If you could bring 5 people back from the dead...
 

Who would they be? AND WHY?

My five would be:

1. Tupac Shakur- I've recently been listening to a lot of his music. Even some of his sh*t when him and Dre were still tight. California Love and Changes are two awesome songs. I love the way he puts those techno-ey beats behind his hard rapping lyrics. Also, I think it's f*cked up that he was murdered to begin with. Only the good die young.

2. Steve Irwin- Come on, who doesn't like Steve Irwin. He was arguably the most dedicated person to his profession on earth. No other man would put his life in danger just to inform other people of some of the most exotic animals.

3. Amadou Diallo- One of the figures that defin police brutality. Poor Amadou got shot at something like 49 times because he took out his wallet. The cops had gotten a report of some bad things going down in his hood, and when they stopped Amadou, he took out his wallet to show his ID. Unfortunately for him, one of the cops fell down the stairs, and the other cops, mistaking Amadou's wallet for his gun, opened fire.

4. Leonardo Da Vinci- This man was a genius. He drew sketches of airplanes that were almost identical to that of the actual airplane made by the Wright brothers. He drew a sketch of a machine gun hundreds of years before guns were even invented. Imagine the greatest this man could bring to this earth with the resources we have today.

5. Thomas Edison- Also an extraordinarily bright man, and like said about Da Vinci, think of the things he could create with today's technology. The man invented electricity with a freakin kite and metal rod for Christs' sake.

1. Jesus - wouldn't it be interesting if the Second Coming was actually just him coming 'back from the dead' (again) because some random guy willed it so?

2. Douglas Adams - there has to have been inspiration for at least one more Hitchhiker's book from him. :(

3. Isaac Asimov - jerk never finished the Foundation series before he died.

4. Mohammed - let's be honest, Islam needs a leader to smooth relations with other cultures. Who better than the prophet himself? I think he'd be able to clear up a lot of issues.

5. Saddam Hussein - not really, but how freaky would it be if he just kinda showed up again a few weeks after his death? Weird.

1. Mitch Hedberg - The dude was the funniest comedian I have ever listened to in my entire life. His routines never had me in stitches the first time I listened to them - I'd laugh a little, but it took multiple listenings to really catch on to the genius. He was far too funny to die.

2. Gandhi - Um, obvious, though I'm not sure how much good he'd do in this day and age, it'd still be interesting to see.

3. Bruce Lee - Too many reasons to name.

4. Britney Spears - Oh wait... she's not dead yet? Let's fix that.

5. Akirage - Because GFF members deserve some representation in this thread.

I dunno, but I think we need some strong, self-confident politicians to help us out of our severe situation.

Stalin, Mussolini, Franco, Idi Amin

and

Adolf Hitler - he'd know what to do

... am I being racist here? Well, maybe. But no.

If I could pick one person to bring back, it would wihout a doubt be Frank Zappa, my personal hero and favorite composer living or dead. The man died in his 50s after having released roughly six million records, each one getting progressively better until the end. I don't think anyone could possibly imagine the awesomeness of what he could have composed with another 20-30 years of time on earth, aided by modern musical technology. Plus it would be cool for everyone to worship him so I could finally have a religion to call my own and to say "I was a fan before he was resurrected". It would be really awesome to clone him and splice his genes with a shark.

Other people:

Alexander Dumas - My favorite author, I'd want him to continue writing books, and to kick the asses of the cocksuckers who made the disgraceful Gankutsuou.

Gustav Holst - So he could collect royalties from all the assholes who have and who continue to rip him off.

Maurice Ravel - See below.

Miles Davis - See above :confused:

People who I don't really want to bring back but would do so temporarily for lols:

Terry Schiavo - I was out of the country at the time all that Terry Schiavo shit happened, what did I miss guys?

Mohammed - I'd like to take some pictures and carry them around in my wallet so I could whip them out and say "Hey look this is me with the prophet Mohammed!"

