Author Topic: If you could hang out with any person or group for one day (Read 8226 times)

mrpercentage · « **on:** November 20, 2015, 11:45:18 PM »

If you could hang out with any person or group for one day who would it be? ...and why?

I would pick Anonymous to geek out and have all secrets revealed in life hacking glory

gooki · « **Reply #1 on:** November 20, 2015, 11:55:58 PM »

My kids. Because that's what I do any day I have a free.

G-dog · « **Reply #2 on:** November 22, 2015, 06:54:20 PM »

Hmm, tough one...
George Carlin or Robin Wlliams or Richard Pryor - comedy geniuses. I wouldn't expect to be entertained per se, but their intellects and life stories are impressive. Being able to get millions of people to laugh - wow!

NoraLenderbee · « **Reply #3 on:** November 22, 2015, 08:49:03 PM »

I would be very happy to have one more day to spend with my mother. She died in April.

shelivesthedream · « **Reply #4 on:** November 25, 2015, 04:06:14 PM »

An Amish family.

arebelspy · « **Reply #5 on:** November 25, 2015, 05:46:02 PM »

I can't think of anyone off the top of my head, but subscribing cause I'm sure wisdom of the Mustachian crowd will have some cool answers.

firewalker · « **Reply #6 on:** November 25, 2015, 05:58:19 PM »

All the people that come to mind tell me that it would be with selfish motive. I would boor Paul McCartney to tears with Beatles questions. I would wear myself out trying to get an honest answer out of the Bush 43 administration. And there are many more. In every case, it would be best if I just stay with my current ignorance.

Carini · « **Reply #7 on:** November 25, 2015, 07:16:00 PM »

Ernest Hemingway. Seemed like one wild and fascinating guy.

Pigeon · « **Reply #8 on:** December 07, 2015, 11:17:17 AM »

Nelson Mandela.

GuitarStv · « **Reply #9 on:** December 07, 2015, 11:31:00 AM »

Owen Wilson. . . I always get the feeling that guy could use a friend.

Rubic · « **Reply #10 on:** December 07, 2015, 11:59:38 AM »

Since Frank Kermode has passed away, it would have to be Harold Bloom, to discuss literature.

Trudie · « **Reply #11 on:** December 08, 2015, 10:29:57 AM »

Quote from: shelivesthedream on November 25, 2015, 04:06:14 PM

An Amish family.

Come to the Upper Midwest! You can easily hang with them here. They'll put you to work. An Amish man built the kitchen cabinets in our house twenty years ago. Beautiful stuff. But now he's busy building cabinets for luxury condos in Milwaukee and Chicago (they come to him).

matchewed · « **Reply #12 on:** December 08, 2015, 10:35:37 AM »

An astronaut, few groups of people are so rare compared to the overall population.

shelivesthedream · « **Reply #13 on:** December 09, 2015, 02:46:10 AM »

Quote from: Trudie on December 08, 2015, 10:29:57 AM

Quote from: shelivesthedream on November 25, 2015, 04:06:14 PM
An Amish family.

Come to the Upper Midwest! You can easily hang with them here. They'll put you to work. An Amish man built the kitchen cabinets in our house twenty years ago. Beautiful stuff. But now he's busy building cabinets for luxury condos in Milwaukee and Chicago (they come to him).

Unfortunately I'm English so that would be a hell of a trip to make for one day! I watched a documentary once about four English teenagers who lived with various Amish families for a week or so - totally integrated with the clothes, the schedule, the work, trying to live the values... I would love to do that.

andy85 · « **Reply #14 on:** December 09, 2015, 02:30:23 PM »

Quote from: spartana on December 09, 2015, 02:29:05 PM

Mike Rowe of Dirty Jobs.

I was seriously going to say this. No joke.

pbkmaine · « **Reply #15 on:** December 09, 2015, 03:40:29 PM »

Mayim Bialik.

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Conjou · « **Reply #16 on:** December 09, 2015, 04:53:28 PM »

Wendell Berry-- because I think he is one of the best essayists and thinkers living today--or go on a sufferfest with Alex Honnold and Cedar Wright because it looks completely epic, I don't have anyone who would do that with me, and Alex is both the best at what he does and really freakin' mustachian.

vern · « **Reply #17 on:** December 09, 2015, 11:48:02 PM »

Bukowski.

Flyingkea · « **Reply #18 on:** December 10, 2015, 06:12:51 AM »

My favourite author - Lois Mcmaster Bujold.
Or failing that, the flight controllers at NASA. i read the work of one guy (Robert Frost) a lot, and he makes the science interesting and approachable.

andy85 · « **Reply #19 on:** December 10, 2015, 06:35:34 AM »

Quote from: spartana on December 09, 2015, 02:50:44 PM

Quote from: andy85 on December 09, 2015, 02:30:23 PM
Quote from: spartana on December 09, 2015, 02:29:05 PM
Mike Rowe of Dirty Jobs.
I was seriously going to say this. No joke.
Great minds think alike! Of course my response, as a woman, might be for different reasons :-)! I always figure a guy like Mike Rowe who seems fun and interesting and very non-snooty (although a bit sooty!) would be fun to spend a day with.

yea...i had a sneaking suspicion that you may have had an ulterior motive :)

but he seems cool as shit. very intelligence and is a fan of hard work...and i find him hilarious. would be cool to have a beer with him.

