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Dining with historical figures!

rustee — Sun, 26 Feb 2017 13:23:08 GMT

Who would you like to invite to a large, catered get-together or a small

intimate dinner?

My choices ~

King Tut
Cleopatra
Henry VIII
Christopher Columbus
Bach
Ben Franklin
Susan B. Anthony
George Gershwin
Duke and Duchess of Windsor

Gandhi
Amelia Earhart
Rosa Parks
Edward R. Murrow

FYI ~ I use to enjoy watching Steve Allen's "Meeting of Minds" program on PBS (late 70s/early 80s).

Re: Dining with historical figures!

qualitygal — Fri, 24 Feb 2017 10:21:55 GMT

Ohhh fun question!

Sitting Bull

Rembrandt

Amelia Earhart

Eleanor Roosevelt

Helen Keller

Abraham Lincoln

Betsy Ross

John Glenn

Mr. Byrd (Explorer)

Ms. Bronte

I'll think of others, this is a start. Beyond the question I didn't read your answers so mine would be mine. Went back then and read your answers. Very good!! Interesting too.

Re: Dining with historical figures!

hckynut — Fri, 24 Feb 2017 17:50:58 GMT

Ronald Reagan

Historical to me.

hckynut(john)

Re: Dining with historical figures!

just bee — Fri, 24 Feb 2017 18:24:05 GMT

I know I’m forgetting someone, but…

Eleanor of Aquitaine

Elizabeth I

William Shakespeare

Leonardo da Vinci

Oscar Wilde

Tennessee Williams

Errol Flynn

Antonio Vivaldi

Mark Twain

Vincent Price

Jean-Baptiste Poquelin (Molière)

John Adams

Elvis Presley

Bette Davis

Judy Garland

Edward Hopper

Dorothy Parker

Wilbur and Orville Wright

Re: Dining with historical figures!

giraffe77 — Fri, 24 Feb 2017 18:27:19 GMT

Saul of Tarsus (now Paul)

Re: Dining with historical figures!

cherry — Fri, 24 Feb 2017 18:35:51 GMT

There are so many

I would pick Christ ,and St Peter, St Joesph, because he is a man of mystery The Blessed Mother ,of course

The people I would most like to meet from modern times ,are Churchill ,and Ike, because they saved democracy.

Re: Dining with historical figures!

JaneMarple — Sat, 25 Feb 2017 11:31:17 GMT

I would invite the following:

Jesus Christ

Saint Paul

John (author of Revelation)

Gandhi

Dalai Lama

Nelson Mandela

Pope John Paul

Pope Francis

Martin Luther King

Desmond Tutu

Mother Theresa

Maya Angelou

Re: Dining with historical figures!

beckyb1012 — Fri, 24 Feb 2017 19:16:04 GMT

@hckynut wrote:

Ronald Reagan

Historical to me.

hckynut(john)

You took my answer. Always will be the only one I would need to dine with other than the one above. (Heaven above)

Re: Dining with historical figures!

itiswhatitis — Fri, 24 Feb 2017 19:35:35 GMT

@rustee wrote:

Who would you like to invite to a large, catered get-together or a small
intimate dinner?

My choices ~
King Tut
Cleopatra
Henry VIII
Christopher Columbus
Bach
Ben Franklin
Susan B. Anthony
George Gershwin
Duke and Duchess of Windsor
Gandhi
Amelia Earhart
Rosa Parks
Edward R. Morrow

FYI ~ I use to enjoy watching Steve Allen's "Meeting of Minds" program on PBS (late 70s/early 80s).

My choices would be:

Thurgood Marshall

Madame C. J. Walker

Dorothy Dandridge

Nelson Mandela

Desmond Tutu

Mother Teresa

Diana Princess of Wales

John H. Johnson

Ghandi

Malcolm X

there's probably more, but I have to think.....

Re: Dining with historical figures!

Preds — Fri, 24 Feb 2017 20:28:28 GMT

Delphine LaLaurie

Ilse Loch

Ivan the Terrible

Pol Pot

Himmler

Stalin

Any serial killer and so many others.

Plus, their parents.

I would like to "see" them and listen to the who, what, when, where, why, and how they became so evil. What tripped their wire? Why the need to destroy? What drove them and what "pleasure" did they feel ... or did they even feel?

Doing good I can understand. Pure evil I can't. Hope I never do, but it does interest me.

