Pantagathus Posted January 23, 2006 Report Share Posted January 23, 2006 A strange person knocks on your door and says they are there to bring you back 2000 years in the past to somewhere in Roman territory. Like Arthur Dent, you are in your night clothes... You are to be given a decent allowance of coins to procure local goods when you arrive but you are also allowed to bring with you you three things from inside your house matter what it is. However, that includes any extra article of clothing beyond your nightclothes and a pair of socks. You have 10 minutes to decide! What will those three things be? Keep in mind, you could be going to Britain in the winter or North Africa in the summer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P.Clodius Posted January 23, 2006 Report Share Posted January 23, 2006 A camera, tape recorder, and a gun..! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pantagathus Posted January 23, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2006 A camera, tape recorder, and a gun..! Fair enough assuming you own a gun & the tape recorder. Furthermore, any box of ammo outside of the magazine would be counted as an extra item! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLavius Valerius Constantinus Posted January 23, 2006 Report Share Posted January 23, 2006 My digital/video camera, a latin dictionary, 1000lbs of junk food. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pantagathus Posted January 23, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2006 1000lbs of junk food. Something tells me this breaks the rules somehow because I don't know if Lays makes a chip bag that weighs that much... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLavius Valerius Constantinus Posted January 23, 2006 Report Share Posted January 23, 2006 1000lbs of junk food. Something tells me this breaks the rules somehow because I don't know if Lays makes a chip bag that weighs that much... I could only wish they did though for convenience of the trip I have to make to a place where I'll forever be stuck without junk food. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pantagathus Posted January 23, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2006 I could only wish they did though for convenience of the trip I have to make to a place where I'll forever be stuck without junk food. I never specified how long but do not consider it a one way ticket. I'm sure with all the currency you are equiped with you could find some ancient tidbits that could fill the void during your stay? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLavius Valerius Constantinus Posted January 23, 2006 Report Share Posted January 23, 2006 I can only imagine what pre-modern form of haggis I will have to eat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primus Pilus Posted January 23, 2006 Report Share Posted January 23, 2006 The location would matter a great deal. I don't mean in a sense of environment but will we be placed in a town or in the middle of nowhere... or we simply don't know? At any rate, I am bringing some hiking books, a compass and a large backpack. I just hope the locals don't string me up when they get a load of me in my 'nightclothes' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost_Warrior Posted January 23, 2006 Report Share Posted January 23, 2006 (edited) Lol I'm with PP on this one. Modern electronics would be useless. So there's no point in bringing a camara, a phone, a cd player, or whatever. There's no electricity or batteries in Rome. I'd bring my longbow and arrows, and something to carry anything I got in. I'd find a map when I got there since a modern map wouldnt mean much. Edited January 23, 2006 by Lost_Warrior Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pantagathus Posted January 23, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2006 At any rate, I am bringing some hiking books, a compass and a large backpack. I just hope the locals don't string me up when they get a load of me in my 'nightclothes' P-P, You and I are on similar pages... I know for sure I'd bring my boots. I'm thinking that I would instinctively reach for one of my really good raincoats just in case I do end up in the middle of nowhere in Germania or Britain or in Cisalpine Gaul... And hey, if we end up intown somewhere then I can just buy all new stuff anyway. The Backpack I might forgo for a ancient alternative but I consider the 10 minutes not up yet... I would definitely shy away from 'shelf life limited' things. As much as I would want a camera, the batteries are going to die eventually. So would I be better served with a good sleeping bag or sunglasses in the long run? Probably. I know for the heck of it I would learn to answer (in numerous tongues) the question always posed Odysseus: "Where are you from? What is your Father's name and What ship brought you here?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primus Pilus Posted January 23, 2006 Report Share Posted January 23, 2006 The Backpack I might forgo for a ancient alternative but I consider the 10 minutes not up yet... I was actually torn between a raincoat and the backpack, but I'm concerned with the comfort and effectiveness of ancient alternatives. Ahh sunglasses or a hat of some sort might be a good choice as well. Maybe I sleep in my hat? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost_Warrior Posted January 23, 2006 Report Share Posted January 23, 2006 Lol. I may bring my dagger instead of bow & arrows, since a bow is pretty hard to carry around...and I'm not that good with it yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virgil61 Posted January 23, 2006 Report Share Posted January 23, 2006 My leatherman, my Taurus .357 (w/lots of bullets) and my M-17 medical kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLavius Valerius Constantinus Posted January 23, 2006 Report Share Posted January 23, 2006 My leatherman, my Taurus .357 (w/lots of bullets) and my M-17 medical kit. Going out with a bang aye? Jk. Apparently, your expecting to shoot a few people for fun or show them some magic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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