Dining With The Dead

**bricelythgoe** · 2nd March 09, 10:08 PM

My great-grandfather, great-great-grandfather, and (yup you guessed it) great-great-great-grandfather.

**randal** · 2nd March 09, 11:21 PM

Originally Posted by randal

Lao Tse, Jefferson Davis and Mel Blanc

I forgot to mention why

Lao Tse- wonder where he got his inspiration from

Jefferson Davis- the reluctant leader (and distant relative) to find the real reasons behind his decisions

Mel Blance- just because it's Mel Blanc

**Improv1** · 3rd March 09, 12:09 AM

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (my role model)
Jim Morrison (he had such a brilliant mind)
Peter Hathaway Capstick (author of incredible stories of African adventures)

**LANCER1562** · 3rd March 09, 12:35 AM

George S. Patton
Erwin Rommel
Sun Tsu

All great military tacticians and in the case of Sun Tsu, required reading by some U.S. miliitary units.

**Phogfan86** · 3rd March 09, 06:31 AM

Originally Posted by Phogfan86

Thomas Jefferson
Pete Townsend
Mel Brooks

The why's...

Thomas Jefferson -- he was a brilliant man, sure, but he was so quiet and only expressed himself after deliberately sorting through every bit of information he could get his hands on. I could learn a lot from that.

Pete Townsend -- the driving creative force behind the greatest rock and roll band ever and a pretty intelligent guy besides with a lot to say.

Mel Brooks -- every dinner party needs some laughs, even if they do make wine come out your nose. In my opinion, one of the funniest people ever to walk the planet.

**Spc. Scott** · 3rd March 09, 06:50 AM

This is a good question.

Douglas Adams - I'm sure he would have so many little tales to tell. Both funny and serious.
Kurt Vonnegut - Same reason as Mr. Adams. I'm thinking they would play off of each other for so long...
Fred Bear - Having spent so much of life in the wild he would have so much to teach and show me.

**thescot** · 3rd March 09, 08:41 AM

Robert Burns
Sir Wallter Scott
C. S. Lewis

I believe all of these would prove to be boon companions for an evening out.

This is tough because there are many people I admire and respect, like Einstein, who probably wouldn't make such a good dinner companion. I fear he would sit and ponder things over my head and would find me boring.

**thescot** · 3rd March 09, 08:52 AM

Originally Posted by Rogerson785

They are all on the level.

And they all acted by the plumb.

I failed to mention the why's of my choices:

Robert Burns--well, we need not elaborate.

Sir Walter Scott--I find him to be an incredibly complex person, and I would love to hear his version of the writing of the novels, George's visit to Scotland, his views for vanishing Scotland, etc. And I like his books.

C. S. Lewis--another complex man and a great thinker. Unlike most folks, his A Grief Observed is one of my favorites and quite a deep bit of writing.

But as I reflect, I think I might drop Scott and add my own grandfather, Albert Lee Killman who died about 12 years before I was born. Tales told about him indicate that he was a bona fide character who was well worth knowing.

**be da veva** · 4th March 09, 05:42 PM

Robert Burns
Douglas Adams
Robbin Williams
Sharp wit and quick tongues.....

**The Wizard of BC** · 4th March 09, 07:07 PM

Robert A. Heinlein - If only I could sit at a table again with him. I had a wonderful coffee at his house once many moons ago. The Grandfather of Science Fiction, a wonderful storyteller, and a man willing to live years ahead of his day.

Clayton Moore - The man behind the mask of The Lone Ranger. He was and still is my personal hero. Even when they "took the mask off the old Lone Ranger" he made appearances and inspired the young to live by "The Code of the Lone Ranger".

A certain Stonecutter from Nazareth - Just to see if there was anything there. And to let him know some of the things that have been done since in his name.