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Posted by TexasChic on July 27, 2004, at 11:53:19
In reply to Re: Who would you invite to dinner? anyone allowed, posted by B2chica on July 27, 2004, at 10:57:21
Ooh – Martin Luther King, that's a good one too. What a visionary. I can't even comprehend what it would have been like to be a black person in his time. The image of those cops putting the fire hose on those kids just haunts you forever. What a shameful time in American history. That and the Japanese concentration camps. What the heck was going on in people's minds back then? I know there's atrocities now, but d@mn!
And don't even get me started on slavery. How could any person, at any place, and any time, think it was okay to make a human being a slave?
Okay, I may be getting too controversial here, not to mention getting on a soapbox. I might ought to shut up now.
And by the way I'm white if that makes a difference to anyone. It doesn't to me – its just pigment!
Posted by B2chica on July 27, 2004, at 13:02:01
In reply to Re: Who would you invite to dinner? anyone allowed, posted by gardenergirl on July 27, 2004, at 11:18:04
ya, after i read some of his letters. my heart just aches for him. mostly i want to talk to him, of course i have a hundred questions for him but i want to tell him that he wasn't crazy, he was in pain and suffered from bipolar. that there is medication now and everything is ok. i don't know why but i really feel a need to comfort him. (i don't even know that he would need or want it but i feel that anyway).
and that's not even to mention how much i enjoy his art style.
b2c.> How cool! I thought of Van Gogh, too!
>
> gg
Posted by B2chica on July 27, 2004, at 13:06:49
In reply to Re: Who would you invite to dinner? anyone allowed » B2chica, posted by TexasChic on July 27, 2004, at 11:53:19
MLK what an incredible man of honor. such peace and wisdom surrounds him. i would probably burst into tears just to be near him.
and ya, don't EVEN get me started on all that slavery and torture camp cr#p...i could go on my soapbox for hours.
-and me too TC, pigment is pigment...i'm a nice little 1/2 breed-German/Mexican but people assume i'm caucasion...(don't get me started on that either-do ya think maybe i have some unresolved hostility here???(pure sarcasm).
B2c.
Posted by fayeroe on July 27, 2004, at 13:17:26
In reply to Re: Who would you invite to dinner? anyone allowed... » fayeroe, posted by gardenergirl on July 27, 2004, at 10:15:14
> Sounds yummy! Can I come?
>
> ggyup...it a recipe that i came up with years ago and it is soooooo good. when i lived in NM and had the bed and breakfast, i served that cake at 4:00 p.m with tea....i had return guests because of that cake!!
Posted by bobby on July 27, 2004, at 13:27:57
In reply to Who would you invite to dinner? anyone allowed..., posted by gardenergirl on July 26, 2004, at 20:52:50
I need to save money.
Posted by AuntieMel on July 27, 2004, at 13:49:36
In reply to Mary-Kate, posted by bobby on July 27, 2004, at 13:27:57
Posted by becksA on July 27, 2004, at 16:24:33
In reply to Re: Mary-Kate - now *that's* funny (nm) » bobby, posted by AuntieMel on July 27, 2004, at 13:49:36
yeah, I definitly laughed out loud at that one. very nice.
Posted by Emme on July 27, 2004, at 17:30:50
In reply to WWJE? » Emme, posted by gardenergirl on July 27, 2004, at 11:49:10
> What would Jesus eat? Sorry, I couldn't resist.
> Yeah, think of all the questions...
>
> Take care,
>
> ggFish and loaves, with a nice jug of wine? :)
Posted by morning*bell on July 27, 2004, at 19:55:42
In reply to Who would you invite to dinner? anyone allowed..., posted by gardenergirl on July 26, 2004, at 20:52:50
hello there - new here... couldn't resist this post!
dinner guests..
George Harrison
Leo Tolstoy
Ryszard Kapusinski
J.D. Salinger
Thom Yorke
Chinua Achebei'd about fall over!
