Whom would you most like to invite to dinner?

Posted by: erik scothron on 12 April 2006

If one could invite anyone to dinner whom would one chose and why?

Three categories here: (either for separate evenings or perhaps all together on the same night, it's your choice.

1/ People alive today

2/ People who are sadly no longer with us but could be ressurected for one night only

3/ Fictional characters

To start the ball rolling:

1/ people alive today.

a/ Julia Ormond - a gorgeous British film actress who does interesting charity work.

b/ Monica Belluci - a gorgeous Italian actress whom I hope would want to stay the night with me (that would certainly count as charity). Miss Ormond would be a back up.

c/ Cecilia Bartoli - gorgeous Italian opera singer who would have to sing for her supper.

I would not invite Blair whom I would rant at nor Bush whom I would poison.

2/ People who are sadly no longer with us but could be ressurected for one night only

a/ Buddha
b/ Jesus
c/ Mahommed
D/ David Bohm (quantum physicist)

That should be an interesting evening. I would not invite Abraham as I can't cook Kosher. I suspect Jesus might not turn up so I would have Zoroastor as a possible replacement.

3/ Fictional characters

a/ Alladin (as long as he brought that intersting lamp with him)

b/ Sherlock Holmes

C/ Moriarity

THat should provide some lively drama. I was tempted to put Jesus in the fictional list too but I would hate to offend.

Bon appetite mes ami,

Erik
Posted on: 18 April 2006 by Rasher
I want to add David Dimbleby & Elenor Bron to my guestlist. I also want Jane Birkin from around 1966, so that would be in my fictional characters - I don't mind if she's in black & white.
Posted on: 18 April 2006 by Phil Cork
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Originally posted by RiNo:
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I think Kropp got within a few hundred feet of the summit (the Hillary Step perhaps?) and turned back, as he realised (thought?) that he could get to the top, but might not have the energy to get back again. This was in the year of the 'disaster' (1996?) when Rob Hall, Scott Fisher et al died...

Wise beyond his years to turn back so close to the summit!

Phil

Quite right Phil, but he made the summit on his THIRD attempt, stayed for about 4 minutes on the top!

Regards
Rickard

P.S Another Swede to check out is Ola Skinnarmo D.S


Yup, my apologies for the error. He did indeed make it to the top that season. He merely turned back on his first (and second, I guess) attempt.

Phil
Posted on: 18 April 2006 by RiNo
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He merely turned back on his first (and second, I guess) attempt.

Big Grin Big Grin Big Grin

Before his third attempt (all of them took place at the same period at the base camp), he got diarrhoea, and there for broke one of his rules for the expedition and got a can of butter from the film crew (fantastic documantary BTW)in order to gain strenght/energy!

Regards
Rickard
Posted on: 18 April 2006 by Phil Cork
I'd like to see the documentary on him. I've just read Into Thin Air (finally), so am intrigued as to what else went on on the mountain that season...

phil
Posted on: 18 April 2006 by Earwicker
Whon would I most like to invite to dinner? Oh, any dim nymphomaniac with very big tits...
Posted on: 18 April 2006 by RiNo
I can see why, Göran Kropp passed Roy Hall among others on his way up...
I'm not a climber my self, but intrigued by it.
you may find this interesting:
Ultimate High: My Everest Odyssey, Göran Kropp with David Lagercrantz
I think it's banned in the UK because of a libel... from the Everest expedition leader...

Regards
Rickard
Posted on: 18 April 2006 by Phil Cork
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Originally posted by Earwicker:
Whon would I most like to invite to dinner? Oh, any dim nymphomaniac with very big tits...


That'd do wonders for depression! (until she left...)

phil
Posted on: 18 April 2006 by Phil Cork
quote:
Originally posted by RiNo:
I can see why, Göran Kropp passed Roy Hall among others on his way up...
I'm not a climber my self, but intrigued by it.
you may find this interesting:
Ultimate High: My Everest Odyssey, Göran Kropp with David Lagercrantz

Regards
Rickard


Thanks, will look it up.

Phil