Tupac - lol just kidding we all know he's still alive.

OMG please no, not that drama again

Thank you.

And I'll add 5 more:

1. John Lennon--always on the list. I love this man's music, and he should be around writing more music.

2. George Harrison--we can't have a Beatles reunion without him. He always seemed to be at peace with himself--no matter the circumstances. It would be nice to be around someone like that once in a while.

3. Mary Magdalene--I want to know what REALLY happened.

4. Heron--Not the bird....The Greek inventor. He lived in the first century, and invented the first steam engine, as well as the first vending machine. Put a coin in--get a cup of water! You want to talk about what DaVinci could have come up with using today's resources? I'd like to see what Heron could have come up with.

5. My father--I miss him. Simple enough.

Wait a minute.. I said Edison invented elelctricity. Now that I think about it, wasn't that Ben Franklin? Or I am right to begin with?

Nobody "invented" electricity. You can't invent something that happens in nature. That'd be like inventing wind.

These are all musicians that I think still had great work ahead of them. I don't think resurrecting political leaders would do much, as history has tainted reputations so many ways that any real hold would be lost.

1. Frank Zappa - the man was just starting to release his orchestral material, which basically his entire career was leading up to.

2. Jimi Hendrix - Hendrix's best guitar playing is all on bootlegs that were recorded right before he died. He was about to turn a corner. I can't ever imagine what he might have released later.

3. John Coltrane - Miles Davis is probably more popular, but listen to Miles records before and after Coltrane played with him and you see who rubbed off on who. And really, everything released after Pangaea was pretty shitty. I'd have loved to hear Coltrane's response to fusion. I didn't want to flood my list with jazz, so consider this a three-way tie with Albert Ayler and Eric Dolphy.

4. Roy Orbison - Sure, you could say his best work was behind him, but if you look at his output in the late eighties it was all quality stuff. I think he was on his way back.

5. John Bonham - For my money, the greatest rock n' roll drummer ever. Not for technique, not for speed, not for coordination, but just for sheer balls out power. No one put quite as much behind every swing as Bonham.

This made me smile.

Four of the five people would be family members.

Yasmine- My first niece. She died half an hour after she was born. I would like her back because if she was here, I'd probably be a lot better than what I am right now.

Lisette-My second niece. She died an hour or so after she was born. I'd bring her back for the same reason as Yasmine.

Grandma-I didn't get along with her, but I would bring her back so my dad wouldn't be so weird...

Tio Rodo-I'd bring him back so he could get help for his disease earlier...

The fifth person I'd bring back is Selena.
Selena-She was just starting her English career and It'd be neat to see where she would be now.

1. Martin Luther King. Imagine how much more he could have done with a full life. Assassination blows. Also I wanted to have at least one non-musician on my list.
2. Jimi Hendrix. Right before he died he was planning a collaboration with Miles Davis. There was so much more he could have done.
3. Buddy Holly. My favorite out the big three that died in that plane crash in 1959. He died before the Beatles, Hendrix, etc. So much wasted potential.
4. Frederic Chopin. I know he had a longer life than Schubert, but I would kill to hear what Chopin could have done after honing his orchestral writing.
5. Bill Evans. My favorite jazz player and composer by far, even if I don't really play the piano. Was only 51 when he died, and many argue that he was playing his best in his final years.

What I meant to say was discovered, then.

Ounce for ounce this man was the greatest drummer indeed and is near the top of my list as well.

1. Django Reinhardt - If there's anyone who I'd like to see play on stage today, it's the gypsy swing king right here. He died so young too. :(

2. Bill Hicks - If anyone deserves to clasp a stand-up mic and rant for hours on end it's this man and he needs to be brought back to life RIGHT THE FUCK NOW.

