A gnome walks up to your computer...

WSUCougar · 06-01-2005, 02:28 PM

… and hands you a letter. The letter reads as follows:

You have been cursed and blessed at the same time. The curse is that you must abandon your present life immediately – indeed, you are already dead to it, and all memory of it will fade in mere moments after reading this letter. The blessing is that you will be transported back in time to any location in the world and any period in the past 1000 years, and dropped into a full life with complete understanding of that time and place.

There are three aspects of your new life: time, place, and “who” you are (king? farmer? soldier? anything you wish). But alas, you can only be specific about two of the three. The third is left completely to chance.

You must decide within a minute of reading this sentence, or the gnome will rip your head off and uses it for a cosmic bowling bowl.

Have a nice day.

Make your choice.

Bubba Wheels · 06-01-2005, 02:31 PM

Dallas, 1963, hopefully not riding in an open-topped car

JeeberD · 06-01-2005, 02:32 PM

Lesbian supermodel about five minutes ago.

Yeah, that would work...

gstelmack · 06-01-2005, 02:32 PM

Maine, 1980.

Desnudo · 06-01-2005, 02:32 PM

Cosmic bowling ball. Get to see the stars.

Alternatively, me, six hours before the gnome arrives, so I can decide not to eat the brown acid.

digamma · 06-01-2005, 02:34 PM

I think I'd be a stud high school quarterback any time in the last 25 years.

QuikSand · 06-01-2005, 02:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Desnudo

... so I can decide not to eat the brown acid.

Hey, it's your trip.

WSUCougar · 06-01-2005, 02:35 PM

Hmmm, over 30 views + 5 responses = lots of cosmic bowling balls

QuikSand · 06-01-2005, 02:36 PM

Emperor.
China.

VPI97 · 06-01-2005, 02:37 PM

MIT, 1972, student

Buzzbee · 06-01-2005, 02:44 PM

astronaut, 1969

WSUCougar · 06-01-2005, 02:47 PM

frigate captain
Boston

Raiders Army · 06-01-2005, 02:49 PM

President, 2000.

VPI97 · 06-01-2005, 02:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WSUCougar

frigate captain
Boston

Edit - Yay! 3000!

rkmsuf · 06-01-2005, 02:50 PM

Indy 500 racecar seat, 2005.

this one is a big gamble.

JPhillips · 06-01-2005, 02:52 PM

1776
constitutional delegate

Mustang · 06-01-2005, 02:55 PM

New York Yankee

1927

Subby · 06-01-2005, 02:56 PM

Rock star, 1967.

Draft Dodger · 06-01-2005, 03:01 PM

WSU Couger, 2:27 pm today

rkmsuf · 06-01-2005, 03:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Draft Dodger

WSU Couger, 2:27 pm today

whoa.

gottimd · 06-01-2005, 03:05 PM

Multi-Biillionaire, Current day....I could care less where I am. I'll buy something and make it better or go somewhere else and buy things.

gottimd · 06-01-2005, 03:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Draft Dodger

WSU Couger, 2:27 pm today

So if I said Draft Dodger at 2:26pm today, would that mean that I would become WSUCougar?

rkmsuf · 06-01-2005, 03:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gottimd

So if I said Draft Dodger at 2:26pm today, would that mean that I would become WSUCougar?

*keeanu voice on*

whoa.

Coffee Warlord · 06-01-2005, 03:12 PM

I'll be the gnome.

Klinglerware · 06-01-2005, 03:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by VPI97

MIT, 1972, student

What if you don't follow directions?

Also, who gets to pick your third choice? I could see lots of crappy random possibilities:

MIT, 1972, laboratory rat
Rock Star, 1967, Saudi Arabia
Emperor, China, 1949

Oh yeah, for me--Sultan of Brunei, 1995.

Schmidty · 06-01-2005, 03:28 PM

Myself, March 1994, Galesburg, MI.

Maple Leafs · 06-01-2005, 03:30 PM

NHL Referee
May 27, 1993

WSUCougar · 06-01-2005, 03:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Klinglerware

What if you don't follow directions?

Also, who gets to pick your third choice? I could see lots of crappy random possibilities:

MIT, 1972, laboratory rat
Rock Star, 1967, Saudi Arabia
Emperor, China, 1949

Oh yeah, for me--Sultan of Brunei, 1995.

