Subject: who would you like to meet
Posted by: buffyUK
Date: Aug 10 09
If you could meet any person past or present,who would it be,and why.
Posted by: buffyUK
Date: Aug 10 09
If you could meet any person past or present,who would it be,and why.
133 replies. On page 3 of 7 pages. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Cymruambyth 
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xbunny, I actually met P.E.T. and he was absolutely charming. At the time, I was working with the Manitoba Liberal Party (volunteer) and Pierre came to town on a campaign tour. Lloyd Axworthy, one of P.E.T.'s proteges and the man who got me involved with the committee (he was a neighbour of ours at the time) introduced me. I was bowled over, as you can imagine. The other political leader I have met is Jean Chretien, and that man is charm on two legs! I guarantee that even his worst enemy would have to admit that TiJean was a nice fellow! Reply #41. Mar 23 10, 8:17 AM |
haku4u
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I would have LOVED to have met Mother Teresa. She is one of the very few people in the world that doesn't care about a person's color or background. But the overall "good" in a person. I think that she's the type of person that you could have a cup of tea or coffee with. Reply #42. Apr 10 10, 6:57 PM |
houston1127
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I would like to meet fellows like Isaac Newton and Robert Hooke--men who were instrumental in transforming(transmutating?) alchemy into science. The early years of the Royal Society must have been amazing. The same guy who discovered Calculus and Gravity was also searching for the Philosphers' Stone! Very Scientifick! Reply #43. Apr 10 10, 9:07 PM |
xbunny
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Cym your very lucky! I really adore that man and really would've like to chat with him,they say that when he'd go for walks on the mountan(Mt.Royal)he would talk to anyone while walking and very smart and just captures your attention,and Chretien also ,what a memorable moment you to cherish Cym Reply #44. Apr 10 10, 10:48 PM |
Shiningstar7
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Love her or not, I know many don't, but I would have loved to have met Princess Diana. She was an amazing human being who did some remarkable things that she did not have to do, out of the love she had in her heart. No wonder she is called the "Queen of People's Hearts", that's what she wanted to be. I miss her and she is who came to mind with this question. Reply #45. May 17 10, 10:12 PM |
Bellevue
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Jon Anderson, Steve Howe, Alan White, Chris Squire, of Yes. The reason is due to the happiness they bring, and my deep appreciation for classic rock, prog ,musicians, and that my nature is like musicans. Others like Ray Manzarek; Robert Plant; Steve Miller, for the reasons above. Any true humanitarian, one who has invested his or her life fully, for world peace. John Mackey, Founder of Whole Foods Market. Founders of good non-profit organizations, who help people or animals. Wayne Dyer, an author who understands kindness, and helping others. Reply #46. Jun 23 10, 8:25 PM |
unterkircher
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I would like to sit down with Lee Harvey Oswald as I have a lot of questions about that day in Dallas, and probably anyone that did know the truth is dead. Another person I would like to talk with is Anna Anderson who claimed to be Anastasia Romanov. Reply #47. Jun 23 10, 8:40 PM |
honeybee4
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By chance, my husband and I were sitting out in the glider last evening when our neighbor brought over the new Captain of the Blue Angels for us to meet. They had him over for dinner and thought we would like to meet him. I can not even remember his name but he was about 6'4", blond, tanned, a real Ken (as in Ken and Barbie). Our neighbor is an officer at LNAS, and his wife works with all the pilots. The Captain is here for a few weeks training on a new plane. Reply #48. Jun 23 10, 10:23 PM |
| insanity22186
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Mark Twain - just to hear him talk of his life experiences would be great. Reply #49. Jun 23 10, 10:46 PM |
AlexxSchneider
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I would have loved to meet Socrates and Leonardo da Vinci - the latter's talents just blow my mind! He was such an amazing man who accomplished so much :) Reply #50. Jun 28 10, 9:20 AM |
Creedy
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I can't make up my mind whether I'd like to meet Jane Austen, the Bronte sisters, or Mozart. Brilliant writers or a musical genius. Decisions, decisions. As for Shakespeare being written by whatsisname, piffly-dee-doo. There's a definite difference in the two writing styles - and who cares anyhow. It's in the power and beauty of the words, not who penned them. Half the things credited to various people throughout history belong to other minds. Reply #51. Jul 30 10, 4:29 AM |
tnrees
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What did Leonardo achieve appart from some great paintings - and at least 1 of them suffered badly from his experimentql techniques? Were any of his inventions used? Reply #52. Jul 30 10, 6:02 AM |
| Creedy
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You may care to look this page up on Leonardo da Vinci. It'd take too long for me to type all the things he did during his life time. Happy reading. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonardo_da_vinci#Engineering_and_inventions Reply #53. Jul 30 10, 11:39 PM |
REDVIKING57
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Thanks for that,Creedy. Personally,I've been struggling to catch my breath following post #52. Incidentally,as for his 'great paintings',some consider him little more than very good,when compared to some of his near contemporaries. As to 'were any of his inventions ever used?' - yes,a great many. But that is not his real genius,either. He opened many 'theoretical doors' that prompted the Renaissance. Most of Einstein's Theory of Relativity has yet to be proved. Does that make him over-rated as well? Theorectics is the Growth Hormone/Scatter Bomb of man's search for knowledge. In Science,Art and.....Life! Reply #54. Jul 31 10, 8:11 AM |
| Cymruambyth
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Leonardo's inventions aside (and I'm not belittling his genius, believe me) but if one only concentrates on his contributions to art one has fodder enough to label him outstanding! His use of colour, and his sense of perspective were remarkable and inspired many artists who followed him. Reply #55. Jul 31 10, 10:38 AM |
| Creedy
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His was an astonishing, amazing, brilliant mind. Sometimes - in my more illogical moments - of which there are many - I like to toy with the idea that he was a time traveller from the future but was trapped in that particular era of history. Getting back to reality, I wonder if the fact he was completely ambi-dextrous contributed just a little to his genius - with both side of his brains firing equally? A savant even? But that usually means brilliance in one main area, like the astonishing Mozart. Da Vinci's was an all embracing brilliance. Reply #56. Aug 01 10, 12:21 AM |
conundrum49
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Abraham Lincoln. I would like to know what made the man tick so to speak. Reply #57. Oct 03 10, 4:07 PM |
da_man11
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The three people I'd most like to meet: 1- Jesus Christ 2- Martin Luther King, Jr. 3- John Wycliffe Reply #58. Oct 03 10, 6:06 PM |
alaspooryoric
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Peter, the Apostle Albert Schweitzer T. E. Laurence of Arabia Napoleon Bonaparte Ralph Waldo Emerson Thomas Jefferson Reply #59. Dec 25 10, 2:14 PM |
coolguy10101
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Jesus because he is jesus Abe Lincoln Reply #60. Jan 06 11, 7:15 PM |
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