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If you missed my interview with Hillary Carlip yesterday, be sure to check it out here because today we’re presenting you with a chance to win your very own copy of her new book, À la Cart. In the book, Hillary imagines what the authors of various shopping lists she’s found over the years might have been like. She even dresses up like them and takes on their personalities.
I thought it would be fun if we gave you all the chance to write a shopping list for a famous historical figure. If Lincoln were headed to Wal*Mart, what would be on that list? If Greta Garbo were in Target, what might she be looking for? How about Darwin? What would he be padding down the aisles of Whole Foods for?
Hillary will winnow down the entries to 10 finalists and then we’ll let YOU guys pick the winner, just like in our caption contests.
Again, I’d urge you to check out yesterday’s interview and video trailer for the book to get a better sense of Hillary’s aesthetic, and her original sense of humor. Then, be sure to drop your historical figure’s shopping list in comments below. Who knows, maybe if we get enough good ones, I’ll put them together in a collection and see if someone is interested in publishing them.
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Cassanova:
Trojans, or whatever his brand of “protection” may be.
Champange. Lots.
Hair wax, to get that “bedhead” look.
No Doze.
posted by Heather on 5-13-2008 at 5:31 am
George Washington.
-trashy magazines of some sort. he liked to keep up on the gossip.
-baby powder. it takes effort to look that good.
-ice cream. being a president is hard!
-mary jane. because apparently he was cool with it.
posted by Rachel on 5-13-2008 at 8:35 am
George Washington
-trashy magazines of some sort. he liked to keep up with the latest gossip.
-baby powder. it took effort to look that good.
-ice cream. honestly because being the first president is hard work.
-marijuana. look it up.
posted by Rachel on 5-13-2008 at 8:40 am
George Washington.
-trashy magazines of some sort. he liked to keep up with the latest gossip.
-baby powder. it took effort to look that good.
-ice cream. honestly because being the first president is hard work.
-marijuana. look it up.
posted by Rachel on 5-13-2008 at 8:44 am
Ghandi in Shop Rite:
Just browsing.
posted by Zach on 5-13-2008 at 8:45 am
Lewis & Clark @ Gander Mountain:
*GPS*
Backpacks
Tent
Aerobeds + pump
Portable toilet
Hydration packs
Leatherman
Camp Stove
etc.
posted by mrs.djs on 5-13-2008 at 8:53 am
Amelia Earhart:
Adult Diapers
Ipod nano with “20’s greatest hits” on it
Iphone for the in-flight movie
Value Jet Inc. brand Life Preserver
American Airlines brand “Airplane safety check list”
GARMIN!!!
posted by tommy on 5-13-2008 at 9:28 am
Lincoln @ WalMart:
-Advil: Killer Headache
posted by Florida on 5-13-2008 at 9:34 am
Day 6 — trip to Lowe’s
(1) potting soil
(2) apple tree (potted)
(3) snake repellent
(4) duct tape
– God
Note to self: create Lowe’s
posted by Eden on 5-13-2008 at 9:52 am
Joan Crawford
clorox 3 bottles
soft scrub
face cream
lotion
plasic cleaning gloves large
vodka 3 bottles
ice 2 bags
vasoline
vaccum bags
new wooden hangers 100
posted by Heather Dumka on 5-13-2008 at 9:58 am
Galileo’s Shopping List
- apples
- cantaloupe
- grapes
- cannon ball? (bowling ball ok)
- stop watch
- another lens (convex this time)
- lens cleaner
- Red Bull (and/or coffee)
posted by Amanda on 5-13-2008 at 10:15 am
Jesus:
Neosporin
gauze bandages
aloe vera
Red Bull
posted by 8rustystaples on 5-13-2008 at 10:16 am
Sigmund Freud
- bananas
- roach mother
- shoes
- MOTEL, I meant roach MOTEL, obviously
posted by Jamie on 5-13-2008 at 10:18 am
8rystystaples, I thought of this before I saw yours. Sorry if this is too similar.
