If you had a friend that woke up from a 20 year coma, what first would you tell them?
 

If you had a friend who was in a coma for the last 20 years, and he woke up tomorrow, and asked you to clue him/her in on what they missed while they were out, what is the first thing you'd tell them?

Would it be something personal? Maybe something like 9/11?

I don't know if someone waking up from a 20 year coma wants to hear depressing news right away. But I'd probably tell him about 9/11 first, since it's probably the most significant. Philly fans know we haven't won a championship in 23 years so mentioning anything sports wise is out of the question.

First I would ask if he had to take a piss, then I guess I would tell him what his familly has been up to assuming they have not seen him yet. Then I would scare him with the technological awsomness we have now compared to 20 years ago.

I would of only been two when they fell into this coma so...

Anyway I really don't know, I don't care enough about 9/11 to actually mention it. I suppose I'd ask them what do they want to know and continue from there. But not to dodge the question I'd mention Micheal Jackson is weird now and possibly something on 9/11 and the WAR ON TERROR!! as I have nothing to say otherwise.

If you all stick to the political stuff in our country then I would say that Poland sux more then 20 years ago =) We all have to get back in time and ask ourselves WHAT changed since then. TV in color, DVD, PS2, X360, HD TV a lot.

First think that I would say would be: Welcome back.

I'd tell him Atari are practically extinct and he'd go back into that coma.

I'd be pretty much all "welcome back lol" and he'd be "thx lol"

But otherwise I really don't know what else I'd tell him, except it's like the 80s was except everything's too modern and everyone is more paranoid.

I'd be like, "Hey it's okay, Iron Maiden are still around." >_<

I'd tell him that the new Star Wars sucks. Also that everyone lives in flying cars on the moon, apes have taken over Antarctica and all meals come in pill form.

And life is like the Jetsons.

Hmm, sum up the last 20 years for a coma victim, huh? We had a couple more wars, Michael Jackson touched some kids, George Lucas made some prequels that really sucked, for some reason we still don't have flying cars, but we've built this vast interconnected web of computers that we can all use to communicate with one another instantaneously; unfortunately all we use it for is to yell at one another, play games, and look at porn. That pretty much covers all the important highlights.

Objectively, 9/11 was not a big deal. It's just details, in the grand scheme of things. That can come up later when you explain in more detail President Bush's wacky middle eastern adventure. Michael Jackson will be much bigger news to a guy who went to sleep in 1986, as will be this science fiction we call the internet.

"WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF TOMORROW!!"

And then point out that this is an allusion to a show he/she never watched (Futurama).

I'd say something in the lines of "You owe me $50, dickhead!".

This depends on a lot of things - namely the mental and emotional state of the said friend. Stuff like "welcome back" and "I'm glad you're alright" are pretty much a given, so I'd think that this topic is referring to what you'd say after that.

I'd think that they would first want to hear personal things, how their family is, their partner, whatever. Political things like who the president is and events like 9/11 aren't really important until they're out functioning in the world (unless they had some kind of direct effect on him - i.e., his/her brother was killed). A lot of other things seem rather trivial when you get down to it.

I couldn't imagine what missing out on two decades would be like, or catching up with the world. Just how long would that take...? =/

I was going to say something to that effect. But I'd also tack on interest. Then I'd tell him I married his little sister :O

I'd tell them that they've been in a coma for 20 years, today's date and where the bathroom is. Ok, so that's three things, but I'd probably do it in one sentance.

"I'm honestly not sure where to start explaining about this, but it's probably the most important thing you're going to need to know. Since you went into that coma, we now have something called 'internets'. They are serious business..."

Yeah me too. I'd let them come to terms with the fact that they have been in a coma for the past 20 years, and then I would do my best to cover all the 20 years that they have been in the coma for with as much information, and relevance to them as I could.

If a friend of mine went into a coma twenty years ago, he probably would've been ten. I guess I'd have to be blunt but light-hearted.

"Rick, you're awake. Awesome. Look, I got some bad news for you. You're gonna look really fucking stupid when you go back to middle school. You'll probably want to shave first. But the good news is that I married your little sister! Huh? Oh right, right. It's me, Al!"

I think it's best to break them in slowly.



"Also, you'll wanna ditch the Def Leppard t-shirt. Seriously, that shit just ain't cool. I actually meant to tell you this twenty years ago, but, well, you know."

Actually, you know what? The person who said tell him about the internet is actually a good idea. I forgot all about it. It was just starting to grow into effect about 20 years ago.

It would be difficult to say something other than, "I'm glad you're awake from your 20 year coma, you big sleeper you! Oh wait, your dog died." Or something. I don't think I'll be able to bring anything serious up yet.

I'd tell him it's been 20 years since he's been awake. I'd probably have more questions to ask him, like, did he dream, or could he hear me talking when he was in a coma. I guess other than that, I'd answer his questions. :kitsune:

After probably saying "Oh, holy shit," or something, I'd probably just say "Welcome back."

You can save the lengthy explanations after they wake up a little bit more.

"Well Hi!"

Hopefully he would remember what I would look like taking in mind he last saw me twenty years ago.

