What historical artifact would you most like to have?

[Judge Smails]

I spent the holiday weekend in Washington DC. It was the first time I've been there in over 15 years and as somewhat of a history buff I was saddened to learn that the Museum of American History is closed, until 2008, for renovations.

In the meantime they've taken some of the items from there and placed them in a temporary exhibit in a gallery at the Air and Space Museum. It's funny to see what they expect will interest the public the most, because while about 20% of the pieces are what I'd consider actually historical in nature, the majority are just pop culture items. Here are some examples:

Historical: Lincoln's stovepipe hat, Washington's Revolutionary War uniform, Benjamin Franklin's walking stick, Thomas Edison's first lightbulb, Mary Todd Lincoln's mourning gown, Sandra Day O'Connors Supreme Court robe, the actual lunch counter from the civil rights sit-in.

Pop history: Dorothy's ruby shoes, the puffy pirate shirt from Seinfeld, the very first Kermit the Frog (sitting right next to Lincoln's hat), C3PO and R2D2 models, Carl Yastremski's batting helmet, the laptop from Sex and the City, Archie Bunker's chair, the signpost from M*A*S*H, Mr. Roger's sweater, Ray Charles' sunglasses, a guitar from Prince, a Greenbay Packer Cheesehead hat, and so on, and so on.


So, in line with Dave's wish to get a hold of the destroyed Ten Commandment tablets, what historical artifact would you most like to have? Toots Shoore ashtrays aside.

[lleeder]

Gvac's hat

[reeshy]

Horsepant's sneakers!!!!!!

[MellySmelly]

Reeshy!!!!

[weekapaugjz]

great question judge.

oh there are many things im sure will pop in my mind throughout the night. but here are a few initial thoughts.

knife which was used to murder julius caesar.
king tut's sarcafagus.
(no homo) one of louis XIV's robes.

[J.Clints]

A Ken Griffey HR ball.

[bigredd]

Crown of thorns

Spicoli's chekcered Vans

[Hottub]

General Robert E. Lee's sabre from the surrender of the Confederacy.

[Landblast]

a Ming vase
a Stradivarius violin
a Jackson Pollock

[weekapaugjz]

General Robert E. Lee's sabre from the surrender of the Confederacy.

great answer.

[reeshy]

Smelly!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Midkiff]

The horse cock that killed Queen Mary.





Or that which the impalement upon led to her death, anyway.

[Furtherman]

So, in line with Dave's wish to get a hold of the destroyed Ten Commandment tablets, what historical artifact would you most like to have?

You mean historical artifacts that actually exist?


I saw the treasures of King Tut's tomb this past April and he had a gold feather fan, which you would fill with ostrich feathers. On the head of the fan was a carving of him hunting and killing the ostrich in the reeds of the Nile. Bad-ass. Totally wanted that... along with a slave-woman to fan me, of course.

The knife that was on his body was really cool too.

There is a Roman chariot in the Met's new Greek and Roman exhibit which would be great to have a horse pull me around town.

A moon rock.

An Aztec calendar. The real huge stone one that would look great on my wall.

An Easter Island Moai statue.

Marco Polo's journal.

The ship's bell of The Bounty.

Something from the Minoan civilization. No weapons have ever been found, so maybe a vase, or ship's anchor. They are most likely the basis for the Atlantis myth.

Jesse James' pistol.

[Don Stugots]

pop history wise: Moses' staff from the Ten Comandment, Indians Jones' hat, a bat a rang, Kramden's bus driver hat, ric flair's first NWA world title belt. i will add more tonight while at work.

world history wise: i will add to tonight.

[J.Clints]

roberto..........

[reillyluck]

Barry Bonds' Bat.

[Don Stugots]

roberto..........

just jon has him, or whats left of him.

[weekapaugjz]

a few more that have come to mind:

a neitzche manuscript
a journal of che gueverra
original print of Malleus Maleficarum (bonus points to who knows what this is, not you mike the teacher, we all know you know everything)

[MellySmelly]

Beethoven's Heiligenstadt Testament

[Gvac]

Gvac's hat

Me and you both, brother.

And to be quite frank, the artifacts themselves don't really mean that much to me. I think that if I owned any of the things that have a special place in history it would demystify the tale for me.

