Attack of the Celebrity Tea Party

[phinnia]

List nine celebrities you would invite to a tea party for their wit and conversation. Don't invite anyone just for eye candy. Musicians, writers, PBS hosts, convicts, politicians, etc. all count (not just actors).

1. Cory Doctrow (I agree with wintersweet here - he's got to be interesting, sure sounds it from his blog, anyway.)
2. Wil Wheaton (see above)
3. Dave Barry (we'd have to have at least one humorist; he'd get along well with some of the others.)
4. Richard Feynman (physicist)
5. Douglas Coupland (author)
6. Sting (musical AND political)
7. Alton Brown (foodie, geek)
8. Shirley Corriher (food scientist)
9. Diane Ackerman (naturalist poet)




List nine deceased famous people you'd invite to a fabulous tea party. Choose them for their wits and conversation, strange behavior, etc., but not their appearance or fame.

1. John Lennon (a politically active and conversational musician that can bake bread. You can't go wrong there.)
2. George the Third (wouldn't it be cool? Royalty, and he's mad, too.)
3. Siddhartha (see comments on Krishna)
4. Douglas Adams (of course)
5. Oscar Wilde (wit with a side order of wit)
6. Graham Nash (he and Oscar Wilde would probably hit it off)
7. Krishna (he and Siddartha would be able to talk theological differences)
8. George Harrison (he'd probably like to get back together with John again, they could swap death stories).
9. Henry the Eighth (more English royalty)





This time invite nine fictional characters from books, comics, film, etc., to your tea party, but remember--you're inviting them for their conversation, not their looks.

1. Ford Prefect (Well, naturally you need someone like Ford. Besides, Ford's nifty and he can spout bullshit like anything.)
2. Belgarath (every party needs a good storyteller, after all)
3. Polgara (Eddings; she'd be able to keep an eye on things, particularly her father)
4. Calvin and Hobbes (Hobbes is a tiger, and as such would come as part of the package)
5. Guy Noir (from A Prairie Home Companion; the dark and mysterious stranger from Minnesota)
6. Lennie Briscoe (from Law and Order; he'd be utterly confused, but still amusing, and would probably get along with Belgarath.)
7. Basil Fawlty (He'd probably be glad to get away from Cybil for a while, and it is reasonably high class, although not too much so)
8. Zaphod Beeblebrox (he'd come with Ford and they'd both get utterly wasted; could we convince them to bring the drinks)
9. Arthur Dent (we are having TEA after all, we can't leave Arthur behind, he'd never forgive us.)


See? That didn't hurt at all.

Comments

[wintersweet.livejournal.com]

Oh, Richard Feynman was on the list when I originally made it in my head, but I forgot. (Alas, he's dead and would be in group II. *sniffle*)

Excellent group. Speaking of Lennie Briscoe, I'd love to have Bayliss from Homicide in my fictional party.

[phinnia.livejournal.com]

Poop, I didn't know Feynman was dead. Stephen Hawking can go in his place. :-)
Bayliss would be great; Munch would be cool too.