A hyperthetical dinner for six guests and you can invite any six people you like...dead or alive.
I'd go with:
Moi
Maria [wife]
Richard Wagner
Helen Clark [current NZ Prime Minister]
Frank Sinatra
Robert Schumann
Your turn ;)
Me, the wife, Stephen Fry, Virginia Woolf, Victoria Wood and Archbishop Desmond Tutu.
Should be a recipe for an interesting evening. ;D
Myself
Beethoven
Mahler
Muhammad Ali
JFK
& Hitler
Probably be one serious discussion 8)
Quote from: AnthonyAthletic on September 23, 2007, 03:56:52 PM
Myself
Beethoven
Mahler
Muhammad Ali
JFK
& Hitler
Probably be one serious discussion 8)
There could be alot of shouting with Beethoven and Hitler on the guest list. ;)
Bogey
Mark
Longears
Haffner
Que
Donwyn
Dinner would be at a vegetarian-friendly NYC restaurant. Hotel and Airfare included of course. 8)
Pavarotti and his wife (are going to do the cooking), Richard and Cosima Wagner (they will do the dishes), Furtwangler (he'll keep the conversation going) and myself (I'm the one evesdropping in the corner).
Quote from: Solitary Wanderer on September 23, 2007, 04:00:04 PM
There could be alot of shouting with Beethoven and Hitler on the guest list. ;)
Beethoven wouldn't hear any of it.
Quote from: Solitary Wanderer on September 23, 2007, 03:38:52 PM
A hypothetical dinner for six guests and you can invite any six people you like...dead or alive.
Well let me say I'd like all my guests to be alive.
1) Hilary Hahn (for intellectual and visual stimulation)
2) John Lennon (for wit and social conscience)
3) Mozart (he loved a good party)
4) Jeremy Brett (for his love of life)
5) Tom Baker (for the great over the top stories)
6) Pam Stone (for the jokes)
Cary Grant (the smartass)
Bette Davis (the foil)
Franz Liszt (providing the entertainment)
Orson Welles (the cognoscente)
Mario Batali (the chef)
After dinner, Cary, Orson, Mario and I would take to our pipes while a Bette (who had a little too much of Mario's grappa) sits on the piano bench with Liszt as he plays for her his Liebestraum... again, and again... 8)
1. Me
2. Significant other (a cook)
3. Hector Berlioz (story-teller and swashbuckler)
4. Franz Liszt (musician and swashbuckler elite)
5. Anton Webern (a guide)
6. Lord Byron (inspiration, entertainment)
Our meal will be a picnic. We will hike overnight in Italy, exposed to the elements, shooting any woodland creature we come across with flintlock pistols, and storing them in a bag. We will sleep in a field. The following morning we will go to a cemetary to find skulls to use as bowls for the broth we make from the rabbits, and keep them as mementos.
Quote from: hornteacher on September 23, 2007, 05:46:25 PM
Well let me say I'd like all my guests to be alive.
2) John Lennon (for wit and social conscience)
:P
James Joyce,Ezra Pound,John Coltrane,Billie holiday,Judy Holiday and I'll cook!
Quote from: hornteacher on September 23, 2007, 06:21:41 PM
Not into flower power, Lethe? ;)
She saaaaaaaaaid. I know what it's like to be dead. 8)
Quote from: George on September 23, 2007, 06:32:14 PM
She saaaaaaaaaid. I know what it's like to be dead. 8)
He certainly lives on in our hearts :P
Peace, brother.
Jesus of Nazareth, Vera Brittain, Charles Dickens, Shakespeare, Helen Hunt, Turgenev.
Quote from: George on September 23, 2007, 04:10:50 PM
Bogey
Mark
Longears
Haffner
Que
Donwyn
Dinner would be at a vegetarian-friendly NYC restaurant. Hotel and Airfare included of course. 8)
Can we make it after the baby's born? ;D
Quote from: Harry on September 24, 2007, 12:09:13 AM
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vera_Brittain
Thanks. :)
What a fantastic thread! :D
As to who I'd invite...