Re: Dining with historical figures!

Noel7 — Fri, 24 Feb 2017 20:30:00 GMT

@cherry wrote:
There are so many

I would pick Christ ,and St Peter, St Joesph, because he is a man of mystery The Blessed Mother ,of course

The people I would most like to meet from modern times ,are Churchill ,and Ike, because they saved democracy.

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@cherry

I would like to meet Jesus for various reasons. We know he existed, the Jewish-Roman hisotrian Josephus wrote about him as a man.

I would also like to meet Mary Magdalene. I watched a documentary on her, PBS, the other night that was fascinating. There were so many stories made up about her by men through the centuries that portrayed her differently each time. I'd like to know the truth.

I like to get to know a Neanderthal, also. Most of us here have one as an ancestor.

Ben Franklin

Boudica

George Washington

Abe Lincoln

Re: Dining with historical figures!

151949 — Fri, 24 Feb 2017 20:40:57 GMT

FDR and Eleanor - JFK & Jackie - Eisenhower - Churchill - and Harry Truman. I'd also like to include the Clintons , Bernie Sanders and the Obamas, the senior Bushes and the Carters.

To go back a long time I would rather have my own ancestors great grandparents and great great grandparents etc. to hear about their lives and the how & why of coming to America.

Re: Dining with historical figures!

Marienkaefer2 — Fri, 24 Feb 2017 23:37:39 GMT

Elizabeth I

Marie Antoinette

Maria Theresia - her mother

Seretse Khama, first President of Botswana. Not just because there is a new movie out about him, but because I am a fan of The No.1 Ladies Detective Agency novels set in Botswana, and he is mentioned quite a bit.

Abraham Lincoln

Nelson Mandela

Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce tribe

Re: Dining with historical figures!

QVCkitty1 — Sat, 25 Feb 2017 00:10:29 GMT

I would invite the founding fathers, so I could ask them how they think that we are doing with this Democracy that they gave their lives, fortunes and sacred honor for.

Re: Dining with historical figures!

suzyQ3 — Sat, 25 Feb 2017 00:16:09 GMT

@Preds wrote:
Delphine LaLaurie
Ilse Loch
Ivan the Terrible
Pol Pot
Himmler
Stalin
Any serial killer and so many others.

Plus, their parents.

I would like to "see" them and listen to the who, what, when, where, why, and how they became so evil. What tripped their wire? Why the need to destroy? What drove them and what "pleasure" did they feel ... or did they even feel?

Doing good I can understand. Pure evil I can't. Hope I never do, but it does interest me.

@Preds, you stole my thunder. :-) I was going to list just one figure -- Adolph Hitler. I think even to get a glimmer of understanding a person like him would be of so much value to me -- and to the world.

In addition to the questions you listed, I would like to figure out the spark, the charisma that made so many "normal" people in his world follow such a dark figure. How does it happen? One small step at a time?

Re: Dining with historical figures!

Pandalady — Sat, 25 Feb 2017 02:10:00 GMT

Definitely...Jesus Christ would be number 1.

Also, I would love to have a historical "First Ladies" tea. I would love to meet Martha Washington, Dolley Madison, Eleanor Roosevelt, Jackie Kennedy and Nancy Reagan. Living first ladies would include Rosalyn Carter and Michelle Obama, plus any others who would want to come.

Re: Dining with historical figures!

Noel7 — Sat, 25 Feb 2017 00:33:35 GMT

@suzyQ3 wrote:
@Preds wrote:
Delphine LaLaurie
Ilse Loch
Ivan the Terrible
Pol Pot
Himmler
Stalin
Any serial killer and so many others.

Plus, their parents.

I would like to "see" them and listen to the who, what, when, where, why, and how they became so evil. What tripped their wire? Why the need to destroy? What drove them and what "pleasure" did they feel ... or did they even feel?

Doing good I can understand. Pure evil I can't. Hope I never do, but it does interest me.
@Preds, you stole my thunder. :-) I was going to list just one figure -- Adolph Hitler. I think even to get a glimmer of understanding a person like him would be of so much value to me -- and to the world.

In addition to the questions you listed, I would like to figure out the spark, the charisma that made so many "normal" people in his world follow such a dark figure. How does it happen? One small step at a time?

@suzyQ3

I was going to list Hitler, also. Then I creeped myself out. Just the other night, several of us were talking about the old question, If you could go back in time, could you...

