I guess I'll just be blunt right off the bat here: what the hell is wrong with Esquire readers?The mag asked readers to name the people they'd like to have dinner with, and the winners were...Jay Leno and Condoleeza Rice?!
Some of the others that made the list I can understand: Bill Clinton, Oprah Winfrey, even stars like George Clooney and Angelina Jolie (you could ask her about world hunger and her kid). But I think that after eating dinner with Jay Leno for just five minutes I'd want to punch him. He'd probably just be laughing all the time, cracking jokes, and spitting food all over the place. I mean, really, what's his dinner appeal? I would think late night hosts like Letterman and Ferguson and Rose would be more interesting.
As for Rice: eh. Maybe Esquire readers misunderstood the question. Maybe they thought it said "what would you like to have for dinner?" Then the Rice answer would make sense.
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6-13-2006 @ 12:14PM
Brent said...
Thank you for your DailyKos wackiness. Rice is single, smart, powerful, and has interesting stories. So that is a plus.
I would have picked Ricky Gervais or Kevin Smith to eat with.
Eating with Letterman would be torture because he is quiet.
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6-13-2006 @ 12:38PM
Jim said...
I too was astounded at Leno and Rice. I guess it shows that Esquire readers a)don't watch television b) don't read newspapers and c)are irrelevant.
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6-13-2006 @ 1:36PM
Ryan said...
Jay Leno IMHO would be more personable to be around, than letterman. With Jay you feel like you know him.
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6-13-2006 @ 1:51PM
Bill Jecusco said...
Think either Leno or Rice would be a great dinner partner and the two of them together would be a real blast. The IQ of either of them is probably twice that of the collective brainpower of those who knock the idea. If anyone decides to run a sweepstakes with dinner with them as the prize, please let me know (I don't read Esquire, but yes, I DO read, extensively.)
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6-13-2006 @ 2:10PM
Josh said...
Apparently you forget that Jay consistently beats Letterman in the ratings. I don't hate Letterman, but I like Jay Leno so much more. One, he has the best monologue. And two, he seems more personable.
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6-13-2006 @ 2:15PM
SJ said...
Conan! Now that is one person everyone would love to hang around with.
The other person I would like to meet is Larry David.
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6-13-2006 @ 3:32PM
Scott H said...
As long as, when you eat with Larry David, you don't start your meal until his arrives!
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6-13-2006 @ 4:20PM
Mike said...
Leno would be good because you could spend dinner talking about motorcycles and fast cars. Add in the possibility he might let you ride/drive whatever he showed up with.
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6-13-2006 @ 4:55PM
cammj said...
Stephen Colbert!! although I'd probably be laughing too much to be able to eat.
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6-13-2006 @ 5:46PM
SJ said...
Scott,
You got it in reverse I think. You should let him start his meal if he gets his before you get yours.
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6-13-2006 @ 11:35PM
Scott H said...
I did get the Larry David reference backwards! Thanks for pointing it out. I haven't seen that episode since it first aired.
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