Gustav Mahler
Ludwig Wittgenstein
Herbert von Karajan
Plato
Søren Kierkegaard
Charles Bukowski
That would be a riot! Gustav and Ludwig know each other, anyway, and Herbert - who would be cooking - should have much to share with both, including master conductors' secrets with Gustav. Plato and Wittgenstein, too, would get along just fine, if someone could translate (and I don't only mean the language), while the former would anyway make a fantastic dinner guest (see: the Symposium).
Søren would be his charming self, and given that it's a male-only dinner, he'd be free to socialise with the rest without worry. And what a discussion he might have with Plato and Hank Bukowski, last but not least in this list (no pun intended). Of course, Hank would object to most things said around the table, but I also think he'd get along with Ludwig just fine, too.
And of course myself, with all these charming and interesting people to socialise with! I'd have a lot of questions to ask all of them, yet I would definitely greatly enjoy any discussions between them, as well. In fact, if there's a Heaven and the above are in there, I'd like to book a table and hope for the best, because that would be a dinner party worthy of transcendence! ;)
P.S.: Isn't it technically a dinner for seven, if you invite six guests? Or do you have to count yourself within the six? If that's so, I'd be likely to remove Kierkegaard from the list; he'd anyway be likely to have at least two dozen other dinner invitations for that night, some of them including charming female participants. So he might not mind all that much... ;D
Quote from: Mark on September 24, 2007, 12:04:39 AM
Can we make it after the baby's born? ;D
Why not? We've waited this long. 8)
Quote from: Harry on September 23, 2007, 11:59:04 PM
Jesus of Nazareth, Vera Brittain, Charles Dickens, Shakespeare, Helen Hunt, Turgenev.
You better drop Helen Hunt and invite an efficient translator.
Quote from: Manuel on September 24, 2007, 03:06:14 AM
You better drop Helen Hunt and invite an efficient translator.
Yes thank you Manuel, maybe you would do the honours?
Quote from: Harry on September 24, 2007, 03:14:53 AM
Yes thank you Manuel, maybe you would do the honours?
My aramaic is a but rough. I haven't spoken it for .... two thousand years. ;D
In order to have a very civilized and friendly dinner, would invite:
Val (obviously)
Bruckner
Brahms
Hanslick
Wagner
Hugo Wolf
Homer, someone to translate for Homer, Fedor Emelianenko, Richter on the piano, Lindsey Lohan, and Jesus Christ.
Dave
Christopher Walken
Whitley Strieber
Jack Black
Rob Halford
Rose McGowan
In no order of preference:
Oscar Wilde
Socrates
Kafka
Jesus
Chekhov
George Sand
No composers... well I don't want them for their conversational skills. Sand is close enough.
Myself: in this phantasy I'd be the fly on the wall.
Quote from: dtwilbanks on September 24, 2007, 07:49:25 AM
Dave
Christopher Walken
Whitley Strieber
Jack Black
Rob Halford
Rose McGowan
Nice, at least it is possible... theoritically ;D
I'll go for 5 people alive too. Those that I admire, and would like to converse with:
The Dalai Lama 0:)
Gloria Steinem :-*
Bernard-Henri Levy 8)
Judith Butler :)
Woody Allen ;D
Quote from: val on September 24, 2007, 03:51:31 AM
In order to have a very civilized and friendly dinner, would invite:
Val (obviously)
Bruckner
Brahms
Hanslick
Wagner
Hugo Wolf
Val, I think Wagner would have killed Hanslick well before the Hor- D'oeuvres are served, and I don't think Brahms can stop that from happening...OH God what I would give to see that!!!!
marvin
If open to anybody
Leonardo Da Vinci
Wm. Shakespeare
Johannes Brahms
Jesus Christ
Michelangelo
Me
If limited to composers
Brahms
Beethoven
Mozart
Schubert
Bach
Me
Lots of people want Jesus round for supper. Not sure he'd accept, given what happened after the last one ...
J.C.: "Eat this."
Me: "Mmmm. What is it?"
J.C.: "It is my body."
Me: *wretch*
I notice no one wants St Paul......hardly surprised at that one.
Some interesting choices, but I would have thought too many big egos would make for conflict and one biggie would mean a takeover. I should think Mr Wells the ACTOR would dominate most conversations.
I would like to have Berlioz, Julius Caesar, Stephen Fry, Jacob Bronowski and Emile Zola.
