Thursday, 6 January 2011

The aliens who came to tea

M is for martian martini party at Mama's place (thank you Jenny Matlock of Alphabe-Thursday). As such, I'm belatedly taking up the lovely Kate Takes 5 on her suggestion to assemble a dream guest list.

Now I suspect my fabulous five guests won't actually attend because they are either too famous and paranoid to talk to me, or don't exist in this dimension and would therefore encounter vast logistical difficulties in making greater London for 8pm*.

Interplanetary starter for five.  
But here goes:
  1. Mary Poppins. I suspect she is pretty crazy-fun after five martinis to help the canapés go down. 
  2. Zaphod Beeblebrox. Just this dinner party guy, you know?  
  3. Po from 'Kung Fu Panda'. As an aspiring Soup Developer I am desperate to get my hands on the secret ingredient.
  4. Luc Besson. I'm hoping he can turn my living room into the cool futuristic world from 'The Fifth Element' for an evening. 
  5. Tom Waits. There's got to be music, and I'd imagine the aforementioned four guests are pretty keen on 'Swordfishtrombones'.  
Unlikely as it seems, perhaps the fabulous five will sit down at a martini bar together someday in a galaxy far, far away.

*I am a Logistical Nightmare Specialist, but there are limits to what I can pull off. 
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26 comments:

  1. Anonymous6 January 2011 at 13:24

    This would be quite a gathering. It would be fun to be a fly on the wall and hear the conversations that would flow from person to person.

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  2. Susan Anderson6 January 2011 at 14:26

    I have a feeling there would be never a dull moment if you could pull this one off!

    =)

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  3. Theresa Plas6 January 2011 at 14:38

    tee heee...I like your style mama and do appreciate a good martini!

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  4. zookeeper6 January 2011 at 15:27

    Thanks for stopping by at dummiesndoghairs - Great to have found you! Not too keen on Tom Waits but M Poppins would be fun - maybe fun isn't the right word. She'd be bossy and efficient and she'd break into song - always good for sidetracking the guests from a tricky conversation! From a fellow LNS :-)

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  5. Kate6 January 2011 at 17:15

    Ok have to admit I'm lost on 2 and 3 but man you make up for it with your next two! If the invite's still open I would love to attend! Thanks for taking part. x

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  6. Rachel6 January 2011 at 17:20

    Thanks guys--virtual martinis all round for anyone who can make it. Sadly virtual martinis are not as delicious as real martinis, but they are far less likely to get you into trouble...

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  7. Jo6 January 2011 at 22:03

    oh that would be one interesting group, especially after many martinis!

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  8. Judie7 January 2011 at 00:37

    OH! ME! Invite me! Just wave the vermouth over the glass, and add three olives, and I will be very entertaining!

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  9. Ames7 January 2011 at 02:26

    Oh to be a fly on that wall!~Ames

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  10. Su-sieee! Mac7 January 2011 at 08:33

    What a party! I can see and hear it now--Mary Poppins and Tom Waite, oh la, la. What fun he's having with her umbrella. :-)

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  11. Anonymous7 January 2011 at 13:16

    ..yeah, I was thinking more of mary Poppins and Luc Bresson - now that would make for entertainment. Love your star fruit starter mmm

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  12. jlshall7 January 2011 at 14:39

    That's a fine guest list. I'd love to see Mary and Tom getting acquainted!

    Thanks for visiting my blog, and Happy New Year!
    ~ Joy @ Joysweb

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  13. This Mid 30s Life7 January 2011 at 15:26

    Wow - that is not a night you'd forget in a hurry.

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  14. MichelleTwinMum8 January 2011 at 19:21

    mmm, definately an interesting mix!

    I would never have thought of Mary Poppins but how cool.

    Mich x

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  15. mub8 January 2011 at 23:11

    Plus, if you invite Mary Poppins she can snap her fingers and everything will clean up itself afterwards *L*

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  16. Pondside9 January 2011 at 06:17

    I'd love to sip a martini (dry, two olives) with Mary Poppins, one of my early heroines. Could you please ask Sean Bean as well?

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  17. Rachel9 January 2011 at 07:30

    Thanks guys, you are all welcome to pop in for a drink--Pondside, Sean Bean can come too. Mub, I'll admit that was my ulterior motive in inviting Mary Poppins...well that and the jumping into chalk drawings thing, which looks a pretty fun party trick.

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  18. Unknown9 January 2011 at 14:15

    WOW what a great imaginative list :)
    Heather

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  19. Jenny9 January 2011 at 17:22

    What a fun imagination you have! Love the idea of this guest list! I suspect there might be so pretty cool stuff going down at a gathering such as this!

    And that fruit platter? Absolutely gorgeous.

    Nice to see you here this week.

    Thank you for linking.

    A+

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  20. Rachel9 January 2011 at 20:44

    Thanks teacher, what great fun to discover your lovely blog and take part in Alphabe-Thursday, I look forward to the next assignment!
    ~M

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  21. Penny P.S. and A Residence10 January 2011 at 09:50

    I would definitely like Mary Poppins, but I think I might be difficult to let her go at the end of the night (you can't let a nanny like that go without a fight!). Maybe drug her food, chain her to the table after a few Martinis?

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  22. Rachel10 January 2011 at 10:28

    Hah! TAR, You have outed on my other hidden motive--with Mary Poppins safely entrapped here, I might be able to actually pop out for a pint of milk unencumbered...bliss.

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  23. Michelle Reeves - Bod for tea10 January 2011 at 13:22

    Fab guestlist! If Mary does turn up can you get her to pop over to mine afterwards? Bear was showing us how he eats beetles and Billy threw up. Yuk.

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  24. Rachel11 January 2011 at 10:13

    Thanks Mummy@Bod--Mary Poppins is on her way, but a bit wobbly, so it may be a while...

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  25. jlshall10 June 2011 at 18:46

    That's a fine guest list. I'd love to see Mary and Tom getting acquainted!

    Thanks for visiting my blog, and Happy New Year!
    ~ Joy @ Joysweb

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  26. Su-sieee! Mac10 June 2011 at 18:46

    What a party! I can see and hear it now--Mary Poppins and Tom Waite, oh la, la. What fun he's having with her umbrella. :-)

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