# Dinner For Five-Poll **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [February 22, 2007, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dinner-for-five-poll/393167 "2007-02-22T00:34:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2007, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dinner-for-five-poll/393167/1 "2007-02-22T00:34:52Z")
If you could have dinner and a conversation with any four _currently living_ people, who would they be? ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2007, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dinner-for-five-poll/393167/2 "2007-02-22T00:46:20Z")
Part of me wants to say Vladimir Putin, Dubya, Queen Elizabeth II and Emperor Akihito, just for the name-dropping rights. But in truth several of those named would kill my appetite. So instead, I chose: **Joss Whedon Terry Pratchett Ron Moore Christopher Moore** ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2007, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dinner-for-five-poll/393167/3 "2007-02-22T01:02:25Z")
Mine would be: **Harlan Ellison** **James Randi** **Penn Jillette** **Theresa “Darklady” Reed** ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2007, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dinner-for-five-poll/393167/4 "2007-02-22T01:06:50Z")
Famous: **Joss Whedon Scott Bakula Angela Lansbury Jason Alexander** (the actor, not Brittney’s ex) Dopers (there are so many that to get them all in, I’d have to host several dinner parties, but for starters): **swampbear Draelin FairyChatMom Mr Bus Guy** ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/22080_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2007, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dinner-for-five-poll/393167/5 "2007-02-22T01:07:09Z")
John Stewart Peter O’Toole Barack Obama George Clooney (just for the eye candy) Wait - do I have to pick up the check for this dinner?? ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2007, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dinner-for-five-poll/393167/6 "2007-02-22T01:26:42Z")
Cowboy Bill Watts Dusty Rhodes Ole Anderson Terry Funk Alternates: Michael Hayes Ted Dibiase ``` Menu is steak & tater & beer. LOTS of beer. ``` ---
**Author:** ![MadTheSwine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2007, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dinner-for-five-poll/393167/7 "2007-02-22T02:13:27Z")
Definately one of the members of **Queen** really doesn’t matter which one but if I had to pick between the three, I guess it would be **Roger Taylor**. In fact, If I actually got to have dinner with four people IRL,I would probably pick all three members but in this thread I will just pick Roger. **Georgia Frontiere** owner of the St.Louis Rams,I’d ask her for a job. NFL cheerleader **Shantel Mancito** , I’d ask her for a job. Cartoonist **Bill Watterson** ---
**Author:** ![Phlosphr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2007, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dinner-for-five-poll/393167/8 "2007-02-22T02:44:10Z")
Richard Bach Robin Williams Steve Martin Condi Rice ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2007, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dinner-for-five-poll/393167/9 "2007-02-22T02:49:57Z")
I think I shall have to have a second dinner with **Alton Brown Carol Burnett Bette Midler Jon Stewart** ---
**Author:** ![Arch\_Trout](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9f8e36/32.png) [@Arch\_Trout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arch_Trout)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2007, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dinner-for-five-poll/393167/10 "2007-02-22T03:01:25Z")
Stephen Fry Chris Morris Paul McCartney Matt Groening ---
**Author:** ![MonkeyMensch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@MonkeyMensch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MonkeyMensch)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2007, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dinner-for-five-poll/393167/11 "2007-02-22T04:12:29Z")
Meryl Streep William Goldman Randy Newman Stephen Ambrose ---
**Author:** ![D-bear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@D-bear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D-bear)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2007, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dinner-for-five-poll/393167/12 "2007-02-22T04:57:32Z")
Off the top of my head **Cecil Adams David Letterman Annie Lennox Hillary Clinton** ---
**Author:** ![Antigen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/848f3c/32.png) [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2007, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dinner-for-five-poll/393167/13 "2007-02-22T05:07:44Z")
Adam Savage Jamie Hyneman Ellen DeGeneres Colin Mochrie I’d be laughing a lot, and something would probably explode over the course of dinner. What more could I ask for? ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2007, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dinner-for-five-poll/393167/14 "2007-02-22T05:14:25Z")
Neil Peart, Tony Millionaire, Steve Howe (the guitarist, not the spitter) and someone else not to be named at this time. (see recent posts) Those first three better have something to discuss among themselves. ---
**Author:** ![Yorikke](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yorikke/32/4335_2.png) [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2007, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dinner-for-five-poll/393167/15 "2007-02-22T05:28:30Z")
Tom Waits Stephen Colbert Matt Groening Howard Stern I just wanna be entertained… Joe ---
**Author:** ![drachillix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/48db29/32.png) [@drachillix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drachillix)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2007, 8:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dinner-for-five-poll/393167/16 "2007-02-22T08:02:30Z")
[QUOTE=Czarcasm] If you could have dinner and a conversation with any four _currently living_ people, who would they be? [/QUOTE] Michael Shermer James Randi Penn Teller ---
**Author:** ![drachillix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/48db29/32.png) [@drachillix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drachillix)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2007, 8:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dinner-for-five-poll/393167/17 "2007-02-22T08:03:46Z")
[QUOTE=drachillix] Michael Shermer James Randi Penn Teller [/QUOTE] On second thought, can I trade them all in for a date with Mariah Carey. ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2007, 8:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dinner-for-five-poll/393167/18 "2007-02-22T08:48:28Z")
**Mouse\_Maven** **olivesmarch4th** Terry Pratchett\* hrm… Benedicto XVI. Could make for some very interesting conversation, if the other two ladies didn’t kill me for bringing him 😃 - Years ago, I went to a literary con in Barcelona. TP was the initial speaker. I wasn’t wearing my headphones, so I didn’t notice the problems with the sound system… when they were solved, he said he’d been wondering why only two people were laughing 😛 We were talking on the way to lunch so I got seated beside him. He asked whether I’d read any of his books, I answered “no. Hey I’m a student, I’m poor! But based on that speech I figure I’ll give one a try.” Cool guy. The book I happened to pick is one of the best in the series: advanced enough to have gotten the kinks worked out and the jokes were still new (Guards, Guards). I am _so_ hooked now. ---
**Author:** ![hawthorne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@hawthorne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hawthorne)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2007, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dinner-for-five-poll/393167/19 "2007-02-22T15:25:34Z")
[Tom Schelling](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Schelling) [Desmond Tutu](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desmond_Tutu) [Aung San Suu Kyi](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aung_San_Suu_Kyi) [Muhammad Yunus](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_Yunus) ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2007, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dinner-for-five-poll/393167/20 "2007-02-22T16:27:08Z")
Depends. Am I allowed to put cyanide in the amuse bouche? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dinner-for-five-poll/393167.md?page=2)