What 5 publicly known people would you choose if they were the only humans left?

[AnArmyVeteran]

Who would you choose if you could have your pick of five people to share the world with you after a worldwide catastrophe occurred and destroyed all human life on Earth, except for you and five other people? They can be people who are living or dead. You can't pick anyone in your immediate lives, like loved ones, because that would be too easy.

Try to think of people you would need to survive the hardships ahead. Who would be most valuable to the continued existence of all survivors? Who would have the necessary emotional, mental and practical skills needed to form a cohesive group?

I know, the first thing a lot of people, both men and women, might pick are members of the opposite sex for purely sexual reasons, but try to repress your libido (like Pristine Christine always does : ) and select people who would form a crucial blend of personalities and talents to carry on in a world without any other human beings.

The people you can choose can be from all walks of life, be of any age and be from any other time in human history. Think about it carefully...

It would be great if you could list 5 names and a brief reason for choosing each one.

[provis99]

1. Snookie from Jersey Shore,

Paris Hilton,
Glenn Beck,
Lady Gaga,
Jessie Ventura.

Let the fun begin!

[Deep13]

2. I would pick five who were big, slow and well-marbled.

B-)

[hlthe2b]

4. I can see we don't want to fly with you... over the Andes...

;)

[Deep13]

6. Soccer, anyone? nt

[thereismore]

67. No, rugby. They don't mess around. nt

[EFerrari]

7. LOL

:spank:

[kimmerspixelated]

39. well-marbled...

I like that!

[lumberjack_jeff]

58. One of the five should be a good cook. n/t

[hlthe2b]

3. Gee... I hope you aren't planning anything....

:evilgrin:

Perhaps if you exclude from consideration the whole concern for reproduction for the species survival thing, you will get better responses...

[blondeatlast]

5. If I can't be with family and friends--and you say I cannot--I'd prefer to die

as quickly as possible.

[closeupready]

8. The Gosselin chick - she's pretty and likes having children;

And maybe that Duggar woman, too, same reason; Joan Rivers, to keep us all entertained and laughing; Eddie Cibrian, because he's lovely to look at; Omar Sharif, same thing.

Of course, we would be turning the clock back to when we were all 18.

[Swamp Rat]

9. 5 family members

eom

[blondeatlast]

10. Not allowed; so I answered I'd just as soon die , preferably quickly. nt

[Swamp Rat]

25. I want only to pass my final moments with my family members

If family is not allowed, then I prefer to be one of the 6 billion+ casualties.

[blondeatlast]

30. Yup. I simply cna't get past that, so I can't answer within the boundaries. nt

[TonyMontana]

17. Incest (nm)

[Swamp Rat]

21. Interesting that was your first thought.

:D Welcome to DU. :hi:

[JoePhilly]

11. Easy ...

If it is me and 5 others.... my wife, my 2 daughters, my son ... and then we add a woman who knows how to hunt and farm (kind of like Girl versus Wild).

When you are down to 6 people. Humanity is screwed. Its game over.

So, I won't trade my wife or my kids for anything.

If I pick a guy, ala "man versus wild", he probably kills me in my sleep. Takes my wife and my daughters, kills my son. Can't have that.

But if I go with "woman versus wild" ... she has skills, a definite plus ... and, my 17 year old son has a mate. My wife and daughters are no threat to her.

My daughters are young, so it is possible that the off spring from my son and the wild woman, if boys, could procreate with my daughters who by then would be in their late 20s early 30s. I don't even want them to DATE until that age, so I'm ok with that.

But my sense is that, when you get down to 6, they don't make it anyway. Might as well have your family.

[Fumesucker]

35. Eh, speaking as someone who has raised a daughter...

And is now a grandfather.

You're in for a very rude awakening if you don't want them to even date until their late 20's..

:evilgrin:

[JoePhilly]

43. I learned long ago that what I want and what actually happens ...

are not always the same thing ...

Having said that, the idea of ensuring that my daughters don't start to date, because they are amoung the last 6 people alive ... well, it creates a scenario I have to think about.

:evilgrin:

[TonyMontana]

12. Jessica Alba, Kiran Chetry, Jenna Haze, Heather Kozar, Teri Hatcher (nm)

[dmallind]

13. I have no idea of names of these people, but the skills

1) Somebody who can hunt for food, who we can presume is a good shot and skilled at caomouflage and hence wold be good at defending from animal attacks too. Somewhat scarily the only name that crops up is Ted Nugent
2) Somebody who knows about soils, agronomy and growing food. Some primitive farmer pre-industrial revolution.
3) Somebody who can build and tinker for shelter and artifacts - a great "Shade Tree mechanic"/handyman/builder. These folks are generally unsung heroes with no public recognition
4) Somebody who can prepare food and we need some female balance here - pick your favorite food TV female chef
5) A philosophical deep thinker who can help us maintain and build society from scratch. Another woman would be good balance too. Since we're going back to early civilization Hypatia could be a good choice.

