uncle aj
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Who would you like to meet?If you could meet someone from the past or present, who would it be?
After you guys........................
I think I'd like to have met Leonardo Da Vinci. He must have had a very furtive mind and knowing what I know now, I could have helped him with a few problems he may have had with his parachute etc. On the down side, I would probably get us both burned at the stake for being heretics. 
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Tools
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No doubt, Da Vinci would be a very interesting fellow.
How about Socrates or Plato.......
It would be nice to find out what they were really trying to say..
But, I think I might like to spend a couple of hours around a good cup of coffee with Nostradamus...
Do you think he would know I was coming ???
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uncle aj
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| Tools wrote: |
How about Socrates or Plato.......
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Not too sure about Plato but I would have liked to meet his friend, Mickey Mouse.
or is that too goofy? :lol:
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Tardis
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An extraterrestrial being.....a friendly one! 
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CJ
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Me? I'd love to meet the arsehole who invented C-Plims, the computer system we use at work. I'd give almost anything for just five minutes alone with him 
Seriously, I've been thinking about this since it was first posted and can't really come up with anyone who really stands out. Teddy Roosevelt, Winston Churchill and Sun Tzu would be at the top of my list. But any "regular Joe" who fought in WWII, or a young adult in the "roaring twenties" in the States or a middle aged adult who struggled through the great depression must have some great stories that could make for one hell of a life lesson too.
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uncle aj
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| CJ wrote: | | But any "regular Joe" who fought in WWII, or a young adult in the "roaring twenties" in the States or a middle aged adult who struggled through the great depression must have some great stories that could make for one hell of a life lesson too. |
I'll have to introduce you to my dad. 
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CJ
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| uncle aj wrote: | | CJ wrote: | | But any "regular Joe" who fought in WWII, or a young adult in the "roaring twenties" in the States or a middle aged adult who struggled through the great depression must have some great stories that could make for one hell of a life lesson too. |
I'll have to introduce you to my dad. |
I wouldn't miss that for the world 
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uncle aj
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| CJ wrote: | | uncle aj wrote: | | CJ wrote: | | But any "regular Joe" who fought in WWII, or a young adult in the "roaring twenties" in the States or a middle aged adult who struggled through the great depression must have some great stories that could make for one hell of a life lesson too. |
I'll have to introduce you to my dad. |
I wouldn't miss that for the world |
Book a ticket for late January, early February.
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Flatlander
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I would like to spend some more time with my father. He's passed on now and I regret I didn't really question him about his youth and life experiences.
He didn't talk much about his past and I was too caught up in my own youth and experiences. I know he grew up in the great depression, he was in law enforcement in the 1930's "gangster era" and he used to race motorcycles for the Indian Motorcycle company.
I knew he enlisted right after the Pearl Harbor attack and he didn't return to the U.S until 1945. He didn't talk much about the war other than to say he made Sergeant twice (now that was a story). After he passed I found some medals and his army papers and discovered he went all through Africa and then the invasion through Italy, Germany, etc. How I wish I could go back and really learn more about (and from) him. :(
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Tardis
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That's a sad but touching story John.
I think many of us regret our youth in that we were sometimes full of ourselves and didn't think to look into things like that.
Cheers
Steve
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