10 dinner guests

[LEGION]

Damn, I was going to add Ricky Hatton and left him off. I'll trade Rocky from Mask and put Ricky in his place. I want to see how much food that dude can consume at one sitting

[leftylee]

Damn, I was going to add Ricky Hatton and left him off. I'll trade Rocky from Mask and put Ricky in his place. I want to see how much food that dude can consume at one sitting

More like Pints of Guiness, 57 pints in 1 weekend I heard

[Gandalf]

I would be competely pretentious in my dinner guest pickings. I dont recall who I picked last time so I imagine it being some old and some new.

1) William Burroughs - Anyone who can describe language as a virus and use it as a means of expression is alright by my book

2) Alfred Hitchcock - Ive become a complete Hitchcock buff and have over 30 of his films on DVD now. Made a dozen films that are nothing less than exceptional

3) Van Gogh - Great painter and seemingly very volatile to boot. No absinthe at this dinner party!!

4) Noam Chomsky - The godfather of modern linguistics and has an opinion on every event of recent times.

5) Bill Murray - Perfect deadpan delivery. My favourite comedic actor alive today.

6) Peter Cook - Probably the greatest funny man ever.

7) Oscar Wilde - A slim line Steven Fry! Had some wit and a way with words.

Jean Paul Sartre - Exponent of existentialism and not afraid to venture forth opinions about issues of the day.

9) Liam Gallagher - Just so Chomsky can be proven wrong about the concept of Universal Grammar! Nah, Gallagher is just comical in all the wrong ways. God help us all if Van Gogh smuggles in some absinthe and shares it with this one.

10) Steve Coogan - Alan Partridge is sheer genious. Enough said.

[Gandalf]

Ive just noticed that in the bottom related threads that it was X who started the similar thread from before and not me at all. I posted in there but did not come up with it. My faulty memory.

I will change the main posting to acknowledge that.

[BoxingGorilla]

1. Ricky Gervais
2. Larry David
3. Woody Allen
4. King Henry VIII (Slim Version)
5. Marquis De Sade
6. Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
7. Hank Williams Sr.
8. Cole Younger
9. William Henry McCarty a.k.a. Billy The Kid
10. Jesse James

[Gandalf]

1. Ricky Gervais
2. Larry David
3. Woody Allen
4. King Henry VIII (Slim Version)
5. Marquis De Sade
6. Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
7. Hank Williams Sr.
8. Cole Younger
9. William Henry McCarty a.k.a. Billy The Kid
10. Jesse James

I like Ricky Gervais a lot actually. Woody Allen is a great choice too. Not too sure about the Marquis De Sade though!

[OumaFan]

Bill Murray
Stalin
Andrew Zimmern-don't ask me why, he does this odd show called Bizarre foods that I for some reason am addicted to and I'd want him to provide the food, like raw beating frogs hearts.

eh, I'll try to think of 7 more, none of you people

[X]

Ive just noticed that in the bottom related threads that it was X who started the similar thread from before and not me at all. I posted in there but did not come up with it. My faulty memory.

I will change the main posting to acknowledge that.

Don't worry about little things like that, this was a fun topic.

Here were the ones I posted at the time .....

in no particular order.

Gautama, the Buddha
Hannibal the Great
Leonardo da Vinci
Genghis Khan
Jesus Christ
Pharoah Akhetanon
Charles Darwin
Joseph Stalin
Nelson Mandela
Raleights (or Violent Demise as long as he's not vegetarian)

I would also ask Hitler, but only for coffee as I would not want him around while I was eating.

[RP33]

I would be competely pretentious in my dinner guest pickings. I dont recall who I picked last time so I imagine it being some old and some new.

1) William Burroughs - Anyone who can describe language as a virus and use it as a means of expression is alright by my book

2) Alfred Hitchcock - Ive become a complete Hitchcock buff and have over 30 of his films on DVD now. Made a dozen films that are nothing less than exceptional

3) Van Gogh - Great painter and seemingly very volatile to boot. No absinthe at this dinner party!!

4) Noam Chomsky - The godfather of modern linguistics and has an opinion on every event of recent times.

