Lunch with 3 people, living or dead...

[USS Firefly]

Tough question.
Myself from 40 years into the future
Myself from 20 years ago(I would kick myself for letting me bullied for so long

Elvis Presley
Dr Martin Luther King
Maybe Hitler, to see how real evil looks like.
Josh Whedon
Brandon Routh
Barack Obama
And many many more.

 

[Jayson1]

Tough question.
Myself from 40 years into the future
Myself from 20 years ago(I would kick myself for letting me bullied for so long

Elvis Presley
Dr Martin Luther King
Maybe Hitler, to see how real evil looks like.
Josh Whedon
Brandon Routh
Barack Obama
And many many more.

I thought about Hitler as well. Of course I thought of someone also really distrubing. Marquis De Sade. Of course I am thinking more of a "Silence of the Lambs" kind of lunch with me outside of their jail cell. Also a version of me who wouldn't freak out and run away soon as they wheel them in wearing the creepy mask thing.

Jason

 

[Refuge]

My brother to say goodbye and tell him I love him.
Marilyn Monroe because she is the most beautiful woman ever.
Jesus, to have a hug.

 

[PlainSimpleJoel]

Hmm ... tough question

Sir Patrick Stewart
Steve Waugh
Thom Yorke

... but the first thing I thought was three people from this board

 

[Kai "the spy"]

Nelson Mandela, to hear him tell his story and his views of the world.

Winona Ryder, to try to make her fall in love with me (but most likely just creeping her out).

Kevin Smith, though I'm not sure how much fun he'd be for a lunch date, now that he's vegan. I'd rather do a podcast with him.

 

[cosmic mouse]

dead and/or alive:

1. My favorite aunt who died 20 years ago
2. I'll second @Timewalker on Carl Sagan
3. Jimi Hendrix

one for the road-
3a. Robert Beltran circa 1995 (except that we wouldn't be eating lunch, if you know what I mean )

 

[rhubarbodendron]

1. Rosa Parks. Awesome, curageous and very strong woman. Totally adore her ever since I learned about her in an English lesson. What this world needs now as much as back then is backbone, honour and justice.
   
2. Sir Peter Ustinov. Read all his books and love his dry humour and sharp intelligence. He, too, wasn't afraid to point out where things go wrong and make very good suggestions how to put them right.
3. Last but by no means least: the caveman or woman who invented the pot (the kitchen utensil, not the weed!). Whoever it was, he or she did humankind more good than any inventor after them. Not important, you think? Just imagine a life without stews, soups, puddings, hot beverages, boiled veggies, pasta, rice, ice cream, sauces, chocolate and boiled sweets! They all are impossible to make without a pot or its offsprings (kettle/bowl/deep pan/wok).

 

[Qonundrum]

3 people... based on their actions, I'd say

Adam West
Christina Applegate
Bill Gates

Honorable mentions: Dan Akroyd, Richard Trumka, Hans Asperger

 

[auntiehill]

Dead:
Anthony Bourdain. No one lived for food, people and culture like he did.
Robin Williams. The entire restaurant would be laughing so hard that no one would be able to eat.
Peter O'Toole. That man could tell a story...mostly because he lived such an amazing life.

Alive:
Former President Barack Obama. I have such respect for him; I'd love to hear what he has to say.
Dara O'Brian. He seems genuinely affable; he'd be the one to keep the table laughing.
Torn on the last choice. Either someone who I could really relate to and feel a connection with, like John Stewart, or someone who would really impress me, of whom I would be in total awe--like Ian McShane.

 

[rhubarbodendron]

Obama would propably have to say that he is very frustrated. He meant well but got blocked and vetoed too often. On the other hand, this very same block/veto system saves the world from his successor's worst ideas, so it's difficult to say something against it.

 

[publiusr]

Korolev, Georges Cuvier, and David Niven

 

[rhubarbodendron]

the rocket engineer Korolev or his namesake the microbiologist?

 

[Uncle_Lou]

Jim Henson
Richard Pryor
Shelley Winters

Backups:

Fred Rogers
My 6th grade teacher Ernie
Barack Obama
Andre Roussimoff
Rosalind Cash
Benny Hill

 

[USS Triumphant]

My wife
My daughter
My other daughter
Preferably altogether, but individually is fine, too.

Call me narrow or a shut-in or whatever, but I don't really give a crap about spending the limited time I have on this world with anyone else if spending it with them is an option.

 

[UnipolarUnicorn]

Fun thread!

1. Jesus Christ because I am a Christian and yet have many questions for Him!

2. Tori Amos because her lyrics are so fascinating and I will admit it...I want to psychoanalyze her!

3. Jewel for similar reasons as Tori but I think this would be more of a light-hearted hangout!

 

[Mojochi]

Luciano Pavarotti

Marlon Brando

Orson Welles

Because let's face it, besides being 3 dudes who'll offer some of the most engaging, & thrilling conversation possible, THOSE sonsabitches are probably also going to give you the best goddamned lunch you ever ate

 

[TribbleFeeder]

Lemmy
Bill Murray
Leonard Nimoy

 

[TribbleFeeder]

And Jesus!

 

[USS Triumphant]

And Jesus!

I thought about taking you to task for adding a fourth one when the thread clearly says three, but then I remembered that part about "through Christ all things are possible", and I guess you've got that covered, then.

 

[Doom Shepherd]

Living:
Tori Amos - I'm a big fan of her music and we share aspects of crazy.
Ryan Reynolds - I would like to spend one dinner totally ROFLOLing, and I'm pretty sure he could do it.
Ron Perlman - RON PERLMAN.

Dead:
Jeshua Bin Joseph - because I want to know precisely how much of the New Testament is bullshit.
Cheryl, my best friend from grad school. - because of things left unsaid.
My Dad - same reason as above.