Bring a famous person back from the dead, spend a day with them

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Spinozaad

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Henry Louis Mencken.

The man had a great critical mind, possessed quick wit and loved women and booze. He's, essentially, my hero.
 

knight steel

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HITLER But seriously why would I bring back one of the most horrible people on earth....because he's god damn interesting that why I mean sure he's a scumbag but look at what he accomplished!!
 

ShogunGino

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For me, I'd honestly have to go with Peter Cushing.

His peers regarded him as one of the most likeable, charismatic gentlemen ever to live. He had quite a resume of acting credits, and I've always thought he was a strong performer. Just to be able to talk to him for a day, I'm sure I could get priceless anecdotes about his career and acting in general, and just revel in a great personality.

Also, I'd invite Christopher Lee over, as I'm sure he'd never pass up the chance to see his best friend alive again, one last time.
 

CrazyCapnMorgan

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William Melvin Hicks.

Because the world needs a 24 hour mental ***** slapping from this wondrous individual.
 

Gilhelmi

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Tomas Jefferson.

Have a series of educational videos explaining the constitution and why amendments 1-10 are needed, the way they are. And why the NDAA violates the constitution (as a whole).

Yes, I know there is one (ha, only one?) problem with my plan. That is why I will keep strict control over the questions, filtering out the major problem questions. Or not? A thought occurred to me writing that last sentence. History is what it is, why not let him answer those questions as well? I mean the answers will be racist, but it would still be important to a historical perspective. Hmmmm
 

Slitzkin

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Spoiling it for everyone since forever.

http://www.cracked.com/video_18397_if-you-could-have-dinner-and-sex-with-any-famous-figure.html

It would be Napoléon...or at least Napoléon's sister. I heard she was crazy easy to ahem...engange consenting coitus and other sexual acts. I'm sorry I'm all out of clever euphemisms.

Captcha: Save our bluths.
Save them indeed.
 
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marie gouze (aka Olympe de Gouges)
Abū al-Qāsim Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib ibn Hāshim- just to see what he thinks about the taliban, womens position in islam and about all idiots, who think bombing innocents is a nice idea.
jesus would be cool too
 

lechat

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gotta be da vinci

?Most Illustrious Lord, Having now sufficiently considered the specimens of all those who proclaim themselves skilled contrivers of instruments of war, and that the invention and operation of the said instruments are nothing different from those in common use: I shall endeavor, without prejudice to any one else, to explain myself to your Excellency, showing your Lordship my secret, and then offering them to your best pleasure and approbation to work with effect at opportune moments on all those things which, in part, shall be briefly noted below.

1. I have a sort of extremely light and strong bridges, adapted to be most easily carried, and with them you may pursue, and at any time flee from the enemy; and others, secure and indestructible by fire and battle, easy and convenient to lift and place. Also methods of burning and destroying those of the enemy.

2. I know how, when a place is besieged, to take the water out of the trenches, and make endless variety of bridges, and covered ways and ladders, and other machines pertaining to such expeditions.

3. If, by reason of the height of the banks, or the strength of the place and its position, it is impossible, when besieging a place, to avail oneself of the plan of bombardment, I have methods for destroying every rock or other fortress, even if it were founded on a rock, etc.

4. Again, I have kinds of mortars; most convenient and easy to carry; and with these I can fling small stones almost resembling a storm; and with the smoke of these cause great terror to the enemy, to his great detriment and confusion.

5. And if the fight should be at sea I have kinds of many machines most efficient for offense and defense; and vessels which will resist the attack of the largest guns and powder and fumes.

6. I have means by secret and tortuous mines and ways, made without noise, to reach a designated spot, even if it were needed to pass under a trench or a river.

7. I will make covered chariots, safe and unattackable, which, entering among the enemy with their artillery, there is no body of men so great but they would break them. And behind these, infantry could follow quite unhurt and without any hindrance.