Point. If the last time someone saw me was 20 years ago, then I'd have been 11 years old. I've kinda changed since then.

If I had a friend from 20 years ago chances are I'd have let him go 15 years ago.

I'd probably break it to him that those who loved him have probably let go long ago, everything as he knew it has gone or changed beyond recognition, he's used up a 3rd of his life span in stasis, and he's going to have to start over from scratch regardless of that.


That way, if he still has the will to live through that, he'd have no where to go but up!

Yeah, considering I'm only 21, I think I'm gonna take this from the stance of him going into a coma now, and waking up 20 years from now.

I'd honestly probably make a few little jokes about having a long nap or something, because considering the mood he'd be in, some lightheartedness would be good until he was a little more awake. I'd probably make sure to let him know about family and stuff, and then because he'd be a bit of an emotional wreck about missing 20 years of his life, I'd probably have to be a bit of a counsel for him, help him come to terms with the situation.

I'd also know that, if ever this happened, I'd make sure I am in a position to get him back into his life as soon as possible, having a place for him to work while he caught up on things and got back into doing stuff.

I think it's a serious thing if he's been in a coma for 20 years, so I'd refrain from a lot of jokes about how he's missed the best years of his life and such. I guess I'm just a nice guy.

"USSR is over" (by the way, has anyone saw here "Goodbye Lenin"? its about a communist woman who lives on Germany and is on coma... and awakes on 1990! a very funny and deep movie)
"9/11"
"Nintendo isnt the best thing ever now"
"Remember MGS? that NES game? you will not ever believe what MSG is now"

"Oh my god.. my kiss worked.."

"Go back to sleep, the world still sucks."

"CONGRADURATIONS! A WINNER IS U!"

This would make me just go back into a coma.

Only just out of a coma, and already he/she's being fed propaganda. :lolsign:

I also will take the "20 years from now" stance, since I don't know anybody that I knew when I was two years old. In fact, come to think of it, I don't know if there's that much chance that I'll stick around for that long to see him/her come out of a coma. I don't have any friends that I've known over ten years, and I lost touch with others despite their not being in a coma.

Anyway, he/she might be like "surasshu was my best friend, get him over here", and you don't say no to that, so uh, to answer the question, I'd probably ask them what it's like to be in a coma. I'm curious, haha.

Then I'd tell them whatever musical trends have happened in the past 20 years (the future 20 years basically), and what I've been up to. I'd probably also take some sort of popular new trinket that we consider a day-to-day, mundane thing, but that will blow his mind. Something like an iPod, or a fancy mobile phone or so. That's probably the kind of thing they'd really want to see, I imagine.

there would be so much to talk about and I would answer questions as they came up but the first thing I would tell him/her is "OMG your awake o_o In todays regular standards your ugly."

hehe this is funny cause while he is in acoma I would probably sit there thinking of something funny to say. I would probably tell him how I got here(see if it blows his/her mind) and think of a famous person he/she hated. If that person died or his/her life is in the gutter then I would tell my friend that.

If my best friend woke up from a 20year coma i think the first thing i would tell him/her is "hello and i've missed them" ya, ya, ya etc, etc, etc. Then I'd just tell them about everything thats happened in terms of technology, family, past friends, what i've done and how everyone is.
but having said that I'm only 18 years old so if I had a 20year old friend in a coma i'd be very, very, very disturbed lol

"You look like hell. It's about fucking time you woke up. Wish I could sleep that long."

In all seriousness I'd probably continually visit them and tell them they'd been in a coma for "a while". Chances are they wouldn't be too strong after 20 years of slumber, so I'd wait for them to recuperate somewhat before dropping the bombshell.

"Hey, that $10 you owe me? Don't worry about it."

Actualy, after reading this, I think I'm going to start keeping a list of all really important events (whether they just seem like it or really are) just in case. When the time came I wouldn't say a damn thing, I'd just sit there with them while they read. This would immediately followed by a drink, and no, I don't care that giving a shmuck who just woke up out of a 20 year coma a drink an unsound health desicion.

I'd need one. Hell, I need one when I wake up after one night. He'd need a case.

"You've been raped every night for the last 15 years of your life, we just found out a couple months ago about the doctor. He's arrested now, no worries."

"Fred, your wife is married to another man. They have 3 beautiful kids now though. Oh yeah, your only son died last year from leukemia. I'm very sorry."

"We also found out that your coma was due to ... *pulls out picture* this man. Remember? He was robbing your house when you went downstairs. The blow he did to the side of your head caused your coma."

Okay... I'd just like to see him seek revenge like a mofo on a rampage. In reality, I'd probably just sit there and stare at him until he asked me a question.

I really love that you said that... 'cause it's so true! Today's beauty standards are so weird... but then think back 20 years and they're also very weird... so I'm sure that 20 years from now will be weird as well. Just... a different kind of weird. Maybe freckles, blue hair, and pantyhose on your arms will be the new pretty.

"You know, they had to amputate both your arms and legs from that car accident.. But hey! At least you lost weight."

