This could be someone from the past or present.. Who would it be? What would you ask them?

Mine would be with Donald Trump.. I would ask two questions. "Who does your hair?" and "Do you think it looks good?"

I wish I could have a long conversation with my 16 year old self.

(July 19, 2019 at 7:24 pm)chimp3 Wrote: I wish I could have a long conversation with my 16 year old self.

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That's a good answer.

I would talk with Henry Thoreau about his otherwise vague religious ideas.

If I thought it wouldn't turn into a shit storm I would like to have a conversation with momzilla to find out what the hell she was thinking when she was doing stuff like taping our mouths shut when we (my siblings and me) were young. I am sure her reasons for unreasonable behavior would be fascinating.

(July 19, 2019 at 7:24 pm)chimp3 Wrote: I wish I could have a long conversation with my 16 year old self.

For me that would be fruitless.


If I am wiser than my 16 year old self, then my 16 year old self will refuse to listen to anything I say on principle.

If I am less wise than my 16 year old self,  then I will refuse to listen anything my 16 year old says on principle.

The chance of my being precisely as unwise as my 16 year old self, so we perfectly complimenting each other’s doofusness in manner and speech, is infinitesimal.

(July 19, 2019 at 8:40 pm)Anomalocaris Wrote:

(July 19, 2019 at 7:24 pm)chimp3 Wrote: I wish I could have a long conversation with my 16 year old self.

For me that would be fruitless.


If I am wiser than my 16 year old self, then my 16 year old self will refuse to listen to anything I say on principle.

If I am less wise than my 16 year old self,  then I will refuse to listen anything my 16 year old says on principle.

The chance of my being precisely as unwise as my 16 year old self, so we perfectly complimenting each other’s doofusness in manner and speech, is infinitesimal.

If my 16 year old self saw his 60 year old self trying to talk sense to him he would shit himself. If otherwise unproductive as a teaching experience, then at least I would have the shits and giggles.

(July 19, 2019 at 9:13 pm)chimp3 Wrote:

(July 19, 2019 at 8:40 pm)Anomalocaris Wrote: For me that would be fruitless.


If I am wiser than my 16 year old self, then my 16 year old self will refuse to listen to anything I say on principle.

If I am less wise than my 16 year old self,  then I will refuse to listen anything my 16 year old says on principle.

The chance of my being precisely as unwise as my 16 year old self, so we perfectly complimenting each other’s doofusness in manner and speech, is infinitesimal.

If my 16 year old self saw his 60 year old self trying to talk sense to him he would shit himself. If otherwise unproductive as a teaching experience, then at least I would have the shits and giggles.

If my 16 year self saw his 50 year old self trying to talk sense to him he would be like “dude, what’s your problem?”

And he would be right.  If his older self is so delusional as to try to talk sense to his younger self, then the older self clearly has problems.

There are many... hard to pick one.

Maybe Miguel de Cervantes.

I would also want to talk to Moses or a Moses era person. I would try to convince him or her to advocate for boiling your water before you drink it. I don't think I would have many questions of this person. I already know better.

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I would also want to talk to Moses or a Moses era person. I would try to convince him or her to advocate for boiling your water before you drink it. I don't think I would have many questions of this person. I already know better.

chimp3I would also want to talk to Moses or a Moses era person. I would try to convince him or her to advocate for boiling your water before you drink it. I don't think I would have many questions of this person. I already know better.

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I would also want to talk to Moses or a Moses era person. I would try to convince him or her to advocate for boiling your water before you drink it. I don't think I would have many questions of this person. I already know better.



Yeah, but wine taste better than boiled water.   

Realistically, water is amongst the most energy intensive substances to heat.   the energy requirements for boiling a liter of water is comparable to that required to smelt ?2. s z a pound of copper.  So boiling all the water it drinks is probably not a sustainable proposition For most Bronze Age cultures