Mike
Marilyn Monroe
Reese Witherspoon
Paris Hilton
Pamela Anderson
Anna Nicole Smith
Rita Hayworth
After dinner, there's always mud wrestling.
Quote from: Don on September 24, 2007, 01:53:08 PM
Marilyn Monroe
Reese Witherspoon
Paris Hilton
Pamela Anderson
Anna Nicole Smith
Rita Hayworth
After dinner, there's always mud wrestling.
Don't forget your spouse ..........
Quote from: D Minor on September 24, 2007, 01:55:54 PM
Don't forget your spouse ..........
Forget the spouse. 8)
Quote from: D Minor on September 24, 2007, 01:06:36 PM
If open to anybody
Leonardo Da Vinci
Wm. Shakespeare
Johannes Brahms
Jesus Christ
Michelangelo
Me
If limited to composers
Brahms
Beethoven
Mozart
Schubert
Bach
Me
So you are both anybody and composer?
Quote from: Mark on September 24, 2007, 01:08:47 PM
Lots of people want Jesus round for supper. Not sure he'd accept, given what happened after the last one ...
;D
Quote from: George on September 24, 2007, 02:20:59 PM
;D
Knew you wouldn't disappoint me, George. High five! ;D
Quote from: Mark on September 24, 2007, 01:08:47 PM
Lots of people want Jesus round for supper. Not sure he'd accept, given what happened after the last one ...
My understanding of the "rules" is that a guest's attendance is compulsory ......... :D
Quote from: Mark on September 24, 2007, 01:08:47 PM
Lots of people want Jesus round for supper. Not sure he'd accept, given what happened after the last one ...
Nice.
He'd make a great cook though. I hear he's got a fantastic recipe for five bread loaves and two fish.
Quote from: hornteacher on September 24, 2007, 04:00:57 PM
Nice.
He'd make a great cook though. I hear he's got a fantastic recipie for five bread loaves and two fish.
And there's the gag I rejected. ;D
Mark,
When is the baby supposed to be born?
Quote from: Anne on September 24, 2007, 04:19:48 PM
Mark,
When is the baby supposed to be born?
Yesterday. ;D
My money's on the 27th-30th, however. ;)
Tension-filled times. Enjoy your all-night's sleep while you can. Best wishes to both of you.
Quote from: Anne on September 24, 2007, 04:25:30 PM
Tension-filled times. Enjoy your all-night's sleep while you can. Best wishes to both of you.
Thank you, Anne. As you can see, I'm clearly ignoring the sensible advice about sleep as it's now 1:26am here and I'm still up. Boy, am I gonna regret this. ;D
Quote from: Mark on September 24, 2007, 04:27:01 PM
Thank you, Anne. As you can see, I'm clearly ignoring the sensible advice about sleep as it's now 1:26am here and I'm still up. Boy, am I gonna regret this. ;D
You poor guy! Especially if labor starts in the next hour. You stand to earn a lot of brownie points if you can stay awake and attentive to her while she's in labor.
Quote from: Anne on September 24, 2007, 04:32:25 PM
You poor guy! Especially if labor starts in the next hour. You stand to earn a lot of brownie points if you can stay awake and attentive to her while she's in labor.
Mmm ... think of all the brownies I could buy. :)
Seriously, though, I don't think it's going to happen tonight. She's going through a protracted latent labour stage, which (anecdotal evidence suggests) can result in a very short active labour. Let's hope so. ;)
Let us know. We're staying tuned. A short little sentence as you very calmly pass the computer on your way out the door to the hospital.
Quote from: Anne on September 24, 2007, 04:41:53 PM
Let us know. We're staying tuned. A short little sentence as you very calmly pass the computer on your way out the door to the hospital.
A short sentence? From me? I've started 94 threads on this site. You can expect another, at least. :D
We'll be waiting!
Quote from: Mark on September 24, 2007, 04:44:23 PM
A short sentence? From me? I've started 94 threads on this site. You can expect another, at least. :D
With pictures of the little lady ;D So all of us hard knocks can say 'awwwwww' :D
Quote from: Mark on September 24, 2007, 01:08:47 PM
Lots of people want Jesus round for supper. Not sure he'd accept, given what happened after the last one ...
