So here’s a reference to The Unseen One that is a little less political than the last post, though I am impressed my viewpoints didn’t spawn a blargument with him. Though it doesn’t surprise me Todd ran with my views and tried to disturb la merde. C’est la vie.
Anyhow, he who must not be seen has done this Meh-me-a-mathingie, which does intrigue me, though I’ve made a mild adjustment to a category.
Anyhow…
“If you could meet and have a deep conversation with any five people on earth, living or dead, from any time period, who would they be?” (Explaining why is optional.) Name five people from each of the following categories:
Saints, Those in the Process of Being Canonized, Heroes from your native country, Authors/Writers, celebrities.
SAINTS AND BEING CANONIZED
Well, seeing as I am as far from religious as one can get, I don’t have any saints that I am either fully aware of, nor terribly interested in having a deep conversation with. The basis of my existence is much more scientifically and academically inspired, so as such, saints now becomes…
SCIENTISTS
1. Albert Einstein.
Who wouldn’t like to have a discussion of the principles of modern physics, relativity, and the duality of matter and energy with this utter genius? Okay, maybe I just proved how much of a dork I am, but you gotta love the hair too.
2. Neils Bohr. Yes my dorkieness continues, discussing his atomic model versus the current probability stylized model.
3. Charles Darwin. I’d just love to chew the fat for hours over many, MANY pints as to how the religious right still, over 100 years later, think he’s wrong, amid the evidence. Then I’ll introduce him to the X-Men comics and films, which the whole science of the story is rooted in his work.
4. Sir Isaac Newton. The father of modern mechanical physics and developer of the greatest math anxiety known to high schoolers: Calculus.
5. Archimedes. One simple word. EUREKA!
HEROES
1. Pierre Elliott Trudeau. The greatest Liberal this nation has ever seen, who pirrhouetted behind the Queen of England, gained Canada it’s full independence over a pen and a handshake, not a gun, and taught us all to have “reason before passion.”
2. David Lynch. My single greatest influence in the world of film. The discovery began at Dune, the realisation of style at Blue Velvet, and the love affair with his work by the time Twin Peaks hit the air. All this success spawned from his ultra low budget Eraserhead, a sign to all filmmakers that it CAN be done.
3. Gordon Ramsay. Each day I realize my leadership style is more and more akin to his. He strives for quality over all else, a standard which is sadly lacking these days.
4. Maurice Richard. The first ever fifty goal scorer in the National Hockey League, who was able to balance both skill and physical play to a level rarely matched.
5. Branch Rickey. His courage to stand against the blatant racism in Major League Baseball and sign Jackie Robinson is a very rare characteristic I can only hope to strive towards.
WRITERS
1. Sun Tzu. The Art of War is a tremendous strategic guide, wether in war, business, or just life.
2. Lao Tzu. The Tao Te Ching is probably as close as I’ll get to a guideline to my spirituality.
3. Dan Brown. Argue the fact versus fiction in his work until you’re blue in the face. His clever weaving of historical facts within his stories is an art unto itself.
4. J.K. Rowling. Yup, I’m a Harry Potter Dork. Meh.
5. Mick Foley. Pro wrestler and author, this innovator of hardcore is one of the craziest in the ring, and one of the sanest outside of it.
CELEBRITIES
Well, I’m going to limit the list to ones I HAVEN’T worked with.
1. Robert DeNiro. Great in the tough guy roles, but has a solid comedic side also.
2. Rick Mercer. Perhaps the funniest man alive.
3. Ricky, Julian, and Bubbles. Hey, even Ricky is smarter than the stapler. But not the clock. It’s got electricities. Gimme some dressed all over chips now.
4. Kenny Hotz. The creative genius behind his own ego-fest, Kenny vs. Spenny.
5. Larry David. Curb Your Enthusiasm has really grown on me. Now he’s created two shows about nothing.
TAGGED
Well, as I wasn’t tagged for this post, I won’t be putting any tags out. But do feel free to do this one yourself. As always, please leave a comment or trackback so I can read your results also.
That is all.
