How about if you just convince Hitler to stick to painting? Or convince his father to keep his birth name: Schicklgruber? I can’t see “Heil Schicklgruber!” catching on.
I heard there is a webpage with explanations for this stuff. An encyclopedia, if you will. And everyone can work on it, like one of this wiki-things. If I could just remember its name…
Don’t try to frighten us with your sorcerer’s ways, Lord Aze. Your sad devotion to that ancient website hasn’t helped you conjure up a link, or given us clairvoyance enough to find a rebel arti- *starts choking*
if you think about it….in the end it could be that paying the bills could very well save just as many lives though the butterfly effect….though sheer coincidence
Then again, paying the bills could be the tipping point for the collapse of the whole financial system, leading to the destruction of the world’s economies, leading to a Mad Max-style wasteland where people shoot each other over a packet of Pringles.
Come on man, even zombies know about the Hitler time travel exemption act. Killing Hitler early may have / might have had / might have disastrous consequences. Even more disastrous than the zombie apocalypse none of you have noticed because you’re too busy reading Bug Martini.
And funnily enough, there was scientific discussions about the subject of killing Hitler. It basically boiled down to the only thing preventing the Soviets from trying to take over the world was the Nazi’s tried first. So in a way, if Hitler was killed, the C&C reality WOULD have occurred (to a degree at any rate, the weapons are not likely.)
Which means you basically needs to make two trips.. one to kill Hitler (or convince him to keep painting), and one to save Ekaterina Svanidze (Stalin’s first wife – read up on his reaction to her death).
I thought we all agreed that if we got a hold of a time machine we’d send Hitler back to the 18th Century Caribbean. Granted, deaths of millions, but how cool would Nazi Pirates be? C’mon, Nazi Pirates!
I actually have this theory that the reason time travel is impossible in this universe is because history is carefully designed to prevent the Rapture (or simply the extinction of mankind, for those of you who aren’t religious) from happening too early.
If you ignore the Romance parts, this is basically the plot of The Adjustment Bureau. Supernatural agents are constantly tampering with society to keep mankind from killing itself off too quickly.
Personally, I wouldn’t use a time machine to kill Hitler, because I believe that the Holocaust was exactly the punch in the face we needed to realize, “hey, this whole anti-semitism thing, not cool.”
Instead, I’d convince him to shave his mustache off entirely. That way, I could wear a toothbrush mustache in 2018 without being associated with white supremacy.
How about if you just convince Hitler to stick to painting? Or convince his father to keep his birth name: Schicklgruber? I can’t see “Heil Schicklgruber!” catching on.
Huh? Why did he change his name? And especially to this one?
I heard there is a webpage with explanations for this stuff. An encyclopedia, if you will. And everyone can work on it, like one of this wiki-things. If I could just remember its name…
Don’t try to frighten us with your sorcerer’s ways, Lord Aze. Your sad devotion to that ancient website hasn’t helped you conjure up a link, or given us clairvoyance enough to find a rebel arti- *starts choking*
Me paying bills BEFORE they’re due? PARADOX! It’ll cause the collapse of the universe!
I just felt a disturbance. It was if millions of voices cried out – and were suddenly silenced.
I get the impression that SOMEBODY went to the cinemas lately?
Sadly, no.
Just got out the old DVDs.
if you think about it….in the end it could be that paying the bills could very well save just as many lives though the butterfly effect….though sheer coincidence
Then again, paying the bills could be the tipping point for the collapse of the whole financial system, leading to the destruction of the world’s economies, leading to a Mad Max-style wasteland where people shoot each other over a packet of Pringles.
Come on man, even zombies know about the Hitler time travel exemption act. Killing Hitler early may have / might have had / might have disastrous consequences. Even more disastrous than the zombie apocalypse none of you have noticed because you’re too busy reading Bug Martini.
I know what would happen if Hitler was killed. I played Command and Conquer: Red Alert.
And funnily enough, there was scientific discussions about the subject of killing Hitler. It basically boiled down to the only thing preventing the Soviets from trying to take over the world was the Nazi’s tried first. So in a way, if Hitler was killed, the C&C reality WOULD have occurred (to a degree at any rate, the weapons are not likely.)
Which means you basically needs to make two trips.. one to kill Hitler (or convince him to keep painting), and one to save Ekaterina Svanidze (Stalin’s first wife – read up on his reaction to her death).
I thought we all agreed that if we got a hold of a time machine we’d send Hitler back to the 18th Century Caribbean. Granted, deaths of millions, but how cool would Nazi Pirates be? C’mon, Nazi Pirates!
I actually have this theory that the reason time travel is impossible in this universe is because history is carefully designed to prevent the Rapture (or simply the extinction of mankind, for those of you who aren’t religious) from happening too early.
If you ignore the Romance parts, this is basically the plot of The Adjustment Bureau. Supernatural agents are constantly tampering with society to keep mankind from killing itself off too quickly.
You go back in time. Kill Hitler. Seed an interest bearing account with $100. And then, meet back at the Winchester for drinks.
OK, this comic should be paired with this Hitler time travel story: http://www.tor.com/2011/08/31/wikihistory/
THANK YOU! I was trying to remember that one to post a link to it in this thread, and I couldn’t remember where it was.
Whew. Old age aiding forgetfilness made this hard to remember. Should be required reading when time travel invented.
I thought the agreement was that if any of us get a time machine. We use it to win the powerball lottery tonight.
Each day I’m waiting to meet my future self giving me a lottery ticket for this week.
Didn’t happen yet.
Personally, I wouldn’t use a time machine to kill Hitler, because I believe that the Holocaust was exactly the punch in the face we needed to realize, “hey, this whole anti-semitism thing, not cool.”
Instead, I’d convince him to shave his mustache off entirely. That way, I could wear a toothbrush mustache in 2018 without being associated with white supremacy.