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DJJasonp · 06-11-2014, 07:18 PM

Spinoff from the concert thread....

If there was a significant historical event that you could have been at live and in person (with no chance of dying or having any harm befall you) - what would it be?

And to make it interesting, you can witness this event by going back in time, and having all the knowledge you currently have carry with you to that place and time where the event occurred.

This is not a "prevent it from happening" opportunity - just as a witness.

My first thoughts - would have to be the last supper (and days following crucifixion) and the JFK assasination.

What say you?

Rasputin · 06-13-2014, 09:54 PM

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Originally Posted by GloucesterChief

No one has said Wilt Chamberlains 100 point game yet?

Dude I was just going say Wilt Chamberlains 100. Good one.

DJJasonp · 06-13-2014, 11:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Rain Man

As a board, we need to be ready when time travel comes available. I propose that we set up a committee of people to evaluate applications based on the principles that I've summarized below. We'll select an official time travel mission for Chiefsplanet so we're not caught flatfooted when the technological kinks are worked out.

I would propose myself, Aries, and DJjasonp for the committee, and we would welcome others. If you're on the committee, you can't propose a mission, though. We'll evaluate the applications received so far, providing scoring, and use that to select an official mission.

Everyone on board with this plan?

I'm in!

DJJasonp · 06-13-2014, 11:11 PM

And to add a note......my inspiration for this thread (besides the concert thread).....I was going through an album of photos my grandfather put together from his time in WW2.

He chronicled his journey (with many pictures) from Africa....up into Europe through the last days of the war.

He was there, in Milan, the day Mussolini was hung. (and ironically, he told the story that that day was one of the only days he didnt have his camera with him)

In the journal, he has a really cool photo of Sinatra entertaining the troops.

I think of many of those photos - and the journey and things that he saw (both amazing and horrifying I'm sure)......and I cant think of anything remotely similar (similar, in historic anyways) that I have witnessed live (outside of "live" television).

Anyways...that was the inspiration. Lots of great ideas have been submitted!

teedubya · 06-13-2014, 11:29 PM

I'd like to go back in time and talk to Nikola Tesla, and have him NOT give up his royalties to Westinghouse... then, he could have funded the wireless electricity project on his own, without having to rely on JP Morgan funds. Morgan burned down his lab once he realized that Tesla wanted to give electricity away for FREE to everyone.

Rasputin · 06-13-2014, 11:35 PM

The first Thanksgiving. I'd like to see the feast and be partaking the food.

I'd like to sit in with King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table.

Also witness the greatest escape artist Harry Houdini.

Watch the real battle of 300 Spartans vs Persians.

I'd like to go back and witness the sexy Cleopatra become the last Pharaoh
of Egypt.

Rasputin · 06-13-2014, 11:48 PM

Maybe the coolest person in America history to watch would be Benjamin Franklin. The guy was a real ladies man and was charismatic and had to be fun to be around.

So seeing Ben Franklin do some inventing or charming the ladies. I think he was the original Ron Jeremy. He was a diplomat and help get this country started.

How did this short quirky balding guy do it?

KC_Connection · 06-13-2014, 11:48 PM

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Dr. James Naismith organizes the first basketball exercise

Already seen it on TV.

KC_Connection · 06-13-2014, 11:56 PM

Julius Caesar's assasination probably. Trial of Socrates. Maybe Joe Carter's walkoff HR to win the World Series.

**Easy 6** · 06-13-2014, 11:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Coochie liquor

Also I'd like to see what really happened at the Dylatov Pass Incident..

Right arm...

PunkinDrublic · 06-14-2014, 12:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Demonpenz

The Jewish Holicoust...since it never happened.

I watched a TV show about the holocaust. It was on an episode of mythbusters.

RobBlake · 06-14-2014, 01:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Count Zarth

lol @ people picking biblical events....they really happened!

lol @ you being a clown

**bevischief** · 06-14-2014, 03:05 AM

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Originally Posted by JoeyChuckles

Man a lot of people want to see death and destruction.

I want to see Atlantis before it was lost.

cmh6476 · 06-14-2014, 09:31 AM

Andy Reid being offered the Chiefs gig, with Pioli waiting outside

Stewie · 06-14-2014, 09:50 AM

In the room with Raquel Welch when she realized her breasts were rather large.

Aries Walker · 06-14-2014, 10:24 AM

Okay, time to get this party started. Page one.

I won't rate my own (if I come across them), and I won't submit any more, but I will rate other judges' as I find them.

