# What one item to put in a time capsule to confuse future archaeologists **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 13, 2002, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-one-item-to-put-in-a-time-capsule-to-confuse-future-archaeologists/136586 "2002-11-13T15:41:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Tupug\_Anachi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@Tupug\_Anachi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tupug_Anachi)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2002, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-one-item-to-put-in-a-time-capsule-to-confuse-future-archaeologists/136586/22 "2002-11-13T21:25:05Z")
Yikes, Scott! I just spewed Diet Coke from my never-been-cut nostrils! Bwahahahahahahahahah! ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2002, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-one-item-to-put-in-a-time-capsule-to-confuse-future-archaeologists/136586/23 "2002-11-13T21:33:31Z")
Dick Clark? ---
**Author:** ![Blackeyes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f6c823/32.png) [@Blackeyes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blackeyes)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2002, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-one-item-to-put-in-a-time-capsule-to-confuse-future-archaeologists/136586/24 "2002-11-13T21:34:32Z")
One of those dancing santas. ---
**Author:** ![whatmove](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ecc23a/32.png) [@whatmove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whatmove)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2002, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-one-item-to-put-in-a-time-capsule-to-confuse-future-archaeologists/136586/25 "2002-11-13T21:41:27Z")
A copy of the movie _Titanic_ with a laugh track dubbed from an episode of _Full House_. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2002, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-one-item-to-put-in-a-time-capsule-to-confuse-future-archaeologists/136586/26 "2002-11-13T21:55:57Z")
A variety of AOL cd’s in a solid-gold, jewel-encrusted reliquary. A leather-bound biography of John Edwards, with a forged foreword by Carl Sagan praising his remarkable abilities. ---
**Author:** ![Frkshw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecccb3/32.png) [@Frkshw](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frkshw)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2002, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-one-item-to-put-in-a-time-capsule-to-confuse-future-archaeologists/136586/27 "2002-11-13T22:07:42Z")
you should put a spork in there. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2002, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-one-item-to-put-in-a-time-capsule-to-confuse-future-archaeologists/136586/28 "2002-11-13T22:15:58Z")
A Twinkie. ---
**Author:** ![Frkshw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecccb3/32.png) [@Frkshw](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frkshw)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2002, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-one-item-to-put-in-a-time-capsule-to-confuse-future-archaeologists/136586/29 "2002-11-13T22:17:45Z")
what about green ketchup ---
**Author:** ![RadioWave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/91b2a8/32.png) [@RadioWave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RadioWave)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2002, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-one-item-to-put-in-a-time-capsule-to-confuse-future-archaeologists/136586/30 "2002-11-13T22:25:12Z")
A hand grenade. 271st Century equivalent of Ed Begley Jr: Ah, “sporks”, “green catsup”. Look how primitive these barbarians were. It’s amazing they ever **\** ---
**Author:** ![h.sapiens](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e0b2c6/32.png) [@h.sapiens](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/h.sapiens)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2002, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-one-item-to-put-in-a-time-capsule-to-confuse-future-archaeologists/136586/31 "2002-11-13T22:29:01Z")
Marshmallow Peeps and Circus Peanuts. A picture of Marilyn Manson. ---
**Author:** ![voguevixen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b5ac83/32.png) [@voguevixen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voguevixen)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2002, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-one-item-to-put-in-a-time-capsule-to-confuse-future-archaeologists/136586/32 "2002-11-13T22:29:26Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Missy2U \* > \*\*Can’t we put in the “Dogs Playing Poker” painting? It’s my favorite. Really. > > NO - it IS!! \*\* Me too! I have the checks and everything, hehe. I was thinking something by RonCo…maybe one of those things that scrambles the egg while it’s still inside its shell? I really like the spork idea though. That pretty much says it all. ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2002, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-one-item-to-put-in-a-time-capsule-to-confuse-future-archaeologists/136586/33 "2002-11-14T00:44:38Z")
Baby Jesus Butt-Plug. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2002, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-one-item-to-put-in-a-time-capsule-to-confuse-future-archaeologists/136586/34 "2002-11-14T00:48:21Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Munch \* > \*\*Can we put Bjork in it? Please? \*\* I said confuse, not irritate. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Monstre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@Monstre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monstre)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2002, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-one-item-to-put-in-a-time-capsule-to-confuse-future-archaeologists/136586/35 "2002-11-14T00:58:06Z")
A Palm Beach County 2000 general election ballot? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Monstre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@Monstre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monstre)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2002, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-one-item-to-put-in-a-time-capsule-to-confuse-future-archaeologists/136586/36 "2002-11-14T01:01:23Z")
A copy of Microsoft Windows 95 ---
**Author:** ![MEBuckner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mebuckner/32/2896_2.png) [@MEBuckner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MEBuckner)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2002, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-one-item-to-put-in-a-time-capsule-to-confuse-future-archaeologists/136586/37 "2002-11-14T01:03:49Z")
A couple of _Star Trek_ technical manuals and a _Klingon-English/English-Klingon Dictionary_. ---
**Author:** ![bernse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a9a28c/32.png) [@bernse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bernse)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2002, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-one-item-to-put-in-a-time-capsule-to-confuse-future-archaeologists/136586/38 "2002-11-14T01:06:08Z")
I’d put _another_ time capsule inside the first, with instructions not to open it for another 25K years. That’d piss 'em off. ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2002, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-one-item-to-put-in-a-time-capsule-to-confuse-future-archaeologists/136586/39 "2002-11-14T01:12:15Z")
Beat you by 19 posts, **bernse.** 😛 ---
**Author:** ![bernse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a9a28c/32.png) [@bernse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bernse)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2002, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-one-item-to-put-in-a-time-capsule-to-confuse-future-archaeologists/136586/40 "2002-11-14T01:13:24Z")
Shit! I just saw it too! GAH! That’s what I get for trying to be clever! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![iconoplast](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/3d9bf3/32.png) [@iconoplast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iconoplast)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2002, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-one-item-to-put-in-a-time-capsule-to-confuse-future-archaeologists/136586/41 "2002-11-14T01:23:52Z")
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