If you could go back in time and spend a day with someone no longer alive...

[BurtWorm]

with whom would it be?

Me: This woman:



Louise Brooks, during the height of her fame in the late 1920s. Or just after, in the early 30s.

And I wouldn't tell anyone what happened during the day we spent together. :P

[MissMillie]

1. my memere

when I was little I spent a lot of time in her home.... and she was so good to me. I would love to have one more day w/ her... this time, me taking care of her.

[LibertyLover]

2. My mother

She died almost 8 years ago and I miss her every day. I'd show her photos of my daughter, ask her all the questions I never got to ask because I figured she'd always be there, get the dirt on the family history and try to record all the cool family stories. Most of all, I'd tell her that I love her. I didn't do that enough in person when she was alive.

[Bennyboy]

3. Keith Richards......

1972. Man that must have been something....

[BurtWorm]

7. I know he looks bad but

I think he's still alive. ;)

[datasuspect]

4. my grandmother

i'd take her to long john silvers (her favorite) and sit and smoke fags and drink tea.

she was the only one who was genuinely interested in what i did. my first job where i had to wear a tie, she made it seem like it was very important and made me some custard and told me how proud she was of me.

when i was young she would sing to me.

[ScreamingMeemie]

5. If one more day were enough, which it never will be...

It would be my husband but, again, that wouldn't be enough. It would never be enough.

[BurtWorm]

8. That's very sweet and sad, Mrs. G.

:hug:

It's so nice to hear from you. You know we all love you.

[RFKHumphreyObama]

9. I'm sorry MrsG....

You and your family are still in my thoughtshug: :hug:

[MissMillie]

17. sending you hugs

:hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug:

I can't begin to imagine how much you hurt. I wish I could say something to take the hurt away... but I know I can't.

I can just tell ya that I love ya... and that I'm so sorry you hurt.

[LibraLiz1973]

71. You would be able to ask why.

One more day would always be good with someone you loved.
But I agree, it would never be enough- but god, it would be amazing and
I would take it in a nano second.

[Writer]

6. Brandon Tartikoff. n/t

[RFKHumphreyObama]

10. My mother

She passed away this year, at an age too young from a rare illness that she defied the odds to get. But I'd like to have her back for more than one day

And also my grandparents on both sides

[zanne]

13. Me too.

What I wouldn't give for a day with her. She was my best friend.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

11. Never had a chance to meet my maternal grandfather

So it would have to be him. He had some incredible things happen during his life, stuff that reads right out of an adventure movie (fleeing from the Soviets and escaping to the U.S.) Unfortunately, he died long before I was ever born, so all I know about him is from pictures and stories.

[raccoon]

12. My mother. nt

[Omphaloskepsis]

14. My dad..

He was able to beat up a nine year old boy. Could he beat up a 30 year old man? I would like to find out.

[Dora]

26. I'm sorry he did that to you.

:hug:

[AllegroRondo]

15. Abe Vigoda

[BurtWorm]

16. He's still partying with Keith Richards

He's still better looking, too.

[hippywife]

18. My paternal grandmother. n/t

[CottonBear]

19. My dad.

He died much too young at age 44 when I was 17. I miss him every single day of my life.

He was an Orthopedic surgeon and a brilliant, funny, difficult man who loved life and lived it to the fullest. He taught me to fish, water ski, drive power boats and drive stick shift Porsches really fast! He loved to take us on vacations and to have adventures!

He loved politics too. He was very conservative but never told me how to think or vote. He did teach me, by example, to watch the Sunday news shows and the nightly news, read the paper daily and keep up with current events and politics.

[unpossibles]

20. my mom

she passed away soon after I turned 13. I think it'd be nice to be able to talk to her as an adult.

[SallyMander]

21. Charles Darwin

Hell yeah i'm a nerd :D

[BurtWorm]

22. You know what? He'd be high on my list, too.

Not as high as Louise, mind you...

But I get a sense that Darwin was not only brilliant, he was also a mensch. I've never seen any instance of him saying something outrageously off, the way a lot of his Victorian peers were. He did use the term "savage," but it's hard not to chalk that up to the prejudice of the times. He was in most respects way ahead of his times in the way he thought about the world and the human species' place in it.

[SallyMander]

23. Yeah! I think it would be so interesting to talk to him

about how he FELT while writing the Origin of Species -- knowing full well that it was going to rock the world, that he would be vilified, but that it would probably revolutionize science -- how we think about the world, how we see religion, nature, TIME even. What an amazing burden to deal with...

[BurtWorm]

24. Isn't it amazing how many times his predictions were right?

I read a lot of books about biology for some reason (I wasn't all that great at it in high school), and it never fails to amaze me how often 21st century biologists quote Darwin's predictions, many of which were treated with skepticism during his lifetime, and even by "cutting edge" biologists afterwards--and so many of them have outlasted alternative explanations and been proven right.