5) Bill Murray - Perfect deadpan delivery. My favourite comedic actor alive today.

6) Peter Cook - Probably the greatest funny man ever.

7) Oscar Wilde - A slim line Steven Fry! Had some wit and a way with words.

Jean Paul Sartre - Exponent of existentialism and not afraid to venture forth opinions about issues of the day.

9) Liam Gallagher - Just so Chomsky can be proven wrong about the concept of Universal Grammar! Nah, Gallagher is just comical in all the wrong ways. God help us all if Van Gogh smuggles in some absinthe and shares it with this one.

10) Steve Coogan - Alan Partridge is sheer genious. Enough said.

great list miles..

Hitchcock is one of my favs, if not my fav..

and I've read up on Sartre in a few classes, and was drawn to his existentialist beliefs so i had to read deeper, and definitely a fan of his beliefs..

i could say something great about just about everyone you mentioned but those are my two favs.. nice choice

[RP33]

i love/hate making lists like these because i always end up wanting to change my answer, but it's still fun to do.. here goes..

1.) John Lennon

2.) Jim Morrison

3.) Eric Clapton

4.) Jesse Lacey (my favorite song writer..)

The 4 above mentioned would make ridiculously amazing music and provide the soundtrack for the night..

5.) Hunter S. Thompson

6.) David Lynch - i'd pester him all night to tell me what Mulholland Drive is about

7.) Alfred Hitchcock (not to steal Miles answer or anything.. but i'd REALLY want him to be there..

8.) Chuck Palahniuk

9.) and someone from political history.. like Karl Marx or Thomas Paine to make some sense of the world today..

10.) Audrey Hepburn - sitting right next to myself, acting as my date for the night ..

This would be the best dinner party ever.. great music.. great conversation, and Audrey Hepburn "helping me in the kitchen" to prepare dessert..

[leftylee]

i love/hate making lists like these because i always end up wanting to change my answer, but it's still fun to do.. here goes..

1.) John Lennon

2.) Jim Morrison

3.) Eric Clapton

4.) Jesse Lacey (my favorite song writer..)

The 4 above mentioned would make ridiculously amazing music and provide the soundtrack for the night..

5.) Hunter S. Thompson

6.) David Lynch - i'd pester him all night to tell me what Mulholland Drive is about

7.) Alfred Hitchcock (not to steal Miles answer or anything.. but i'd REALLY want him to be there..

8.) Chuck Palahniuk

9.) and someone from political history.. like Karl Marx or Thomas Paine to make some sense of the world today..

10.) Audrey Hepburn - sitting right next to myself, acting as my date for the night ..

This would be the best dinner party ever.. great music.. great conversation, and Audrey Hepburn "helping me in the kitchen" to prepare dessert..

Come to Liverpool and the beatles are everywhere. We even have an airport named after John Lennon

[RP33]

Come to Liverpool and the beatles are everywhere. We even have an airport named after John Lennon

haha, for some reason i think i'd get sick of them if i lived there, as i'm sure you are..

fun fact.. on of george harrison's kids went to Brown University which is in Providence, RI about 8-10 min from my house and my mom would say how she'd see George at random spots in providence.. pretty cool considering it wasn't that long ago..

[boozeboxer]

i love/hate making lists like these because i always end up wanting to change my answer, but it's still fun to do.. here goes..

1.) John Lennon

2.) Jim Morrison

3.) Eric Clapton

4.) Jesse Lacey (my favorite song writer..)

The 4 above mentioned would make ridiculously amazing music and provide the soundtrack for the night..

5.) Hunter S. Thompson

6.) David Lynch - i'd pester him all night to tell me what Mulholland Drive is about

7.) Alfred Hitchcock (not to steal Miles answer or anything.. but i'd REALLY want him to be there..

8.) Chuck Palahniuk

9.) and someone from political history.. like Karl Marx or Thomas Paine to make some sense of the world today..

10.) Audrey Hepburn - sitting right next to myself, acting as my date for the night ..

This would be the best dinner party ever.. great music.. great conversation, and Audrey Hepburn "helping me in the kitchen" to prepare dessert..

Jesse Lacey, who writes some of Brand New's stuff?