Ugh! Try to guess who I have to meet at a party tonight.

[tk2kewl]

My wife is taking me to a work-related party tonight.

Ask me questions for hints as to who I'd rather not meet.

[BigMcLargehuge]

1. is the person a velociraptor?

[tk2kewl]

3. Ummm.... I don't think so.

May be carnivous though

[Rhiannon12866]

2. Donald Rumsfeld?

[tk2kewl]

4. Not quite that horrendous

:puke:

[Rhiannon12866]

47. Um... Condoleeza Rice?

[tk2kewl]

50. I think I would have to say that she is equally horrendous. No not Rice.

[Rhiannon12866]

79. If you could grill them? K-K-Karl?

[tk2kewl]

80. I'd like to skewer him first... then grill him...

Maybe stick an apple in his mouth.

[Rhiannon12866]

89. That does not paint a pretty picture,

but I can see how this would come to mind...:rofl:

How about Bob Novak? It's about time somebody grilled him!:grr:

[mainegreen]

5. I presume this person has been ranted about on DU?

Otherwise, I doubt we would have any idea.

[tk2kewl]

6. Very much so.

[buddhamama]

7. Ann Coulter...?

[tk2kewl]

9. Not quite.

Somewhat more respectable. At least in some circles.

[JVS]

30. George Will

[tk2kewl]

34. no

[Crazy Dave]

8. Ex boss, ex co-worker, ex wife or family member

:shrug:

[tk2kewl]

10. Nope. Someone that has received much attention on DU over the last year

[Sugar Smack]

13. Infamous only on DU or infamous in general?

I'm intrigued.

[tk2kewl]

14. In general, for sure.

[tk2kewl]

15. HINT: I actually wouldn't mind meeting this person if I could grill them.

But I have been told to avoid sensitive subjects.

[mainegreen]

11. Where does your wife work then?

[tk2kewl]

12. NYC. She works in production for a children's TV program.

This is only tangentially related to the person in question.

[Sugar Smack]

16. Is it a cooking-show person?

:D

[tk2kewl]

18. Nope. But this person may have cooked a few things.

[mainegreen]

24. What, like 'cooking the books' kinda things?

[tk2kewl]

26. Not books per se.

[mainegreen]

17. Does this person hold a political office?

[tk2kewl]

19. No. Neither elected nor appointed.

[peekaloo]

20. a heavy hitter in the corporate world?

[tk2kewl]

21. Nope

[peekaloo]

22. an entertainment figure?

[tk2kewl]

25. No.

[tk2kewl]

23. Coffee break time for me at work... be back in a few.

Need some probative questions here.

[Heidi]

27. Is falafel on the menu?

:scared:

[tk2kewl]

35. What's wrong with falafel?

:shrug:

[Heidi]

42. It's a Bill O'Reilly thing.

He apparently doesn't know the difference between falafel and a loofah. :rofl:

Google falafel + "Bill O'Reilly." I'll say no more. :blush:

[tk2kewl]

43. O'Liely isn't the guy. But I guess that was the reference.

[buddhamama]

28. is it

Michael Powell or the current FCC Chairman Kevin Martin?

[tk2kewl]

32. nope

[graywarrior]

29. Bob Novak

[tk2kewl]

33. Getting warm!

[Courtesy Flush]

46. Tony Snow?

[tk2kewl]

48. no

[lost-in-nj]

31. Is it a

pregnant, nursing mother smoking a cigarette while getting curbside take out from Olive Garden
to bring to the dinner???

sorry.... :silly:
This is what kind of mood I'm in


lost

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

38. I bet that pregnant, nursing mother smoking a cigarette while getting

curbside take out from the Olive Garden also has couple of unneutered pit bulls locked up in her Hummer (with the requisite GW sticker and yellow ribbon) with the windows rolled up.

[LSK]

36. Grovelbot

[tk2kewl]

37. I would be honored.

:patriot:

[peekaloo]

39. a political commentator?

[tk2kewl]

40. No, not a commentator.

[tk2kewl]

41. There are a few good hints in my responses above.

[xchrom]

44. the conservative head of pbs?

[tk2kewl]

45. Good guess, but no. Off base.

[xchrom]

52. someone associated with childrens programing

on television?

[tk2kewl]

53. Nope

[Avalux]

49. A female journalist? n/t

[tk2kewl]

51. Yes.

[buddhamama]

54. Peggy Noonan

[tk2kewl]

55. Nope.

[Avalux]

56. Judith Miller. n/t

[tk2kewl]

58. Yes indeed! It is.

If only I weren't required to have only polite conversations. I would love to grill Judy Shiller.

