A Good Thriller discussion

A question I asked in the hotseat of a couple of our members but I think it's a question many could answer. If you could sit down to dinner with 5 people past /present famous or not, who would they be?

Colin Firth
Margaret Atwood
Joseph Wilson
John Dehlin
Pope Francis

Jason Isaacs
Dominic West
The late James Gandolfini
Stephen King
Linwood Barclay

Jesus
Vince McMahon
James Patterson
Hulk Hogan
Pope Francis

That's lovely!! Why would be nice!! :-)

my 5 would be (and I have put a lot of thought into this)

adolf hitler
al capone
judas escariot
vlad the impaler
Jack the Ripper

The reasons why? well they are all important men in history who have had major impacts on all our lives in some way or another. Wouldn't it be great to ask them why? they have all had a number of books written about them but what would their own true story be if they had the chance to tell their side? would they change their actions? or maybe if you could go back in time and see what they were like before the course of action was taken - a bit like King's book - could you change the course of history

Sharon wrote: "my 5 would be (and I have put a lot of thought into this)

adolf hitler
al capone
judas escariot
vlad the impaler
Jack the Ripper

The reasons why? well they are all important men in history who ha..."


Hitler and Jack the Ripper did what they did simply because they were simply batshit insane.

That said my 5 would be:

Pope Francis
Gaius Tavarus Magnus (Tavi from the CODEX ALERA series by Jim Butcher)
Ayla (from Jean M. Auel's EARTH'S CHILDREN series)
Harry Blackstone Copperfield Dresden (from The Dresden Files series by Jim Butcher) and the animal trio known as Mrs. Murphy, Pewter and Tee Tucker (from The MRS. MURPHY MYSTERIES by Rita Mae Brown and Sneaky Pie Brown).

Why Not?

I don't buy that. Saying they were merely insane is over simplifying. Jack The Ripper has always fascinated me, would love to know who and why.

yeah but were they always like that? what if they could give you the insight into that one defining moment that made them what they were? am just a curious cookie and I know they are a bit of a controversial pairing however that is my choice

C.S. Lewis.
J.K. Rowling
Jean Shepherd
Edgar Allen Poe
Robert Bloch

Marilyn Monroe
Jacqueline Kennedy
Pope Francis
the Dalai Lama
Stephen King

quite an eclectic group

Sharon wrote: "yeah but were they always like that? what if they could give you the insight into that one defining moment that made them what they were? am just a curious cookie and I know they are a bit of a con..."

I think they were always batshit insane.

Marilyn Monroe
Charles Manson
Jimmy Hendrix
Janet Joplin

I remember this question from the hotseat.

Stevie Ray Vaughan
John Basilone
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Marilyn Monroe
Abraham Lincoln

Quite a mix here. My five would be; Voldemort
Napoleon
Arthur Wellesley the 1st Duke of Wellington
Joseph Stalin AKA Iosif Vissarionovich Stalin
finally the late Margaret Thatcher.

Okay, how about my party !

Princess Diane
Steffi Graf
Nelson Mandela
James Stewart
Winston Churchill

Robin Williams
Carol Burnett
Jim Carrey
Betty White
Mickey Rooney

Lisa wrote: "Marilyn Monroe
Charles Manson
Jimmy Hendrix
Janet Joplin"

lisa u missing one lol

Alexander Wilson, father of American ornithology
Leonardo da Vinci
Mark Twain
Teddy Roosevelt
Henry David Thoreau

Gene Simmons & Paul Stanley
Bruce Dickinson & Steve Harris
Billy Williams & Ron Santo
Walter Payton
George Patton
Jesus

(not necessarily in that order)

Wow, we've got a lot of variety in answers!

This is tough. I am going with:
Me as a freshman in high school
Me from 40 years in the future
Abraham Lincoln
Albert Einstein
Clive Cussler

The Buddha
William Butler Yeats
James D. Doss
Tony Hillerman
and
an obscure, unknown person from another time who is totally unlike me

D.L. wrote: "This is tough. I am going with:
Me as a freshman in high school
Me from 40 years in the future
Abraham Lincoln
Albert Einstein
Clive Cussler"

I love Clive Cussler!