Yeah, I was hoping that wild card aspect might prompt some interesting choices or discussion.

If the gnome was a rules lawyer, I'd imagine that he'd take a hard line on some of these answers, including yours. "Sultan" would be boiled down to a generic equivalent, and Brunei would be tossed out. Altough a cool choice, "New York Yankee 1927" is fudging the three aspects (either "baseball player 1927" or "New York 1927" would be more in keeping). But it's all meant in good fun...

Vince · 06-01-2005, 03:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Klinglerware

What if you don't follow directions?

...

Oh yeah, for me--Sultan of Brunei, 1995.

1) Sultan
2) Of Brunei
3) 1995

Personally, I'd go with...

Regent, 340 BC.

Castlerock · 06-01-2005, 03:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Klinglerware

What if you don't follow directions?

WSUCougar gets to pick all 3.

Klinglerware · 06-01-2005, 03:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vince

1) Sultan
2) Of Brunei
3) 1995

Yes, though "Sultan of Brunei" can be considered a singular title...

cthomer5000 · 06-01-2005, 03:36 PM

The one minute aspect is a bit harsh. I panicked and chose San Francisco 1965. I have absolutely no idea why.

WSUCougar · 06-01-2005, 03:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Castlerock

WSUCougar gets to pick all 3.

Heh. You mean something like:

Richard Simmons
1990s
videos everywhere

WSUCougar · 06-01-2005, 03:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cthomer5000

The one minute aspect is a bit harsh. I panicked and chose San Francisco 1965. I have absolutely no idea why.

Oh my god, you're Willie Mays!

korme · 06-01-2005, 03:37 PM

Horace Grant's goggles
NBA Finals, 1993

cthomer5000 · 06-01-2005, 03:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WSUCougar

Oh my god, you're Willie Mays!

Castlerock · 06-01-2005, 03:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Buzzbee

astronaut, 1969

Buzzbee picked mine

WSUCougar · 06-01-2005, 03:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Castlerock

Buzzbee picked mine

You do realize you could be a cosmonaut...

sabotai · 06-01-2005, 03:42 PM

Apple employee with large amounts of shares
1980

Buzzbee · 06-01-2005, 03:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WSUCougar

You do realize you could be a cosmonaut...

No. Cuz then I'd be a cosmonaut, not an astronaut.

WSUCougar · 06-01-2005, 03:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Buzzbee

No. Cuz then I'd be a cosmonaut, not an astronaut.

sterlingice · 06-01-2005, 03:48 PM

Yeah- I think we need a rules lawyer gnome that assures that your previous two don't make the third true. For instance, if you say astronaut 1969, it doesn't make you Neil Armstrong- you could be some Cosmonaut in Siberia or a little kid who will be one of the ones who dies in a shuttle accident. Or 1776 constiutional delegate could be some guy helping establish a colony in Africa and not Tom Jefferson.

EDIT: (already mentioned in examples above)

SI

Bee · 06-01-2005, 03:50 PM

Someone should go through and fill everyone's requests...

Buzzbee · 06-01-2005, 03:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WSUCougar

Fucking Nazi Gnome.

Radii · 06-01-2005, 03:52 PM

Wrigley Field - 3rd baseline lower level seats, October 14, 2003

gottimd · 06-01-2005, 03:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Radii

Wrigley Field - 3rd baseline lower level seats, October 14, 2003

Poof! You are a beer!

rkmsuf · 06-01-2005, 03:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gottimd

Poof! You are a beer!

I was going to say he was a peanut shell.

Buzzbee · 06-01-2005, 03:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Radii

Wrigley Field - 3rd baseline lower level seats, October 14, 2003

Poof! You are sweeping up trash.

Klinglerware · 06-01-2005, 03:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Buzzbee

Fucking Nazi Gnome.

Benevelont authoritarianism kinda sucks, does it not?

TargetPractice6 · 06-01-2005, 03:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Radii

Wrigley Field - 3rd baseline lower level seats, October 14, 2003

That's a pretty big risk.

06-01-2005, 02:32 PM	#3
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06-01-2005, 02:32 PM	#5
Desnudo Coordinator Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Here and There	Cosmic bowling ball. Get to see the stars. Alternatively, me, six hours before the gnome arrives, so I can decide not to eat the brown acid. Last edited by Desnudo : 06-01-2005 at 02:33 PM.

