well, they didn’t ask, but if they DID.
Ten Men I Would Have Dinner With IMMEDIATELY if Asked
- Tony Bennett
- David Letterman
- Steven Colbert
- Paul Newman
- Garrison Keillor
- George Clooney
- My dad
- Albert Brooks
- Tom Brokaw
- My future husband
Ten Men You Could Not PAY ME to Have Dinner With (Unless it was a LOT of money, and every penny went to charity)
- Bill O’Reilly
- Howard Stern
- Jimmy Kimmel
- Jerry Seinfeld
- Larry King
- James Frey
- Joe Francis
- That weird guy on my bus who wears silky tank tops and smells like cherries
- OJ Simpson
- Pat Robertson
Give me five from each of your lists (male or female, depending…)
December 20th, 2006 at 4:15 pm
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).
December 20th, 2006 at 4:44 pm
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
December 20th, 2006 at 4:53 pm
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…
December 20th, 2006 at 5:03 pm
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)
December 20th, 2006 at 5:19 pm
Denise Donlon? Explain.
December 20th, 2006 at 5:35 pm
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.
December 20th, 2006 at 5:36 pm
What happened with Sajak? Good heavens!
December 20th, 2006 at 5:57 pm
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. :)
December 20th, 2006 at 6:20 pm
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
December 20th, 2006 at 8:32 pm
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”
December 20th, 2006 at 8:52 pm
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.
December 20th, 2006 at 9:54 pm
Would:
YoYo Ma
Michael Stipe
Ricky Gervais
Bono
Angelina Jolie
Not:
Hugh Hefner
Kim Jong Il
Oprah
Katie Holmes
Mary Hart
December 21st, 2006 at 12:00 am
would:
My daughter
Ellen DeGeneres
Helen Hunt
Sheryl Crow
Andrea Kremer
would not:
Maria Shriver
Greta Von Susterin
Ellen Pompeo
Oprah
Rosie O’Donnell
December 21st, 2006 at 12:58 am
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?
December 21st, 2006 at 1:11 am
Would:
Doris Kearns-Goodwin
Gloria Steinem
Molly Ivins
Meryl Streep
Stephanie Miller
Would Not:
Paula Zahn
Ann Coulter
Katie Holmes
Laura Bush
Elizabeth Dole
December 21st, 2006 at 4:53 am
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
December 21st, 2006 at 6:07 am
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
December 21st, 2006 at 8:11 am
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
December 21st, 2006 at 8:28 am
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!~,:^)
December 21st, 2006 at 8:52 am
Would:
Bill Clinton
Jimmy Carter
Dave Barry
Aaron Sorkin
Donald Miller
Would Not:
Pat Robertson
Rick Santorum
Mike Tyson
Carrot Top
Karl Rove
December 21st, 2006 at 8:59 am
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
December 21st, 2006 at 9:37 am
I love it. There’s a nice balance between brains and beauty in these lists… and girls? We DO like older men!
December 21st, 2006 at 10:22 am
Mmmmmmmm….pizza…!
December 21st, 2006 at 10:43 am
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
December 21st, 2006 at 10:46 am
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.
December 21st, 2006 at 12:19 pm
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
December 21st, 2006 at 12:24 pm
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
December 21st, 2006 at 12:34 pm
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!
December 21st, 2006 at 1:04 pm
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
December 21st, 2006 at 3:39 pm
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
December 21st, 2006 at 5:25 pm
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
December 22nd, 2006 at 3:01 pm
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.