32 thoughts on “well, they didn’t ask, but if they DID.”

1. Would:
   George Clooney (because we have that whole aunt/uncle connection)
   Alex Trebek
   Anderson Cooper
   David Letterman
   Meg’s Dad
   Dr. Phil

   Would not:
   TOM CRUISE (GAG!)
   Larry King
   Donald Trump
   Terrell Owen
   President Bush (or any of his lackeys).

2. WOULD:
   Tom Brokaw (meow!)
   Bill Clinton
   Jon Stewart
   Diddy
   Jack Black

   WOULD NOT:
   Bill O’Reilly (ditto Meg)
   Dr. Phil
   Tom Cruise
   BushRumsfeldCheney
   Howard Stern

3. We’re all oddly in line, for the most part. And Barbie! Alex Trebek! That’s AWESOME!

   See, boys, it’s all about the brains…

4. In no particular order…

   Would:
   1. Annette Bening
   2. Denise Donlon
   3. Angelina Jolie (just so I could say I dined with Pitt’s woman)
   4. Su-Ling Goh
   5. My daughter

   Would not:
   1. Ann Coulter
   2. Nancy Grace
   3. Kimora Lee Simmons
   4. Paris Hilton
   5. Britney Spears
   (those last two were admittedly too easy)

5. Denise Donlon? Explain.

6. Meg, I played hockey with AT once at a celebrity hockey game in San Jose before the all star game and he was awesome. He did try to talk me into trying out for Jeopardy. I told him that I just couldn’t because my experience with Pat Sajak of Wheel had left a bad taste in my mouth.

7. What happened with Sajak? Good heavens!

8. i auditioned for wheel and after passing the test and winning 5 practice games they told me i was too tall because PS is only 5’7″ and he doesn’t allow women that are taller than him to be on the show.

   AT called him an @$$ and we had a good giggle. :)

9. Would:
   My grandpa
   Jimmy Fallon
   Any one of my nephews or niece
   Justin Long
   Kate Winslet

   Would not:
   George Bush
   Kobe Bryant
   Dr. Laura Schlessinger
   Donald Trump
   Rosie O’Donnell

10. Would:
    Uma Therman
    Juliette Binoche
    Kate Winslet
    Sophia Loren
    Meg Fowler (bet you didn’t see that coming!)

    Not:
    Ann Coulter
    Rosie O’Donnell
    Pamela Anderson
    Britney Spears
    Nancy Grace

    Just found your blog, wonderful stuff.

    Was kind of goaded into entering a remark by one of your earlier commenters saying how they “just hate lurkers who read all the entries and never comment”

11. Thanks, B! Nothing we like more around here than goadable men!

    And I agree with most of your choices, even! Were I a boy, that is.

12. Would:
    YoYo Ma
    Michael Stipe
    Ricky Gervais
    Bono
    Angelina Jolie

    Not:
    Hugh Hefner
    Kim Jong Il
    Oprah
    Katie Holmes
    Mary Hart

13. would:
    My daughter
    Ellen DeGeneres
    Helen Hunt
    Sheryl Crow
    Andrea Kremer

    would not:
    Maria Shriver
    Greta Von Susterin
    Ellen Pompeo
    Oprah
    Rosie O’Donnell

14. Would: everyone. But I’ll pick some favorites.. Ellen, Justin Timberlake, Michael Vartan, Ben and Jen and Violet, Trevor Linden.

    Would not… um. I would pretty much say yes to most people unless they looked like a freak. Hmm. Like maybe Marilyn Manson, i’ll pass. Tommy Lee. Kid Rock. Anyone else who may or may not have been with Pamela Anderson. But I’d do lunch with Pam. Why not?

15. Would:
    Doris Kearns-Goodwin
    Gloria Steinem
    Molly Ivins
    Meryl Streep
    Stephanie Miller

    Would Not:
    Paula Zahn
    Ann Coulter
    Katie Holmes
    Laura Bush
    Elizabeth Dole

16. WOULD:
    Andre Braugher
    Jon Stewart
    Albert Brooks
    Barack Obama
    Brian Regan

    WOULD NOT:
    Anyone with last name “Bush”
    Anyone with last name “Cheney”
    O.J. Simpson
    Pat Robertson/Jerry Falwell/Oral Roberts (or FalRob2)
    Bill O’Reilly

17. Would:
    Ewan McGregor
    Michael Dirda
    Hugh Laurie
    Stephen Fry
    Don McKellar

    Would not:
    Vladimir Putin
    Tom Cruise (or any other Scientologist)
    Ian Paisley
    Paris Hilton
    any member of the Taliban

18. Would
    1-Gunnar Nelson
    2-Antonio Banderas
    3-Matthew McConaughey
    4-Orlando Bloom
    5-Tobey Mcguire

    Would not
    1-Tom Cruise
    2-President Bush
    3-Donald Trump
    4-Bill O’Reilly
    5-Eddie Van Halen

