The greatest thing you've lived to see in your lifetime

Brancott

Broad thinking happy day on boards.

I was born in the 70's so for me it has to something contemporary.
The internet is going to be the big cheese for most but there's no telling where technology will take us in the next generation, I see the internet as the very start of something huge.

Eradication of many diseases happened mainly before my time but the improvements in oncology have been huge over the past decade.

An easy target would be the reduction in power of the Catholic Church but I'm wary of the battle to replace the god shaped hole, is the rise of social equality & ecological awareness the new greater good ?.

I'm voting for the emergence of Ireland as real 21st century country as my number 1.
So long comely maiden dancing at the crossroads, your time has finally come.

agent graves

scientific/medical advancements..

Arsemageddon

The invention of Cheese Strings

gramar

A fanny.

agent graves

i was in a rib off the coast of cork and a massive fin whale burst up out of the water to get a load of the fish.. i was about 3 meters away.. i shat myself.

Brian?

Curry sauce and grated cheese on chips.

Halcyon days indeed.

Mesrine65

HALO jump from 28,000 feet & watching the world rush towards me as it spins.

Physically seen: Best Mate winning his last Gold Cup in 2004.

Otherwise, something I have lived through: the development of the internet as a publicly-available resource

DubDani

I am easily pleased, so as a German I would say Germany's 7-1 win against Brazil at last years WC.

seamus

Italia '90.

But then, I was 8. It's very easy to get very excited about stuff when you're 8. I can't see myself ever being that excited about a national event again.

harry Bailey esq

Nelson Mandela's release.I was only nine or ten at the time but it certainly had a lasting impact on me,and definitely played a part in shaping me into the peace loving,social justice warrior I am today.

Schwiiing

Scarlett Johansson's nudey bits in that film a while back.

Roquentin

man utd winning the treble in 1999

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9/11.



Great meaning "large" or "immense." I meant it in the pejorative sense.

Shanotheslayer

Gay referendum passing

smash

seamus wrote: »

Italia '90.

But then, I was 8. It's very easy to get very excited about stuff when you're 8. I can't see myself ever being that excited about a national event again.

The Italia 90 episode of Moone Boy is well worth the watch. Brings you right back into it



/We're all part of Jackies army....

osarusan

Medical advances to cater for those who wouldn't have been catered for before (admittedly, this has been going on a lot longer than I've been alive).

Any time I see people who receive cutting edge medical care, without which they would not be able to live a normal life, it reaffirms my faith in people to be good and generous and do the right thing.

The work and legacy of Paul Bach-y-Rita on neuroplasticity is a great example of what I am talking about.

Or people who would otherwise be deaf getting implants that allow them to hear:

AnonoBoy

Those guitars that are like.. double guitars!

blinding

A Black man being elected as President of the United States

Will we see a Woman being elected as President ?

Diabhal Beag

Deputy Stagg finally being put in his place by Paul Gogs.

Slippin Jimmy

Moon pie

smash

It's a shame that there's been a lot of great discoveries that have been held back because of large industry interests, such as: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0uabEnCJRI

But then when you look at some of the emerging nano technology that's coming out now, it really is an amazing time to be alive.

NewCorkLad

blinding wrote: »

A Black man being elected as President of the United States

Will we see a Woman being elected as President ?

Mary Robinson & Mary McAleese???

Calina

Fall of the Iron Curtain.

gormdubhgorm

From an Irish point of view -

Has to be the peace process up North.

Very sad that it took over 3000 lives for both sides to accept what was on offer in the 1970's- basically the same power sharing executive!

blinding

NewCorkLad wrote: »

Mary Robinson & Mary McAleese???

Sorry; Should have made that clearer; American President.

gormdubhgorm

blinding wrote: »

Sorry; Should have made that clearer; American President.

That Hillary wan is the closest you will get (to an American president and a woman president and a woman )

Hasn't that Maggie Thatcher wan shown the way already with the Iron Lady stuff? That is enough for the wimmin's for a few decades anyway! :rolleyes:

iDave

The decline and eventual descent into complete hilarity of Liverpool FC.

diomed

Solemia winning the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe.
Get in. Go on ya good thing.
I'll die happy.

JONJO THE MISER

When marathon became snickers.

Buona Fortuna

seamus wrote: »

Italia '90.

But then, I was 8. It's very easy to get very excited about stuff when you're 8. I can't see myself ever being that excited about a national event again.

I've yet to see the aptmosphere of Italia 90 repeated.

Cousin had a 21st during one of the matches and her Dad put a huge (for the time) TV in a marquee.

Fantastic - and I hate ball games with a passion.