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I could see a guy like BB King on the list or even James Brown. But since there is no real definition or criteria as to what is a "national treasure" I guess we are all free to make up our own rules.

I'd like to nominate Nicola Tesla as one of the treasures. Without him, we'd probably still be sending letters to insult one another.

Agreed. 100%.


Tesla, from an interview in 1926:

"When wireless is perfectly applied the whole earth will be converted into a huge brain, which in fact it is, all things being particles of a real and rhythmic whole. We shall be able to communicate with one another instantly, irrespective of distance. Not only this, but through television and telephony we shall see and hear one another as perfectly as though we were face to face, despite intervening distances of thousands of miles; and the instruments through which we shall be able to do his will be amazingly simple compared with our present telephone. A man will be able to carry one in his vest pocket.

We shall be able to witness and hear events—the inauguration of a President, the playing of a world series game, the havoc of an earthquake or the terror of a battle—just as though we were present."

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...and we'd be looking at hand-drawn pictures of cats on a bulletin board in town square....

Didn't Tesla and Edison start the band AC/DC?

He's here all week, folks... try the veal.

That would be Angus and Malcolm, but he did make the power that makes them so loud.

By the way, did you get yours yet?

At least we would still get to go outside to get to town square.. we might even see a friend or two along the way and.. *gasp*.. talk to them