When it comes to starting threads, I like posting minute scenarios to see if a small change could have grand effects.
So here it is: what if George Orwell were not to exist?
What would happen? Who would be affected by this ripple in history?
> Yes Grey-Wolf, that makes sense. Much appreciated.
> In the words of Hendryk:
Well played, Hendryk. Well played. :cool:
> Thank you, Swan Station, for the link. (It never hurts to learn something new.)
> Color-Copycat, please explain your reasoning, if you don't mind.
Recently I learned of this event: An Indonesian volcano erupted, killing many people (I forgot the number of people, to be honest) and the ashes of it caused the Northern Hemisphere an agonizingly cold Summer a year later. One obvious result was that crops didn't grow, famine leads to starvation...