# You Get 1 Hour to Interview Anyone... Who do you pick? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 21, 2012, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-get-1-hour-to-interview-anyone-who-do-you-pick/641728 "2012-11-21T16:29:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Amateur\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/59ef9b/32.png) [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2012, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-get-1-hour-to-interview-anyone-who-do-you-pick/641728/21 "2012-11-24T17:54:42Z")
And fictional… Bruce Wayne. There’s an assumption here that our subjects would be relatively open and honest, I think. ---
**Author:** ![chowching](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f14d63/32.png) [@chowching](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chowching)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2012, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-get-1-hour-to-interview-anyone-who-do-you-pick/641728/22 "2012-11-26T06:17:41Z")
Fulcanelli. ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2012, 7:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-get-1-hour-to-interview-anyone-who-do-you-pick/641728/23 "2012-11-26T07:18:29Z")
Acient: Jesus Modern: Jefferson ---
**Author:** ![Gretel\_burps](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ea666f/32.png) [@Gretel\_burps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gretel_burps)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2012, 7:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-get-1-hour-to-interview-anyone-who-do-you-pick/641728/24 "2012-11-26T07:43:35Z")
Jesus. ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2012, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-get-1-hour-to-interview-anyone-who-do-you-pick/641728/25 "2012-11-26T20:39:31Z")
Whoever was in charge building the Great Pyramid of Giza. Provided that that counts as “known to history.” ---
**Author:** ![Agent\_Foxtrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc29f/32.png) [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2012, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-get-1-hour-to-interview-anyone-who-do-you-pick/641728/26 "2012-11-26T21:18:54Z")
Leonardo. ---
**Author:** ![Taomist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/53a042/32.png) [@Taomist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taomist)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2012, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-get-1-hour-to-interview-anyone-who-do-you-pick/641728/27 "2012-11-26T21:20:43Z")
Probably my great-grandmother, or perhaps great-great grand; I’d have to speak German, though. Terry Pratchett would be good for present day. Of course, being non-religious, I’d LOVE to have a chat with the Christ-man, if only to see if anyone would actually show up. And then to chat about stuff, if he did. ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2012, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-get-1-hour-to-interview-anyone-who-do-you-pick/641728/28 "2012-11-27T13:19:19Z")
If you did chat with Christ, would you be considered a prophet? I suppose if you asked him for some clarification on certain topics and then published the answers, that would count. You could be the first Cyber-Prophet if you posted it online. ---
**Author:** ![YogSothoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/8edcca/32.png) [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2012, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-get-1-hour-to-interview-anyone-who-do-you-pick/641728/29 "2012-11-27T18:20:03Z")
Cleopatra, who was said to be not much of a looker but her charms was irresistable. Plato, to talk about Atlantis, the Republic, etc. ---
**Author:** ![Critical1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3e96dc/32.png) [@Critical1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Critical1)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2012, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-get-1-hour-to-interview-anyone-who-do-you-pick/641728/30 "2012-11-27T20:37:37Z")
for purely personal reasons, Frank Herbert. if I can bring a camera along Muhammad. translator needed. Jesus would be a close second. ---
**Author:** ![chargerrich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chargerrich/32/5399_2.png) [@chargerrich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chargerrich)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2012, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-get-1-hour-to-interview-anyone-who-do-you-pick/641728/31 "2012-11-27T21:53:23Z")
> [@China\_Guy](#): > > The Dalai Lama (current incarnation) > > Dead: Genghis Khan Risky… Genghis Khan might not let you get a word out before your head was on a spike 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Enright3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/enright3/32/2897_2.png) [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2012, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-get-1-hour-to-interview-anyone-who-do-you-pick/641728/32 "2012-11-28T21:18:25Z")
Ancient: Jesus Recent: My mom. ☹ (Dec. 10, 1927 - Mar. 12, 2008) ---
**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2012, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-get-1-hour-to-interview-anyone-who-do-you-pick/641728/33 "2012-11-28T21:28:09Z")
For modern day, I’ll go with JFK. I’d like to know what his plans for his Presidency were that were cut short, and was he really shagging Marilyn Monroe? For antiquity, I’ll go with a round table discussion with the Founding Fathers. I think that would be totally fascinating. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-get-1-hour-to-interview-anyone-who-do-you-pick/641728.md?page=1)