;D 8) ;D
I'd invite Alexis Bledel, then I'd clone her four times and invite the clones as well! >:D
Quote from: val on September 24, 2007, 03:51:31 AM
In order to have a very civilized and friendly dinner, would invite:
Val (obviously)
Bruckner
Brahms
Hanslick
Wagner
Hugo Wolf
This is the precursor to mass-homicide: especially if there are knives on the table. :o
And for a general comment, it's interesting how many people would like to have dinner with people like Jesus, Homer, or Shakespeare - all of whom have pretty much said all they were going to in public, and while still alive. While none of them sound like especially exciting dinner guests, minus their views and wisdom...
Socrates is an exception, though, as he either never said anything, or always said everything; your pick. ;D
Nigel Wilkinson
Michael Schaffer, aka M forever
A.C. Douglas
Paul, aka Lolita (some times)
Mr. Zalmann (spelling could be wrong; the other Wagnerian)
Springrite (as observer and evaluator)
This would surely be an interesting table:
Mahler
Bernstein
John Adams
Schoenberg
Boulez
Ligeti
(I realize Adams is the odd man out there, but his essays make me think he'd have some good questions for the lot...)
This would be a gathering for the ages too:
Michael (M forever)
Sarge
Bruce (bhodges)
longears
hornteacher
Larry Rinkel
I'd be glad to provide the sustenance for that night of conversation! ;)
QuoteAnd for a general comment, it's interesting how many people would like to have dinner with people like Jesus, Homer, or Shakespeare - all of whom have pretty much said all they were going to in public, and while still alive. While none of them sound like especially exciting dinner guests, minus their views and wisdom...
that is my opinion too. better off with bon vivants and big mouth types in my opinion. sticking to those in my language:
me
Mingus (big mouth, opinionated - some musical entertainment as an aside)
George Foreman (big mouth, opinionated - someone has gotta cook. I've met him already anyway)
Samuel Taylor Coleridge (supplies drugs and soliloquies)
Ernest Hemingway (alcohol, good stories, can talk about bulls(hit))
Beau Brummell (exciting contrast, the fop is going to get the shit kicked out of him)
My love, Jasmine
Harry
Maestro Karl
Dminor (Brahms PC no.1 during the main course, of course!)
Mark
Greg
Mighty George of GMC
That's seven, but I'm not going to leave anyone out!
Quote from: Haffner on September 27, 2007, 02:58:32 AM
My love, Jasmine
Harry
Maestro Karl
Dminor (Brahms PC no.1 during the main course, of course!)
Mark
Greg
Mighty George of GMC
That's seven, but I'm not going to leave anyone out!
Wow! So nice to be included on the guest lists of two members. I'm touched. :)
Quote from: Mark on September 27, 2007, 03:00:24 AM
Wow! So nice to be included on the guest lists of two members. I'm touched. :)
Mark, my guest list would be glaringly lacking without
YOU!
Quote from: George on September 23, 2007, 04:10:50 PM
Bogey
Mark
Longears
Haffner
Que
Donwyn
Noooo :o :-[!
How could I forget
Bill and
Sarge! I stand corrected: this has to be a dinner list for 9 total. There is
no dinner without Bill (
Bogey)!
We will all have dinner at my parent's house in Inverness Florida.
None of you folks have eaten spaghetti until you've had my father's.
Quote from: knight on September 24, 2007, 01:18:12 PM
I notice no one wants St Paul......hardly surprised at that one.
Mike
St. Paul had some...uh, interesting ideas on women (then again, so did Nietzsche).
Quote from: hornteacher on September 24, 2007, 04:00:57 PM
Nice.
He'd make a great cook though. I hear he's got a fantastic recipe for five bread loaves and two fish.
BWA- ;D!
Quote from: Haffner on September 27, 2007, 02:58:32 AM
Mighty George of GMC
That's seven, but I'm not going to leave anyone out!
You meant
GMG, right?
Quote from: Haffner on September 27, 2007, 03:04:37 AM
We will all have dinner at my parent's house in Inverness Florida.
Wow, that's 5 minutes from where I live!