Posted by Jai Narayan on July 27, 2004, at 22:06:00
In reply to Re: Who would you invite to dinner? anyone allowed..., posted by morning*bell on July 27, 2004, at 19:55:42
Noam Chomsky
Rachel Carson
Atticus
Michael Moore
Marx
Lenin
Fidel Castro
KK
TofuEmmy
gg
madona
partlycloudy
my sisters
my fish Indigo
and many more....I just can't think of their names right now.
Posted by tabitha on July 27, 2004, at 23:47:06
In reply to Re: Who would you invite to dinner? anyone allowed, posted by Jai Narayan on July 27, 2004, at 22:06:00
my dead mom, my dead grandma, my other dead grandma, my lost girl bunny, my brother at age 5, myself at age 5, Jesus, my ex-husband (but I reserve the right to toss him out at any moment), my best friend from 5th grade, and my new lover that I have yet to meet.wait, if my new lover is there then scratch the ex-husband.
Posted by TofuEmmy on July 28, 2004, at 0:10:12
In reply to Re: Who would you invite to dinner? anyone allowed, posted by Jai Narayan on July 27, 2004, at 22:06:00
Jai - Do you think Castro, Lenin, and Marx could be convinced not to smoke, and to eat a vegetarian meal? :-)
If not, could we have separate tables?
Thanks dear.
Emmy
Posted by 64bowtie on July 28, 2004, at 2:22:15
In reply to Who would you invite to dinner? anyone allowed..., posted by gardenergirl on July 26, 2004, at 20:52:50
(((GG))),
Thanx for asking....
Let's seeee.... a week to remember....
1. Monday: Bill & Melinda Gates, Ross Perot, Oprah Winfry, all self made, and they're all loaded...
2. Tuesday: Robin Williams, Billy Crystal, Woopie Goldberg, Johnathan Winters, never a dull moment...
3. Wednesday: Bill & Hilary Clinton, John & Elizabeth Edwards, we can talk about the 2008 election...
4. Thursday: Bob Subby, Bob Earl, John Bradshaw, Claudia Black, all are 12 step authurs I want to show my thanx to...
5. Friday: Socrates, Epictetus, Jiddu Krishnamurti, Mortimer Adler, philosophically significant folks that would enjoy each other's conversation...
6. Saturday: Mary Tyler Moore, Bette Midler, Carol Kane, Elain Boosler, are all gutsy, and interesting...
7. Sunday: Fran Tarkington, Magic Johnson, Darrel Waltrip, Sandy Koufax, I want to thank them for their hard work and entertainment..."That Was The Week That Was!"
Rod
Posted by gardenergirl on July 28, 2004, at 12:53:58
In reply to Who would you invite to dinner? » gardenergirl, posted by 64bowtie on July 28, 2004, at 2:22:15
Wow, you would need a good caterer!
Thanks for playing...
gg
Posted by AuntieMel on July 28, 2004, at 16:31:54
In reply to Re: Who would you invite to dinner? » 64bowtie, posted by gardenergirl on July 28, 2004, at 12:53:58
Not burgers. The Texas kind. Slow cookin.
Posted by pegasus on July 28, 2004, at 17:14:17
In reply to Who would you invite to dinner? anyone allowed..., posted by gardenergirl on July 26, 2004, at 20:52:50
Holy smokes, you guys are all so brave! I wouldn't invite any of these people to dinner. In fact, if I knew they were coming, I'd hide in the closet until they left.
So, I'm going to have dinner by myself, or with a few close friends. If it can be a virtual meal, then I'll happily invite all of you babblers. How about if I make lasagne and a nice salad, with brownies for dessert? Hope you can make it!
pegasus
Posted by Jai Narayan on July 28, 2004, at 20:54:07
In reply to Re: Who would you invite to dinner? anyone allowed » Jai Narayan, posted by TofuEmmy on July 28, 2004, at 0:10:12
I must make up another list.
