# Ask the guy who is from 100 years in the future **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 11, 2012, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-is-from-100-years-in-the-future/618490 "2012-04-11T20:22:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2012, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-is-from-100-years-in-the-future/618490/1 "2012-04-11T20:22:31Z")
Hello everyone, I have just arrived from the year 2112, and first off, no Rush is still not in the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame. I am still getting used to this keyboard thing, I am more used to MS Office Thought Transcriber. Nonetheless, it is fairly intuitive. I must say I was able to go to the Library of Congress’ Internet Archive and review this thread and I must say it goes pretty well. Anyway I’ll start you off with a made-up question: Dear Gangster Octopus, Who is President in 2112 -Made Up Question Excellent question, Made-up Question. In fact the President of the future is a an A.I developed by GoogApple Corp in collaboration with IBMGM3M. It is capable of determining the best policy initiatives, the optimum tax and spending rates, and has ushered in the Cat Video Age (replacing the “current” Information Age), an era of unprecedented prosperity and furballs. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2012, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-is-from-100-years-in-the-future/618490/2 "2012-04-11T20:29:14Z")
So, who wins the next World’s Series? ---
**Author:** ![UncleRojelio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/unclerojelio/32/3160_2.png) [@UncleRojelio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleRojelio)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2012, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-is-from-100-years-in-the-future/618490/3 "2012-04-11T20:29:46Z")
Where is my flying car? ---
**Author:** ![campp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@campp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/campp)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2012, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-is-from-100-years-in-the-future/618490/4 "2012-04-11T20:33:01Z")
Does the world really end in late 2012? ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2012, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-is-from-100-years-in-the-future/618490/5 "2012-04-11T20:33:35Z")
What movies has Max von Sydow been in lately? Does he still look like he did in 1973? ---
**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2012, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-is-from-100-years-in-the-future/618490/6 "2012-04-11T20:36:09Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > So, who wins the next World’s Series? According to my source here it is a team called the Detroit Tigers. I am assuming this is because of Detroit being the manufacturing center for Cat Videos in the USA. I should ask you a question, according to my source here, there was a ban on performance enhancing drugs. Does this include Human Growth Hormone and Aspirin? Why would you not to enhance performance ---
**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2012, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-is-from-100-years-in-the-future/618490/7 "2012-04-11T20:37:13Z")
> [@UncleRojelio](#): > > Where is my flying car? I don’t know, why would you think I know where you put your flying car? ---
**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2012, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-is-from-100-years-in-the-future/618490/8 "2012-04-11T20:39:31Z")
> [@campp](#): > > Does the world really end in late 2012? Yes, the world ends in 2012 and I am not really from 2112 and there is no 2112 and I am just making this all up. SHEESH!! ---
**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2012, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-is-from-100-years-in-the-future/618490/9 "2012-04-11T20:41:35Z")
> [@tdn](#): > > What movies has Max von Sydow been in lately? Does he still look like he did in 1973? I have to ask that folks be more precise in their language, because when you say ‘lately’ I am not sure if you mean your lately or my lately. The person you mentioned in your question, is, just let me say, not brought in polite company in the year 2112. That is all I will get into on that matter. ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2012, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-is-from-100-years-in-the-future/618490/10 "2012-04-11T20:45:02Z")
Is [Abe Vigoda](http://www.abevigoda.com/) still alive in 2112? ---
**Author:** ![Anne\_Neville](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Anne\_Neville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anne_Neville)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2012, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-is-from-100-years-in-the-future/618490/11 "2012-04-11T20:47:44Z")
> [@Gangster\_Octopus](#): > > In fact the President of the future is a an A.I developed by GoogApple Corp in collaboration with IBMGM3M. It is capable of determining the best policy initiatives, the optimum tax and spending rates, and has ushered in the Cat Video Age (replacing the “current” Information Age), an era of unprecedented prosperity and furballs. Was anyone with the last name Neville involved in programming it? If not, has anyone by that name contributed significantly to physics or astronomy since 2012? I’m interested in my baby’s future career path. I don’t see her being a celebrity or historical figure, but I could see her being a scientist or working on programming an AI. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2012, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-is-from-100-years-in-the-future/618490/12 "2012-04-11T20:48:16Z")
> [@Oakminster](#): > > Is [Abe Vigoda](http://www.abevigoda.com/) still alive in 2112? He’s probably involved in the Max von Sydow scandal. ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2012, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-is-from-100-years-in-the-future/618490/13 "2012-04-11T20:48:56Z")
Do the Cubs ever overcome the Curse? Wheel of Fortune still popular? Did Classic Rock ever die? What’s the deal with all those clones? Is my art finally selling? Is the letter C still used? How much is a dollar worth? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2012, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-is-from-100-years-in-the-future/618490/14 "2012-04-11T20:52:33Z")
> [@Oakminster](#): > > Is [Abe Vigoda](http://www.abevigoda.com/) still alive in 2112? Ha! No, of course not, he died in 2098. ---
**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2012, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-is-from-100-years-in-the-future/618490/15 "2012-04-11T20:58:16Z")
> [@Anne\_Neville](#): > > Was anyone with the last name Neville involved in programming it? > > If not, has anyone by that name contributed significantly to physics or astronomy since 2012? > > I’m interested in my baby’s future career path. I don’t see her being a celebrity or historical figure, but I could see her being a scientist or working on programming an AI. Well there is the current head of GoogApple Corp named Dr. Neville. Just Dr. Neville, although many folks refer to him as #Neville. And while he did not personally develop any of the AI it is rumored that he is the one that made sure it looks like Darth Vader for reasons unknown. ---
**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2012, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-is-from-100-years-in-the-future/618490/16 "2012-04-11T21:01:02Z")
> [@NoClueBoy](#): > > Do the Cubs ever overcome the Curse? > > Wheel of Fortune still popular? > > Did Classic Rock ever die? > > What’s the deal with all those clones? > > Is my art finally selling? > > Is the letter C still used? > > How much is a dollar worth? 😉 No Yes Yes I know, right? Yes, you are actually known as the Modern Kincaide Yes 35 Nevilles. ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2012, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-is-from-100-years-in-the-future/618490/17 "2012-04-11T21:30:01Z")
…awesome… ---
**Author:** ![yanceylebeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yanceylebeef/32/12290_2.png) [@yanceylebeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yanceylebeef)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2012, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-is-from-100-years-in-the-future/618490/18 "2012-04-11T21:36:48Z")
Are The Simpsons still on? Am I more appreciated in death than now? ---
**Author:** ![Darryl\_Lict](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7cd45c/32.png) [@Darryl\_Lict](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darryl_Lict)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2012, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-is-from-100-years-in-the-future/618490/19 "2012-04-11T21:42:36Z")
What’s the temperature like? ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2012, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-is-from-100-years-in-the-future/618490/20 "2012-04-11T21:49:49Z")
Because of my current awesomeness how many 300 ft. statues are there of me around the galaxy?\* \*I assume we as humans would have achieved FTL travel by at most 2014. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-is-from-100-years-in-the-future/618490.md?page=2)