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    Suppose you could go back in time to any point in your life and re-live it from then on. When would you go back to and what would you (try to) change? What if it was just to re-live certain parts of your life differently and then jump back to the present day? Would it be different in the second scenario?

    Tell me what you would change, and when I get time I'll come back and tell you why you're stupid.

    (I would reject the opportunity to go back in time. Feel free to tell me why I'm stupid.)

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    Wait in your scenario can I bring information back in time?

    So what I would do is go back in time to when I was say, 12 or 13 and just live my life differently - study things, be very smart in school, work out during my teen years instead of my adult years, and tap every missed tail and avoid all complicated stupidity

    Also I'll bring the winning lottery numbers for the major pots so that I can be rich beyond compare

    By not traveling backward in time you are a dunce, Bleyblades

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    I would go back and not fail at things I've failed at. Probably back to kindergarten, eating those crayons was what started my downward spiral.

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    When I was younger I used to really like the idea of going back in time to change things though since ageing past the teenage years it doesn't bother me so much and I'm generally happy with the hand that life has dealt me. Obviously there are things when I think 'gosh, I wish I hadn't done that' but nothing that keeps me awake at night.

    If I had the opportunity to go back in time, I think I'd be tempted to do a Back to the Future II and give myself sports results that I could bet on/lottery numbers so I could be wealthy, but then again apparently a lot of lottery winners aren't anywhere near as happy as they thought they'd be so maybe I'd try to win a sensible amount of money rather that anything stupid.

    Things I'd be tempted to do over? My interview at Oxford University which I remember thinking at the time I hadn't done as good as I could've. I'd like another shot at that as I think I stood a better chance of getting in than I did myself credit. Though in all honesty, I've ended up at a top 10 university anyway and love it. Things I'd like to relive? Holidays from my childhood. We never went abroad very often and things were much simpler when my parents were still married and you're young and stupid and on holiday. That might be nice.

    I reckon Bleys doesn't want to travel back in time because he's had some mishaps with time travel in the past (or future!)
    Last edited by Heath; 03-30-2011 at 11:46 PM. Reason: Actually, I'd like a do-over of this post to stop myself making typos.
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    I'd go back to my birth and invent the playstation. And be the smartest baby ever, eat that baby geniuses.
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    Really? The Playstation? Not the iPod? Or a cure for a disease? Or Popcorn chicken? The Playstation?

    Well, it takes all sorts...
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    The playstation is the only one of those things I understand well enough to construct. a psp is beyond me. An Ipod is way beyond. Also, I would wait until about a week before HP 7 came out and release it online for free. Take that lady.
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    Probably just go back to like, 8th grade and actually try to be semi-productive from then on in life. Also, stocks would be bought in certain companies, and of course lotto numbers/big sports game scores like Azn said. Also would definitely punch at least two people I never did.
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    I would order the soup instead of the salad.

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    I would stop me from being shot.
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    I would go back and not get married.... Worst mistake ever

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    I'd go back to the 2009 Grand National and place my life savings on Mon Mome. At 100/1 it should be a nice little earner. Who's stupid now, bitches?


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    Quote Originally Posted by Melissaur View Post
    I would go back and not get married.... Worst mistake ever
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    what?
    plz explain
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    Quote Originally Posted by Old Manus View Post
    I'd go back to the 2009 Grand National and place my life savings on Mon Mome. At 100/1 it should be a nice little earner. Who's stupid now, bitches?
    I remember watching that and I never normally bother to watch the Grand National. I like your thinking.
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    I'd go back to that time I didn't win the lotto, and win the lotto.

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