You're so right about what a burden that must have been for him. He apparently bore it right in his body, poor guy. It might even have manifested itself as a psychosomatic syndrome of symptoms. I don't think what ailed him has ever been identified, has it?

Very interesting human being, for sure.

[skygazer]

25. My dog, Dixie

I know that probably sounds strange and I've lost a lot of people close to me. But I'd give anything to see her again, take a walk in the woods, see her smile...

She was my very best friend ever. :cry:

[BurtWorm]

27. Wow! We had a Dixie dog too!

She was a fox terrier mix who lived to be about 18 years old. I dream that she's still alive, sometimes just as a bag of bones. A strange but delightful old dog.

[Orsino]

28. The guy I stabbed in Philly.

I'd find out where he really hid the loot.

[Polly Hennessey]

29. Just one day

No, Skygazer, you are not strange wanting to spend time with Dixie. If I had one day I would want to spend it with Katie, my German Shepherd. She was one of my first best friends and I still miss her. In fact, I think I would want to spend just one day with all my pets who are no longer here.

[RushIsRot]

30. Henry David Thoreau during his sojourn at Walden Pond.

[Hotler]

31. My mom. Now I'm going to go cry. eom.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

46. ...

:hug:

[tigereye]

32. my youngest brother

after 25 years, I still think about him often and wonder what kind of man he would have grown up to be. He was a cool teen, that was for sure.

[Taverner]

33. Hypatia. I'd warn her about that whole mob with pitchforks...

...ready to roast you over seashells.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypatia

[SeattleGirl]

34. My dad.

30 years since he passed away, but I still miss him.

[Maine-ah]

35. Me too SG, it's been 12 years since mine has been gone.

:hug:

[SeattleGirl]

55. ........

:hug:

[texanwitch]

36. My Grandfather on my father's side who died in 1933 from cancer.

From what my father says I am a lot like my Grandfather, even look like him.

I have a ton of questions for him about family history.

I feel like I missed alot from never knowing him.

[Cabcere]

37. I think I would like to meet my mom's mom.

I feel weird calling her my "grandmother" - she died from leukemia at the age of 36 when my mom was only 12, and my grandfather remarried a few years later, so my step-grandmother has always been "Grandmother" to me. My (step)grandmother is a wonderful person, but I think it would be nice to meet my mom's mom too if I could...my mom has always said that I'm a lot like her, and that she thinks we would really get along well. :)

I don't know who else...George Harrison, maybe. :) He seems like a really cool person. And John Entwistle - if he could teach me how to play bass like that in one day... :rofl: :loveya: :hi:

[madeline_con]

38. My father. Just one more day....

:cry:

[YellowRubberDuckie]

39. My sister.

Tomorrow is the anniversary of her death. I would give anything to spend just one more day with her.


One More Day by Diamond Rio

Last night I had a crazy dream
a wish was granted just for me
it could be for anything
I didn't ask for money
or a mansion in Malibu
I simply wished for one more day with you!

One more day, one more time
one more sunset, maybe I'd be satisfied
but then again, I know what it would do
Leave me wishing still for one more day with you
one more day...........

First thing I'd do is pray for time to crawl
I'd unplug the telephone and keep the t.v off
I'd hold you every second
say a million I love you's
that's what I'd do with one more day with you

One more day, one more time
one more sunset maybe I'd be satisfied
but then again I know what it would do
leave me wishing still for one more day with you

one more day, one more time
one more sunset maybe I'd be satisfied
but then again I know what it would do
leave me wishing still for one more day
leave me wishing still for one more day
leave me wishing still for one more day with you.

[DarkTirade]

40. I just got into a discussion about time travel recently.

I'm afraid that one day we're gonna find out that the only reason people like Hitler and Pol Pot were as evil as they were was because they were so pissed off at all the random time travelers that would pop up out of nowhere, kick them in the nuts, and then teleport out.

'Cause seriously, if you had a time machine, wouldn't YOU want to go back and kick Hitler in the nuts?

[BurtWorm]

48. That, or give George HW a condom.

[DarkTirade]

49. Actually I would have gone an extra generation back there...

but yeah. The same principle applies. Too easy to screw with history... and with some of the shit that's happened throughout history, too tempting.

Seriously though... do you know anyone who wouldn't jump at the chance to kick Hitler in the heminaheminas?

[BurtWorm]

50. Honestly, that's not the first thing I'd want to do.

If I sat and thought about it, maybe. But maybe I'm too much of a lover, not a fighter. See the OP. ;)

[Nye Bevan]

61. There is a novel ("Making History" by Stephen Fry) with this premise

The protagonist uses a time-travel machine to add a powerful contraceptive to Hitler's parents' water tank. It works- Hitler is never born- but the unintended consequences are not what anyone would hope for.

http://www.amazon.com/Making-History-Stephen-Fry/dp/0099457067/ref=pd_bbs_sr_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1198073296&sr=8-2

[DarkTirade]

63. Yeah, it's been done a few times I'm sure. :)

[GirlinContempt]

41. Not famous? Probably my grandfather.

Famous? Harder... Probably Gramsci, or Trotsky... maybe Lenin.

