> I and some rabbiting friends of mine cooked up this 1-row addition to the Chrononauts timeline based on the events of the past six years, with some odd predictions and alternate historical scenarios for the next thirteen. > http://web.njit.edu/~pjo3/fluxx/chrono2k.htm > I've also written up four Nanofics to go along with the new events. > I know the Looneys are very sensitive about current events--we don't want to offend anyone touched by these events by treating them so lightly--but it's an interesting exercise anyway. > Thoughts? Discussion? Suggestions? Raging controversy? Go ahead. :) --------------------------- That was totally wicked! I like how you pulled in a Linchpin from the past (1937) to tie this row in to the rest of the TimeLine. I made my own Post-1999 TimeLine set, but it differs greatly from yours in that it doesn't refer to anything before it or from the future. Here it is: Dec 13, 2000 - George W. Bush Elected - Ballot tampering suspected but not proven - Ripples: 2003, 2004 ----------- Sep 11, 2001 - World Trade Center Destroyed - Terrorists crash hijacked airliners into Twin Towers and The Pentagon - Ripples: 2002, 2003 ----------- Feb 04, 2002 - Enron Scandal - In months following WTC attack, consumer confidence continues to plummet - Paradoxed if: 2001' ----------- Mar 18, 2003 - US Invades Iraq - American military searches for Saddam Hussein - Paradoxed if: 2000' & 2001' ----------- Nov 02, 2004 - Bush Re-Elected - Thanks to clever tampering, Texas Terrorist continues to rape America - Paradoxed if: 2000' ----------- Feb 03, 2006 - Ferry Sinks in Red Sea - Fire in parking bay sinks ship; hundreds drown - Ripples: 2008, 2011 Dec 13, 2000' - Al Gore Elected - Dozens of politicians arrested after caught tampering with election - Ripples: 2003, 2004 ----------- Sep 11, 2001' - Multiple Hijackings Thwarted - Brave passengers stop terrorist attacks on several major US buildings - Ripples: 2002, 2003 ----------- Mar 11, 2002' - Space Needle Destroyed - Terrorists crash hijacked airliner into famous Seattle building - Nullified if: 2001 ----------- Mar 18, 2003' - Gore Begins Peace Talks - President meets with Middle East leaders to discuss non-aggression pact - Nullified if: 2000' or 2001' ----------- Feb 07, 2004' - Hydrogen Engine Perfected - US drastically reduces its dependency on Middle East oil - Nullified if: 2000 ----------- Feb 03, 2006' - Bomb Explodes in Red Sea - Seven passengers on nearby ferry injured - Ripples: 2008, 2011 The 2000 Linchpin shows the Republican_Elephant and the Democrat_Donkey facing off. The 2001 Linchpin shows an airplane heading for the World Trade Center, but I moved the right-side building so that it's diagonal to the other one. The 2006 Linchpin shows a ship sinking (like on 1912 or 1915) with flames rising from it instead of with an iceberg or sub in the foreground.