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I would be friends with _______.

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If you could be friends with anyone (such as a historical figure, celebrity, athlete etc.) who would you be friends with?

by Hannahmo in Six Words Questions on Aug 27, 2012 | | T-shirt

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Hannahmo says,

Gabby Douglas. She just seems like a cool person to hang out with all day. Plus she's really nice and inspirational to gymnasts everywhere. I just think she's amazing. :)

marymc says,

Tina Fey.
Ellen Degeneres.
Dorothy Parker.
Lucille Ball.

accidentaltourist says,

...benefits.

Oh, that wasn't an option? ;)

Wench says,

Ryan Gosling. Because he likes kids, he's got an awesome band, he opened a Moroccan restaurant, he rarely in tabloids, and he takes his mom to every premier - classy. Ok also he's gorgeous, yes.

jl333 says,

marymc...you reading my mind again? Ditto all that marymc said.

TheProsperousArtist says,

AT, with anyone in particular? All of us? :-)

TheProsperousArtist says,

Eckhart Tolle. The Dalai Lama.

Any of a number of well placed, high-integrity people in my industry.

JAD says,

Oprah. Dr. OZ.

Hannahmo says,

@accidentaltourist Not what I meant but I see what you did there. ;)

NumbrOneAunt says,

josh groban - he's multi-talented and yet (as far as i can tell without actually knowing him) he seems very humble and able to laugh at himself. and he has started a foundation to help provide funding for arts programs in schools. always admire celebrities who give back.

accidentaltourist says,

I know Hannah....as I have said, and it bears repeating, I'm a bad influence. :)

Bevvie says,

Natasha Tretheway, Emily Dickinson, Sylvia Plath, Rita Dove, Edna St Vincent Millay. So I want to hang with the lady poets!

canadafreeze says,

Meryl Streep
Dorothy Parker
Nora Ephron
Nancy Meyers
Tina Fey
Robert Redford
Cole Porter
... So many fine and funny minds ...

KharisJo says,

the apostle John, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Corrie ten Boom, Emily Bronte, Laura Ingalls Wilder, Robert Frost, Oodgeroo Noonuccal.

TheAngstyPoet says,

Edgar Allan Poe, we're pretty much on the same page.
Holly Black, Neil Gaiman
My aunt has had drinks with John Connolly so I'm a foot in.
& Oprah. Oprah kicks ass.

jl333 says,

Yeah, I agree...Oprah does kick ass. Would love to have her as a friend too!

Amapola says,

you :-)

Undermom says,

writer Kate Wilhelm
musician Janis Ian
comic artist Jill Thompson

violetheart1 says,

jazz violinist Doug Cameron,
author Ray Bradbury,
and Ellen DeGeneres!

bohemdeb says,

Charles Bukowski

Hannahmo says,

@Amapola I would totally be friends with you. :)

LucidDreamer says,

Amapola - your answer rocks (and I think you speak for a lot of us :)

As for other friends...Dorothy Carrington, Jeff Buckley and Carl Sagan. Knowing my mom as an adult friend would also have been wonderful.

MsKillie says,

Rachael Ray- I love cooking!
Jared Leto- gorgeous & talented
Neil Gaiman- hero status
Maya Angelou- see above
Robert Downey Jr.- Ironman and Sherlock? Yes please.
Vanilla Ice (I have had a beer with him and hung out after a few shows. He's a cool guy! :)

AQScott says,

Hemmingway, F. Scott & Zelda Fitzgerald, Cole Porter, Gertrude Stein, George and Ira Gershwin...I wanna go back in time like Gil did in "Midnight In Paris"...wouldn't it be fun to be in that "in" crowd?! Maybe Jerry Seinfeld and Ray Romano, too, for laughs!

DynamicDbytheC says,

Hannahmo.

ctgoods2 says,

Robert Downey Jr.

ctgoods2 says,

and John Cusack's mother

Hannahmo says,

Thanks LucidDreamer and DynamicDbytheC! Love all these answers! :)

Oh and I'm adding Michael Buble to my list. ;)

Bobbee says,

Ellen DeGeneres