Avril Lavigne. It's Complicated .

How many crushes do you have, Shivam?!!! ;-)

Meat Loaf
Edgar Allan Poe
Kurt Cobain
Winona Ryder
Ringo Starr

Chloe Jane wrote: "Meat Loaf
Edgar Allan Poe
Kurt Cobain
Winona Ryder
Ringo Starr"

I remember a bumper sticker that said "Come to the Galaxy Diner...where MeatLoaf is Still Something you eat... not a fat rock star on the comeback trail."

I think a dinner with all of you would be great, we might need a big table though!

Thank you? *S*

Kanye West...so i can tell him what a bleep he is...Diane Sawyer...Anne Rule...Diane Keaton..Freddie Mercury but he is dead.

Aymen wrote: "I think a dinner with all of you would be great, we might need a big table though!"

Wouldn't that be fun??!!

Yes it would be fun Brenda :)

A massive table!! But yes, it would be great! :)

While we're dreaming...I'd love to dine with
these---a 2 hour one-on-one leisurely chat with:
Emma Thompson
Anthony Hopkins
Helen Mirren
Robert Redford
Holly Hunter
Jane Austen
Charles Dickens
Charlotte Bronte
Thomas Jefferson
Margaret Thatcher
Ben Franklin
for starters. NC &:)

Nanci, IMH(onest)O; Austen, Dickens and Bronte are BORING AS HELL. Why would one want to dine with three of the most boring authors in English Lit?

That said, I would probably add Jefferson and Franklin to my own previous list.

Jennifer Lawrence! (Just watched "Xmen First Class")

I've seen some incredible tv adaptations and movies of Dickens', Bronte's and Austen's works especially from the BBC. Love period drama.

If we're all having dinner together, then what would everyone want on the menu?

If my primary guests on my previous list can't make it! then my back up would be...
Enzo Ferrari
Ettor Maserati, BindoMaserati, Ernesto Maserati and Alfieri Maserati (brothers)
FerruccioLamborghini
Christian von Koenigsegg
finally
Ferdinand Porsche

Depends, Robin! Who's cooking?

Julianne Moore
Jack Johnson
and I'm not cooking!

I will add Stephen King and/or Joe Hill to my guest list and think on for the others...
Billy Connolly

Robin wrote: "If my primary guests on my previous list can't make it! then my back up would be...
Enzo Ferrari
Ettor Maserati, BindoMaserati, Ernesto Maserati and Alfieri Maserati (brothers)
FerruccioLamborgh..."

Can I come to this dinner please Robin?

Sandra wrote: "Robin wrote: "If my primary guests on my previous list can't make it! then my back up would be...
Enzo Ferrari
Ettor Maserati, BindoMaserati, Ernesto Maserati and Alfieri Maserati (brothers)
Fer..."

The more the merrier!

Janet wrote: "Depends, Robin! Who's cooking?"

Um not ME!! *runs out of the room*

Robin wrote: "Janet wrote: "Depends, Robin! Who's cooking?"

Um not ME!! *runs out of the room*"

We can order in 8:D

Amber wrote: "Nanci, IMH(onest)O; Austen, Dickens and Bronte are BORING AS HELL. Why would one want to dine with three of the most boring authors in English Lit?

That said, I would probably ad Jefferson and Fr..."

It's good we don't all want to DINE with the same people! We all have different topics/subjects/books/movies/people we think are boring! Eg. Charles Dickens toured and did readings of his books and acted out his characters' voices. He was a big hit.
NC &:)

We'll said Nanci. Different strokes, and all that...
I'm thinking about my dinner guest choices...

Sandra

Jack Johnson, the singer or the boxer ?

Hey Sean, as your an avid tennis and snooker fan and player,who in those particular sports would like to dine with?