The Man Who Sold the World TL

[richie42]

We Passed Up On The Stairs ... Face to Face, With the Man Who Sold the World
David Bowie

Would it be possible for a man - with a POD no later than January 1, 1900 - to literally own planet Earth in its entirety, and then choose to sell it?

[TheLoneAmigo]

Originally Posted by richie42

We Passed Up On The Stairs ... Face to Face, With the Man Who Sold the World
David Bowie

Would it be possible for a man - with a POD no later than January 1, 1900 - to literally own planet Earth in its entirety, and then choose to sell it?

To be brief...

...no.

[richie42]

Originally Posted by TheLoneAmigo

To be brief...

...no.

Who would want to sell the Earth in the first place?

[Beedok]

And who would buy it?

[Kevin in Indy]

Didn't Stephen Wright say "You can't have everything - where would you put it?"

I suppose if you had a world-spanning monarchy the ruler could be said to "own" the world, but I don't think any form of government seen in history literally gave the monarch title to all land, let alone capital goods such as boats, livestock, etc.

[Sol Invictus]

Originally Posted by richie42

We Passed Up On The Stairs ... Face to Face, With the Man Who Sold the World

David Bowie

Would it be possible for a man - with a POD no later than January 1, 1900 - to literally own planet Earth in its entirety, and then choose to sell it?

[mikegold]

Theoretically, England, 1066.

Originally Posted by Kevin in Indy

Didn't Stephen Wright say "You can't have everything - where would you put it?"

I suppose if you had a world-spanning monarchy the ruler could be said to "own" the world, but I don't think any form of government seen in history literally gave the monarch title to all land, let alone capital goods such as boats, livestock, etc.

[ZaphodBeeblebrox]

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