[MorningGlow]

42. Family member: the uncle I never met

He died just after WWII--I hear he was a hell of a guy, and I'd like to meet him.

Non family member: Jesus. I have got a LOT of questions and I want some answers!

[Tuesday Afternoon]

43. Marcus Aurelius

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcus_Aurelius

[yourout]

44. Jim Henson.

Muppet creator.

My Grandma on my moms side died when I was very young(4 or 5). I was told I was one of her favorite grandchildren but I only remember her wonderful homemade cookies.

[Seashell Eyes]

45. either my grandpa or Benjamin Franklin

or maybe both

[GoddessOfGuinness]

47. Papa Haydn

I think he must have been a charming man with a wonderful sense of humor.

[fizzgig]

51. i would love to meet my mom's dad

he died when i was just a toddler, so i never got to know him.

aside from him, i'd like just one more day with my cat, marley...i miss him a lot

[emilyg]

52. My Mother.

[NanceGreggs]

53. Sweet Eileen ...

... my mother-in-law (and BEST gal-friend) who passed last spring.

I know she is still close to me - and right now, she's watching me type this, and saying, "Oh, Nance, for God's sake - couldn't you pick someone more fun to be with?"

Well, no, I couldn't.

[MissHoneychurch]

54. My dad n/t

[Contrary1]

56. My dad...

I would give my right arm for just one more day with him.

I would tell him about his grandchildren and great-grand children he never got to meet. I would also cook him one hell of a spaghetti dinner. I have become quite the chef, and I know he would like it,

Hell, after 33 years, I still miss him very much. I would be content with just a hug.

[ellisonz]

57. Lee Harvey Oswald

November 22, 1963.

[MissMillie]

62. you'd have kept him busy, eh?

good thinking!

[Mad_Dem_X]

58. John Lennon. nt

[Nye Bevan]

59. Jesus Christ

I would love to get his insight on the world we are living in today.

[Seashell Eyes]

66. yes

Jesus Christ and a translator

[BurtWorm]

68. Mel Gibson maybe?

[Seashell Eyes]

70. Bwah!

:rofl:

[riona]

87. Me too

I would like to compare what he actually has to say with what is being said and done in his name today.

[kwassa]

60. George Washington

I'd like to see what makes the man tick.

[MotorCityMan]

64. That's an easy one; my late partner

We were together 5 wonderful years. He passed away December 17th, 4 years ago. It kind of puts a damper on Christmas.

I'm unsure about what I (a lapsed Catholic) believe anymore, but I hope Mike is there waiting for me when it's my time to go, along with all the beautiful cocker spaniels (kids) we bred and raised.

[Mad_Dem_X]

65. I hope so, too, MCM

I hope when we pass, our loved ones are waiting for us, and we will be reunited with them. :hug:

[av8rdave]

67. My mother

Lost her almost 7 years ago.

[bookworm65t]

69. Lots of choices

My 17 yr old niece who died in May probably. Also , I wouldn't mind being with my grandmothers again.

But I think Thorton Wilder got it right. In Our Town, the character Emily got that chance to be with family again, and she couldn't handle it for very along.

[Kucinich4America]

72. Prescott Bush, some time before 1924

He was a big proponent of Eugenics and forced sterilization. I would have made sure he volunteered. Before Poppy was born. And I would ensure that it was done with dirty medical equipment, so he wouldn't live long enough to fund Hitler.

No Hitler. No Poppy. None of Poppy's spawn.

Imagine where this world might be today without those filthy fucking bastards.

[Greylyn58]

73. I've been interested in a Civil War General

after I read his story and would love to talk with him. Find out a few things.

His name was Major General John F. Reynolds. He was killed on July 1, 1863 on the first day of fighting at Gettysburg. It was said that he was offered command of the Union Army by President Lincoln, but turned it down when he couldn't get assurances of no interference. Instead it went to George Meade and Reynolds led the Left Wing of the Union army into Gettysburg that fateful morning.

After he was killed, his body was carried off the field and one of his men noticed that his West Point ring was missing. He was never without it. As they checked his body further, they found a necklace with a ring hanging on it. It was of two clasped hands and the inner inscription read "Dear Kate". The necklace also had a Catholic medal on it. Reynolds was a Protestant from a well known Lancaster, PA family.

Turns out Reynolds had met and was engaged to a young woman he had met on a train when he was returning from out west. His family never knew. They had planned to marry after the war, but she told him if he died before the war ended, she would join a Convent. Which she did.