3. John Bonham - See knk's reasons.

4. Cesar Chavez - When I was younger United Farm Workers was actually an organization that helped people like my family when dealing with labor contractors and while growing up it was something that I believed in very much. Ever since he died, the organization that bears his name has been marred with corruption and really no longer helps the very people who created. Even the public service radio stations that it once owned have become fourth-rate Spanish music whores. If Chavez were still alive this never would have happened.

5. My grandmother - This one is simple enough, I think.

You my friend are forgetting about Ingo Schwichtenberg.

For that matter, i'd like to see Schwichtenberg back from the dead. Though i wasn't musically conscious in 1995, the year of his suicide, it still breaks me up inside, as the first (semi) celebrity suicide/death that hit close to home. His technique was incredibly simple, yet still amazing. He defined what it meant to be a fast drummer that you could still appreciate.

My grandfather. He was afflicted with MS for much of his elderly years, and was nearing the end in my child hood. He hit the peak of his illness when i was around 12, and died when i was 15. Everyone always tells me that i would've loved to talk with him, and get to know him being the person i've grown to be, but that couldn't happen. I'd love to bring him back, but nix the MS.

I honstly don't have any others at the moment. I'll post three more if i think of them later.

I''m not sure about bringing another person back to life. Well, lets see who I should bring back from the dead.

Older Brother- Enough said, acutally too many to say.

Brandon- a really good friend of mine.

MLK- what would it be like if he was still alive, but I hear that if he was still alive racism would be the same as it was then. His death was the event the event that triggered the whole thing but hey I've got a few questions I'ved alwaysed wanted to ask him.

Steve Irwin- the croc hunter, it wasn't his time yet.

James Brown- There was just something about him that made me choose him.

Surprised to see so many classical composers here.

A second Chopin,
Mozart (30s is just too damn young)
William Kapell (same)

Last two will be reserved for later.

Ben Franklin "discovered" the powers of electricity, and Edison invented the phonograph and "practical" light bulb.

Hmm...

1. Johnny Cash - I enjoyed a lot of his tunes, so I wonder what it would be like if he were still around making songs.

2. Erik Satie - My favourite composer.

3. Carl Sagan - His books are enlightening. Just the stuff this man did in Science makes me nod to him.

4. Marilyn Monroe

5. Raul Julia

I agree wholeheartedly here. It was an extra jab to have his report of death on April 1st, as a shred of hope maybe it was a joke. I wish it was still.

2. Jim Morrison - I don't think it'd matter much if he was alive now, but I'm sure if he was alive then he would have had a few more good Doors albums in him, and I surely enjoy the Doors.

3. Layne Staley - same reason as above, really.

4. Phil Hartman - His whole situation just makes me sad, really. He did some really great work, especially his Simpsons involvement.

5. Cliff Burton - If he was still alive, maybe Metallica would still be good today.

1. Julius Caesar: A brilliant leader and strategist. I'd like to talk to him for a long time for many reasons and about many subjects.

2. Jerome Brown(defensive tackle for the Eagles that died much much too young): He could help the Eagles defensive line woes and I just miss him, he was such a great player.

3. Ben Franklin: Just like him

4. Nicole Brown: Just so she can tell all the OJ Simpson is a murdering bastard.

5. Leonardo Da Vinci: Amazing talent

Whoa whoa whoa. Tack Chris Farley onto my list. If we're going comedians, he's the one to bring back.

I thought of Morrison when I was making my list, but after thinking for a while I came to the conclusion that The Doors would have been over even without Morrison's death. There is a certain finality to that band – I'd go as far as saying he had to die when he did. I'm not sure the music would have stood up over time without the legend.

Nobody, because I'd be fucking with the fabrics of time and space.

I like how people in this thread mention bringing back people that just died with in the last few years, then wonder what they would do if they were alive today. I'll answer that question for you: SAME SHIT THEY WERE DOING RIGHT BEFORE THEY DIED

Also, you want to bring back genius' of their time? Do it. They're going to spend their short re-animated lives trying to figure out modern technology, go crazy, and waste one of your five choices.