What the hell use I would be to that lot I have no clue. Comic relief and grunt labor I guess.

[blm]

18. John Kerry could outshoot Nugent any day. Scary that you'd think Nugent would CARE about 5 other

human beings.

[dmallind]

31. Hey I am no expert in hunting. He's publicly known is all.

I am sure the types of folk who watch teh outdoor channel can name any number of famous hunters. He's all I can come up with off the top of my head.

[blm]

33. yeah...it's true the MSM has its narratives and they don't care if it's based in lies.

.

[backwoodsbob]

45. nothing personal BUT

ROFL

[blm]

57. RW media narratives aren't REALITY.

And character matters for group survival, too. Kerry happens to be a lifetime hunter, intelligent, AND a man of heroic CHARACTER and integrity - Nugent isn't.

[JoePhilly]

20. The question is this ... what idiot let YOU pick the other 5??

The question allows for YOU and 5 others ... and YOU get to pick. What maniac lets YOU (or me) pick????

I know who we don't include, the person who let "us" pick. That person is useless.

[blm]

14. Me

Michael O'Donoghue
George Washington Carver
Lillian Moller Gilbreth
John Kerry
Teresa Heinz Kerry

[KansDem]

15. The Gerry Mulligan Quintet...

http://bp2.blogger.com/_XfEzJV8NHoo/RexXM-61iuI/AAAAAAAAACs/U5Q-ykiyFGU/s320/chet+e+mulligan.jpg

...my presence would make it a sextet.

(at least until the needles came out...)

[gateley]

16. Off the top of my head...

1. Lewis or Clark - because of their experience with navigating the wilderness and ability to set up living conditions.

2. Buddha - to help keep the group centered, focused on what is important, and just impart his wisdom.

3. Nikola Tesla - who knows what great inventions he could come up with to help us on our journey?

4. Sacagawea - to help us live off the land and utilize what was available to use medicinally, and she'd be a great woman to be the new Mother of civilization.

5. George Clooney - Sacaagawea's mate, compassionate human being, intelligent, funny, breathtaking to look at.


Interesting question. Wonder who I'll come up with after I give it some more thought.

Who would YOU choose?

[JoePhilly]

26. You can SAVE slot #1 ...

Sacagawea guided Lewis and Clarke ... they would have died without her. So toss them overboard.

Add Alexander Graham Bell ... electricity is POWER!!

[gateley]

28. I was thinking they (Lewis or Clark) had experience in building domiciles, so

in addition to their experience, I wanted their brawn, but we've got Clooney for that. Hmmm. Have to give it some thought.

I've got Tesla for the POWER! :) In addition to his being knowledgeable about electricity, he worked on discovering other sources of power.

[pintobean]

19. I only need 2

The Professor and Maryanne, and I'm going to neuter the Professor.

[nyc 4 Biden]

22. mine (from our time)...

Les Stroud (Survivor Man) - outdoorsman/survivalist/renewable energy proficient

One of the guys from MythBusters (Jamie or Adam) - mechanics and inventors

Rachel Maddow - ok this is just because i love rachel

Howard Dean - problem solver/leader/physician

Gordon Ramsey - chef

I think that would be a fun squad.

[gateley]

29. Great group! -- can I be #7? nt

[nyc 4 Biden]

62. + Gateley - We can reminisce about the '08 Primaries.

And we might as well throw vPOTUS in there for good measure. :fistbump:


eta:spellimg

[gateley]

63. Yes - every group needs a vPOTUS!

:pals:

[AnArmyVeteran]

34. So far you get the gold star of the day.

I like the Mythbusters choice, that's a great show!

[H2O Man]

23. Easy.

My wife and our four children. They are the most intelligent, capable people I know.

[Forkboy]

24. If we're going to kill off all the humans, why leave 5?

I'd like to be alone. ;)

[Fumesucker]

27. Euell Gibbons.. (knows how to live off the land)

Leonardo DaVinci (inventor, engineer, artist)

Eleanor Roosevelt (all around great person)

Michelle Duggar (assuming we want to repopulate the planet)

Sophia Loren (hey, a guy has to have a _little_ fun)

[Vinca]

42. Michelle Duggar . . . LOL.

[AnArmyVeteran]

32. Why did I know this question was gonna be buried under lustful thoughts! :)

Oh well, it started out to be a serious question about the kind of people you would surround yourselves with.

And to those with loved ones, try to pretend they are okay and participate in this experience anyway. There's a reason why I choose six total survivors but I don't want to reveal too much lest it taints your judgement.

And picking hot chicks is a cop out!!! That's too easy!

[Fumesucker]

36. Because you're human? n/t

[AnArmyVeteran]

37. Yeah, you're right. But it would be easy to pick 5 hot chicks.

But I'd like them to have skills and intelligence or it would be hard to live with five deadbeats who couldn't carry on a conversation. Communication would be one of the most important things to have when facing such an enormous challenge.

