned sure Eve kept her ass away from that friggin' tree. And I'd take along a lot of pencils and paper so people could write stuff down and eliminate a helluva lot of questions I've got!

[RRRRICK]

Roman times, all those orgies and grape feeding