Le Poisson · « **Reply #20 on:** December 10, 2015, 06:41:51 AM »

Mathias Wendell - geeky engineer who comes up with most unusual ways to solve simple problems - http://woodgears.ca/machines.html

andy85 · « **Reply #21 on:** December 10, 2015, 06:43:26 AM »

Quote from: Prospector on December 10, 2015, 06:41:51 AM

Mathias Wendell - geeky engineer who comes up with most unusual ways to solve simple problems - http://woodgears.ca/machines.html

dude...he is awesome. I've been a fan for awhile now (although he can be a bit snooty)

check out frank howarth. he is a woodworker but does some really cool stop motion videography. I love watching his turning videos.

FIRE me · « **Reply #22 on:** December 10, 2015, 10:55:16 PM »

Linus Torvalds, Richard Stallman, and Vernor Vinge.

Le Poisson · « **Reply #23 on:** December 11, 2015, 05:07:16 AM »

Quote from: andy85 on December 10, 2015, 06:43:26 AM

Quote from: Prospector on December 10, 2015, 06:41:51 AM
Mathias Wendell - geeky engineer who comes up with most unusual ways to solve simple problems - http://woodgears.ca/machines.html
dude...he is awesome. I've been a fan for awhile now (although he can be a bit snooty)

check out frank howarth. he is a woodworker but does some really cool stop motion videography. I love watching his turning videos.

Thanks for the tip - now I have another channel to spend hours watching while completing little to nothing.

G-dog · « **Reply #24 on:** December 11, 2015, 05:09:43 AM »

I am obviously assuming any person alive or dead - but am adding Richard Feynman to my list.
I'll try to think of a live person....

EDITTED to add live person(s):
Elon Musk
Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger
Dalai Lama

MonkeyJenga · « **Reply #25 on:** December 11, 2015, 06:13:03 AM »

Jane Austen

Jellyfish · « **Reply #26 on:** December 11, 2015, 06:13:59 AM »

Quote from: andy85 on December 10, 2015, 06:35:34 AM

Quote from: spartana on December 09, 2015, 02:50:44 PM
Quote from: andy85 on December 09, 2015, 02:30:23 PM
Quote from: spartana on December 09, 2015, 02:29:05 PM
Mike Rowe of Dirty Jobs.
I was seriously going to say this. No joke.
Great minds think alike! Of course my response, as a woman, might be for different reasons :-)! I always figure a guy like Mike Rowe who seems fun and interesting and very non-snooty (although a bit sooty!) would be fun to spend a day with.

yea...i had a sneaking suspicion that you may have had an ulterior motive :)

but he seems cool as shit. very intelligence and is a fan of hard work...and i find him hilarious. would be cool to have a beer with him.

Do you follow him on Facebook? His page is great... And his "Friday's with Freddie", posts written by his dog, are brilliant.

MasterStache · « **Reply #27 on:** December 11, 2015, 06:52:07 AM »

Without a doubt Stephen Hawking. Geeky I know, but if you love learning about the Universe as much as I do, you would understand.

lizzzi · « **Reply #28 on:** December 11, 2015, 06:56:58 AM »

Samuel Pepys.

use2betrix · « **Reply #29 on:** December 13, 2015, 11:14:34 AM »

How does one choose between the Dalai Lama and Dan Bilzerian?

Psychstache · « **Reply #30 on:** December 13, 2015, 12:04:55 PM »

Quote from: Trixr606 on December 13, 2015, 11:14:34 AM

How does one choose between the Dalai Lama and Dan Bilzerian?

Choose to have them hang out with each other and then pull up a chair and watch.

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Jeremy E. · « **Reply #31 on:** December 14, 2015, 10:27:01 AM »

I've got 4 choices that i'll say... I'm a rebel I don't follow rules,
Nikola Tesla
Alexander Hamilton
Tom Schultz
Mr. Money Mustache

Le Poisson · « **Reply #32 on:** December 14, 2015, 10:32:29 AM »

Quote from: Jeremy E. on December 14, 2015, 10:27:01 AM

I've got 4 choices that i'll say... I'm a rebel I don't follow rules,
Nikola Tesla
Alexander Hamilton
Tom Schultz
Mr. Money Mustache

If you make them a group, then you follow OP's rules.

irishbear99 · « **Reply #33 on:** December 14, 2015, 10:45:46 AM »

Metallica

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NinetyFour · « **Reply #34 on:** December 14, 2015, 11:35:42 AM »

All the folks who comment on my journal. Oh, and Cheddar Stacker, too.

brainfart · « **Reply #35 on:** December 14, 2015, 12:42:14 PM »

Alexander Shulgin. Met him once and briefly talked to him, but only for a few minutes.

MandalayVA · « **Reply #36 on:** December 14, 2015, 12:57:32 PM »

The guys in Rush, although I would leave Neil Peart to his own devices.

PGailB · « **Reply #37 on:** December 14, 2015, 02:26:22 PM »

I'm a old school Star Wars geek. I would have loved to have had the opportunity to hang out with the cast and crew of The Force Awakens while they were filming.

Trudie · « **Reply #38 on:** December 23, 2015, 01:45:10 PM »

Anyone living or dead? Warren Buffett, Abigail Adams, Jacques Pepin...

I almost fear meeting my heroes, though. I think that I may be disappointed. Is it just easier to admire them from afar?

I still have crazy crushes on some musicians and think it would be fun to be in their orbit for a few hours... until I figure out that they're actually boring and narcissistic... Haha. Maybe it's better just to foster the illusion.

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Author Topic: If you could hang out with any person or group for one day (Read 8226 times)