[buddhamama]

61. you poor man

to be in close personal company with that 'it' and not be able to speak your mind...

i suspect you'll have a frustrating evening.

[tk2kewl]

70. If you met her and could speak freely would you rant or probe?

What would you say?

[buddhamama]

82. i would ask her

straight up who was behind the leaking of Valerie Plame's name (`cause i ain't buying the Armitage story). Also, i would ask if she was ashamed of her behavior e.g. shilling for the government, the Iraq war specifically.

[tk2kewl]

83. maybe... did she feel any responsibility for the thousands of deaths

that have resulted from going to war on false pretenses that she helped create

[Schema Thing]

87. I would ask her straight up;

do you work for the CIA in any capacity?

[Avalux]

62. Cool! What do I win???

lol - you gave good hints; after I read through the thread I figured it out. Hey, will you ask her one question for me? "Was Scooter any good in the sack?" :spray:

[tk2kewl]

64. A free ticket out of Texas?

[Avalux]

66. LOL!

That would be great - thanks. :D

[tk2kewl]

68. I wish I could oblige.

But if your visiting New York feel free to look me up. :hi:

[Avalux]

74. I actually like it here in Texas.

Not everyone's a Bushie. ;-) Have a wonderful time this evening - maybe she'll drink to much and start blabbering. :D

[tk2kewl]

76. I'll make runs to the bar for her.

And I am sure Texas can be wonderful, I was just kidding with you.

[speedoo]

71. Well, since you don't feel you can grill her, you might consider:

1. "Nice to meet you. I am sorry, what was your name again?".... "Yes, Judy Miller. And what do you do?" (the who the hell are you? gambit)

2. "Very nice to meet you. Will you excuse me, please, I am not feeling well. Something just upset my stomach." (the you-make-me-ill gambit)

3. "Very nice to meet you. Will you excuse me, please, I just remembered I am double parked." (the polite, but obvious brush-off gambit)

[tk2kewl]

72. I wanted to say...

What did you say your name was? Shiller?

I was told not to.

[speedoo]

78. No, I can see that you can't insult her directly.

It has to be subtle. Easily explained as a mistake, or an oversight.

Another approach you might consider: After being introduced, simply stare at her, wordless. If she speaks to you, minimize your responses. Answer simply yes or no if she questions you. You can communicate quite a bit with body language and facial expression. Make her so uncomfortable, she has to leave.

That's probably what I would do.

[tk2kewl]

81. How about along the lines of the "what do you do for a living" tack:

When she says she is a reporter, I could say something like: "Really?... Did you happen to see Keith Olbermann's commentary from the WTC Monday night? Now there's a journalist I'd really like to meet."

[speedoo]

84. Can't think of anything better!!

Definitely. Would you really do that?

[tk2kewl]

85. We'll see. Maybe if my wife or her boss are not in on the introduction.

I was also thinking something like this if I am luck enough for her to respond with "I am a writer", since there will be many writers at this event since it is a book party.

"A writer? So do you write fiction too?"


edited: The Subject said "her wife" instead of "my wife" :silly:

[speedoo]

86. Even better:

"A writer? So do you write fiction too?"

Something Jon Stewart would say. Great line!!:applause:

[tjwmason]

73. Pretend you don't know who she is.

It would still appear to be polite - but is bound to drive her insane as a big hit to the ego.

I say that without any knowledge of who she is, being a Limey...

[tk2kewl]

75. She was the NYT reporter who outed Valarie Plame the CIA agent

she also wrote stories to bolster the WMD case prior to the war

[tjwmason]

77. Then I can imagine the faux ignorance would work well.

It would probably be better to behave...but there are times that subtle bitchery can be a necessity.

[xchrom]

60. i bet that's it.

[tk2kewl]

63. I am surprised no one asked the simple "male or female" question earlier

Narrows the field quite a bit

[Avalux]

65. Me too. However -

someone did ask if it was Ann Coulter and you said "not quite" - so that led me to believe female. :hi:

[lost-in-nj]

57. Katie Couric

lost

[tk2kewl]

59. Sorry. We already have a winner.

[philosophie_en_rose]

67. Judith Miller? "Doctor" Laura? Ann Coulter? Sean Hannity?

:shrug:

[tk2kewl]

69. Yes Judith Shiller. See sparosnare's response.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=105&topic_id=5616932&mesg_id=5617093

[Arugula Latte]

88. Ooooh! Ooooh! I know! It's Judith Miller!

(There's always one of those kids in every class, eh?) ;)