chevy i guess, i don't know what an edsel is.


if you could go back in time, would you go to a different college or would you join the military?

Go to a different college, I'm not cut out for the military

If you could go back in time would you rather go on a Viking raid or fight in one of the Crusades?

i hate war. and i know the crusades were mean and bloody, so i'll say a viking raid.


if you were in debtor's prison in england and they offered to release you if you would go to the colonies for a year or two instead. what would choose, the colonies sailing to there amongst the dangers of a wooden ship or continue your stay in civilized england and do your time in debtor's prison?

Debtor's prison wasn't exactly civilized though, was it? I think I'd take the offer to go to the colonies and take my chances with a new life in the new world. Squalor in the prison for however long and then what do you come out to when you've done your time? You probably have a better chance at turning your life around in the colonies given the circumstances...

If you could go back in time would you want to witness Jackie Robinson's first major league baseball game or Jesse Owens' first Olympic victory in track and field?

wow, you really like sports.

it depended on which debtor's prison you went to actually. Charles Dickens was sent to one of these prisons (the Marshalsea), which he often described in his novels. He became an advocate for debt prison reform, and his novel Little Dorrit dealt directly with this issue. people could also bring their furniture and their families to some of these places, but not all of them - some of them were real prisons with real criminals. they claim most people chose debtor's prison over risking the wooden ship on the sea, because ships didn't always survive the 3 month voyage to colonies and the ships fell apart on the way there. as scary as it is, its the murderer's who were threatened with execution who mostly came over to the colonies via ship rather than be definitely killed for their crimes if they stayed. most people who came over to the colonies were actually people on death row.

jesse owen's first olympic victory. i'm a fan of the olympics.


All expenses paid, if you were back in the 40's and could settle in hollywood, california during the movies golden age, back when california was cheap or would you choose nyc which was also making movies as well as theatre and the high arts like ballet and opera, what would you choose?

Actually 38lbs, I came up with that solely based off seeing a commercial for the movie "Race" about Jesse Owens in the Olympics and the fact that there was all that racial controversy with the Oscars going on seemed like two "breaking barriers in sports" stories made the most sense for an either/or scenario. Knowing about sports in relation to history doesn't necessarily equal really liking sports.


Most people who came over to the colonies were people on death row? Since when was America Australia? That really puts a different spin on the whole "freedom from religious persecution" angle taught in school...


I'd choose NYC. Always NYC. I'm an East Coast gal at heart so any era I'd always pick New York over Cali.


If you could go back in time, would you rather be a part of the court of King Henry VIII in England when he was married to Anne Boleyn or the court of King Louis XVI of France and Marie Antoinette?

there is a book called "lies my teacher told me" that exploits the lies taught in public schools in usa. the number of people who came to usa for religious freedom is an extremely small percentage. in the late 1800's you also had people coming over because of the earthquakes and famine in parts of europe, but that is much later on.


king henry the 8.

if you could go back in time, would you re-do 8th grade or 12th grade?

You don't think that book might be a load of bull too though? All I know is, having done my family genealogy, the ancestors that I have that were early settlers came here due to religious persecution which lines up with what I was taught in school so I'm inclined to not consider it a lie. Not saying everyone came early on solely due to religious persecution, some came looking for opportunities they couldn't ever have had where they came from, but that doesn't necessarily mean they chose to come in lieu of prison.


I'd rather do 12th grade again than 8th - I only had a half day schedule by 12th grade because I had most of my credits done by then for my diploma and the classes I was still doing were pretty easy ones at that so it wasn't exactly a taxing year for me. Plus, it was just more fun being 17 than being 13...


Would you rather witness Elvis Presley recording his first song at Sun Records or witness The Beatles working on their first album at Abbey Road Studios?

the beatles


would you rather be in a silent movie in 1914 or in a talking movie in 1934?

I'd rather be in a talkie, I think.

Would you rather witness the creation of the Sphinx or the Great Wall of China?

the creation of the Sphinx

Would you rather watch Monet painting in his garden in Giverny or Michelangelo sculpting David in Florence?

michelangelo sculpting david in florence.


Would you rather be in the presidential cabinet in 1830 or the presidential cabinet in 1900?

1830 (I guess just to see what it would be like during that time period)

Would you rather be in the space shuttle to be the first person in space or be with Christopher Columbus when he landed on America?