Let's see:
Nemo
Neo
Trinity
Morpheus
Shrek
my fish Indigo
Ziegler
Madonna
Ralph Nader
Winnona La Duke
kk
TofuEmmy
Larry Hoover
Atticus
gg
partlycloudy
Dr. B
my sisters
my dead mother
My dad hated parties
my honey pie
and a cast of thousands....I just know I am forgetting someone.....I hate that.
Posted by Larry Hoover on July 29, 2004, at 7:20:13
In reply to Who would you invite to dinner? anyone allowed..., posted by gardenergirl on July 26, 2004, at 20:52:50
> I just wondered...if you could invite any four people, living or dead, to a dinner party, who would you invite? Why?
>
> I'll post my thoughts, too, but I wanted to get the thread started.
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> Looking forward to everyone's diverse replies!
>
> ggI've been mulling this one over.....
Four people......Hmmmmmm.
1. Arthur C. Clarke. He's the only author who has achieved a perhaps esoteric distinction. He has published works under each of the ten major divisions of the library-science Dewey Decimal System.
2. William Shakespeare. I don't think anybody has ever understood human nature so well.
3. Leonarda Da Vinci. Some of his ideas are so anachronistic (that word applies to all things out of time, not just old ideas brought forward), it is like he could see the future, but he also understood it. Besides, he sculpted David. And we have the same birthday.
4. The Buddha. I know there is a real name for this dude, but I'm dysnamic. I don't think I have to 'splain this one.
Wouldn't know what to feed them, though, so it would have to be a smorgasbord.
Lar
Posted by AuntieMel on July 29, 2004, at 10:38:03
In reply to Re: Who would you invite to dinner? anyone allowed... » gardenergirl, posted by Larry Hoover on July 29, 2004, at 7:20:13
Posted by Larry Hoover on July 29, 2004, at 10:42:51
In reply to Re: didn't michelangelo do david? (nm) » Larry Hoover, posted by AuntieMel on July 29, 2004, at 10:38:03
Oh, probably. I get people mixed up all the time, karen. ;-)
Posted by Susan47 on July 29, 2004, at 11:05:52
In reply to Re: Who would you invite to dinner? anyone allowed... » gardenergirl, posted by Larry Hoover on July 29, 2004, at 7:20:13
Larry, I like your choices. Mmm.
Posted by Jai Narayan on July 29, 2004, at 13:32:49
In reply to Re: Who would you invite to dinner? anyone allowed..., posted by Susan47 on July 29, 2004, at 11:05:52
Let's see only 4:
1. Howard Zinn he is a delightful and insiteful man who wrote "The Peoples History"
2. Doris Lessing the author of "Shikasta" a science fiction book about our planet
3. Martin L King...I was born on his birthday
4. Yogananda wonderful spiritual teacher
Posted by daisym on July 29, 2004, at 23:52:18
In reply to WWJE? » Emme, posted by gardenergirl on July 27, 2004, at 11:49:10
Are you kidding?
Bread and Fish, of course. And wine...
Posted by daisym on July 29, 2004, at 23:58:43
In reply to party on dude......, posted by Jai Narayan on July 29, 2004, at 13:32:49
That's my birthday too!!! :) I love having a holiday for it.
Posted by daisym on July 30, 2004, at 0:30:53
In reply to Re: Who would you invite to dinner? anyone allowed..., posted by pegasus on July 28, 2004, at 17:14:17
I don't know which fantasy to indulge: Journalistic, favorite writers, psychologists (maybe as a team they could help me!) or political women...
Barbara Walters, Oprah, Walter Cronkite, Bob Woodward
Louisa May Alcott, J.K. Rowling, J. R. R. Tolkien, Edward Eager
Irvin Yalom, D.W. Winnicott, Heinz Kohut, Annie Rogers (OK, I want my own therapist there too...)
Mary Todd Lincoln, Elenor Roosevelt, Jackie Kennedy, Madeleine Albright
This was fun! Good thread.
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