But to be cordial, here's my list:

1) Chris Farley -- He was funny. David Spade suffers without him.
2) Clint Eastwood -- He's not dead yet, but he's in no shape to act. If I can bring people back from the dead, then I'd imagine I could give them youth as well, otherwise what would be the point of bringing back anyone? They'd be a rotting husk with a beating heart.
3) Alfred Hitchcock -- So he could have a heart attack with the way thriller and horror movies are today. He'd have a spasm watching a gore flick.
4) Siskel -- Ebert just isn't the same without him.
5) A random gladiator from the roman age -- And then pit him against the cage fighters of today. Let's see if they can really measure up to a true gladiator.

I'd watch that. I would not, however, bring back Franklin. He'd be too depressed to see what America had turned in to, he'd probably just kill himself and waste one of my choices.


1) My Dad, 'cause I never knew him and everyone says he was awesome.
2) Leonardo DaVinci, because if we could resurrect him just young enough to figure modern life out, I think he could do some cool shit.
3) Abraham. C'mon, if you want to shake up any of the world's major religions, lets start from the beginning. Of course we'd have something of a challenge convincing everyone that he is, in fact, *the* Abraham ... not to mention a challenge convincing him that this whole thing is for real. Imagine dying that long ago and popping up in the 21st century.
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I dunno about the last two.

1. Jesus - Just to find out what he was really all about.

2. "Adam and/or Eve" - To find out what the world was like in the beginning.

3. Khufu - I think he was the first Pharoh to build the pyramids. I'd love to know why they were built and how.

4. Mohammad - Just so someone could bring some peace to the Middle East. It is getting out of hand.

5. George Washington - He could start a Revolution to get Bush out of office.

If this were possible, you don't think it would have happened already? Revolutions in this country are impossible. People would just look at you like you were some sort of primitive terrorist.

All revolutionaries look like bad guys in the beginning.

So, you'd want Washington to perform acts of treason--going against the Constitution he helped bring about?

I really don't know how to react to that.....

It's kind of funny, in a way....

I don't think it'd be much of a problem if he believed that his ideals weren't being upheld.

Isn't the Constitution for the people, by the people? The whole point of the democrocy is supposed to be that if the people don't like it, they can change it....in theory.

You what else works in theory? Communism.

Pinko commie traitors

The five I'd bring back,eh?
1) Jack the Ripper- Well, he was the most vicious serial killer who had a purpose in life, killing prostitutes. He makes me happy.
2) Jack the Ripper inpersonater- I just want to see Jack kill this guy, I wouldn't be flattered if some guy decided to mimic my killing ways.
3) Mary Kelly- Victim of Jack's last and most vicious murder. I hear her in my sleep sometimes, and it kind of freaks me out a little. I'd bring her back so Jack would kill her again.
4) Adolf Hitler- I'd bring him back because he doesn't deserve the pineapple in the butt in Hell. He deserves the good ol' Medieval torture you can only get here in America.
5) My great-grandfather- He fought in WWI, WWII, Vietnam, and in the Cold War, but he never talked much. In all his life he killed over 200 men, by himself, and I would want him to miss out what's happening here. It would make him happy...to kill one last time.

Just say it. You have a hard-on for necrophillia.

I thought he was making fun of me for a second.

The good ol' Medieval torture you can only get here in America? Uh yeah. Not really. What're we gonna do, put in him a max security prison where he can watch cable tv, lift weights, and take long ass raping showers that I bet he'd enjoy anyways?

Exactly when was your great-grandfather born?

1. Mozart for the same reason as Jeff135... 35 years is too short.
2. George Washington. I'd imagine he'd be so politically reactionary that he'd puke at the current state of things. Then he'd take on all 3 branches of gov't in a cage match.
3. Jim Henson: died waaaaaaaay before his time should've been up.
4. Fred Rogers cause the man was basically a saint and we need more like him.

A 5th will need some more thought.

