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Interesting question. For me it would be a dead grandfather

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Submitted ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨Mickey7@lemmy.world⁩ to ⁨[deleted]⁩

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  • _stranger_@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    1. Drop the bench in the Marianas trench.

    2. Hold every billionaire ransom for the rest of their lives under threat of being summoned to the bench unless they divest themselves of their wealth to my satisfaction.

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    • ChonkyLincoln@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      You. I like you.

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      • stiffyGlitch@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        I enjoy your presence.

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    • draco_aeneus@mander.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
      1. The prompt says explicitly that you have to sit on it. You can only do that once (and realistically, zero times).
      2. The bench implies but doesn’t guarantee to summon the people. Given it works on future/past people also, you’re probably chatting with their spirit or something.
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  • Remember_the_tooth@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Elon Musk.

    Wait. Hear me out. The power to summon someone, hold them for an hour and force them to be conscious is really significant. Sure, there’s nothing I could say to have any immediate effect. I’d just mention that he should divest his wealth to the poor or else when my hour is up, someone else is going to summon him. It’ll keep happening until he’s no longer the wealthiest person. Then, keep going down the list.

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    • NihilsineNefas@slrpnk.net ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I mean, you’d have the opportunity to do something far funnier, and then you can spend the extra 50 minutes decorating your work.

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  • Technus@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    My dad tells these stories about how my great grandpa used to joke and pull pranks on the family. I wish I could have met him in person.

    That or getting an hour to pick Alan Turing’s brain. He’d probably hate the current generation of “AI” as much as I do.

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    • Mickey7@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      For me it’s about having a conversation with someone who lived history rather than just reading about it.

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  • thisbenzingring@lemmy.today ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    grandparents for sure 💔

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  • Diddlydee@feddit.uk ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Just any dead grandfather? Not too fussy?

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    • Mickey7@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Good question. Yeah the grandfather of a guy at work

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  • GreenBeanMachine@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Just the two of us? Trump, and I would bring a gun.

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  • Hossenfeffer@feddit.uk ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    My best friend. Been gone over a decade now.

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  • GalacticGrapefruit@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I’d want to chat with someone from the future. I want to know if we’ll make it. If we’ll be alright.

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    • Agent641@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      “Rat meat has so much protein in the future. Expensive though.”

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    • modus@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Their current absence in your life should answer that question for you.

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      • tetris11@feddit.uk ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Or OP is just isn’t that interesting enough to talk to

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  • surewhynotlem@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I also choose this guy’s dead grandfather.

    Inspiration: www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/…/d9uf56l/?co…

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    • ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      FTFY: old.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/…/d9uf56l/?co…

      Old Reddit has no login requirement for NSFW

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  • hakunawazo@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    One hour on that bench? Couldn’t it be a bit more comfy?
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  • itsgroundhogdayagain@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    My grandfather or grandmother, I can’t decide. Ben Franklin. Carl Sagan.

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    • Diddlydee@feddit.uk ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Your grandfather and grandmother are Ben Franklin and Carl Sagan? That’s remarkable in innumerable ways if true.

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  • captainlezbian@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    It’d be nice to catch up with my mom

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    • brewbart@feddit.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Same. Two weeks ago, very suddenly and far too early. Just started retirement.

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      • captainlezbian@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Oof yeah that’s rough. Mine was years ago in my early 20s. She never got to see my sister become an adult, or to meet my wife, or to see me blossom into a somewhat healthy and responsible adult. Mourning is rough, but you get through it, it feels like nothing will be ok again, but you find a new ok.

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  • trslim@pawb.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Honestly, i might be childish or something, but Markiplier. He just seems like a chill guy, and I would wanna ask him a bunch of questions.

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  • Bruncvik@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Keanu Reeves. Just the two of us, each on one end of the bench, enjoying a sandwich, and not talking but still content with each other’s company.

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    • tetris11@feddit.uk ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      enjoying a sandwich

      You could make it if you try

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  • Philote@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Mr Rogers. In my mind one of Americas greatest offerings to the world. Just a genuinely amazing person.

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  • stiffyGlitch@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Honestly, I can’t decide. Masashi Kishimoto is definitely up there, but so is Homer. You know, the one who wrote The Odyssey. I’ll make a list of my top 10 for your convenience.

    leest

    1. Can’t decide who should be at the top 2. JK Rowling 3. Masashi Kishimoto 4. Homer 5. Alexander Hamilton 6. Lin Manuel Miranda 8. Jorge Rivera-Herrans 9. Shaun Tan 10. Julius Caesar because I have some questions for him

    So ye, that’s basically it.

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  • borokov@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Myself. I’m very curious to see how I look from the outside.

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    • tetris11@feddit.uk ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      oh shit, not this guy again. Listen, I’m busy

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  • Tigeroovy@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I guess my dad so I can ask him about all the shit he didn’t write down before he died like his passwords to shit or whatever.

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  • Llllllllllll@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Different take; my grandparents were terrible when they were alive. At this point, I’d choose my wife. An hour laughing and joking with my wife with no other responsibilities sounds awesome.

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    • stiffyGlitch@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Is she still with us, or do you just not get very much time together because of work and other things? (Sorry for the personal question)

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      • Llllllllllll@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Still very much with us; just incredibly busy

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  • zebidiah@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    … Could I spend the hour beating this theoretical individual to death instead of chatting?

    I have a few ideas of who is like to see on that bench…

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  • Proprietary_Blend@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Me

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  • Bitflip@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    past. 

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