Quote Originally Posted by miles View Post
Mine might be pretty similar to the last time I did a thread like this, but I don't remember so thats okay.

1) Noam Chomsky - He is the godfather of modern linguistics, so that aspect interests me a lot. Also, I tend to agree with a lot of his viewpoints concerning world affairs. His opinion is one that I always take note of.

2) William Burroughs - One of my favourite authors. His life is one which fascinates me. He lived in numerous countries, killed his wife and spent many years as a heroin addict (I'm not saying all these are neccessarily good things, mind you!). On the way he became one of the most important writers of the 20th century (IMO). Naked lunch is a great book.

3) Vincent Van Gogh - I like his paintings and is another one who seemingly led a rather unusual life. We don't know all much about him as he was largely unknown during his lifetime. He might make for curious and interesting company.

4) Jean Paul Sartre - I'm into my existentialist writers and Sartre was a rather important thinker and writer. I think him sharing a room with Chomsky and Burroughs would be very interesting. I love Nausea and the Roads to Freedom books. Satre's politics were a bit more troubled for me, but again would make for interesting debate.
So you would be drinking some absienth and keeping away from Van Gogh's knife hand at the dinner table?