History Buffs Unite - The Spare Oom https://community.narniaweb.com/community/the-spare-oom/history-buffs-unite/ NarniaWeb Forum Discussion Board en-US Sat, 18 Apr 2026 00:37:31 +0000 wpForo 60 Re: History Buffs Unite https://community.narniaweb.com/community/the-spare-oom/history-buffs-unite/paged/3/#post-181342 Thu, 08 Sep 2011 01:33:35 +0000 1. What is your favorite Era? I like learning about the 20th century because it wasn't really taught much in school aside from being crammed in at the end right before standardized tests and stuff. 2. If you have a favorite, which country's history is your favorite to study? American and British history because I had two teachers that really got me interested in them. And then after that I like learning about different countries interactions with each other. 3. Apart from the era you're living in now, what time era would you like to live in? I'm content with where I am but I've always had a liking towards the 20's... That or any other post-war happiness era. 4. What is one item from history that you wish we still used in the present? Just about most of the "old-fashioned" ways of transportation I can think of. I'd also really think it'd be interesting to be living in a time where not all of Earth had been discovered/explored (I suppose that there are tropics and stuff that haven't been explored but I guess I'm referring to more of a Columbus/Lewis& Clarke type of thing). I'd also like to see phone booths and neighborhood friendliness/some time era where kids just wandered or walked around wherever.. 5.Least favorite era? Ancient civilizations and migration routes of early peoples. Yes they are interesting, but I just feel like they're too over-taught in school to the point where it's not interesting anymore.]]> The Spare Oom outlier https://community.narniaweb.com/community/the-spare-oom/history-buffs-unite/paged/3/#post-181342 Re: History Buffs Unite https://community.narniaweb.com/community/the-spare-oom/history-buffs-unite/paged/3/#post-178494 Thu, 25 Aug 2011 13:55:14 +0000
I'd be curious to know why Valiant Lucy would want to live in that time period.
If I know Val, she probably did a dissertation on fashions and social trends of the 30's and liked what she saw. Or perhaps she likes flapper dresses. Who knows? You have to ask her. Ehhahahahahaha ;)) ;)) SL, you definetly know me too well :P OK, so of course saying I would like to live in practicly any other time besides the last 40 years has it's downsides--wars, depressions, illnesses, lack of hygene, poverty, blah blah. I think it's pretty safe to say most of us saying we'd like to live in the middle ages or whatever are cleverly blocking that bit out from our wishing ;) That said, I would like to live in the 30's because besides the 60's it's honestly the fashions I love the most. :D Which may seem like a stupid reason, but oh well. I like silhoette (spl?) of the styles of that decade, the hairstyles, etc. I would not want to live in a decade in which I find the fashions ugly or boring. :P It's also my second favorite decade for movies to be set in (besides the 60's), and my second favorite decade for movies to be MADE in (besides, again, the 60's). I love the art deco movement that was popular then too! P.S. SL, flappers are actually from the 20's, not the 30's ;)]]> The Spare Oom Valiant_Lucy https://community.narniaweb.com/community/the-spare-oom/history-buffs-unite/paged/3/#post-178494 Re: History Buffs Unite https://community.narniaweb.com/community/the-spare-oom/history-buffs-unite/paged/3/#post-178491 Thu, 25 Aug 2011 13:30:26 +0000 To be fair, one can make similar claims about other decades as well that make them appear as atrocious as the 30's have been portrayed. Even so, salient points, and it made me give pause to my time travel desires. I'm sticking with the 50's. ;))
I'd be curious to know why Valiant Lucy would want to live in that time period.
If I know Val, she probably did a dissertation on fashions and social trends of the 30's and liked what she saw. Or perhaps she likes flapper dresses. Who knows? You have to ask her. ;))]]> The Spare Oom Shadowlander https://community.narniaweb.com/community/the-spare-oom/history-buffs-unite/paged/3/#post-178491 Re: History Buffs Unite https://community.narniaweb.com/community/the-spare-oom/history-buffs-unite/paged/3/#post-178447 Thu, 25 Aug 2011 06:55:40 +0000 I love Depression-Era art, but I would under no circumstances want to live in that time period. Now, living in a 1930s movie would be fun. I'd be curious to know why Valiant Lucy would want to live in that time period.]]> The Spare Oom Anhun https://community.narniaweb.com/community/the-spare-oom/history-buffs-unite/paged/3/#post-178447 Re: History Buffs Unite https://community.narniaweb.com/community/the-spare-oom/history-buffs-unite/paged/3/#post-177774 Mon, 22 Aug 2011 07:59:51 +0000 ...the early 30's would be my favorite time to live in. Uh, the Great Depression, 35% unemployment; the rise of Hitler, rearmament of Germany under the Nazis; Stalin's Great Purge, the Moscow show trials and collectivisation; Mussolin's invasion of Ethiopia; Japan attacks Manchuria... :-o The only period I can think of that's more depressing is the middle and late 30s.]]> The Spare Oom Graymouser https://community.narniaweb.com/community/the-spare-oom/history-buffs-unite/paged/3/#post-177774 Re: History Buffs Unite https://community.narniaweb.com/community/the-spare-oom/history-buffs-unite/paged/2/#post-177642 Sun, 21 Aug 2011 19:11:17 +0000
Yea, that's true. I know you can do all that stuff but it's not always very nice. Those old time dresses can be HOT. I knew someone on a mission trip who wore loose knee lenght skirts every day because those are very cool because they let the air flow around your legs. But the long full floor length ones, those can be very hot especially with how much hiking and stuff I do. Plus, some stuff, like rock climbing, you really can't do in a long skirt. Especially not a full one because you have to be able to get against the rock.
