don't touch me, I'm a real live wire

At my company, we have initiation for new employees. One of the most interesting questions asked (or the question that leads to most interesting answers) is name three people, dead or alive, that you would like to have dinner with and why.

When I started the job, I am sure I tried to pick people that seemed intriguing, smartly obscure, or obscurely smart. Something like - Eleanor of Aquitaine, Salvador Dali, and Jimi Hendrix. Do I really want to meet these people, or do I just want people to think I want to meet these people? It is probably the latter, because at this moment, I would give my right eye to meet Avril Lavigne and beat the shit out of her.