Re: Dining with historical figures!

suzyQ3 — Sat, 25 Feb 2017 00:41:08 GMT

@Noel7 wrote:
@suzyQ3 wrote:
@Preds wrote:
Delphine LaLaurie
Ilse Loch
Ivan the Terrible
Pol Pot
Himmler
Stalin
Any serial killer and so many others.

Plus, their parents.

I would like to "see" them and listen to the who, what, when, where, why, and how they became so evil. What tripped their wire? Why the need to destroy? What drove them and what "pleasure" did they feel ... or did they even feel?

Doing good I can understand. Pure evil I can't. Hope I never do, but it does interest me.
@Preds, you stole my thunder. :-) I was going to list just one figure -- Adolph Hitler. I think even to get a glimmer of understanding a person like him would be of so much value to me -- and to the world.

In addition to the questions you listed, I would like to figure out the spark, the charisma that made so many "normal" people in his world follow such a dark figure. How does it happen? One small step at a time?
@suzyQ3

I was going to list Hitler, also. Then I creeped myself out. Just the other night, several of us were talking about the old question, If you could go back in time, could you...

@Noel7, I creep myself out all the time.

I'm not sure about your "several of us were talking about the old question, If you could go back in time, could you..." Are you wondering whether you would have, um, "stopped" him?

Re: Dining with historical figures!

Noel7 — Sat, 25 Feb 2017 01:54:16 GMT

@suzyQ3 wrote:
@Noel7 wrote:
@suzyQ3 wrote:
@Preds wrote:
Delphine LaLaurie
Ilse Loch
Ivan the Terrible
Pol Pot
Himmler
Stalin
Any serial killer and so many others.

Plus, their parents.

I would like to "see" them and listen to the who, what, when, where, why, and how they became so evil. What tripped their wire? Why the need to destroy? What drove them and what "pleasure" did they feel ... or did they even feel?

Doing good I can understand. Pure evil I can't. Hope I never do, but it does interest me.
@Preds, you stole my thunder. :-) I was going to list just one figure -- Adolph Hitler. I think even to get a glimmer of understanding a person like him would be of so much value to me -- and to the world.

In addition to the questions you listed, I would like to figure out the spark, the charisma that made so many "normal" people in his world follow such a dark figure. How does it happen? One small step at a time?
@suzyQ3

I was going to list Hitler, also. Then I creeped myself out. Just the other night, several of us were talking about the old question, If you could go back in time, could you...
@Noel7, I creep myself out all the time.

I'm not sure about your "several of us were talking about the old question, If you could go back in time, could you..." Are you wondering whether you would have, um, "stopped" him?

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@suzyQ3

Yes, but it usually comes as reference to the baby Adolf. I am pretty sure of my answer.

Re: Dining with historical figures!

suzyQ3 — Sat, 25 Feb 2017 02:54:10 GMT

@Noel7 wrote:
@suzyQ3 wrote:
@Noel7 wrote:
@suzyQ3 wrote:
@Preds wrote:
Delphine LaLaurie
Ilse Loch
Ivan the Terrible
Pol Pot
Himmler
Stalin
Any serial killer and so many others.

Plus, their parents.

I would like to "see" them and listen to the who, what, when, where, why, and how they became so evil. What tripped their wire? Why the need to destroy? What drove them and what "pleasure" did they feel ... or did they even feel?

Doing good I can understand. Pure evil I can't. Hope I never do, but it does interest me.
@Preds, you stole my thunder. :-) I was going to list just one figure -- Adolph Hitler. I think even to get a glimmer of understanding a person like him would be of so much value to me -- and to the world.

In addition to the questions you listed, I would like to figure out the spark, the charisma that made so many "normal" people in his world follow such a dark figure. How does it happen? One small step at a time?
@suzyQ3

I was going to list Hitler, also. Then I creeped myself out. Just the other night, several of us were talking about the old question, If you could go back in time, could you...
@Noel7, I creep myself out all the time.

I'm not sure about your "several of us were talking about the old question, If you could go back in time, could you..." Are you wondering whether you would have, um, "stopped" him?
***************************

@suzyQ3

Yes, but it usually comes as reference to the baby Adolf. I am pretty sure of my answer.

@Noel7, check out a Twilight Zone episode called "Cradle of Darkness."