8. In case of need I will make big guns, mortars, and light ordnance of fine and useful forms, out of the common type.

9. Where the operation of bombardment might fail, I would contrive catapults, mangonels, trabocchi, and other machines of marvellous efficacy and not in common use. And in short, according to the variety of cases, I can contrive various and endless means of offense and defense.

10. In times of peace I believe I can give perfect satisfaction and to the equal of any other in architecture and the composition of buildings public and private; and in guiding water from one place to another.

11. I can carry out sculpture in marble, bronze, or clay, and also I can do in painting whatever may be done, as well as any other, be he who he may.

Again, the bronze horse may be taken in hand, which is to be to the immortal glory and eternal honor of the prince your father of happy memory, and of the illustrious house of Sforza.

And if any of the above-named things seem to anyone to be impossible or not feasible, I am most ready to make the experiment in your park, or in whatever place may please your Excellency ? to whom I comment myself with the utmost humility, etc.?
 

Jarl Gullberg

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da Vinci, no doubt in my mind. It would be so amazing to see him behold all of our wonder... and mistakes.
 

Epic Bear Man

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

Norman Borlaug. He's a famous scientist who created a fast growing, thick form of wheat, and is believed to have saved roughly 1 billion lives (mainly in Mexico and India) from starvation. Say what you want about GMOs, but the man managed to save many lives, and he's considered the father of the Green Revolution. He's one of my personal heroes, and it's honestly a shame I never got to meet the man.

I'd love to meet plenty of deceased comedians, like George Carlin, but honestly if I had to choose, Borlaug would be my first pick. The guy was amazing and it'd be great to finally meet him.
 

Not Matt

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i had three ideas a good, a neutral and an evil idea. choose wisely. (it doesn't matter what you choose, at the end of the day. someone is leaving in a body bag)

Vincent van Gogh

i love art. and i have a his painting 'starry night'(replica, duh) hanging above my sofa (i don't know why i told you that). but i would have taken him to today and showed him how great his art is. how many people who love it. yes, i am ripping of doctor who, sue me ,but it was a nice thing to do. so sorry trying to make a mans life better.
George Carlin
i want to know that what i consider the brightest (or darkest technically) mind of this generation. carlin was like a teacher to me. the comedy was just a pleasant bonus
Adolf Hitler
if you picked this, you suck at picking and you should never make any life changing decisions without your mom present. thanks to you i now have to spend a day with the man i wanna see in pain more than anyone else.
well. now i can show him a multicultural society, gay marriage, what the nazi parti has been reduced to and offcorse how history remembers him.
maybe this is the little psychopath that lives in my head talking but i want him to hurt. i wanna see the light in his eye disappear as he sees just how hard his squealing shitcake reich was defeated. and then i would push hm in to hydepark and let londoners beat the hell out of him.


i am such a nice person
 

Dead Seerius

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MeChaNiZ3D said:
My problem is not identifying someone who would be interesting and great to meet, but rather how not to waste their time. I doubt anyone on a list of mine would stick around with me for long.

Nikola Tesla
Galileo Galilei
Leonardo da Vinci
Benkei (maybe not...bit of a culture shock)
George Carlin
Albert Einstein
Isaac Newton
Christopher Hitchens (if pressed, probably him, if nothing else because he'd be used to the modern world and not be freaked out, and besides, he can tell us at last if there's an afterlife or not)
Charles Darwin
Adam and/or Eve (just to see if they turn up, except no-one would believe I could summon the dead if nothing happened so it wouldn't prove much to anyone else)

I'll probably think of someone else later and regret not putting them here, but oh well. These would be mostly just to give them a day to do whatever they want, rather than waste their time talking or playing videogames.

SanAndreasSmoke said:
Today marks my 1-year anniversary of joining the Escapist and this is my 365th post. Yes, I am a wizard. Bask in my glory.
I'm afraid it's the 5th in Australia, and has been all day. So your magic has no effect on me.


Time zones. My one true weakness.
 

Sunrider

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I'm so happy no one has said Kurt Cobain yet, because good riddance.

OT: Christopher Hitchens. The world is a lesser place without him, and I want him back.
If not him, then Chuck Schuldiner.