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The Imaginary Dinner Party From Hell

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EkwaNimitee Thu 11-Mar-21 13:45:21

LauraNorder has it right!
I swore when I retired that I would give up doing things I hated, and giving dinner parties was one of them. All that planning, shopping, cooking and coping with food fads made me a nervous wreck. I’d rather take everyone out to a good restaurant. That could be interesting with some of those quoted above....all vying to impress other tables.

Missfoodlove Thu 11-Mar-21 13:28:29

Eamonn Holmes and his smug wife.
Tony Blair and his smug wife.
Jeremy Corbyn and Diane Abbot.
The woman from the one show with a voice that could cut glass.

LauraNorder Thu 11-Mar-21 13:17:40

All the people of renown I most dislike such as Piers Morgan, Alistair Campbell, Katie Hopkins, Steve Coogan, Russell Brand would, in fact, make for an interesting dinner party.
My idea of the dinner party from hell would be full of quiet types with nothing to say or people with a passion for one subject that no one else is interested in or, worse still, a bunch of one track minded folk who pat each other on the back, close down contrary opinions with rudeness and monopolise the political threads.

Lucca Thu 11-Mar-21 13:10:32

Oh of course I forgot JRM. And finally Silvio Berlusconi

jacqrose Thu 11-Mar-21 13:04:50

Jacob Rees Mogg, Louise Minchin from BBC Breakfast, Trump and some friends of mine when we get on to politics. Pure hell!

Blossoming Thu 11-Mar-21 12:56:01

oldwoman70 that’s why I chose my guests, the hell will not be mine!

Oldwoman70 Thu 11-Mar-21 12:53:32

I would invite: Russell Brand, Jeremy Clarkson, Piers Morgan, Jeremy Kyle, Jeremy Vine, Katie Hopkins and all the Kardashians,

Would it be evil for me to ask if I could settle them down and then set fire to the building wink

Blossoming Thu 11-Mar-21 12:40:53

Prince Andrew, an FBI interrogator, Karen Ingala Smith and Michelle Obama.

Ladyleftfieldlover Thu 11-Mar-21 12:39:29

I attended a dinner party from hell! A recent widow spoke at length about medieval embroidery. The guy I was sat next to kept whispering in my ear while his wife across the table looked daggers at me. During coffee a rather loud man was telling OH all about his recent trip to Cairo. He didn’t seem interested in the fact that OH was currently living and working there! A make believe Dinner Party from hell for me would include Nigel Farage, India Knight, Prince Andrew, Piers Morgan and Ann Robinson.

lovebeigecardigans1955 Thu 11-Mar-21 12:26:25

If I dared, I'd invite Germain Greer, Bernard Manning, Roy 'Chubby' Brown, Nicki Chapman and Jim Davidson. Would Nicki be able to keep them in line with niceness?

Would they be too argumentative? I must admit I prefer diplomacy. Light the blue touch paper and step back.

Lucca Thu 11-Mar-21 11:31:05

Calendargirl

Well, Meghan and Piers Morgan would have a lot to chat about if they were seated next to each other.

(Apologies for bringing them in to yet another thread, but couldn’t resist).

Don’t worry if you didn’t many others would !

I’d have Jeremy Clarkson, Gemma Collins, Nigel Farage, Mrs brown,

Alishka Thu 11-Mar-21 11:13:15

That's a good one, Calendargirl grin

Calendargirl Thu 11-Mar-21 11:10:06

Well, Meghan and Piers Morgan would have a lot to chat about if they were seated next to each other.

(Apologies for bringing them in to yet another thread, but couldn’t resist).

timetogo2016 Thu 11-Mar-21 10:41:48

No-one,i can`t stand dinner partys,sorry.

ixion Thu 11-Mar-21 10:40:02

"I thought it might be fun to draw up a list of terrible dinner party guests" says Rupert Hawksley in the Indy recently.

Who would you invite to a sit-down dinner party and why?