Quote from: Greta on September 26, 2007, 08:01:03 PM
This would be a gathering for the ages too:
Michael (M forever)
Sarge
Bruce (bhodges)
longears
hornteacher
Larry Rinkel
I'd be glad to provide the sustenance for that night of conversation! ;)
Thanks for the invitation, Greta. That would be an interesting evening even given the probability that M and I woud kill each other debating the merits of George Szell ;D
My dinner for six:
Greta
and....
Actually, with Greta at my table I can't think of a single reason why I'd want anyone else there. ;)
Sarge
Quote from: Corey on September 27, 2007, 05:48:55 AM
Wow, that's 5 minutes from where I live!
Well,
Corey, then FORGET the topic limits,
c'mon over yourself!
Quote from: George on September 27, 2007, 05:45:27 AM
You meant GMG, right?
EwwwPPPs! Sorry, George, you
know it!
Quote from: Haffner on September 27, 2007, 05:52:41 AM
Well, Corey, then FORGET the topic limits, c'mon over yourself!
Sure thing! Just give me a ring when you're in the area. :D
Quote from: Haffner on September 27, 2007, 03:04:37 AM
We will all have dinner at my parent's house in Inverness Florida. None of you folks have eaten spaghetti until you've had my father's.
Quote from: Corey on September 27, 2007, 05:48:55 AM
Wow, that's 5 minutes from where I live!
and that's probably only 30 to 40 minutes from where i live :)
(if your dad calls you one day asking why some guy keeps on coming to his house asking for spaghetti....) >:D hehe
well, here's who i'd invite from GMG:
Karl
Haffner
Corey
Mikkel
Larry
Luke
but of course, i want to invite a lot more people and this is only six. Put 7 on the list and i'll include Maciek.... still doesn't feel like enough though, missing out on a few people ;D
alternatively, in an imaginary world i'd do this:
Jesus
Mahler
Prokofiev
Penderecki
Schoenberg
Ubloobideega
... and Jesus could be my translator :D
wouldn't that be great, Mahler and Schoenberg could see each other again and have a nice talk.
"i missed you while you were gone, Gustav"
"i'm just glad that i finally got resurrected, i knew it'd come eventually; thanks you Jesus!"
"
i did this same little project in gifted class a LONG time ago in school, and i invited cartoon characters while most of the others invited important leaders and famous people :P
i wanna think up more lists now...... hmmmmm
I shall be obliged to grace your home with my presence. 0:)
The question arises as to how "into Jesus" Mahler really was (I'm thinking of the "just changing jackets" quote Mahler made after his "conversion" TO RC-ism). Or any religion. But that could be queried as to Beethoven as well I suppose.
And Bless you Greg for your invite! My dad's spaghetti is so good, it ruins you for anyone else's.
Helen of Troy
Cleopatra
Grace Kelly
Mata Hari
Bathsheba
and...
Helene Grimaud!
Quote from: Greta on September 26, 2007, 08:01:03 PM
This would be a gathering for the ages too:
Michael (M forever)
Sarge
Bruce (bhodges)
longears
hornteacher
Larry Rinkel
I'd be glad to provide the sustenance for that night of conversation! ;)
Why, thank you for the invitation. I am more likely to be available than Mahler, Bernstein, or even Boulez.
Quote from: Larry Rinkel on September 27, 2007, 06:23:29 AM
Why, thank you for the invitation. I am more likely to be available than Mahler, Bernstein, or even Boulez.
Oh hell,
all of you come over and have some real spaghetti! I
can't leave
Larry out, he'd be one of the most interesting conversationalists!
What if one of you is a psycho who hides behind an Internet persona? ;D
Quote from: dtwilbanks on September 27, 2007, 06:27:13 AM
What if one of you is a psycho who hides behind an Internet persona? ;D
Have you seen DavidW's avatar?
(http://images.google.com/url?q=http://www.horrordvds.com/reviews/n-z/psycho/psycho_shot5l.jpg&usg=AFQjCNG9JGLR9Utr-Y6wHvzLxK4xtZzJig)
Quote from: Haffner on September 27, 2007, 06:17:53 AM
The question arises as to how "into Jesus" Mahler really was (I'm thinking of the "just changing jackets" quote Mahler made after his "conversion" TO RC-ism). Or any religion. But that could be queried as to Beethoven as well I suppose.
yeah, BUT if i brought Jesus to the dinner party that'd remove all doubts ;D
Quote from: greg on September 27, 2007, 06:30:36 AM
yeah, BUT if i brought Jesus to the dinner party that'd remove all doubts ;D
This is certainly a valid point :).