[Don Stugots]

Me and you both, brother.

And to be quite frank, the artifacts themselves don't really mean that much to me. I think that if I owned any of the things that have a special place in history it would demystify the tale for me.

it would depend on how i got them.

[PhishHead]

Spear of Destiny and i am shocked no one has mentioned it

[El Mudo]

General Robert E. Lee's sabre from the surrender of the Confederacy.



General Lee didn't surrender the whole confederacy...just the Army of Northern Virginia...


General Johnston surrendered the Army of Tennessee

And I believe the Trans-Mississippi Army just faded away....I think there was a surrender, but the last anyone saw of General Smith he was hightailing it to Mexico in a disguise



:wink:........love ya hottub!

[Fat_Sunny]

it would depend on how i got them.

F_S Would Not Like The Responsibility Of Owning Anything Too Important Historically. He'd Just Give It To A Museaum To Keep Safe.

Fat Does Have A Few Fantasies Though:

1. To Find An Old Picture In The Attic And Then Take It Out To Re-Frame It, And Find An Original Of The Declaration Of Independence Or Gettysburg Address Under The Pic.

2. To Be Working In The Backyard And Move A Rock And Find A "Pine Tree Penny", The Original US Currency Which Is Incredibly Rare.

3. To Be Swimming In The Ocean And Dive Down And See A Glimmer And It Turns Out To Be A Coin, And Then Dive Down Again And Find A Whole Treasure Chest Filled With Gold Dubloons And Pieces Of Eight. Aye Matey!

But It Would Be The Discoveries That Would Be Fun, Not So Much Owning The Stuff. That Would Be A Burden!

[Don Stugots]

F_S put it pefectly. having the stuff wouldnt be great, how you got it would be. D_S would love to walk around in F_S gallery of artifacts.

[lleeder]

The last slave

[Fat_Sunny]

F_S put it pefectly. having the stuff wouldnt be great, how you got it would be. D_S would love to walk around in F_S gallery of artifacts.

D_S Will, Of Course, Be On The Guest List For The Opening-Night Champagne Party!

[BoondockSaint]

Hunter S. Thompson's red IBM Selectric II typewriter. (Bob Dylan now owns it.)

[weekapaugjz]

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2. To Be Working In The Backyard And Move A Rock And Find A "Pine Tree Penny", The Original US Currency Which Is Incredibly Rare.

i thought you were going to say an indian arrow head or something along those lines. but this would be a good find too.

[ChimneyFish]

The Eye of Ra.

[Fat_Sunny]

i thought you were going to say an indian arrow head or something along those lines. but this would be a good find too.

JZ, Fat Found Several Indian Arrowheads When Growing Up In Wisconsin. Potawatami Indians. Finding Them Was A Huge Rush For A Young Boy!

[lleeder]

JZ, Fat Found Several Indian Arrowheads When Growing Up In Wisconsin. Potawatami Indians. Finding Them Was A Huge Rush For A Young Boy!

One time I found a cheesehead in Wisconsin..

[Fat_Sunny]

One time I found a cheesehead in Wisconsin..

Just One Time?

[TheGameHHH]

id want the cross Christ was crucified on

[lleeder]

Just One Time?

I never made it back a second

[King Hippos Bandaid]

something that could fetch me some $$ on ebay

:king:

[weekapaugjz]

JZ, Fat Found Several Indian Arrowheads When Growing Up In Wisconsin. Potawatami Indians. Finding Them Was A Huge Rush For A Young Boy!

at my grandfathers farm in southwestern new york, i used to always go out as a kid searching the woods and digging for seneca indian arrowheads. unfortunately, i never found one.

[El Mudo]

I'd want


-The Regimental Flag of either the original Fifth New York Infantry (Duryee's Zouaves) or the Thirty-Third Virginia Infantry

-General Washington's Hat or sword

-John Wilkes Booth's Derringer

-a bugle from the Seventh Cavalry used at Little Big Horn, or the original message written by Custer to Lt. Benteen during the battle ("Benteen come on. big village. bring packs")

-one of General Patton's Ivory-handled revolvers ("only a pimp from a cheap new orleans whorehouse would carry pearl handled revolvers!")

-the helmet worn by Matthew Modine in "Full Metal Jacket"

-one of Frank "The Capital Punisher" Howard's bats

-the Jersey worn by Frank Reich on November 10, 1984 during the greatest comeback in the history of college football, when the Maryland Terrapins rallied from down 31-0 in the second half against the Miami Hurricanes to win 42-40

[MadMatt]

a few more that have come to mind:

a neitzche manuscript
a journal of che gueverra
original print of Malleus Maleficarum (bonus points to who knows what this is, not you mike the teacher, we all know you know everything)

Isn't that (essentially) the "guidebook" for the Inquesition? Pretty wicked reading from what I have heard.

Phish beat me to the Spear of Longinus (Destiny)

I would want an original Gutenberg Bible.

Another would be the Declaration of Independence.

[Fat_Sunny]

Duryee's Zouaves

That Has To Be The Best-Sounding Name Of A Regiment Ever!

[El Mudo]

That Has To Be The Best-Sounding Name Of A Regiment Ever!


Theyre named after Abram Duryee, who was a very wealthy Mahogany exporter, and the man who raised the regiment and was their first colonel....they were one of the best regiments in the entire Army of the Potomac...


At Second Manassas they lost over 330 men, including 124 killed in action, the highest total of KIA any regiment suffered in the war in one battle


And they had kickass uniforms too


http://www.historicalartprints.com/images/product_large/red_devils_lg.jpg

[DarkHippie]

Mahogany exporter,

Slave trader?

I would want Gary Glitter's computer

[Fezticle98]

Luther Vandross' feces. (very valuable to Lutherans, as I understand it)

A gold doubloon

The Red Sox 2004 World Series winning ball...on second thought...

[weekapaugjz]

-the Jersey worn by Frank Reich on November 10, 1984 during the greatest comeback in the history of college football, when the Maryland Terrapins rallied from down 31-0 in the second half against the Miami Hurricanes to win 42-40

what about the one he wore for the bills for the greatest comeback in nfl playoff history against the houston oilers?

[weekapaugjz]

Isn't that (essentially) the "guidebook" for the Inquesition? Pretty wicked reading from what I have heard.



indeed it is. translated from latin into "hammer of the witches" or "witch's hammer". was the most influential book on witch hunting in europe. led to the belief that witches are mostly women and led to hundreds of thousands of deaths.

[DonInNC]

Einstein's brain. I wouldn't try to use it, I'd just look at it.

[tele7]

I spent the holiday weekend in Washington DC. It was the first time I've been there in over 15 years and as somewhat of a history buff I was saddened to learn that the Museum of American History is closed, until 2008, for renovations.

In the meantime they've taken some of the items from there and placed them in a temporary exhibit in a gallery at the Air and Space Museum. It's funny to see what they expect will interest the public the most, because while about 20% of the pieces are what I'd consider actually historical in nature, the majority are just pop culture items. Here are some examples:

Historical: Lincoln's stovepipe hat, Washington's Revolutionary War uniform, Benjamin Franklin's walking stick, Thomas Edison's first lightbulb, Mary Todd Lincoln's mourning gown, Sandra Day O'Connors Supreme Court robe, the actual lunch counter from the civil rights sit-in.

Pop history: Dorothy's ruby shoes, the puffy pirate shirt from Seinfeld, the very first Kermit the Frog (sitting right next to Lincoln's hat), C3PO and R2D2 models, Carl Yastremski's batting helmet, the laptop from Sex and the City, Archie Bunker's chair, the signpost from M*A*S*H, Mr. Roger's sweater, Ray Charles' sunglasses, a guitar from Prince, a Greenbay Packer Cheesehead hat, and so on, and so on.


So, in line with Dave's wish to get a hold of the destroyed Ten Commandment tablets, what historical artifact would you most like to have? Toots Shoore ashtrays aside.

http://www.eq2daily.com/images/Wally.jpg

Historical: JFK's White House Desk

Pop History: Jimi Hendrix Monterey Stratocaster (what's left of it)

[Yerdaddy]

a few more that have come to mind:

a neitzche manuscript
a journal of che gueverra
original print of Malleus Maleficarum (bonus points to who knows what this is, not you mike the teacher, we all know you know everything)

http://www.intriguing.com/mp/_pictures/grail/large/HolyGrail026.jpg

That book is comedy gold. I think this scene was taken verbatem.


