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FOT Community => General Discussion => Topic started by: Sarah on July 02, 2008, 08:53:22 AM
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Inspired by Liz Noise's post in the "Amusing quotations" thread.
Here are three of my favorites:
John Adams: "Jefferson still survives" (he was mistaken; I liked the irony in fifth grade)
Thoreau: "Moose. Indian."
Saki (H. H. Munro): "Put out that bloody cigarette" (uttered in the trenches during WWI)
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I'm bored with it all. ~ Winston Churchill
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He had a lot in common with George Sanders!
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"Eighteen straight whiskies. I think that's a record." - Dylan Thomas
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Recommended listening: Seven Second Delay from 2 Nov 2005 "Famous Last Words".
Pretty funny.
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Not quite his last words, but on (British comedy legend) Spike Milligan's headstone, it says:
"I told you I was ill"
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"Holy shit!" - JFK
When I saw this thread title I thought it was about the other kind of "famous last words", like "Relax, it's never gonna rain!", or "Don't worry, we'll make it!".
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Ah. Or like on November 5th 2004 when I said "Bush got re-elected. This could not get any worse."
And then my mom called me about 10 minutes later to tell me that our geriatric dog had passed away.
You say it can't get worse = it gets worse real fast.
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Every year our school-given assignment pads would have some sort of quotation on each page. One category was always "Famous Last Words," but they were fictional, lame ones, along the lines of "I'm sure that bear is sleeping" or "What does this button do?" They were still better than the inspirational quotes or organization tips.
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No reason those kinds of last words can't be added to the list, too, erika and others.
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"You won't get pregnant if we do it in a jacuzzi"
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"Either that wallpaper goes, or I go." Oscar Wilde
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"Either that wallpaper goes, or I go." Oscar Wilde
Amazing quote. My boyfriend told me about this one after I read an interesting top ten list. He was shocked it wasn't included.
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"(laughter)" - Abe Lincoln
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"I am not the least afraid to die... because I renounce the theory of evolution and accept Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior." -- Charles Darwin
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"That guy's gotta stop... He'll see us." - James Dean
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"Sixty-four thousand nine-hundred and twenty-eight."
-Neal Cassady, who was walking along a train track while on speed, counting the wooden ties
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"Bye! Thanks for the scarf!" - Isadora Duncan
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"I am not the least afraid to die... because I renounce the theory of evolution and accept Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior." -- Charles Darwin
This is an urban legend. It's annoying because it doesn't prove anything about evolution or god. It just makes Darwin sound weak and hypocritical.
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Relatedly:
my friend is planning on having "You're Next!" inscribed on his tombstone.
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"I am not the least afraid to die... because I renounce the theory of evolution and accept Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior." -- Charles Darwin
This is an urban legend. It's annoying because it doesn't prove anything about evolution or god. It just makes Darwin sound weak and hypocritical.
I know it's not true. I was using the evolutionary survival skill of facetiousness.
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"I am not the least afraid to die... because I renounce Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior and accept the theory of evolution"
(http://blogs.zdnet.com/open-source/images/jerry_falwell1.jpg)
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As long as my last words aren't "oops", I'll be happy.
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"I am not the least afraid to die... because I renounce the theory of evolution and accept Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior." -- Charles Darwin
This is an urban legend. It's annoying because it doesn't prove anything about evolution or god. It just makes Darwin sound weak and hypocritical.
I know it's not true. I was using the evolutionary survival skill of facetiousness.
Yeah, I was hoping that was the case. It's hard to tell when people are joking about stuff like that, particularly online.
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I would prefer my last words (well, word . . . well, exclamation) to be "Oops!" Sudden death sounds good to me (I mean, in comparison to other kinds of death; I'm not saying I'm looking forward to it or anything).
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I would prefer my last words (well, word . . . well, exclamation) to be "Oops!" Sudden death sounds good to me (I mean, in comparison to other kinds of death; I'm not saying I'm looking forward to it or anything).
I have to agree with you.
I wish I could remember the particular breed of dog...but a friend was telling me that "misadventure" is the biggest killer of one certain type of dog (dachshunds? terriers?). The way she described it sounded very sporty, like the dogs were likely to be killed in canoe accidents. Misadventure suddenly seemed like a great way to go.
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Likely last words of my grandfather: "Oh my gosh."
Likely last words of my grandmother: "Bluuuggghh."
My grandfather passed away following a freak accident while he was an otherwise-healthy 78-year old. My grandmother passed away following multiple strokes and the near-total disintegration of her vision and dexterity, at the age of 87. I think Gramps had the better deal, although I think they both lived good lives.
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Go on, get out - last words are for fools who haven't said enough. - Karl Marx
"That was the best ice-cream soda I ever tasted." - Lou Costello
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I would prefer my last words (well, word . . . well, exclamation) to be "Oops!" Sudden death sounds good to me (I mean, in comparison to other kinds of death; I'm not saying I'm looking forward to it or anything).
I have to agree with you.
I wish I could remember the particular breed of dog...but a friend was telling me that "misadventure" is the biggest killer of one certain type of dog (dachshunds? terriers?). The way she described it sounded very sporty, like the dogs were likely to be killed in canoe accidents. Misadventure suddenly seemed like a great way to go.
My wife and I have completely different visions of the "optimal death." Hers' is advanced notice...like a terminal illness...so that she can say her goodbyes and wrap things up. Mine is to have a piano fall on my head while I'm walking down the street.
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Since I'd like to die in my sleep, I think I'd like my last words to be:
"Goodnight, love"
That would work pretty well for me.
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"fuck this country" - george washington
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"Get me a toothpick."
-Alfred Jarry
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"Get me a toothpick."
-Alfred Jarry
Al Jaffee's not dead - I just got done with his latest fold-in not but five minutes ago. turns out, mccain is a stinker (according the page after proper folding, of course.)
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Mine were almost "I want a helicopter ride." as they were packing me into an ambulance.
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"Get me a toothpick."
-Alfred Jarry
Al Jaffee's not dead - I just got done with his latest fold-in not but five minutes ago. turns out, mccain is a stinker (according the page after proper folding, of course.)
I think you just hit upon Art Spiegelman's next project - a series of Al Jaffee-style fold-in cartoons adapting Jarry's Ubu Roi.