19. Uh-huh!:
    1 My Mom
    2 Meg’s Mom*
    3 My wife, Maureen (the delicate, birdlike creature!)
    4 Dr. Emily A Carter, Arthur W. Marks Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and Applied Computational Mathematics, Princeton University
    5 Naomi Watts

    …nah:
    1 Condoleeza Rice
    2 Me Mutherinlaw~,:^)
    3 Maureen Dowd
    4 Michico Kakutani
    5 Rebe Mcentire

    * Meg’s Mom has actually WON dinner with me for being the first to hit the comment button on my blog. Pizzaland! Next time you’re in Jersey, Meg’s Mom!~,:^)

20. Would:
    Bill Clinton
    Jimmy Carter
    Dave Barry
    Aaron Sorkin
    Donald Miller

    Would Not:
    Pat Robertson
    Rick Santorum
    Mike Tyson
    Carrot Top
    Karl Rove

21. would:
    Chuck Sigars
    Meg Fowler
    Elizabeth Bluepoppy
    Samantha Sundayschoolrebel
    Marilyn Californiafever
    Melanie Wee

    would not:
    Jerry Seinfeld
    Adam Sandler
    anyone ever in the Bush administration
    Nancy Reagan
    Jesse Jackson
    Michael Jackson

22. I love it. There’s a nice balance between brains and beauty in these lists… and girls? We DO like older men!

23. Mmmmmmmm….pizza…!

24. Would
    Anthony Bourdain
    Michel Richard
    Kareem Abdul Jabbar (the basketball one)
    Jimmy Carter
    Dalai Lama

    Would not
    Rev. Fred Phipps (the “God hates fags” minister)
    John Bolton
    Carrot Top
    Danny Bonaduce (though when I was 9 I loved him)
    Rush Limbaugh

25. Hey Superfantastic,

    I got to interview Dave Barry. It was probably my most nervous interview ever, since I knew he was an old news reporter. I was a mess and he was very, very kind to me. He was thoughtful but didn’t try to be funny. He gave a speech afterward and THAT was hysterical. He is a good speaker with fabulous comic timing.

26. Cool question!

    Would:
    Liam Neeson
    My Dad
    Jimmy Carter
    Hugh Laurie
    Apolo Ono

    Wouldn’t:
    George Bush
    Rush Limbaugh
    Jack Nicholson
    Dr. Phil
    Carrot Top

27. Yes please:
    Dave Matthews
    Harrison Ford
    Tom Brokaw (good idea, Meg!)
    Dr Phil
    Dalai Lama (Suebob, nice one)

    No thanks:
    Politician (any)
    Howard Stern (gross)
    Lance Armstrong
    K-Fed
    My Ex

28. Okay, here goes.

    Would have:
    Howard Dean
    My Nephew
    Arne Naess
    E.O. Wilson
    Bernie Sanders
    Jake Gyllenhaal

    I would not have lunch with:
    Bush, of course.
    Rush Limbaugh
    Eminem (too intimidating)
    Ben Affleck
    Any former or current members of Van Halen
    Michael Jackson (lack of conversation, really.)

    This was a lot harder than anticipated!

29. This isn’t a sexual thing, except for *the obvious few :)

    Yes!
    *Jon Stewart
    Kate Winslet
    *Ewen McGregor
    my momma
    *Gene Wilder

    Ick.
    W
    Cheney
    Laura Schlessinger
    Tom Cruise
    Hugh Hefner

30. MEN WOULD:
    1 – Jimmy Carter
    2 – Robin Williams
    3 – Jon Stewart
    4 – Bill Clinton
    5 – Bill Bryson

    MEN WOULD NOT:
    1 – George Bush
    2 – Fred Phelps
    3 – Donald Trump
    4 – Rush Limbaugh
    5 – O.J. Simpson

    WOMEN WOULD:
    1 – Ellen Degeneres
    2 – Rosie O’Donnell
    3 – Paula Deen
    4 – Sharon Stone
    5 – Allison Janey

    WOMEN WOULD NOT:
    1 – Paris Hilton
    2 – Dr. Laura
    3 – Anita Bryant
    4 – Condoleeza Rice
    5 – Nancy Grace

31. Would:
    Lance Armstrong
    Dion Phaneuf
    Dalai Lama
    John Lennon
    Cristano Ronaldo

    Would not:
    Tom Cruise
    Rachael Ray
    Rosie O’Donell
    Paula Abdul
    Any “wrestler” persona

32. I’m perplexed. Nobody wanted to have dinner with Jim Jarmusch or David Byrne. On the other hand, nobody ruled them out. Let’s go for #s 6 through 10.