If you could sit and chat with one person in history- who?

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   R.S. Hutchinsonposted 11 years ago

   Like the title reads: If you could sit and chat with one person in history, who would it be, whats the first question you would ask, and why did you choose that person?

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      klarawieckposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      It would be Johannes Brahms, and my question would be...
      
      "Will you marry me?"
      

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         R.S. Hutchinsonposted 11 years agoin reply to this

         Ha! that is great! i hope he would say yes.
         On another note.. I am from SFL too

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            klarawieckposted 11 years agoin reply to this

            Cool beans! I live in the Kendall area. How far are you?

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               R.S. Hutchinsonposted 11 years agoin reply to this

               about 2 hours

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                  klarawieckposted 11 years agoin reply to this

                  Very cool.

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         Greek Oneposted 11 years agoin reply to this

         better ask him during his early years, or else you would end up @#%@ Santa Claus....
         
         

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      wheelinalloverposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      Ryan Deiss You didn't say he couldn't be alive which Ryan very much is.
      
      First question, Will my internet business survive the next few years?
      
      Why, watching his video's have taught me more than anyone else on the web about how to succeed and all this in only a few hours. I would love to talk to him in person.

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      Brenda Durhamposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      The Apostle Peter.
      I'd ask him to to share his personal story, in person, of how he got forgiveness for denying Jesus the Christ and went on to become a total follower of His.  If more sinners could grasp that concept of repentance and forgiveness, their lives would be changed so awesomely!   And his timidity of heart at first is similar to my own experiences...

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      CollBposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      Confucius.
      
      My first question to him would be, 'Of the many teachings you have taught your students, which one do you treasure most?
      
      He is a remarkable figure whose teachings can apply to our lives now, which makes me think he was thousands of years ahead of his time.  Now that is incredible.

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   IntimatEvolutionposted 11 years ago

   Edgar Casey and Ben Franklin.

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      R.S. Hutchinsonposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      you only get one.. you have to choose!

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         IntimatEvolutionposted 11 years agoin reply to this

         Edgar then...

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   WriteAngledposted 11 years ago

   C.G. Jung, because his ideas have clarified so much and brought much inspiration.
   
   I would probably be so awestruck, I would not be able to get out a single word!

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   earnestshubposted 11 years ago

   Jung for me too.

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      WriteAngledposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      Thrilled to come across a fellow CGJ enthusiast!

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   Traqqerposted 11 years ago

   Lincoln for me, and I'd tell him the play that night really stinks. He should insted take his wife out for a nice dinner.

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   Cagsilposted 11 years ago

   Einstein.

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   CMHypnoposted 11 years ago

   Richard III - I want to know who dunnit! Did he really murder his nephews?

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   Reality Bytesposted 11 years ago

   Mark Twain  aka Samuel Clemens

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      Cagsilposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      Good choice.

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      Uninvited Writerposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      Yes, he would be a great dinner guest.

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   Jonathan Jancoposted 11 years ago

   Da Vinci
   
   any insights I could from him would be helpful

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    jstfishinmanposted 11 years ago

    Jesus Christ, I'd love to know what HE thinks of all these denominations from HIS one church concept.

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    DIYweddingplannerposted 11 years ago

    Lincoln, kind of an idol of mine, subject of one of my hubs. He fought depression his whole life and still accomplished so much, lived through one of the darkest times in America's history, plus kept a sense of humor in spite of it all. I would ask him how he kept a positive outlook when his life was so difficult.

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    Greg Sageposted 11 years ago

    I'd visit me upon graduating from college, and I'd ask:
    
    "What is it that you REALLY want out of life?"

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    classicalgeekposted 11 years ago

    Guillaume Dufay, one of the three founders of modern Western harmony (along with John Dunstaple and Gille Binchois).
    
    I'd ask if Antoine Busnois really wrote L'Homme Armé, and listen to Dufay conduct one of his own three-voiced chansons. Then I'd come back and publish a paper about late Medieval performance practice and be famous!

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    JamaGeneeposted 11 years ago

    Why just ONE? I'd like to have Oscar Wilde and Helene Hanff ("84 Charing Cross Road") in the same room!  I tend to clam up in the presence of celebs, so I'd let Ms. Hanff grill Wilde.
    
    If it doesn't have to be a FAMOUS person from history, then my choice would be my great-great grandmother, Elizabeth Camp Langley, whose ancestry remains a total mystery.
    
    

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