Let's see, I would bring back:

1. Jesus Christ. I realize if you believe he existed at all, he technically rose and ascended to Heaven later on. However, I am under the belief he was a rather enlightened man, and there are some things I would LOVE to ask him.

2. Thomas Jefferson. With all the questions around on what the Constitution really says, let's ask the man who freaking wrote it.

3. Richard Wagner. He needs to make another opera series like Der Ring des Nibelungen.

4. Albert Einstein. So he could elaborate on his freaking theory and maybe cut out a decade or so of physicist circle-jerking.

5. Steve Erwin. Because lol.

I think you mean James Madison. Jefferson wasn't even at the Constitutional Convention. He wrote the Declaration of Independence.

Except treason is the only crime defined and "outlawed" in the Constitution.

How is changing the Constitution treason? If that's the case we've had 27 acts of "treason" in the last 200 years.

Lol..... I thought he'd get his arm torn off or something and quit. But that was seriously anti-climactic of him.

I'd bring back

1. Bruce Lee. There needs to be some good Chinese movies again.

2. Aristotle, so we can tell him that alot of his theories were wrong.

3. Anita Muy, IT WAS SOOOO SAD WHEN SHE DIED!!!!!!

4. Spike Spiegal.....

5. Steve Erwin so he can get eaten by a crocadile.

It's Irwin, guys. http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y16...ot-colbert.gif

1. Satchmo (Louis Armstrong)... For pretty obvious reasons, I bet he'd do a few Hollywood movies or something like that, it's always fun to hear his voice after some other singer's been going on for ages singing his or her heart out.

2. George Gershwin, he died way too young, in my opinion one of, if not the best composer in American history.

3. Søren Kierkegaard, it'd be fun to see his reaction of what the world is like now.

4 & 5 My grandparents from my mothers side, they might not be famous, but I keep on hearing about things I have in common with them that I don't with the rest of my crazy ass family.

There are probably a lot of others, as well as a lot who just died recently that I really wish I'd meet before they died, but then again, how many people actually DO meet the famous people they look up to?

1. Steve Irwin: Anyone who makes people interested in 'creepy' animals are always awesome in my book.

2. Walt Disney: Considering the crap Disney has been pumping out for years now, I'm sure Walt could put the company back on track.

3. No clue

4. No clue

5. Mom :'(

- Stanley Kubrick: The guy was a genious. He can grab any stupid book and make a masterpiece.

- My Granma :(

- Mmmm....Aerith? To hell with her, bring Yuri back.

Someone beat me to saying Chris Farley.

I also agree with Steve Irwim.

You just had to open old wounds didn't you.....

I used Tifa, Cloud AND Aeris in my party so i was totally F*CKED at that point in the story which i know we have all gotten to.

Thanks a lot i gotta go cut myself now....

1. Douglas Adams. We need that 6th Hitchhiker's Guide book so bad.
2. Tony Jay. The greatest voice mankind has ever known.
3. Chris Latta. STARSCREEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAM!!!!!
4. Arcueid Brunestud. Sniff.:(
5. Mahatma Ghandi.

Where?

Oh, and, uh, I'd bring back, uh...

Jesus. I guess.

Therefore, bringing about an amendment to the constitution by military coup of sorts does qualify as treason due to the manner in which that change would be effected.

1. My Mom
2. My Dad
3. John Lennon- I think he died before his time
4. JFK- if he'd have the time, he probably would be the most memorable president to date.
5. Anna Nicole Smith- What the world without "Trimspa Baby"

1. Saddam Hussein
2. Jesus
3. Prophet Muhammad
4. Joseph Stalin
5. Adolf Hitler

1. Joseph Stalin, with the power of historical inevitability!
2. Adolf Hitler, with the power of nationalism!
3. Pol Pot, with the power of mass killing!
4. Nero, with the power of fire (and lions)!
5. Josef Mengele, with the power of nazi superscience!

Together, they are the cabal of evil, fighting for galactic domination!