The Last Supper. It was a mundane event (no point), but even without understanding the language (no point), the extreme historical weight of what's happening would be easily comprehensible (point). As with most Biblical events, the details themselves offer plenty of mystery (point), the events were certainly not preordained (point), and the lifestyle and atmosphere would offer a lot of tertiary information (point). Final rating:

with no gruesomeness (except maybe Peter's table manners).

JFK Assassination (doing both because it's the first post). A Presidential motorcade is not mundane (point), an assassination's importance can easily be comprehended and understood (point and point). The mystery is obvious (point), the moment unpredictable (point). With the amount this issue has been covered, and with all of the action in one place and over relatively quickly, I'm not convinced there would be much more to see besides the assassination itself, so (no point) for tertiary information. Pretty gruesome with regard to Kennedy's skull, but it was distant and fast, so two barfs. Final rating:

I recuse myself from Arthur Bryant, 2 Girls 1 Cup, and Count Zarth's parents' first date, as I am unfamiliar with any of the specifics.

06-11-2014, 07:18 PM
DJJasonp My work speaks for itself!!! Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: So Cal Casino cash: $1965200	What historic event would you like to have witnessed? Spinoff from the concert thread.... If there was a significant historical event that you could have been at live and in person (with no chance of dying or having any harm befall you) - what would it be? And to make it interesting, you can witness this event by going back in time, and having all the knowledge you currently have carry with you to that place and time where the event occurred. This is not a "prevent it from happening" opportunity - just as a witness. My first thoughts - would have to be the last supper (and days following crucifixion) and the JFK assasination. What say you?
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06-13-2014, 11:11 PM	#138
DJJasonp My work speaks for itself!!! Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: So Cal Casino cash: $1965200	And to add a note......my inspiration for this thread (besides the concert thread).....I was going through an album of photos my grandfather put together from his time in WW2. He chronicled his journey (with many pictures) from Africa....up into Europe through the last days of the war. He was there, in Milan, the day Mussolini was hung. (and ironically, he told the story that that day was one of the only days he didnt have his camera with him) In the journal, he has a really cool photo of Sinatra entertaining the troops. I think of many of those photos - and the journey and things that he saw (both amazing and horrifying I'm sure)......and I cant think of anything remotely similar (similar, in historic anyways) that I have witnessed live (outside of "live" television). Anyways...that was the inspiration. Lots of great ideas have been submitted! __________________ Its easier to fool a man, than to convince a man he's been fooled.
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06-13-2014, 11:29 PM	#139
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Rasputin Tip of the hat LIV Champs Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: ks Casino cash: $3465421	The first Thanksgiving. I'd like to see the feast and be partaking the food. I'd like to sit in with King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. Also witness the greatest escape artist Harry Houdini. Watch the real battle of 300 Spartans vs Persians. I'd like to go back and witness the sexy Cleopatra become the last Pharaoh of Egypt.
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06-13-2014, 11:48 PM	#141
Rasputin Tip of the hat LIV Champs Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: ks Casino cash: $3465421	Maybe the coolest person in America history to watch would be Benjamin Franklin. The guy was a real ladies man and was charismatic and had to be fun to be around. So seeing Ben Franklin do some inventing or charming the ladies. I think he was the original Ron Jeremy. He was a diplomat and help get this country started. How did this short quirky balding guy do it?
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KC_Connection Perpetual Mediocrity Join Date: Jan 2006 Casino cash: $5362783	Julius Caesar's assasination probably. Trial of Socrates. Maybe Joe Carter's walkoff HR to win the World Series.
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06-14-2014, 10:24 AM	#150
Aries Walker Back again, again. Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: York, PA Casino cash: $9583357	Okay, time to get this party started. Page one. I won't rate my own (if I come across them), and I won't submit any more, but I will rate other judges' as I find them. The Last Supper. It was a mundane event (no point), but even without understanding the language (no point), the extreme historical weight of what's happening would be easily comprehensible (point). As with most Biblical events, the details themselves offer plenty of mystery (point), the events were certainly not preordained (point), and the lifestyle and atmosphere would offer a lot of tertiary information (point). Final rating: with no gruesomeness (except maybe Peter's table manners). JFK Assassination (doing both because it's the first post). A Presidential motorcade is not mundane (point), an assassination's importance can easily be comprehended and understood (point and point). The mystery is obvious (point), the moment unpredictable (point). With the amount this issue has been covered, and with all of the action in one place and over relatively quickly, I'm not convinced there would be much more to see besides the assassination itself, so (no point) for tertiary information. Pretty gruesome with regard to Kennedy's skull, but it was distant and fast, so two barfs. Final rating: I recuse myself from Arthur Bryant, 2 Girls 1 Cup, and Count Zarth's parents' first date, as I am unfamiliar with any of the specifics. Last edited by Aries Walker; 06-14-2014 at 10:31 AM..
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