I agree that full skirts are more ucomfortable :) and climbing rocks would be quite a challange :) I like long skirts but I agree they can be hot, a lot depends of course on the material that you use, but then it all really depends on the person and what his perferred style is :) Very true. :)
4. What is one item from history that you wish we still used in the present? Steamer ships instead of planes...and in particular, the idea of dressing up glamorously for travel. No more of this Ugg-and-sweatpant busness, I'm talking pearls, pencil skirts, heels, hair done up, the whole shebang!
Oh I agree with you :) Steamer ships take longer than planes but it makes the traveling funner cause you have more time to meet new people (at least in my opinion) and I too like the idea of dressing up for travel :)
Oh ditto! I never dress up for travel but I don't dress down either. I wear normal clothes.]]> The Spare Oom narnian_at_heart https://community.narniaweb.com/community/the-spare-oom/history-buffs-unite/paged/2/#post-177642 Re: History Buffs Unite https://community.narniaweb.com/community/the-spare-oom/history-buffs-unite/paged/2/#post-177556 Sun, 21 Aug 2011 12:53:56 +0000 but then it all really depends on the person and what his perferred style is :) Seeing as how we're discussing wearing skirts every day, for everything, I don't really think "his" is the appropriate word here ;) :p Oh, and I forgot to say I'm also a huge WWII fan, and besides the 60's...the early 30's would be my favorite time to live in.]]> The Spare Oom Valiant_Lucy https://community.narniaweb.com/community/the-spare-oom/history-buffs-unite/paged/2/#post-177556 Re: History Buffs Unite https://community.narniaweb.com/community/the-spare-oom/history-buffs-unite/paged/2/#post-177550 Sun, 21 Aug 2011 12:34:24 +0000 Yea, that's true. I know you can do all that stuff but it's not always very nice. Those old time dresses can be HOT. I knew someone on a mission trip who wore loose knee lenght skirts every day because those are very cool because they let the air flow around your legs. But the long full floor length ones, those can be very hot especially with how much hiking and stuff I do. Plus, some stuff, like rock climbing, you really can't do in a long skirt. Especially not a full one because you have to be able to get against the rock. I agree that full skirts are more ucomfortable :) and climbing rocks would be quite a challange :) I like long skirts but I agree they can be hot, a lot depends of course on the material that you use, but then it all really depends on the person and what his perferred style is :)
4. What is one item from history that you wish we still used in the present? Steamer ships instead of planes...and in particular, the idea of dressing up glamorously for travel. No more of this Ugg-and-sweatpant busness, I'm talking pearls, pencil skirts, heels, hair done up, the whole shebang!
Oh I agree with you :) Steamer ships take longer than planes but it makes the traveling funner cause you have more time to meet new people (at least in my opinion) and I too like the idea of dressing up for travel :)]]> The Spare Oom wild rose https://community.narniaweb.com/community/the-spare-oom/history-buffs-unite/paged/2/#post-177550 Re: History Buffs Unite https://community.narniaweb.com/community/the-spare-oom/history-buffs-unite/paged/2/#post-177545 Sun, 21 Aug 2011 11:52:09 +0000 5. Least favorite era: I pretty much don't like anything from 1820-1900. I'm not interested in Victorian times, or Civil-War-era stuff...I'm also not a huge fan of the Rennisance time period.]]> The Spare Oom Valiant_Lucy https://community.narniaweb.com/community/the-spare-oom/history-buffs-unite/paged/2/#post-177545 Re: History Buffs Unite https://community.narniaweb.com/community/the-spare-oom/history-buffs-unite/paged/2/#post-177507 Sun, 21 Aug 2011 00:46:17 +0000
I would like that too but only if I was living in that time period for just a week or two. I am way too much of a tom boy, hiker, adventurer, etc. Skirts would just get in my way and annoy me to no end after a few days. For a while, it would be fun though.
LOL I guess it could get uncomfortable after a while, but you know I was suprised that actually a skirt doesn't hinder all that much. I lived for a week dressed up Russian 14th century ('twas at a historical festival) and I discovered you can do a lot of things in a skirt, I climbed over fences and up and down steep hills, played games like tag, hauled water, chopped wood and even went swimming in a dress that reached up to my ankles, so though uncomfortable it's actually quite possible :p Yea, that's true. I know you can do all that stuff but it's not always very nice. Those old time dresses can be HOT. I knew someone on a mission trip who wore loose knee lenght skirts every day because those are very cool because they let the air flow around your legs. But the long full floor length ones, those can be very hot especially with how much hiking and stuff I do. Plus, some stuff, like rock climbing, you really can't do in a long skirt. Especially not a full one because you have to be able to get against the rock.]]> The Spare Oom narnian_at_heart https://community.narniaweb.com/community/the-spare-oom/history-buffs-unite/paged/2/#post-177507