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Think I had I on the last list.
Well, nowI can add Laura Ingals- my former mother-in-law was a distant relatives of the Wilders.
Carrie Ann Inaba- she seems like a fun person to join in a glass of wine.
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Janis Joplin- fun to listen to her jam, no I wouldn't try to keep up with her in the drinking department
Jacqueline Kennedy-classy, classy lady, would love to talk the real person, not the public image
Joan Biaz-another class act
Joan of Arc-interesting to here her story from the inside
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Ruth, did you ever read Mark Twain's book on Joan of Arc? It's very good. He said it was the book he was most proud of.
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No, I will check it out though, thanks! (I have The Autobiography of Mark Twain Volume I sitting right here, but since it is a large book, 679 pages long, I have not gotten up the nerve to start it!)
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I know. My son recommended the Twain's autobiography, but haven't tried it yet
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I'll get us back on track: K
Frida Kahlo- some of her work was on display here for a while. Fascinating life.
Any of the Kaufman family- local philanthropists in our city.
Andy Kaufman- a TOTALLY different Kaufman- to see if he was sane and/ or a genius.
Helen Keller-wow!
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Abe and Mary Todd Lincoln - fascinating "power couple" as would be
Charles and Anne Morrow Lindberg
Fighting Bob LaFollett - would love to have a beer and talk progressive politics
Pat Lucey - former WI Gov, I voted for him as VP in my first election back in 1980
Jack London, CS Lewis, Ursula K. LeGuin, Madeline L'Engle - literary types with adventurous minds
Paul Lynde - hilarious on Hollywood Squares
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Margaret Mead-wouldn't that be something!
Mary Tyler Moore- I have always admired and enjoyed her
Shirley MacLain-kind of crazy, plus it would be interesting to talk to her about her belief in reincarnation
Marilyn Monroe-I see her as a rather sad, lonely figure, like to know more about the real lady
Michelle Obama-class act, I suppose she'd make me eat something healthy and exercise before we could visit!
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Florence Nightingale - tea with a hero
Nehru, Netanyahu - Prime politicians
Sir Isaac Newton - maybe a picnic under an apple tree
Thomas Nast - love his editorial cartoons
Queen Noor, Nefertiti - who wouldn't want to have tea with a Queen?
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The Obamas- fascinating
Sandra Day O'Connor-to gain insights on her journey
Jesse Owens- just to meet someone who was part of history
Oprah- I'd like to just follow her around for a day to see how she accomplishes what she does
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Dolly Parton-fun, funny, seems down to earth and authentic (despite the wigs & plastic surgery)
Nancy Pelosi- smart, strong
Frances Perkins-first women in a president's cabinet, Secretary of Labor for FDR
Prince
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I had Q the last time we did this. Add a couple new ones
Roxanne Quimby-co-founder of Burt's Bees.
This one caught my attention: Joan Quigley: President Reagan's astrologer. Hmm...
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Betsy Ross - we could discuss 'sewing' techniques
Ann Romney - interesting (private and political) life coping with MS0 -
Carl Sagan - we'd have billions & billions of things to talk about
Antonin Scalia - Let's discuss the Citizens United decision over a glass of wine
Margaret Sanger - what would she think of Planned Parenthood today?
Deborah Sampson - an ancestor who disguised herself as a man to fight in the Revolutionary War
Elizabeth Stone - the founding mother of Fort Collins CO (Ruth you will like this link)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Hickok_Robbins_Stone
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Quite the woman! My sister used to live in Fort Collins so I will send her the link. Mother Theresa, Theodore Roosevelt, the
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Indeed! Edited her to say founding mother of FC. Lived there myself once upon a time.
Mo Udall - he was a little before my time but a politician I would have liked & voted for.
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Abigail Van Buren (Dear Abby) - oh, what we could discuss!
Vivian Vance ( Ethel of "I Love Lucy") - we wou;dhave so many laughs!0 -
Oprah Winfrey - just love her, let's "do" Chicago girlfriend
Betty White - what a hoot! Think she drinks?
Louden Wainwright III - funny musician, he'd be be a fun friend
Walt Whitman - beautiful poetry & writing, I'd like to walk a while with him
Andy Warhol - he'd be interesting but probably twisted
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OK X is hard, so I consulted my Webster's Dictionary and found these interesting-sounding people:
Xanthippe - wife of Socrates
St. Francis Xavier - Spanish Jesuit missionary
Xerxes - king of Persia
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Loretta Young, beautiful actress flowing through that door!
Trisha Yearwood, I do like a country song.0 -
Yes, St. Francis Xavier - very well known saint. I know many people with Francis Xavier as their middle "name."
Yo-Yo Ma - amazing cellist who was just a few years ahead of my husband and I at New England Conservat
Malala Yousafzai - Pakistani schoolgirl who won the Nobel Peace Prize.
Chuck Yeager - first to break the sound barrier
Boris Yeltsin - first post-Gorbachev president of Russia
Yoda - I always think of him as an interplanetary Mahatma Gandi
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Mominator, thumbs up to Yoda!
Zyzzybalubah - an alien whose name was the secret word of the day on an episode of Pee Wee's Playhouse.
Flo Ziegfeld - would enjoy brandy & a cigar with the master showman
New topic: first names (M or F)
Alice, Audrey, Ann, Anne, Anna, Alan
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Barbara, Bernice, Bethany
Benjamin, Bradley, Brian
nicknames: Betty, Bill, Bob
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Claire, Clara, Clarice, Clarissa, Connie, Cora, Caitlyn, Cathy, Cindy
Chuck, Charles, Curt, Curtis, Carl, Carlos, Connor, Caleb, Chris
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Debra, Deliah, Diane, Doris, Dorothy, Dympna
Daniel, David, Declan, Dmitri, Donald, Douglas
Edited to add:
Since we're at the top of the page: New topic: first names (M or F)
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Edith, Elsa, Emily, Eudora, Elizabeth, Ellen, Eugenia
Edward, Elmer, Edgar, Elbert, Errol, Ernest, Eugene
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Emma, Eleanor, Edith, Ethel, Ester, Emily, Edward, Eliot, Ethan, Eduardo, Emilio, Ella, Eloise, Ebeneezer, Evelyn, Edgar
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Fanny, Frances, Faye, Florence, Flora
Frank, Francis, Frederick, Ferdinand
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Gigi, George, Georgia, Gwen, Giles, Garrett, Gail, Gayle, Gene, Greg, Gary
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Hattie, Heidi, Harold, Hugh, Heather.
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