Seriously, there'll be alot to talk about.. But the first thing ever would be a "Welcome back". ^ ^

Welcome back.

Tell my friend that he/she was in a coma for 20 years. And just let it go from there...afterall, 20 years is a very long period of time. Can't really think of anything specific to say first.

Its about time you woke up... or anything that welcomes him back. After that I'd take a mental walk with him through 20 years till now. Stuff I can think of will probably be...

Mobiles, Laptops, Internet, Globalization (yeah, big word - I'd probably take a day for this. Or he could just read The World is Flat), advances in Medical Science, travel, emerging economies like China and India, e-mail, youtube....

Sure 9/11 is important. Its just that the other more serious problems like Global Warming and Bird Flu hasn't recieved enough attention.

There was "lol" 20 years ago? ;)

EDIT: Of course, I'd also tell them the advent of the A4 sized paper!

I dunno. I don't think there's any one urgent thing to tell anyone after a 20 year coma, so the first thing I'd say would be randomly picked from a top 10. So I'd probably say things that him now knowing would affect what s/he does in the short-term. Like details of the medical condition, stuff about family, etc.

I would tell him games are now in 3-D, global warming is getting worse, The Soviet Union fell, and that he missed the kick butt 1990s...

I think the fall of the Berlin wall and USSR are more important than 9/11. It is also something he'd know something about, since those events were closer to his time than our time.

I'd personally tell em how you feel about having them back, friendship comes first before triivialities. then you intoduce him to 800 channels , where nothing comes on except reruns and blow his mind

God, vemp, you win on soooooo many levels. I hadn't had a good laugh like that in a while now.:biggrin:

*Thumbs up*

Here's mine;

"Jesus, you WOKE? I was betting on that you won't. ****ing seventy thousand bucks."

"Oh, it's you. ****."

"This thread happened. http://www.gamingforce.com/forums/se...ome-there.html. Nothing else matters."

I'd show him Advent Children, and that pretty much sums up the last two decades in 100 minutes.

http://www.petting-zoo.org/EM3Graphics/Futurama.gif

Welcome to the world of tommorrow!

Would this person even really be a friend anymore? Well, if he even has the capacity of a five year old after a twenty-year coma I'd tell him all the things that have happened in my life. You know, maybe then he could live vicariously through my last twenty years because his last twenty consist of a BIG EMPTY FUCKING HOLE.

Plus Star Wars prequels, the old trilogy having had just ended two and a half years before he went down.

I'd say:

"Wow--you missed the tail end of neon clothes, George Michael is gay, Michael Jackson keeps getting lighter, Saturday Night Live isn't as funny anymore, portable phones are REALLY portable--think communicators from Star Trek, the original series, there's been Star Trek:TNG, Star Trek: DS9, Star Trek: Voyager, Star Trek: Enterprise, and the 11th Star Trek Movie's coming out in 2008, computers are MUCH better, and we have DVDs. Anything depressing--read a newspaper."

"Those diapers you were wearing before? Ehh, they aren't gonna fit you anymore, buddy."

Go back to sleep. Seriously.

I wouldn't tell them anything specific, just act as if the past 20 years had never happened. It would freak them the hell out if they didn't realise they were missing a fifth of a century anyway >.<

I'd get a mirror and paint a grasshopper face on it, scream when I saw him, and then show him the mirror.

(Please someone laugh at this joke)

This is the point where I chuckled ^^;

It reminds me of the part in fantastic 4 where johnny tricks the bug guy to thinking his face was a mess.

I'd just drop a conveniently nearby laptop onto his lap, say "You've been asleep for twenty years. You can look up what you missed on Google", then wave as I walk out the door.

I 2nd that one..
Then i'd give him a :tombstone: in a pill form

I'd do the thing from ctrl alt delete when ethan thought he made a time machine and it blew up and transported him to the future and everything he loves is illegal; like video games and such. Except exchange video games with whatever my buddy who's been sleeping for twenty years likes. Than expose it to him as a joke and than like hope he doesn't jump out the window. Prolly can't with his weak ass legs anyways.

edit:

wait wait! We have HD-DVD's now remember, that or Blu-ray discs whichever you fancy.

"Congratulations, you escaped euthanasia."

Your bed was broken when I got here.

I'd definitely tell him to go back to sleep. Assuming he can't just drop back into a coma at will, though, I'd have to introduce him to laptops, portable entertainment devices, and cellular phones first. Once his mind has been completely annihilated by the possibilities of instant communication always at your fingertips, as well as free porn-on-demand, I'll ask him if he wants to give me any collectors items and/or stocks he owned from back then, and sell them and become filthy rich, Blast from the Past style.

I'd also have to be very careful to point out that almost nobody who dresses like a hooker actually is one, so as to save him embarrassment, but I'd point that out after a few encounters conveniently captured on my digital camcorder.

Also, Mario. He's "three-dimensional" now. The guy would either wet himself with joy or claw his eyeballs out.

We sold all your personal possessions to fund your medical care, you owe me $35000.

You're moving with your aunte and uncle in Bel-Air!

I'd probably tell him to go back to sleep or he'll have to pay one HELL of a medical bill.