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I could have gone the intellectual route but then again if it is just one dinner, the three most sexiest Blonds sounds like a better choice. The table talk would be great and dessert would be amazing!
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2. My maternal grandfather (dead)
3. My mother (living)
Sorry for the CSI inspired video... but the words cannot express more clearly how I feel about this question.
I wasn't so young in years when my grandparents passed, but was too young in life to understand what is gone in a minute.
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I'd have to say:
1. Dolly Madison. She wasn't a political figure, but her husband was. What she was was the greatest hostess in Washington, with a knack for making everyone feel comfortable.
2. Socrates. He's not a political or religious figure at all, and was willing to challenge convention to talk about anything and everything. Pairing him with Dolly should be interesting!
3. My maternal grandmother. She was like a second mom to me, living in our house, and I miss her a lot. She's frequently in my dreams and in my thoughts. It's been almost 20 years since her accidental death at 88.
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Hannah Arendt (dead)
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Barack Obama (alive)
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We'll have a conversation about the evolution of government and political theory. 4 political scientists from different generations. The rapport between Obama and Tocqueville about Democracy in America would be thrilling. Should be fun.
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Interesting answer: I think of two different dinners and it would be hard to choose.
The Authors:
Robert Heinlein, my favourite sci-fi author. I'd want to know how much of his writings he believed in and how much was just to make us think. He was well read and opinionated and would keep the conversation lively at a minimum.
Frank Herbert, author of my favourite series, Dune. Philosophy and politics.
Isaac Asimov, author of the Foundation series. Again politics and science.
The Moon is a Harsh Mistress, Dune, and Foundation should be read by everybody.
The Philosophers:
Get 3 of the greats, my favourites, together expose them to modern philosopy and hash it out: Kant, Mill, Descartes.
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http://www.heinleinsociety.org/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Herbert
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Asimov
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immanuel_Kant
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Stuart_Mill
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Descartes
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Vernor Vinge: forward thinker. One of the things he is well known for is for his 1993 essay "The Coming Technological Singularity", in which he argues that exponential growth in technology will reach a point beyond which we cannot even speculate about the consequences. He can even bring Carl Sagan up-to-speed with everything he missed since he passed. As a sidenote: Vernor Vinge was my professor for my Operating Systems class at SDSU ;)
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Jason Calacanis: he can bring into the conversation social media, business, and he may even throw in a few jokes here and there to make the conversation even more pleasant ;)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joi/525716416/
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From Science Fiction, Robert Heinlein because I am curious as to what he thinks about the WAY THINGS ARE GOING.
From romance, Jayne Ann Krentz because I want to hear her take on changing values.
And from detective fiction, Lindsey Davis because I want to know more of what she knows of the early Roman Empire period.
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John Stossel (20/20 news reporter)
Ron Paul (he's not exactly a world leader yet... is he?)
and John L. King (an economist)
We'd probably have Congress for Dinner :D Yumm fried politicians! With a healthy dose of reality on the side.
Even if the conversation wasn't interesting... it would still be me and three men... grrrr.
Okay really though, I have tons of questions that I'd love to ask them.
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http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bd/Dinner_table_and_chairs....
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Aristotle, Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking
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First on the list, my guest of honour, would be Zinab Badawi.
http://www.xs4all.nl/~zoc/gnothe/pix/zeinab_badawi.jpg
A presenter, interviewer and moderator for different BBC World programs, Zeinab has met, and talked to, many interesting people, a variety of personalities, form General Franks to Dalai Lama, to Francis Fukuyama, Desmond Tutu... list is long, and she certainly has plenty of stories and anecdotes to tell. Even more importantly, she knows everything that I would like to know about inner workings of news/ media corporation, and how does the world(view) we got presented with gets shaped.
Next on the list is Garrett Lisi, best known as "the surfer dude who stunned the world of physics with theory of everything"... or something to that effect.
http://www.xs4all.nl/~zoc/gnothe/pix/GLisiADeGrey.jpg
Cosmology is one of my pet subjects, and I think that the Big Bang theory is flawed. Garrett, the bold guy on the left, is exactly the right person to discuss these matters with, somebody who can give a first hand assessment of the situation.