One thing I am sure of is I would never select a Christine ODonnell. I like very intelligent women who are also creative mentally and physically. Christine sounds like she's empty from the neck up and she doesn't believe in playing with anything from the waist down.

She can't live in my cave!

[kimmerspixelated]

38. Sagaquia(sp)-The famous indian lady

Ben Franklin, Gandhi, Jesus(not the fictional one depicted in the bible) or other light worker that was good for transforming energy frequencies into something good or making the water or wine drinkable.... and Johnny Depp-just cuz...

Blist-would include Tom Petty, Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Thomas Jefferson, not nec. in that order.

OOPS I MEANT TO INCLUDE HOWARD DEAN AND DENNIS KUCINICH!

[damntexdem]

40. It wouldn't matter -- too small a gene pool.

How about what 999 others?

Or better, 9,999 others.

[blondeatlast]

41. Okay, Anthony Bourdain. Barack Obama. Malia Obama.

My own son (he's savvy and knows the outsoors) and Jeff Nagel (okay--neither son nor boyfriend is famous but they know how to survive) and there's plenty of interest among the others,

Besides, my son and Malia would make lovely great kids, smart and attractive.

[mkultra]

44. just look up the maxim top 5 girls

and there ya go.

[Vickers]

46. Scarlett Johansson, and I don't care about the other 4. n/t

[Rage for Order]

47. Judas Priest, with Scott Travis & Rob Halford...

Not Dave Holland and Tim "Ripper" Owens.

Because they rock.

eta: or maybe I'd go with Rush and Tenacious D?

[Tx4obama]

48. A horticulturist/farmer, a doctor/surgeon, a scientist/inventor, a pilot, and Armand Assante. n/t

[backwoodsbob]

49. hmmm

1:Einstein.The greatest mind in history can't be all bad

2:Leonardo Da Vinci.Greatest inventor in history

3:the dude that runs monsanto's r+d.As much as I hate them this guy knows how to grow food.

4:Alicia Silverspoon...if ya gotta repopulate the planet...wth

5:Eli Whitney..The guy knows some serious farming to go with the Monsanto's dude.

I would provide the hunting :)

[flvegan]

50. First choice: The Professor from Gilligan's Island.

That dude could make anything out of coconuts.

The other 4? Ashley Greene, Megan Fox, Olivia Wilde, Avril Lavigne and Michelle McCool. My world would make Caligula blush.

[Zanzobar]

51. J-Lo * 5

[ThomWV]

52. Just give me any 5 picked at random, it will be better that way.

Pick them from around the world at random, half male half female will do fine, young and old. We'll do OK.

[BlueIris]

53. John and Teresa Heinz Kerry, (wisdom) Stephen Hawking, (brilliant science-y guidance)

Sanjay Gupta, (all purpose medical provider) and Ron Livingston (entertainment...plus, um, my future post-apocalypse husband.)

[lunatica]

54. Rachel Maddow, Al Gore, Sean Penn, Molly Ivin, and Bernie Sanders

And then I would learn from them.

[hlthe2b]

60. I think Sean might have some survival skillls...

Al and Bernie would be like the Professor on Gilligan's Island.... Molly'd make us laugh and Rachel would keep us happy, entertained and intellectually stimulated.

[ProgressiveEconomist]

55. A doctor, an architect/builder, a musician, a scientist, a farmer, all young and fertile,

including males and females, a Native American, an African-American, an Asian-American, and a Latino or a Latina.

Repopulating the world would be the first priority. A doctor would be needed to keep everyone healthy and teach medicine to some of the children. An architect/builder would help maintain places to live and teach construction. A farmer would ensure food for the foreseeable future. A scientist would ensure the continuation of knowledge and progress. . And life would not be worth living without music and the continuation of musical culture.

[marmar]

56. Barbara Lee, Vandana Shiva, Noam Chomsky, David Suzuki and Halle Berry

nt

[hunter]

59. There are only six seats in the escape pod?

Take a snapshot of the internet instead.

Individually humans are not too bright, six are not much brighter than one. Odds of humanity surviving that sort of genetic bottleneck and loss of technology: none.

If you must, then cheat -- get the two-for-one deal and take six pregnant women who are experienced midwives and physicians.

[awoke_in_2003]

61. Salma Hayek...

Halle Berry, Jessica Biel, Rosario Dawson- because I am a pig. And that woman from Barefoot Contessa, because she can really cook and I am a pig (wait, I already said that) :)

on edit: bump Jessica and the cook, and bring on Michio Kaku and Freeman Dyson. A world without theoretical physicists is not one I want to live in.

[Mz Pip]

64. My family

My hubby, my 2 sons and their girlfriend and wife.

In this mix we have a teacher, a social worker, an engineer/musician, an artist and 2 lawyers - White , Black and Asian. Could be the foundation for something interesting.

[eShirl]

65. any 5 young healthy adults, probably 2 males and 3 females

preferably a mix providing as high a degree of genetic diversity as possible to future generations (they're going to need it!).

[azmouse]

66. I wonder how many of those 5 would have chosen me?

:shrug: