This could be any person (what the hell, I'll even open it up to fictional character). Whom would you chose to meet and why. Yes, I know this question has been asked by others probably dozens of times, but it's a great question to ask and re-ask because each time different people respond and you get a different variety of answers each time. My choice would be Samuel Clemens (AKA Mark Twain). I think he was well ahead of his time in many regards and I find him to be quiet clever. How about you? Who would you like to break bread with? Most interesting and well thought out response gets the 10 points. :)
2007-05-21 12:18:23 · 10 answers · asked by SDTerp 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
I always answer with the same person--Ben Franklin.
He is definitely the most interesting, exciting, knowledgeable, and fascinating personality I've ever heard of. I like him throughout his whole life, from where he says in his autobiography that he learned to read as a baby and therefore never remembers a time when he couldn't read, to his musings as an old man on the abolition of slavery.
I'm originally from Philadelphia, which still loves all things Ben, and it would be great to sit and talk with someone who could generate that much love and respect continuing hundreds of years later.
He's my favorite! He didn't just figure out that lightning was electricity, he made and promoted lightning rods to save buildings from lightning-caused electrical fires!
If Ben were around today, we wouldn't have any argument about global warming. For one thing, he'd have named it something less ambiguous, like artificial climate change, for example. He'd have written about it and gained consensus on it, like he did when he charted the warming Gulf currents in the Atlantic and the twisted winds that create "nor'easter" storms.
The man was a genius at everything he did, including being friendly and popular, and in getting along with women as equals and intelligent beings.
Heck, I'd even marry him . . . .
2007-05-21 12:28:35 · answer #1 · answered by nora22000 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would invite Paul Whiteman, the king of jazz!! I love many musicians from the late '20s, but he was the first to market a style of American Jazz to the public. He had a certain genius, and he paved the way for many other artists to follow. Since he was all about music, and pop culture, I'm sure he would have many amusing stories that would make sitting down at dinner quite fun and interesting.
2007-05-21 14:12:10 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Charles Linburgh. Not only would I be interested in his flight and the publicity, but I would want to know how he and his wife coped with the loss of their baby and if he thought Bruno was really guilty. I would also discreetly mention that someone thought he accidentally killed the child himself, playing a joke, and see if he would open up and either confess or deny. But mostly I would be interested in how he handled the publicity.
2007-05-21 12:28:36 · answer #3 · answered by Jess 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i admire this question! a million- i'd have dinner with myself as an elderly, sensible females. be taught approximately a number of the awareness I won and carry onto it in the present. Reminding myself of the sweetness that's me and to hold onto gratefulness for being alive. 2 - i'd have dinner with myself as a carefree toddler, playing, dreaming, guffawing, and be constructive to hold onto a number of the innocence babies have and save it with me in the present - merely as a reminder to bounce gregariously & sing with none inhabitations. 3 – my son. He teaches me as much as I practice him. satisfaction isn't a be conscious which could appropriately describe him. he's a conventional hero to such countless people and is in basic terms a toddler nevertheless….. ………..i want greater,,, am i able to have a pair greater? How approximately Einstein, Dory from finding Nemo, mom Theresa & anybody of the firefighters that have lost their lives saving yet another – in order that i will thank them for making this international a impressive place to stay in……
2016-12-17 19:27:46 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ronald W. Reagan. He brought America back from liberal mismanagement by the hands of the corrupt presidents Lyndon Johnson and Jimmy Carter. Unfortunately, America was destroyed again under Bill Clinton and Bush 41 & 43.
2007-05-21 12:26:00 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
This may sound like a really dumb answer, but i'm going to have to say Britney Spears. I would love to spend time with her to find out what's really going on inside her head and what her daily life is like.
2007-05-21 12:22:28 · answer #6 · answered by boffthewall 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I think Charles Dickens would be a good choice.
2007-05-21 12:22:11 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Adam. (You decide if he's real or fictional.) I'd like to know if it hurt when he lost his rib.
-MM
2007-05-21 12:29:29 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Forrest Gump...
He just seems so sweet!
2007-05-21 12:27:01 · answer #9 · answered by Niki 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Jesus.
That would be sweet.
2007-05-21 12:29:27 · answer #10 · answered by jamie68117 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