He may bring his friend Aubrey De Grey along, and that's alright with me.
Last but not least, here comes an alien:
http://www.xs4all.nl/~zoc/gnothe/pix/myFavourite.jpg
I'd really like to sit face to face with one of these aliens, and try to figure out who and what they are, what makes them thick. Do they like strawberry ice cream?
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On a personal level, I'd want my paternal grandfather Arthur Brookin (died before I was born), his father, William Brookin, and his uncle Robert Pitts Brookin. The stories would be fabulous! Cattle herding, prison, gambling - it'd be like a personal episode of "Rawhide"!
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Osama Bin Laden, Current Pope, and God(nondescript whoever shows up is great)
If God shows up, I figure we talk about religion and all the deaths made in it's name.
If God doesn't show up, I figure we talk about religion and all the deaths made in it's name.
Barring that I say Warren Buffet, Jimmy Buffet and My wife.
Warren can tell me how to work less and make more money. Jimmy can play us a tune. And I'll have something beautiful to watch.
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Tim Berners-Lee, Jason Calacanis, and Dave Winer would be great.
Of course it would be nice to dine with a group including Jimmy Buffett. The main course would have to be Gumbo, you know, since Jimmy will play for Gumbo.
It would be interesting to have Frank Zappa, and Trent Reznor in another group. It would sure be fascinating to hear Zappa comment on the current status of the recording industry.
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Queen Elizabeth II (alive, She's a monarch, not technically a world leader)
My Mother (deceased)
An interesting mix don't you think...and you don't know even know my Mother! We'd be able to talk about almost anything and especially anyone from practically first hand knowledge - because these two ladies have met almost every important figure from all walks of life for about the past 60 - 70 years of modern history. The insights and perspectives would be amazing.
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Carl Sagan
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Jules Verne
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2. Jon Stewart (yes, I would go all fan-girly)
3. My mother, because I would give just about anything for another few hours with her. And because she loved #1 and #2 as much as I do.
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1. Richard Pryor
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2. Jerry Lewis
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3. Lucille Ball
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1.CARY GRANT
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2.GREGORY PECK
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3. SEAN CONNERY
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1.Robin Williams
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2. Eddie Murphy
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3. Steve Martin
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March 26, 2009 02:57 AM
Dinnertime: Three guests living or dead, who do you invite?
Here's the trick, your guests can't be Religious Figures (Jesus, Buddha etc...) Or world leaders (Churchill, Lincoln etc...)
My Answer BTW.
James Burke, David Attenborough and Maurice Richard
My Answer BTW.
James Burke, David Attenborough and Maurice Richard
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I could have gone the intellectual route but then again if it is just one dinner, the three most sexiest Blonds sounds like a better choice. The table talk would be great and dessert would be amazing!
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March 26, 2009 03:04 AM
Easy one, Jimi Hendrix, Randy Rhodes, and Robert Johnson Helpful Answer?
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March 26, 2009 04:52 AM
For dinner? A late jam session maybe.
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March 27, 2009 01:09 AM
I would love to be a fly on the wall for this one. A fly with a very high-quality recording device.
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March 26, 2009 03:10 AM
1. My maternal grandmother (dead) 2. My maternal grandfather (dead)
3. My mother (living)
Sorry for the CSI inspired video... but the words cannot express more clearly how I feel about this question.
I wasn't so young in years when my grandparents passed, but was too young in life to understand what is gone in a minute.
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March 26, 2009 03:15 AM
I like the interesting twist on this. I'd have to say:
1. Dolly Madison. She wasn't a political figure, but her husband was. What she was was the greatest hostess in Washington, with a knack for making everyone feel comfortable.
2. Socrates. He's not a political or religious figure at all, and was willing to challenge convention to talk about anything and everything. Pairing him with Dolly should be interesting!
3. My maternal grandmother. She was like a second mom to me, living in our house, and I miss her a lot. She's frequently in my dreams and in my thoughts. It's been almost 20 years since her accidental death at 88.