Me? I'd like to have JFK's sex life.

[DoubleJ]

The Cross of Coronado

[A.J.]

http://indianajones.ugo.com/images/movies/raiders_of_the_lost_ark/large/raiders_of_the_lost_ark_1.jpg

[Chip196]

Apollo Creed!

[Yerdaddy]

http://indianajones.ugo.com/images/movies/raiders_of_the_lost_ark/large/raiders_of_the_lost_ark_1.jpg

I suggest you get a bunch of random Nazi stooges to crack the seal on that bad boy for you.

[Yerdaddy]

I'd like to have America's credibility back.

[Midkiff]

I'd like to have America's credibility back.

Zing!

[outlawfrank]

bring me the head of John the Baptist.

[Don Stugots]

the pen that Bob Dole used to hold during a speech, the A team van, Benjamin Franklin's Glasses, JFK's index finger (i want to smell it), Regan's Jelly Bean Jar, the holy grail, Washington's Hat, Kinison's beret.

[grlNIN]

The Shrine of the Silver Monkey.

[Yerdaddy]

the pen that Bob Dole used to hold during a speech

I wanna see you try and take it out of his hand.

the A team van

My guess is Mr T's still driving around with it, calling people "Sucka" out it's window and it's got an orthopedic seat installed because of what all those chains have done to his neck and back over the last 20 years.

Benjamin Franklin's Glasses

I can get you a pair rof Ban Fronklins in Bangkok for you for $8. Original. Guaranteed!

JFK's index finger (i want to smell it)

Hint: It smells like Jackie's O, which I for one don't want to smell right about now.

Regan's Jelly Bean Jar

Uncle Ronny gave it to George Jr. I think he's keeping his White House crayons in it.

the holy grail

Michael Jackson paid cash for it at Tiffany's and was serving kids Jesus Juice out of it. You might be able to sneak in and get it but don't expect it to be Zoot and eight score young blondes and brunettes, all between the ages of sixteen and nineteen-and-a-half that you'll have to spank to get it.

Washington's Hat

I got nothin. If you'd a said you wanted his teeth I'd have been all over it, but...

Kinison's beret

Last I saw of it Monica Lewinski was wearing it. Might want to wash it before you wear it. OH! OOOOOHHHHHHHHH!!!!!

[Freakshow]

John Voight's LeBaron.

Aiden Quinn's tank top.

[MadMatt]

http://indianajones.ugo.com/images/movies/raiders_of_the_lost_ark/large/raiders_of_the_lost_ark_1.jpg

I believe that particular item is in storage somewhere in Northern Virginia...

[FUNKMAN]

Cleopatra's panties

[Yerdaddy]

Cleopatra's panties

I picked up a pair when I was in Cairo but I'm not sure you want them - I think she was on her pyramid.



FUNK-IT-TO-ME!

[Freakshow]

I believe that particular item is in storage somewhere in Northern Virginia...

So that's really a picture of Fez' coffin?

[Furtherman]

I picked up a pair when I was in Cairo but I'm not sure you want them - I think she was on her pyramid.



FUNK-IT-TO-ME!

:lol:

[FUNKMAN]

Cleopatra's panties

I picked up a pair when I was in Cairo but I'm not sure you want them - I think she was on her pyramid.



FUNK-IT-TO-ME!

:lol:

AGREED! Yerdaddy is the fuckin man today!

nice one bro :clap:

[FUNKMAN]

I picked up a pair when I was in Cairo but I'm not sure you want them - I think she was on her pyramid.



FUNK-IT-TO-ME!

in that case i'll just have to pop her in the o'l sphinxer instead...


you know i have to play too :smile:

[SinA]

I'm not a presidential history buff, but the first two things that came to mind are:

1. The Kennedy "Magic bullet"

2. The Bible used at Washington's inauguration

[Freakshow]

1. The Kennedy "Magic bullet"


I'd rather have Dan Sickles' leg and the cannonball that required it to be removed.

http://www.nmhm.washingtondc.museum/exhibits/nationswounds/imgs/sickles_lg.jpg

[A.J.]

