I can't believe it! I went five minutes back in time!
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July 18, 2009
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Guess that answers the question of whether you'll survive the experiment, lol!
Would you really go back in time if you could? More than just 5 minutes?
Ever since I first saw the original "Time Machine" movie (at the Burnetts, remember?) I found time travel to be a fascinating subject.
One could go back in time, re-do mistakes, witness seminal events in history --one's own birth, the birth of Christ, even the birth of the Universe. I might even go back in time to see some of the most horrid events, 9/11, Pearl Harbor, etc.
I don't think five minutes would do me much good, not unless it was five minutes after making one of those mistakes I frequently make. I can think of several emails I've sent that I almost immediately wanted to take back. (glad Google gives us some leeway on that now!)
This was just a silly little thing I did in Groups once, but there was someone -- you know the type - who felt as though they had to show how smart they were by explaining the "trick", but instead were showing everyone how much of an insufferable asshat they were.
Thanks for posting!
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