Last words

[Arlo]

I've contemplated .... at times .... what my last words on Earth will be. An exercise in futility. For chances are I will die alone with none to hear them. And having no fame to speak of, even dying in the presense of another, my words will likely be forgotten as soon as spoken ... even to an attentive ear. My words would likely die with me. Better a grunt and a moan. And if someone should choose to erect a stone and engrave it, most likely they'd pick something that suited their tastes. I'd as soon not have the stone. Still ... I contemplate what others have said ... others who passed on that weren't unknowns. Famous last words:

Am I dying or is this my birthday?
~~ Lady Nancy Astor, d. 1964

Nothing, but death.
(When asked by her sister, Cassandra, if there was anything she wanted.)
~~ Jane Austen, writer, d. July 18, 1817

Codeine . . . bourbon.
~~ Tallulah Bankhead, actress, d. December 12, 1968

How were the receipts today at Madison Square Garden?
~~ P. T. Barnum, entrepreneur, d. 1891

I can't sleep.
~~ James M. Barrie, author, d. 1937

Now comes the mystery.
~~ Henry Ward Beecher, evangelist, d. March 8, 1887

Friends applaud, the comedy is finished.
~~ Ludwig van Beethoven, composer, d. March 26, 1827

I should never have switched from Scotch to Martinis.
~~ Humphrey Bogart, actor, d. January 14, 1957

Josephine...
~~ Napoleon Bonaparte, French Emperor, May 5, 1821

I am about to -- or I am going to -- die: either expression is correct.
~~ Dominique Bouhours, French grammarian, d. 1702

Ah, that tastes nice. Thank you.
~~ Johannes Brahms, composer, d. April 3, 1897

I am dying. I haven't drunk champagne for a long time.
~~ Anton Pavlovich Chekhov, writer, d. July 1, 1904

I'm bored with it all.
(Before slipping into a coma. He died 9 days later.)
~~ Winston Churchill, statesman, d. January 24, 1965

That was the best ice-cream soda I ever tasted.
~~ Lou Costello, comedian, d. March 3, 1959

That was a great game of golf, fellers.
~~ Harry Lillis "Bing" Crosby, singer / actor, d. October 14, 1977

I've never felt better.
~~ Douglas Fairbanks, Sr., actor, d. December 12, 1939

I've had a hell of a lot of fun and I've enjoyed every minute of it.
~~ Errol Flynn, actor, d. October 14, 1959

Yes, it's tough, but not as tough as doing comedy.
When asked if he thought dying was tough.
~~ Edmund Gwenn, actor, d. September 6, 1959

Why not? Yeah.
~~ Timothy Leary, d. May 31, 1996

Here am I, dying of a hundred good symptoms.
~~ Alexander Pope, writer, d. May 30, 1744

 have a terrific headache.
He died of a cerebral hemorrhage.
~~ Franklin Delano Roosevelt, US President, d. 1945

Put out the light.
~~ Theodore Roosevelt, US President, d. 1919

They couldn't hit an elephant at this dist. . . .
(Killed in battle during US Civil War.)
~~ General John Sedgwick, Union Commander, d. 1864

I've had eighteen straight whiskies, I think that's the record . . .
~~ Dylan Thomas, poet, d. 1953

Moose . . . Indian . . .
~~ Henry David Thoreau, writer, d. May 6, 1862

Go away. I'm all right.
~~ H. G. Wells, novelist, d. 1946

Either that wallpaper goes, or I do.
~~ Oscar Wilde, writer, d. November 30, 1900

[capt. apathy]

I'm not sure but I'll probably go with some version of the standard-  aarrggghhhh...gasp...gasp

[Nash]

I've seen a few people die. If only everyone could be so eloquent. My mom said something about wetting the bed.

Death aint all that....

[Capt. Pork]

Originally posted by Nash
I've seen a few people die. If only everyone could be so eloquent. My mom said something about wetting the bed.

Death aint all that....

That's depressing, Nash. My sincerest condolences.

[rpm]

I'll never forget my father's last words: "Son, is that thing loaded?"

[Swoop]

Last words will probably be something like "AAAAAAARRRRRRGGGHHHHHYABASTAR D!"


But going on my gravestone will be:


You should see the other fella

[deSelys]

I would definitely prefer to say 'Take that you bastaarrrddggggh!!!' as last words than 'uh? WTF????'.

[Creamo]

Originally posted by Nash
I've seen a few people die. If only everyone could be so eloquent. My mom said something about wetting the bed.

Death aint all that....

No squealing way your sober.

Just saying. I'f your going to argue I'm wrong, "OK" in advance, cuz i won't argue, but gaddamn.

[jigsaw]

Last words I heard from my father were...

"Someone answer the phone."

He was beyond delusional at that point and thought it was ringing. Wasn't even aware of the people in the room with him.

[mosgood]

I hope I still have the same feelings about death that I do now.  Ever since i was a kid, I've thought of it as the ultimate mystery and have wondered what's behind the vail.  I hope when my time comes, I'm saying something like...  "TALLYHOOOOOOO!!!!!"

[lazs2]

when I die I want to die soundlessly in my sleep like my grandfather... Not like all those hysterical screaming sissies in his car.   (old joke).

Stupidest one I heard was "how is my bike?"

lazs

[Nash]

Yup Creamo I was sober when I went to bed and it turns out I woke up sober this morning. You oughta try it sometime.  j/k bud.

I guess it was kind of shocking? I don't know... To be honest the whole ordeal kinda messed me up at the time, but I don't really see death as any big deal now.

Like lazs said, "how's my bike?", people say what they say when they die

[Dune]

I want either:

"I expected this, but not so soon."

or

"I told you all I was sick."

[AKIron]

No idea what I might say but I don't want to die in my sleep, I want to see and know it's coming.

[lasersailor184]

When I die, I want to be running around, literally.  I want to die in mid air and hit the ground dead.  


That would be funny.