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It certainly looks odd, but if there's one time traveller, then why is there only one? Why aren't we up to our ears in time travellers?
by caf 16y ago
It certainly looks odd, but if there's one time traveller, then why is there only one? Why aren't we up to our ears in time travellers?
- tzs 16y agoThere was a great short story a few years ago in, I think, "Analog", that dealt with that. It told the story of the first time traveller. He went to visit Shakespeare, who they had decided would be able to deal with the shock of meeting a time travel. The Bard dealt with it well, being completely unimpressed. In fact, he seemed familiar with the notion of time travelers. The time traveler was confused, asking how this could be since he was the first. "You weren't the first to arrive" Shakespeare told him. Turns out Shakespeare had been visited a lot--although he said it was nothing like the hassle Jesus had (one of the early ones had thought it would be neat to introduce them). And then a bunch of time travelers from various future newspapers arrive, in order to try to interview the first time traveler.
- e1ven 16y agoGoogle as I might, I can't find your story, but it sounds interesting! I don't suppose you recall the Author, Title, or Date? Anything at all to go on?
- tzs 16y agoI went through some of my Analogs from the time frame that is my best guess as to when I read it, and didn't find it. I'll do a more thorough check this weekend.
- Evgeny 16y agoWe probably are up to our ears. There's just only one careless time traveller.