Quote from: dtwilbanks on September 27, 2007, 06:27:13 AM
What if one of you is a psycho who hides behind an Internet persona? ;D
What do you mean,
one of us? ;D
Quote from: dtwilbanks on September 27, 2007, 06:27:13 AM
What if one of you is a psycho who hides behind an Internet persona? ;D
See...it's all on the White Album...the Beatles are the Horsemen of the Apocalypse. Their guitars are
armor, man...!
Quote from: longears on September 27, 2007, 06:21:14 AM
Helen of Troy
Cleopatra
Grace Kelly
Mata Hari
Bathsheba
and...
Helene Grimaud!
I thought about arranging something like this but in the end gave up after realising they'd all plot against and poison each other until only 1 remained (or possibly none). Greedy boy :)
Wow, Manson has a really disgusting-looking tongue.
Quote from: Corey on September 27, 2007, 06:51:45 AM
Wow, Manson has a really disgusting-looking tongue.
I thought that was Haffner.
Sarge, how sweet of you. :-*
And I left out so many people! Yikes! A huge list.
I didn't even have a Brit one....Mark, Nigel (Choo Choo), Anthony (Athletic)...we should have an international GMG get-together. :)
It would be so fun to meet all you guys!
Quote from: Greta on September 27, 2007, 07:56:38 AM
I didn't even have a Brit one....Mark, Nigel (Choo Choo), Anthony (Athletic)...we should have an international GMG get-together. :)
It would be so fun to meet all you guys!
that's actually an idea i've had for awhile!
but since it'd be hard to get EVERYONE there, it'd be best to do something where it's once a year.
it'd be awhile before i could attend, though (unless it's really close)
Quote from: dtwilbanks on September 27, 2007, 06:27:13 AM
What if one of you is a psycho who hides behind an Internet persona? ;D
Took you long enough to figure me out. But hey, I've got three invites already out of this thread, so nyah!!!
Seriously, though, how many among the New York City group would like to get together for a weekend lunch?
Quote from: greg on September 27, 2007, 06:12:03 AM
and that's probably only 30 to 40 minutes from where i live :)
(if your dad calls you one day asking why some guy keeps on coming to his house asking for spaghetti....) >:D hehe
well, here's who i'd invite from GMG:
Karl
Haffner
Corey
Mikkel
Larry
Luke
Thank you, greg.
Quote from: Haffner on September 27, 2007, 06:25:50 AM
Oh hell, all of you come over and have some real spaghetti! I can't leave Larry out, he'd be one of the most interesting conversationalists!
And thank
you, Haffner. Unfortunately, Florida is a bit far. My parents live near Boca, but that's southeast while Inverness is northwest so it's not within walking distance either.
Quote from: Larry Rinkel on September 27, 2007, 08:08:34 AM
Took you long enough to figure me out. But hey, I've got three invites already out of this thread, so nyah!!!
They don't call him "Scary" Larry Rinkel for nothing. 8)
Quote from: Greta on September 26, 2007, 08:01:03 PM
This would be a gathering for the ages too:
Michael (M forever)
Sarge
Bruce (bhodges)
longears
hornteacher
Larry Rinkel
I'd be glad to provide the sustenance for that night of conversation! ;)
(Sorry, I haven't been keeping up with this thread, and just saw this.)
Greta, thank you for suggesting that the six of us get together, and I agree it would probably be an interesting evening. (Can we still try to squeeze in Boulez, even if only for dessert?)
--Bruce
Quote from: Larry Rinkel on September 27, 2007, 08:08:34 AM
... I've got three invites already out of this thread ...
Me too, it would seem. :)
Quote from: Mark on September 27, 2007, 09:15:15 AM
Me too, it would seem. :)
I couldn't resist inviting all the wonderful friends I met here at
GMG. People in the overwhelming majorityvhere are kind, adult and generous.