Jesus Christ:
3 loaves of bread
2 whole fish
10,000 tupperware containers
posted by Jim on 5-13-2008 at 10:22 am
Sigmund Freud:
- bananas
- roach mother
- shoes
- MOTEL, I meant roach MOTEL, obviously
posted by Jamie on 5-13-2008 at 10:22 am
Thomas Jefferson:
Parchment (unlined)
pack of #2 quills
ink, 2 bottles (one for J. Hancock)
dictionary/thesaurus
lamp oil
Twinkies
posted by 8rustystaples on 5-13-2008 at 10:26 am
Actually, Jim, that’s pretty freakin’ funny.
posted by 8rustystaples on 5-13-2008 at 10:28 am
For all the New Orleanians…
Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne, Sieur de Bienville:
mosquito repellent
fan
inflatable raft
beef jerky
bottled water
flashlight
extra batteries
posted by 8rustystaples on 5-13-2008 at 10:38 am
Guglielmo Marconi:
Radio Shack!
posted by 8rustystaples on 5-13-2008 at 10:42 am
Oscar Wilde
@ Wal-Mart (3 am)
Q-tips
Trapper Keeper
new underwear
Hebrew National hot dogs
Bic razors
IB Profren
circus peanuts
flowers
card
Cherry Garcia
Revitalizing shampoo
veal (lots of it)
posted by sarah s. on 5-13-2008 at 11:23 am
These are all funny! I love mentalfloss.com!
posted by tommy on 5-13-2008 at 11:25 am
Sir Isaac Newton:
Apple Peeler
aspirin
posted by ;im on 5-13-2008 at 11:33 am
Robert Oppenheimer–
Ear Plugs
Sunblock
posted by ;im on 5-13-2008 at 11:37 am
Ghengis Khan:
Dental Floss
Barbeque Sauce
“Corporate Takeovers for Dummies, vol. 1″
posted by ;im on 5-13-2008 at 11:47 am
Ben Franklin at Wal-Mart.
Wood Stove
New pair of spec’s
lighting rod
harmonica
posted by Owen on 5-13-2008 at 12:08 pm
Dick Chaney:
Shot gun
Shells
Yellow vest
Sunglasses
FIRST AID KIT!
posted by tommy on 5-13-2008 at 12:08 pm
Marie Antoinette:
Duncan Heinz Cake Mix
Rouge
Hairspray
Latest issue of Glamour mag.
Sauerbraten
Excedrin migraine
posted by TMcD on 5-13-2008 at 12:16 pm
Cleopatra at Walmart:
-lipstick
-hand-held mirror
-antibiotic (from pharmacy dept.)
-incense
-cat food
posted by Karry Bender on 5-13-2008 at 12:23 pm
Michelangelo:
paints
brushes
ladder
Doan’s pills
posted by DB on 5-13-2008 at 12:36 pm
noah:
pet store:
2 of everything
posted by tami on 5-13-2008 at 12:36 pm
George Washington Carver
Whole Foods:
-Peanuts
-Soybeans
-Pecans
-Sweet Potatoes
posted by Christopher on 5-13-2008 at 12:58 pm
Garbo would only shop on-line: she “vants to be aloooooooooooone.”
posted by Zane on 5-13-2008 at 1:03 pm
Bill Gates:
*google
*yahoo
*nintendo
*Hewlett Packard
*gift for Warren “all you can eat” Buffet
*Better Charity 2.0
*Anything else I —-ing want
posted by tommy on 5-13-2008 at 1:12 pm
Lucy Ricardo:
-Red hair dye, copious amounts..
- Rosetta Stone’s Spanish Language tutorial.
- Rock Band, for XBox 360, that way she can BE IN THE SHOW FOR GOD’S SAKE!!
- Earplugs to drown out Ricky’s reprimands because, it isn’t like she ever listens anyway and who needs a headache from all of that yelling?
- A lifetime supply of bananas as a gift for Ethel because everytime she turns around, the woman’s got a half eaten banana stuffed in her gob.
posted by Krista on 5-13-2008 at 1:43 pm
Saddam Hussein:
Chlorine
Ammonia
Mixing pot
Helicopters
Hand Sanitizer
Headlice remover
Great Lawyer
posted by tommy on 5-13-2008 at 1:54 pm
Archimedes:
1 bar lead
1 bar gold
Rubber duck
posted by Troy Wood on 5-13-2008 at 2:07 pm
Thomas Edison:
6,600-volt AC source
Jumper cables
Elephant
(Note to self: Don’t forget the carrots and potassium cyanide!)
posted by Troy Wood on 5-13-2008 at 2:16 pm
Frida Kahlo:
(pet store)
1 hummingbird (thorn necklace optional, dead)
2 mongooses (dead)
1 deer with human head (speared)
3 monkeys (see, hear, speak, dead)
1 blackbird (stuffed)
1 dove (possibly alive, check price)
posted by marge on 5-13-2008 at 2:23 pm
Beethoven
new piano- legs off this time
1 new doodle pad
1 box Kraft Cheese and Macaroni
new drinking cup- lead one is just not working.
