The 5 People You Would Invite to Dinner

Today on Facebook I saw that some of my friends had filled in the blanks on an interesting phrase: 5 dead people that you would invite to dinner.

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It probably caught my eye because of the bizarre wording. It wasn’t which “5 people from history would you invite over”- the app cut right to the chase, and the only qualifier for receiving your invitation to this party was that you could no longer fog up the mirror.

Okay. I suppose it would have made the most sense to have a pot-luck type event and invite Julia Child, James Beard,  my grandmother, and Ernest and Julio Gallo. My grandmother probably wouldn’t have shown up, but the rest of us would have had a blast.

But I went a more standard route, at  least starting out, with my choices. First up at bat I chose Jesus, not because of the religious aspects of his thought, but because of the philosophy behind them. Probably a pretty popular choice.

Next I picked Mother Teresa, mostly because I like what she has to say too. I also like her approach to her spiritual beliefs- placing more emphasis on action than on words.

B.F. Skinner was my next choice- and not too popular a choice, apparently, since I had to add him to the app. But he wrote one of my favorite books of all time: Walden Two. At one point a character in the book describes Jesus as the first behavioral psychologist:  “To ‘do good to those who despitefully use you’ has two unrelated consequences. You gain peace of mind. Let the stronger man push you around — at least you avoid the torture of your own rage. That’s the immediate consequence. What an astonishing discovery it must have been to find that in the long run you could control the stronger man in the same way.” Not being flippant, it would be interesting to hear Jesus’ take on that.

Next I chose Katharine Hepburn- strong, clever woman; I think she’d be a very interesting addition to the mix. I love reading quotations from her- I imagine a conversation would be exponentially fascinating.

Last but not least, I chose George Carlin. I hope that he’d be respectful of the company that he was with, but regardless he would make a smart and funny addition.

George Carlin: “I am” is reportedly the shortest sentence in the English language. Could it be that “I do” is the longest sentence?

Katharine Hepburn: If you want to give up the admiration of thousands of men for the disdain of one, go ahead, get married.

B.F. Skinner: The consequences of an act affect the probability of its occurring again.

Mother Teresa: Jesus said love one another. He didn’t say love the whole world.

George Carlin: Religion is just mind control.

Jesus: Peace- be still.

Katharine Hepburn: It’s a rather rude gesture, but at least it’s clear what you mean.

Who wouldn’t want to join the party?

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