Being of a Perverse and Contrary Nature...

[rain_gryphon]

I will do the "Ringer" meme now, and post my answers next Jan 1st. I have met, and at least shaken hands, with all of these people save one...

Jim Hurtubise, quondam holder of the single-lap speed record at Indianapolis, last man to race the Novi at Indianapolis, last man to race a front-engined car at Indianapolis.

Harrison Schmidt, geologist, and last man to stand on the moon.

Mark Merlino, founder of the Furry Fandom.

Secretariat, triple-crown winner, and the biggest horse I ever saw (we obviously did not shake hands, but I expect that will be excused in this case).

Mike DeWine, Senator, and Governor of Ohio.

Comments

[moonhare]

Secretariat? I’d shake that hoof!

[rain_gryphon]

Oh, that's a keeper! Is that Mazeppa, perhaps?

And I can assure you that my failure to shake Secretariat's hoof wasn't due to any reluctance on my part }:=]

[moonhare]

That’s Gulliver saying goodbye to the Houyhnhnms in an engraving by W.J. Linton. I may have found it on gutenberg.org or had a facsimile in a book here at home. Regardless, I was... intrigued with it!

Here is my ‘original’ from my computer (click for the 660x1060 pic)-

[loganberrybunny]

I'm going to guess at Hurtubise, for the simple reason that he's someone I would guess you might well have met, and so a good choice if you wanted some misdirection. Only 364 days until I find out whether I was right!

[c-eagle.livejournal.com]

I had sum trubble at the last one of these I tried :D

[xolo.livejournal.com]

Well, you've a while to work at this one :)

[c-eagle.livejournal.com]

Alrighty... I'll guess it's DeWine... and ah s'pose now we wait 360 days to find out :D