CJ and Col would probably get on okay in real life where face to face debate has the benefit of body language, tone etc. We all have friends who disagree but most often people tend to find some common area of interest at these sorts of occasions.

I would imagine debate would probably be tinged with more of an air of polite confrontation (is that an oxymoron?) than what we sometimes witness on OLO.

I have faith that CJ and Col and many of the other members who might not always agree would do alright together given some good food and nice wine. And there would be no posting limits.

What a great thread.

Thanks Pelly. This is so much fun.
And the range of guests is interesting...

Pure fantasy, with the luxury of choice
we can go where we want in our minds...

I can see myself throwing caution to the winds
and dressing in unashamed couture to match
Col's black tie and tux.

Dior couture, a
Valentino ballgown, investing in the ultimate
accessory: a witty velvet slipper, designer
fragrance, a slip of silk, small exquisite
pieces that are the lynch pins of style and can
change my mood, my look...

AAh...Belly, in his 'Your rights at Work T-shirt'
What a hoot.

Banjo, I loved your "Perfect Woman," poem.
Do I qualify?
Well, I can match three out of
four. That's not bad.

Fractelle and David Nicholls - Thanks for my role
as 'Peace Maker,' although I may change my persona
for this particular evening and be "naughty."
(But nice).

See what you've started Pelly...
Luverly...

I've been following this thread with interest, but I haven't participated because I generally loathe dinner parties with strangers. I used to get dragged along to them frequently by my ex-wife, and I'd usually either sit and get quietly half-drunk or upset some pretentious idiot who insisted on holding forth bombasticslly to the captive audience - and in either case I'd be in trouble afterwards.

A convivial meal with friends and family is another thing altogether, and I generally enjoy those immensely. Frankly, if I don't think a night out is going to be pleasant and fun, I'd rather stay home.

Which is why - fascinating though the prospect might be from an entomological perspective - I would most definitely decline an invitation to any kind of small and intimate gathering to which a horrible, self-opinionated creep like Col Rouge was also invited.

Mind you, I have no doubt that he's much milder when deprived of the coward's cloak of anonymity. If he made a comment like his last one to me personally, he'd be wearing his dinner rather than a black tie.

Now, now CJ. You know as well as I do that Col would be so inarticulate and out of his depth that he wouldn't get a word in - couldn't hold two thoughts together in above-average intelligent company.

(Now watch him cry foul -ad hominem).

Dear CJ,

I'd be most disappointed if you weren't there.

I also think that you'd enjoy yourself
immensely.

There would be enough variety there for you
not to get bored. And we haven't even mentioned
the food and wine yet. I pride myself on my
dinner parties - everything's in the detail.
I'm an excellent chef ( I love to cook,
having been taught
by two legendary grandmothers). And my hostessing
skills are second to none - I always manage to
find the right mix of people.

I personally, would see to it that you,( and
everyone else), would enjoy the evening.

So have a re-think on your decision.
I guarantee, you wouldn't regret it.

CJ

"I've been following this thread with interest, but I haven't participated because I generally loathe dinner parties with strangers."

I'd noticed your non-attendance!

"A convivial meal with friends and family is another thing altogether, and I generally enjoy those immensely. Frankly, if I don't think a night out is going to be pleasant and fun, I'd rather stay home."

A man after my own heart, I know exactly how you feel. I'm sure though that Foxy's invite would be worth dragging ourselves out for!

"Mind you, I have no doubt that he's much milder when deprived of the coward's cloak of anonymity. If he made a comment like his last one to me personally, he'd be wearing his dinner rather than a black tie."

See! Just think of the entertainment you'd be providing the rest of us! Who amongst us hasn't fantasized at some time or other about Col Rouge getting his comeuppance in spectacularly humiliating fashion.

You've definitely got to be there, CJ. It might be less than 'pleasant' in parts, for some at least, but I'm sure it will be great fun.

Where's Forrest, the great weaver of virtual stories?