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March 26, 2009 03:51 PM
Hahahaha, ok, sorry; I failed to catch that simple rule and assumed it said, "such as,.." I'll revise my third guest to NIKOLA TESLA. That guy was inspiring and hilarious in his autobiography comp. Read this part: "Extraordinary experiences," under chapter 2 of his book: " My Inventions ." http://books.google.com/books?id=uBafTxRVtkAC&pg=PA17&lpg=PA17&dq=extraordinary+experiences+Tesla&source=bl&ots=pspU6_s9zU&sig=-DHaaqgTT1c9b2kD1tmYe_Ws4I4&hl=en&ei=mqrLSbHcGILjnQfm1_nYCQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=1&ct=result
***I also recommend the first and third chapters as well.***
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***I also recommend the first and third chapters as well.***
March 26, 2009 07:31 PM
I think some people think Tarantino is God also.
That's three strikes out of three. :)
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That's three strikes out of three. :)
March 26, 2009 03:21 AM
Alexis de Tocqueville (dead) Hannah Arendt (dead)
Barack Obama (alive)
We'll have a conversation about the evolution of government and political theory. 4 political scientists from different generations. The rapport between Obama and Tocqueville about Democracy in America would be thrilling. Should be fun.
Source(s):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexis_de_Tocqueville
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hannah_Arendt
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barack_Obama
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March 26, 2009 04:00 AM
Jeff, you should bend the rules for this group. If only so I could sit quietly at the kids table and listen.
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March 26, 2009 03:42 AM
Boring but real answer: My maternal Grandmother because I didn't get to say good bye, and my mom and sister so they could talk with her again. Interesting answer: I think of two different dinners and it would be hard to choose.
The Authors:
Robert Heinlein, my favourite sci-fi author. I'd want to know how much of his writings he believed in and how much was just to make us think. He was well read and opinionated and would keep the conversation lively at a minimum.
Frank Herbert, author of my favourite series, Dune. Philosophy and politics.
Isaac Asimov, author of the Foundation series. Again politics and science.
The Moon is a Harsh Mistress, Dune, and Foundation should be read by everybody.
The Philosophers:
Get 3 of the greats, my favourites, together expose them to modern philosopy and hash it out: Kant, Mill, Descartes.
Source(s):
http://www.heinleinsociety.org/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Herbert
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Asimov
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immanuel_Kant
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Stuart_Mill
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Descartes
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March 26, 2009 04:45 AM
Carl Sagan: i am always captivated by everything he did. What would he say about the latest scientific advances? Vernor Vinge: forward thinker. One of the things he is well known for is for his 1993 essay "The Coming Technological Singularity", in which he argues that exponential growth in technology will reach a point beyond which we cannot even speculate about the consequences. He can even bring Carl Sagan up-to-speed with everything he missed since he passed. As a sidenote: Vernor Vinge was my professor for my Operating Systems class at SDSU ;)
Jason Calacanis: he can bring into the conversation social media, business, and he may even throw in a few jokes here and there to make the conversation even more pleasant ;)
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March 26, 2009 05:20 AM
I was also thinking Carl Sagan but figured with Burke and Attenborough there I had enough science at my table.
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March 26, 2009 05:07 AM
I'm tempted to say, Britney, Paris and Lindsey, but, you said 'no world leaders.' I'll pick authors. From Science Fiction, Robert Heinlein because I am curious as to what he thinks about the WAY THINGS ARE GOING.
From romance, Jayne Ann Krentz because I want to hear her take on changing values.
And from detective fiction, Lindsey Davis because I want to know more of what she knows of the early Roman Empire period.
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March 26, 2009 08:03 AM
OMG I totally have the answer to this... John Stossel (20/20 news reporter)
Ron Paul (he's not exactly a world leader yet... is he?)
and John L. King (an economist)
We'd probably have Congress for Dinner :D Yumm fried politicians! With a healthy dose of reality on the side.
Even if the conversation wasn't interesting... it would still be me and three men... grrrr.
Okay really though, I have tons of questions that I'd love to ask them.