I'm not inviting anyone who didn't invite me. >:(
:P
The Dream Table ( 0:) ):
Isabella Rossellini
Jacqueline Bisset
Ingrid Bergmann
Catherine Deneuve
Grace Kelly
Cate Blanchett
The serious Debate Table (a.k.a Entente Cordiale ;D)
Jeremy Paxman
Tony Benn
Tony Blair or Alistair Campbell
Winston Churchill
Francois Mitterand
Charles De Gaulle
The entertainment Table (British ?...quite... :P)
Stephen Fry
Hugh Laurie
Ricky Gervais
John Cleese
Ronnie Barker
David Jason
It's interesting how many people said they would invite philosophers. Aren't you afraid you'd have nothing to say to them? Do you really think you could keep up? ;D
Quote from: Corey on September 28, 2007, 06:00:47 AM
It's interesting how many people said they would invite philosophers. Aren't you afraid you'd have nothing to say to them? Do you really think you could keep up? ;D
Do you really think
you couldn't? They were human like me and you, I trust: and all of them would make interesting dinner guests! 8)
Quote from: Corey on September 28, 2007, 06:00:47 AM
It's interesting how many people said they would invite philosophers. Aren't you afraid you'd have nothing to say to them? Do you really think you could keep up? ;D
The key is to invite
TWO (2) philosophers, so that they can challenge and debate each other while you eavesdrop .........
Quote from: Renfield on September 28, 2007, 12:05:06 PM
Do you really think you couldn't? They were human like me and you, I trust: and all of them would make interesting dinner guests! 8)
Probably just a bit of healthy self-doubt on my part, or possibly just knowing my limits!
Here's my list:
Beethoven
Mozart
Thomas Jefferson
Edgar Allan Poe
James Stewart
Amelia Earhart
Quote from: Hollywood on September 28, 2007, 08:33:08 PM
Here's my list:
Beethoven
Mozart
Thomas Jefferson
Edgar Allan Poe
James Stewart
Amelia Earhart
Interesting choice. For some reason, I wouldn't expect Poe to make the most cheerful person to have dinner with, despite his brilliance as an author.
Quote from: Renfield on September 29, 2007, 05:21:43 AM
Interesting choice. For some reason, I wouldn't expect Poe to make the most cheerful person to have dinner with, despite his brilliance as an author.
Not "just" that, but wasn't he also an alternating opium addict and drunk?
Actually, that just might
make him interesting! Not to mention the fact that he might have been the greatest American author ever.
Quote from: Haffner on September 29, 2007, 07:06:34 AM
Not "just" that, but wasn't he also an alternating opium addict and drunk?
Actually, that just might make him interesting! Not to mention the fact that he might have been the greatest American author ever.
Some addicts (including alcoholics)
are very interesting...but seldom while they're still practicing their addiction, which tends to turn even extraordinary people into depressed, self-obsessed jackasses.
As for greatest American author...hmmm, have you read Twain, Melville, Cooper, Hawthorne, James, Thoreau, Whitman, Dickenson, Crane, or any of the dozens of superb 20th Century American writers?
Quote from: longears on September 29, 2007, 07:26:36 AM
Some addicts (including alcoholics) are very interesting...but seldom while they're still practicing their addiction, which tends to turn even extraordinary people into depressed, self-obsessed jackasses.
As for greatest American author...hmmm, have you read Twain, Melville, Cooper, Hawthorne, James, Thoreau, Whitman, Dickenson, Crane, or any of the dozens of superb 20th Century American writers?
Read all of them. I would put Faulkner, Poe, Mailer, and Hemingway before any of those.
Quote from: Haffner on September 29, 2007, 07:33:48 AM
Read all of them. I would put Faulkner, Poe, Mailer, and Hemingway before any of those.
May I add Theodore Dreiser and how about F Scott Fitzgerald?
Quote from: Muriel on October 02, 2007, 08:08:18 AM
May I add Theodore Dreiser and how about F Scott Fitzgerald?
Muriel Hemingway? ;D
Quote from: Muriel on October 02, 2007, 08:08:18 AM
May I add Theodore Dreiser and how about F Scott Fitzgerald?
Tremendous writers.