Cleopatra's panties

I picked up a pair when I was in Cairo but I'm not sure you want them - I think she was on her pyramid.



FUNK-IT-TO-ME!

:lol:

AGREED! Yerdaddy is the fuckin man today!

nice one bro :clap:

in that case i'll just have to pop her in the o'l sphinxer instead...


you know i have to play too :smile:

Cleo likes the asp-play.

[DarkHippie]

The armor of Edward the Black Prince.

Henry V's sword

Thomas Jefferson's self-edited Bible

Mark Twain's quill

the shot glass that Dylan Thomas drank from the day he drank himself to death

[FUNKMAN]

Cleo likes the asp-play.

in that case i'll just have to pop her in the o'l sphinxer instead...


you know i have to play too :smile:

AGREED! Yerdaddy is the fuckin man today!

nice one bro :clap:

:lol:

I picked up a pair when I was in Cairo but I'm not sure you want them - I think she was on her pyramid.



FUNK-IT-TO-ME!

AJ in the howwwwwwwse :thumbup:

who could ever have known that Yerdaddy's 'pyramid' pun could start a comedy "ahhh maybe that's pushing it?"

[Crippler]

I would want something from the origins of sound recording, like an Edison phonograph from the late 1870s. And if it could be done without ruining the machine, have the inner workings replaced with a state of the art modern music system so it could be used.

Or...a Babe Ruth game-used bat.

Or...the remains of Kinison's Mr. Vette.

[Yerdaddy]

AJ in the howwwwwwwse :thumbup:

who could ever have known that Yerdaddy's 'pyramid' pun could start a comedy "ahhh maybe that's pushing it?"

Ahh! You pulled out at the last second. What E-gyp!

[Don Stugots]

Excalibur

Yerdaddy's srong/kilt/skirt

Shelle's baby blue bikini

Mikeyboy's beard

George Washington's teeth

(happy now)


Sammy Davis Jr's glass eye

The Stick used in the Ceremony of Swearing Washington into the Free Masons.

[Yerdaddy]

Excalibur

Also check the White House. How do you think W. got to be president? He pulled it out of Reagan's ass.

Yerdaddy's srong/kilt/skirt

It just turned into a tent.

Shelle's baby blue bikini

I ate it. I'm charging $5 to smell my burps. Get in line behind Gvac.

Mikeyboy's beard

Ask him where he bought his. I'm sorry I just can't picture Mikeyboy being able to grow his own.

George Washington's teeth

Termites. (Wasn't that worth the wait?)

Sammy Davis Jr's glass eye

He had it placed in the foot of Marylin Monroe's coffin, looking up, so it would be just like he were still alive.

And the other one I will not mention on the internet. I don't need that in my file too. Suffice it to say, I think the monkey took it.

[Bellyfullasnot]

"Wonder Boy", so I could hit homeruns like Robert Redford.

[drjoek]

http://www.news-releases.uiowa.edu/2005/january/images/010705kerouac-scroll-hirez.jpg

Kerouac's "On the Road" Scroll

[Furtherman]

An Easter Island Moai statue.

I have to rethink this answer, as I don't think I have high enough ceilings.


http://www.eisp.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/Moai_Back_02.jpg

Easter island heads have bodies (http://www.thethinkbox.ca/2012/05/10/easter-island-heads-have-bodies/)

[cougarjake13]

What made them decide to dig out to even find that ?

[brettmojo]

The Arc of the Covenant.

The Antikythera Mechanism.

The Musket that fired "the shot heard 'round the world" beginning the revolutionary war.

The Mitchell-Hedges Skull.

Pacal's sarcophagus lid...

Yeah the giant Mayan calendar stone at the natural history museum... I want that.

[Furtherman]

What made them decide to dig out to even find that ?

Writings on the heads were deciphered. They read "HELP! GET ME OUTTA HERE!"

[StanUpshaw]

What made them decide to dig out to even find that ?

They're archeologists. That's what they do.

And I guarantee the bodies were not a surprise to them. You can go on Google Books and see that these big bastards were well-studied for more than a century.