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http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bd/Dinner_table_and_chairs....
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March 26, 2009 09:33 AM
I think that a dinner with the following three guests would be incredibly fascinatingAristotle, Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking
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March 26, 2009 12:25 PM
I'll try to keep this wishlist a bit realistic, hence only living persons are included. First on the list, my guest of honour, would be Zinab Badawi.
A presenter, interviewer and moderator for different BBC World programs, Zeinab has met, and talked to, many interesting people, a variety of personalities, form General Franks to Dalai Lama, to Francis Fukuyama, Desmond Tutu... list is long, and she certainly has plenty of stories and anecdotes to tell. Even more importantly, she knows everything that I would like to know about inner workings of news/ media corporation, and how does the world(view) we got presented with gets shaped.
Next on the list is Garrett Lisi, best known as "the surfer dude who stunned the world of physics with theory of everything"... or something to that effect.
Cosmology is one of my pet subjects, and I think that the Big Bang theory is flawed. Garrett, the bold guy on the left, is exactly the right person to discuss these matters with, somebody who can give a first hand assessment of the situation.
He may bring his friend Aubrey De Grey along, and that's alright with me.
Last but not least, here comes an alien:
I'd really like to sit face to face with one of these aliens, and try to figure out who and what they are, what makes them thick. Do they like strawberry ice cream?
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March 26, 2009 02:40 PM
Famous people: Warren Zevon (dead), Jimmy Buffett (alive), and Carl Hiaasen (alive). I always wanted to party with these guys. Music and conversation for days! On a personal level, I'd want my paternal grandfather Arthur Brookin (died before I was born), his father, William Brookin, and his uncle Robert Pitts Brookin. The stories would be fabulous! Cattle herding, prison, gambling - it'd be like a personal episode of "Rawhide"!
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March 26, 2009 06:38 PM
If you had not enacted your rules. I would have answered... Osama Bin Laden, Current Pope, and God(nondescript whoever shows up is great)
If God shows up, I figure we talk about religion and all the deaths made in it's name.
If God doesn't show up, I figure we talk about religion and all the deaths made in it's name.
Barring that I say Warren Buffet, Jimmy Buffet and My wife.
Warren can tell me how to work less and make more money. Jimmy can play us a tune. And I'll have something beautiful to watch.
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March 26, 2009 07:26 PM
Maurice Richard, wow, that is good. He sure has plenty of tales to tell. Tim Berners-Lee, Jason Calacanis, and Dave Winer would be great.
Of course it would be nice to dine with a group including Jimmy Buffett. The main course would have to be Gumbo, you know, since Jimmy will play for Gumbo.
It would be interesting to have Frank Zappa, and Trent Reznor in another group. It would sure be fascinating to hear Zappa comment on the current status of the recording industry.
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March 26, 2009 08:17 PM
Annie Leibovitz (alive) Queen Elizabeth II (alive, She's a monarch, not technically a world leader)
My Mother (deceased)
An interesting mix don't you think...and you don't know even know my Mother! We'd be able to talk about almost anything and especially anyone from practically first hand knowledge - because these two ladies have met almost every important figure from all walks of life for about the past 60 - 70 years of modern history. The insights and perspectives would be amazing.
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March 26, 2009 09:45 PM
Stephen J Gould Carl Sagan
Jules Verne
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March 27, 2009 01:07 AM
1. Bruce Springsteen (this should not surprise many of you, and I swear I wouldn't go all fan-girly on him) 2. Jon Stewart (yes, I would go all fan-girly)
3. My mother, because I would give just about anything for another few hours with her. And because she loved #1 and #2 as much as I do.
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March 27, 2009 07:56 PM
To LMAO! 1. Richard Pryor
2. Jerry Lewis
3. Lucille Ball
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March 27, 2009 08:52 PM
These most charming people will, make me forget about dinner! 1.CARY GRANT
2.GREGORY PECK
3. SEAN CONNERY
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March 27, 2009 08:59 PM
I will tell these 3, that it is a costume party, just to add more spice! 1.Robin Williams
2. Eddie Murphy
3. Steve Martin
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