Here's a picture of the General. I think he is quite handsome.

[reyd reid reed]

74. My mother.

No question.

[gemdem]

75. They've been gone over 20 years now,

but every day it seems like just yesterday. I'd take one more day with my mother and my grandpa (her dad). They were my heroes, my inspirations. I'd want for them to meet my kids and their mother. They never got to meet the two people most dear to me in all the world -- that is before I married and had kids. Since their deaths, holidays and family celebrations have been bittersweet for me because these two loves have not been present to be, to see, and share.

And before that one day ended, I want to have some time with my closest friend Donna who passed away four years ago. She died so suddenly, so unexpectedly, that I never got the chance to say good bye. I miss her friendship and support -- more so these days because of the challenges that life has thrown my way.

I'm grateful for my kids and their mother. They are the treasures in my life that are beyond price. I begin and end every day with thoughts of them and a small prayer of thanks. It's because of the people who came before them that I'm able to recognize the gifts that they are to me. Still, for one more day...

To hug and hold.

To say thank you.

To say I love you.

Forever.

[LibDemAlways]

76. Probably my mother-in-law. She died long

before I met my husband. From all that I've heard, she was a great person. I'm sorry I never got to meet her and that my daughter will never meet her paternal grandmother.

[Robeson]

77. The Roman emperor Julian, on the day he rushed into the Persians...

...and was killed. I wish I could have been there to dissuade him from do so. Oh, how things might be so different...

[shanine]

78. My Love, he passed away Tuesday

He was only 61 . . we got together in July this year . .
We had such plans . . I was so looking forward to life with him.
I am lost.

[laylah]

81. Oh Shanine!

:hug: I am so sorry for your loss! :cry:

[shanine]

84. Thank you, Laylah

:cry:

[sandnsea]

79. My mother

She died when I was 1. I'd love to know her, even for 5 minutes.

[Bzzzz]

80. My Aunt Kathy...

:cry:

[laylah]

82. It would be a toss up for me.

My Dad, whom I loved very, very much and whose company I never tired of. Then there was my Gram Gash, the original "Woman of Independent Means" back during the Depression. She was an amazing woman, widowed at age 33, never remarried, and doted on her only child (my mom) and all of her grandkids.

[ashling]

83. My mom & Dad

they'll be together, so it's not like I'm fudging LOL

Mom died of cancer in '73 ... Dad died in '98 not aa day goes by that I don't think of one or the other -- or both, and think of something that I want to ask one of them, or talk to them about stuff. I want my mom to meet my wonderful wife and her granddaughters. I want to talk to both of them more about philosophy and politics and life ... and death. There are a million things I want to ask about the times they lived in. I was a history major in college, and always regreted that I did not do an oral history of my mom (she died before I graduated from college) or my dad. I always meant to. I wantto tell my mom that I graduated from Law School and both of them that my wife and I are back in school getting our masters.

Its funny, my daughter and son in law are here visiting and Abby wanted me to show him my mom's old cedar chest where I have all the physical stuff I have of them. My Mom's Red Crossbadges and dog tags (she was in Burma on the Ledo Road in 1945) and my dad's Navy dog tags, etc. ... and all the other stuff, my great great grandfather's watch, and a lot of stuff that I have no idea what is, (but it was important to somebody, so I can't bring myself to throw it out.)

Excuse me, but I have to end this post before my laptop succumbs to the tears . . .

[Perry Logan]

85. John Keats.

ST. AGNES’ Eve—Ah, bitter chill it was!
The owl, for all his feathers, was a-cold;
The hare limp’d trembling through the frozen grass,
And silent was the flock in woolly fold:
Numb were the Beadsman’s fingers, while he told
His rosary, and while his frosted breath,
Like pious incense from a censer old,
Seem’d taking flight for heaven, without a death,
Past the sweet Virgin’s picture, while his prayer he saith.

[Guava Jelly]

86. One of these ladies.

My great x 4 Grandma and My great x 5 Grandma
I have so many questions about my family's history that only they can answer.
Like what was the name of both of their husbands.
I have hit a wall in my research.

[yellowdogintexas]

88. just one is not fair. My mom and her father, preferably together.

I have a fantasy of them together in Heaven and currently they would be arguing with my mom's step brother about politics, a favorite family occupation. My step grandmother would be peacemaker although politically she sided with my mom and grandfather. Taught me all my yellowdogedness, those three did. My step uncle was a GM company man so he was a Republican although I do not think he would have thought very highly of the Shrub.


Famous: too many to list but JFK would be interesting to find out what his plans really WERE for his second term especially Vietnam

[HamdenRice]

89. My mother; my father; the three grandparents I knew -- These people -->

It's tough around the holidays. Both my parents died about a week apart back in 2001.