History

Nibs · 01-12-2005, 08:18 PM

Interesting thought I had at work today... we've heard many stories from older folk about things in the past, things that are found in history books and the like... I realized the same will happen to us, and we'll be telling about the things that have happened or are happening now to our own grandchildren... what will we talk about, specifically? A few things come to my mind:

1. Actually witnessing the making and introduction of a gaming system with fewer than three dimensions. "Memory sticks?! What the heck is THAT?! In my day, we had to write the zeros and ones to load our games!!"

2. The sudden and inexplicable cross-over from briefs to boxers. That one's GOT to make it into the history books.

That's all that comes to mind for the moment... anybody else with ideas?

Ragnarok · 01-12-2005, 08:30 PM

Wars, government scandals, famous or infamous presidents, sporting events just to name a few....

Embladyne · 01-12-2005, 08:37 PM

The dominance of Reality tv.

Insidious Rex · 01-12-2005, 10:01 PM

flash in the pan.

jerseydevil · 01-13-2005, 08:53 AM

I was thinking about something similar last month. I was going to thread about it. This seems to be as good of a thread to add to the discussion.

During a revolutionary war reenactment - and with all the living history museums in NJ - where one can see life like it was in the 1700's, 1800's and 1900's it occurred to me - someday they will have living history musuems of us. That's sort of a strange thought. I figured one of the things they would have is mall museums and things.

At some point - when people live on the moon - the place where Armstrong walked will be a museum area - with tour guides.

Someday we wil probably have a reenactment of Martin Luther King Jr giving his speech in Washington. Sort of like what is done with the Lincoln/Douglas debates in Illinois. With people dressed in period clothing and all that.

Bombadillo · 01-13-2005, 04:56 PM

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Originally Posted by jerseydevil

During a revolutionary war reenactment - and with all the living history museums in NJ - where one can see life like it was in the 1700's, 1800's and 1900's it occurred to me - someday they will have living history musuems of us. That's sort of a strange thought. I figured one of the things they would have is mall museums and things.

Hopefully more than "reality" show reruns.

I have a pretty good idea of what my grandkids will ask. Things that changed the world or different cultrure trivia things they might not even see in their textbooks: when Bush said he'd made no mistakes in his presidency... if it's true that he was hospitalized because of a pretzel... when the final installment of Star Wars came out... 9/11 of course, and where was I when I heard the news... when LotR movies were made... when my birthday was made a national holiday... when we got Saddam... how hard did Castro fall off the stage? Lots of things along those lines.

01-12-2005, 08:18 PM	#1
Nibs Head Hollara Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Texas Posts: 751	History Interesting thought I had at work today... we've heard many stories from older folk about things in the past, things that are found in history books and the like... I realized the same will happen to us, and we'll be telling about the things that have happened or are happening now to our own grandchildren... what will we talk about, specifically? A few things come to my mind: 1. Actually witnessing the making and introduction of a gaming system with fewer than three dimensions. "Memory sticks?! What the heck is THAT?! In my day, we had to write the zeros and ones to load our games!!" 2. The sudden and inexplicable cross-over from briefs to boxers. That one's GOT to make it into the history books. That's all that comes to mind for the moment... anybody else with ideas?

01-12-2005, 08:37 PM	#3
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01-12-2005, 10:01 PM	#4
Insidious Rex Quasi Evil Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Maryland, US Posts: 4,634	flash in the pan. __________________ "People's political beliefs don't stem from the factual information they've acquired. Far more the facts people choose to believe are the product of their political beliefs." "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere."

01-13-2005, 08:53 AM	#5
jerseydevil I am Freddie/UNDERCOVER/ Founder of The Great Continent of Entmoot Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Plainsboro, NJ Posts: 9,431	I was thinking about something similar last month. I was going to thread about it. This seems to be as good of a thread to add to the discussion. During a revolutionary war reenactment - and with all the living history museums in NJ - where one can see life like it was in the 1700's, 1800's and 1900's it occurred to me - someday they will have living history musuems of us. That's sort of a strange thought. I figured one of the things they would have is mall museums and things. At some point - when people live on the moon - the place where Armstrong walked will be a museum area - with tour guides. Someday we wil probably have a reenactment of Martin Luther King Jr giving his speech in Washington. Sort of like what is done with the Lincoln/Douglas debates in Illinois. With people dressed in period clothing and all that. __________________ Come back! Come back! To Mordor we will take you! "The only thing better than a great plan is implementing a great plan" - JerseyDevil "If everyone agreed with me all the time, everything would be just fine"- JerseyDevil AboutNewJersey.com New Jersey MessageBoard Another Tolkien Forum Memorial to the Twin Towers New Jersey Map Fellowship of the Messageboard Legend of the Jersey Devil Support New Jersey's Liberty Tower Peacefire.org AboutNewJersey.com - New Jersey Travel and Tourism Guide

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01-12-2005, 08:30 PM	#2
Ragnarok Rohirrim Warrior Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: PA Posts: 590	Wars, government scandals, famous or infamous presidents, sporting events just to name a few....