06-01-2005, 02:35 PM	#8
WSUCougar Rider Of Rohan Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Port Angeles, WA or Helm's Deep	Hmmm, over 30 views + 5 responses = lots of cosmic bowling balls __________________ It's not the years...it's the mileage.

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VPI97 Hokie, Hokie, Hokie, Hi Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Kennesaw, GA	MIT, 1972, student __________________ CT & Jivin - "Surprisingly Entertaining"

06-01-2005, 02:31 PM	#2
Bubba Wheels College Starter Join Date: Jan 2004	Dallas, 1963, hopefully not riding in an open-topped car

06-01-2005, 02:34 PM	#6
digamma Torchbearer Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: On Lake Harriet	I think I'd be a stud high school quarterback any time in the last 25 years.

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QuikSand lolzcat Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Annapolis, Md	Emperor. China.

06-01-2005, 02:44 PM	#11
Buzzbee College Starter Join Date: Jun 2002	astronaut, 1969 __________________ Ability is what you're capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it. - Lou Holtz

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WSUCougar Rider Of Rohan Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Port Angeles, WA or Helm's Deep	frigate captain Boston __________________ It's not the years...it's the mileage.

06-01-2005, 02:49 PM	#13
Raiders Army Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: The Black Hole	President, 2000.

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rkmsuf Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2001	Indy 500 racecar seat, 2005. this one is a big gamble. __________________ "Don't you have homes?" -- Judge Smales

06-01-2005, 02:52 PM	#16
JPhillips Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Newburgh, NY	1776 constitutional delegate

06-01-2005, 02:55 PM	#17
Mustang Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Wisconsin	New York Yankee 1927 __________________ You, you will regret what you have done this day. I will make you regret ever being born. Your going to wish you never left your mothers womb, where it was warm and safe... and wet. i am going to show you pain you never knew existed, you are going to see a whole new spectrum of pain, like a Rainboooow. But! This rainbow is not just like any other rainbow, its...

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Draft Dodger Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Keene, NH	WSU Couger, 2:27 pm today __________________ Mile High Hockey

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gottimd Dearly Missed (9/25/77-12/23/08) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: DC Suburbs	Multi-Biillionaire, Current day....I could care less where I am. I'll buy something and make it better or go somewhere else and buy things. __________________ NAFL New Orleans Saints GM/Co-Commish MP Career Record: 114-85 NAFL Super Bowl XI Champs In memory of Gavin Anthony: 7/22/08-7/26/08

06-01-2005, 03:12 PM	#24
Coffee Warlord Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Colorado Springs	I'll be the gnome.

06-01-2005, 03:28 PM	#26
Schmidty Coordinator Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Early, TX	Myself, March 1994, Galesburg, MI. __________________ Just beat the devil out of it!!! - Bob Ross

06-01-2005, 03:30 PM	#27
Maple Leafs Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2002	NHL Referee May 27, 1993 __________________ Down Goes Brown: Toronto Maple Leafs Humor and Analysis

06-01-2005, 03:37 PM	#35
korme Go Reds Join Date: May 2001 Location: Bloodbuzz Ohio	Horace Grant's goggles NBA Finals, 1993

06-01-2005, 03:42 PM	#39
sabotai General Manager Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: The Satellite of Love	Apple employee with large amounts of shares 1980

06-01-2005, 03:48 PM	#42
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	Yeah- I think we need a rules lawyer gnome that assures that your previous two don't make the third true. For instance, if you say astronaut 1969, it doesn't make you Neil Armstrong- you could be some Cosmonaut in Siberia or a little kid who will be one of the ones who dies in a shuttle accident. Or 1776 constiutional delegate could be some guy helping establish a colony in Africa and not Tom Jefferson. EDIT: (already mentioned in examples above) SI __________________ Houston Hippopotami, III.3: 20th Anniversary Thread - All former HT players are encouraged to check it out! Janos: "Only America could produce an imbecile of your caliber!" Freakazoid: "That's because we make lots of things better than other people!" Last edited by sterlingice : 06-01-2005 at 03:48 PM.

06-01-2005, 03:50 PM	#43
Bee Pro Starter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Fairfax, VA	Someone should go through and fill everyone's requests...

06-01-2005, 03:52 PM	#45
Radii Head Coach Join Date: Jul 2001	Wrigley Field - 3rd baseline lower level seats, October 14, 2003

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