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    clivexx
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    Very funny Cav and pompete…

    Tony Benn…hmmmm

    Someone who has declared that Mao was the greatest leader of the 20th century and was an apologist for the soviet bloc…and then bangs on about democracy

    Support for Mao is no less disgusting than support for Hitler

    I saw him speak in a bookshop in edinburgh a good few years ago. Lots of supporters there of course and was a tiresome love in until some rather more searching questions were asked. Then the answers were all about "conspiracies". what i really disliked was the manner in which he switched to that form of response….ie, with a shake of a head and smile as if to say "you wouldnt understand".

    Arrogance was the word that came to mind (well…second word…after "nutter")

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    Avatar photoanthonycutt
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    From the past:

    Isambard Brunel, Nigel Gresley (designer of The Mallard), Agatha Christie & Eric Gill (the typeface designer)

    From now:

    Jon Stewart (from The Daily Show), Richard Schiff (actor), Maggie Gyllenhaal (actress) & Liz Vicious (from, ahem, gentlemans literature)

    From racing:

    John Francombe, Venetia Williams, Frankie Dettori & Alice Plunkett.

    #273289
    moehat
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    For years I’ve had an old book in the loft called ‘Nigel Gresley; Locomotive Engineer’ written by F.A.S.Brown, and published in 1962. As my ex has given our grandson a model [not to be played with!] of Mallard I’d better keep it safe.

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    Grasshopper
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    Bill Hicks
    Albert Spaggiari
    Stu Ungar
    Peter Cook

    #273307
    clivexx
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    Well that lot would be stinking the place out Grasshopper, unless they were properly embalmed

    Are you Vincent price or something?

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    Avatar photoCraig Braddick
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    I could not stop at four and would have different people at dinner parties for different aspects of my life. These are the people I would choose.

    Hitler, Goering, Himmler and Hess one week after Krystalnacht. Although it would be alarming, I think it would also be fascinating.

    Arnold Palmer, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus and Lee Trevino.

    Peter O’Sullevan, Raleigh Gilbert, John Penney and Peter Bromley.

    Barry Letts, Jon Pertwee, Terrance Dicks and Malcolm Hulke.

    My two Grandfathers, and two grandmothers.

    Of the 20, I have spent various amounts of time with 10 of them, so there would be lots to learn and ask!

    Craig

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    Avatar photoMaxilon 5
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    Hitler, Goering, Himmler and Hess one week after Krystalnacht. Although it would be alarming, I think it would also be fascinating.

    This is an ironic p**stake, right?

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    Avatar photoThe Ante-Post King
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    I would like to have Lydia Hislop and 3 waitors round for a Pre-Cheltenham feast. We would start off with an ice cold Russian Standard Vodka,served with blinis,creme freche,chopped egg,chopped onion and a 50g beluga.For main course we would share a Beef Wellington with a Red wine gravy,followed by a Pink Champagne Sorbet! Finally Desert would have to be Rhubarb crumble and custard,no messing there! We would share a bottle of Mouton Rothschild,whilst discussing the Chances of Albertas Run winning the Gold Cup! By 2am,we would be still at it!I mean analysing Somersbys Arkle chances! At 3am just when she wants to get her head down!!,i would whip out my "Dancing Brave" winning the 1986 2000gns video and tell her how i snaffled 16/1 in the October of 85! I like a gent would make sure she got home safely before the Cock crowed! :oops:

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    Avatar photoHimself
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    Apart from the ones I’ve mentioned; I’d have another 5 themed nights round the dinner table.

    Monday: Philosphers and great thinkers night:
    Plato, Socrates, Aristotle and Stephen Fry. :)

    Tuesday: Poets night
    Robert Burns, *TS Eliot( anagram of toilets ! :wink: ), WH Auden and for light humour… William McGonagall. :mrgreen:

    Wednesday: Authors and writers’ night :
    Dickens, Dostoevsky, Shakespeare and George Orwell.

    Thursday: Footballers night :
    Jim Baxter, Jimmy Johnstone, George Best and Bertie Auld.

    Friday Night: Raconteurs night ( keep the best till last :D )
    Kenneth Williams, Peter Ustinov, Peter Sellers, Richard Harris. 8)

    Gambling Only Pays When You're Winning

    #273462
    Avatar photoZamorston
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    Muhammad Ali

    Jimmy Carr

    Kirsty Young

    Andrew Flintoff

    #273624
    Avatar photoGhost of Rob V
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    My four would be –

    Girls Aloud

    Pussycat Dolls

    The Saturdays

    Destiny’s Child

    :mrgreen: :lol:

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    Better make sure you don’t forget to get to the offy on the Thursday afternoon Himself.

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    Neil Watson
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    Nigella Lawson, purely to cook the food but id let her sleep with me in lieu of payment if she wanted

    Reede Fox off Babestation, My god you would

    Scarlet Johansson, Gorgeous

    Nicola from Girls Aloud.

    #273680
    lollys mate
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    Nicola??

    Jeezz man. Why the white ginger one?

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    clivexx
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    Stephen fry a "thinker"?

    he travelled around every state in america (at teh licence payers expense) and couldnt find one single interesting thing to say (well i switched off quickly enough i will admit)

    that takes some doing…..

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    Charles Manson
    Harold Shipman
    Rosemary West
    Jordan

    p.s i’d lock the door and leave the building, they can have dinner themselves. They would all need time to get aqainted without me getting in the way.

    #273694
    stilvi
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    I think I would turn the clock back to around 1972 and have:-

    Judi Bowker
    Hilary Dwyer
    Agnetha Faltskog
    Leonard Cohen

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