Excedrin Tension Headache.
posted by Ashley on 5-13-2008 at 2:30 pm
Discovered down the back of Alexander Fleming’s sofa:
REMEMBER!
Rubber Gloves (1 pair)
Scrubbing Brush
Paper Towels (3 rolls)
Disinfectant
New Petrie Dishes
Guests coming over tomorrow. This place is a total dump! DO NOT FORGET!
posted by Troy Wood on 5-13-2008 at 2:38 pm
Emily Dickinson:
(first and last visit to corner store)
crackers, dry
eggs -
wry, oh, rye bread
truth, beauty – heart!
Oh! flour, 1 bag, large
posted by marge on 5-13-2008 at 2:54 pm
Elvis
-Peanut Butter
-Bananas
-Bread
posted by Brad on 5-13-2008 at 3:26 pm
Hillary Clinton:
Calculator
QuickBooks
Prozac
Blumenfeld’s “Revenge: A Story of Hope”
Chicago Bears Jersey
posted by Cole on 5-13-2008 at 3:44 pm
Dr. Seuss:
- green eggs
- ham
- cat
- hat
- one fish, possibly two fish (1 red, 1 blue?)
- fox
- socks
- map (have to find Mulberry St)
- elephant
- a ‘who’ (not sure where to find one)
posted by Sam I Am's Dad on 5-13-2008 at 3:51 pm
Joan of Arc:
- extra copy of Bible
- knife sharpener
- bandaids
- fire-proof boots
posted by Steph on 5-13-2008 at 3:57 pm
marge! love it! love it! so many of these are awesome guys!
posted by David K. Israel on 5-13-2008 at 4:07 pm
Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson:
- gray socks
- aspirin
- bullet-proof vest
- lemons
posted by Steph on 5-13-2008 at 4:07 pm
Yoko Ono:
(walmart – if she didn’t oppose it)
-a wheelbarrow (I know, I know..)
-a bed
-a pair of scissors
-a witch costume.
posted by Christopher on 5-13-2008 at 4:19 pm
Aeschylus:
wine
olive oil
parchment
skull wax
helmet (you never know!)
posted by Troy Wood on 5-13-2008 at 5:34 pm
Ok, just one more, I swear….
Julius Caesar — March 15, 44 BC:
Special Surprise Party for Senate (shh.. don’t tell anyone!)
——————————–
Cake
Ice Cream (lots!)
Root Beer
Potato Chips
“#1 Best Buddy” T-Shirt for Brutus
posted by Troy Wood on 5-13-2008 at 5:50 pm
Audrey Hepburn:
~cat food
~make copy of key…at least 3
~hairspray
~new davenport…heavens knows the tub won’t do!
~cigarettes
~barometer
posted by cleopatra89 on 5-13-2008 at 6:10 pm
John Lennon:
1969:
Bed sheets
Sunglasses
Queen-sized mattress
poster board
markers
tape recorder
1980:
Bullet Proof vest
posted by Daniel on 5-13-2008 at 9:05 pm
Hillary:
Ice
Unsweetened Tea
- cold and bitter
posted by Jim on 5-13-2008 at 9:38 pm
Kurt Vonnegut…
pocketwatch
cornflakes
new mirror
posted by Ste on 5-13-2008 at 9:50 pm
Persephone, since the whole boat thing didn’t work out (sorry ’bout that), be a doll and pick up a few things for me while I’m at work.
Thanks much,
Sisyphus
-foot and hand cream(something soothing, with no oily residue)
-Nike+iPod Shoes (size 16)
-some new tunes (”I Wanna Rock and Roll All Night” and a few good ones from The Rolling Stones and Styx)
-a couple of PowerBars
-BenGay
-something to rid of this chafing
-a coin (for real this time)
posted by Christa on 5-13-2008 at 10:13 pm
Andy Warhol – Walmart
12 pack of Tab
Purina One – sensitive formula
disposable cameras
Novena candles – assorted
fresh flowers – any (but don’t bring home those blue carnations again or I’ll send you back)
A bolt of gold lame, lots of wax lips and a glue gun (I’m feeling inspired)
Mags: Interview, Vanity Fair, Adbusters. If they don’t have those (which they probably won’t – their selection is horrible) just get me a Men’s Health.
Campbells tomato soup – two cases and a Sharpie (Papa’s not too proud…)
lobster
Bananas
posted by DougJ on 5-13-2008 at 11:23 pm