# 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:** 2
**Author:** ![Missy2U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@Missy2U](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Missy2U)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2007, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dinner-for-five-poll/393167/21 "2007-02-22T16:42:02Z")
Pernell Roberts Jon Douglas Rainey President Bush Gordon Ramsey ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2007, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dinner-for-five-poll/393167/22 "2007-02-22T20:28:33Z")
Jon Stewart Stephen Colbert David Sedaris Steve Carell I could just sit back and laugh. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2007, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dinner-for-five-poll/393167/23 "2007-02-22T20:31:06Z")
O.J. Simpson Kinky Friedman George Carlin Wayne Brady ---
**Author:** ![pinkfreud](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pinkfreud/32/17603_2.png) [@pinkfreud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pinkfreud)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2007, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dinner-for-five-poll/393167/24 "2007-02-22T20:40:57Z")
Henry Rollins Clifford Stoll Thomas Sowell Sergey Brin ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2007, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dinner-for-five-poll/393167/25 "2007-02-22T21:07:47Z")
Kevin Smith Yogi Berra Rudy Giuliani Sir Arthur Charles Clarke Wow, that would be one strange conversation. Jim ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2007, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dinner-for-five-poll/393167/26 "2007-02-22T21:13:39Z")
George HW Bush Michael Moore Paul McCartney Ron Howard ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2007, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dinner-for-five-poll/393167/27 "2007-02-22T21:33:02Z")
Kevin Smith Jason Mewes James Hetfield Tom Cruise - I’d love to talk Scientology with him and find out if the Xenu stuff is true and what he actually believes. ---
**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 23, 2007, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dinner-for-five-poll/393167/28 "2007-02-23T00:31:47Z")
[QUOTE=Tahssa] Tom Cruise - I’d love to talk Scientology with him and find out if the Xenu stuff is true and what he actually believes. [/QUOTE] If he’s a serious Scientologist, sorry, you’ll get nothing out of him… Joe ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2007, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dinner-for-five-poll/393167/29 "2007-02-23T01:14:14Z")
[QUOTE=wheresgeorge04] If he’s a serious Scientologist, sorry, you’ll get nothing out of him… [/QUOTE] Or, if you want the milk, you gotta buy the cow. ---
**Author:** ![racer72](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/racer72/32/3075_2.png) [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2007, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dinner-for-five-poll/393167/30 "2007-02-23T01:26:59Z")
Michael Waltrip Jay Leno Paul Allen Kim Thayil ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2007, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dinner-for-five-poll/393167/31 "2007-02-23T02:40:21Z")
[Katherine Jefferts Schiori](http://www.episcopalchurch.org/75383_76174_ENG_HTM.htm) [Rowan Williams](http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/) Spider Robinson My grandmother An eclectic group, yeah, but you asked who I wanted, not who would fit together! 😛 ---
**Author:** ![John\_Carter\_of\_Mars](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/2bfe46/32.png) [@John\_Carter\_of\_Mars](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Carter_of_Mars)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2007, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dinner-for-five-poll/393167/32 "2007-02-23T04:00:56Z")
Tom Brokaw Charles Barkley Diana Rigg Ashley Judd ---
**Author:** ![Lissa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/85f322/32.png) [@Lissa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lissa)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2007, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dinner-for-five-poll/393167/33 "2007-02-23T05:32:07Z")
Stephen Hawking Sandra Day O’Conner John Glenn Al Gore ---
**Author:** ![Klaatu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Klaatu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Klaatu)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2007, 9:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dinner-for-five-poll/393167/34 "2007-02-23T09:32:22Z")
Bill Gates Osama Bin Laden Britney Spears Richard Petty ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2007, 10:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dinner-for-five-poll/393167/35 "2007-02-23T10:21:13Z")
Bill Bryson Tiger Woods Ron Wood Rachel Weisz ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2007, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dinner-for-five-poll/393167/36 "2007-02-23T12:56:32Z")
Bill Clinton Phil Collins William Shatner Bishop John Shelby Spong ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2007, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dinner-for-five-poll/393167/37 "2007-02-23T16:33:00Z")
Clive Barker Alan Moore China Mieville Neil Gaiman _Sigh_ Terry Pratchett’s the only one of my fave authors to make it out here, so I’m sure these other guys will have to spend most of the night answering my questions - and I will have many! ---
**Author:** ![DeVena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dec6dc/32.png) [@DeVena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeVena)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2007, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dinner-for-five-poll/393167/38 "2007-02-23T17:12:52Z")
J.K. Rowling Whoopi Goldberg Robin Meade Debbie Reynolds ---
**Author:** ![Ghanima](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Ghanima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ghanima)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2007, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dinner-for-five-poll/393167/39 "2007-02-23T18:12:24Z")
Girl’s night in: Oprah Madonna Hilary Diane Feinstein Geek squad: Iain Banks Neil Gaiman Harlan Ellison Joss Whedon ---
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2007, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dinner-for-five-poll/393167/40 "2007-02-23T19:31:03Z")
Margaret Thatcher Tony Benn Terry Pratchett Condi Rice And since I’m single and a proper dinner party should try and have an even number - and preferably equal numbers of men and women - so I’ll add Vera Lynn. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dinner-for-five-poll/393167.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dinner-for-five-poll/393167.md?page=3)