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Famous last words

Posted: Wed Sep 04, 2013 9:36 pm
by Gob

Re: Famous last words

Posted: Thu Sep 05, 2013 2:06 am
by Lord Jim
5/7, knew 3, 2 WAGS...

My favorite Last Words:
"Die, my dear doctor? That is the last thing I shall do. -- "

-John Temple Palmerston
8-)

Re: Famous last words

Posted: Thu Sep 05, 2013 9:32 am
by Econoline
5/7. I can't believe they included those 2 incredibly easy movie quotes.

Re: Famous last words

Posted: Thu Sep 05, 2013 11:51 am
by Crackpot
Famous last words of Socrates: I drank what?

Point to anyone who knows where I got that from.

Re: Famous last words

Posted: Thu Sep 05, 2013 1:23 pm
by MajGenl.Meade
CP: the interwebs?

6/7 for me.... oh dear

My favourite last words: "Uncle" John Sedgwick to his jittery men at Spotsylvania, May 9, 1864

"I'm ashamed of you, dodging that way. They couldn't hit an elephant at this distance."

Re: Famous last words

Posted: Thu Sep 05, 2013 1:33 pm
by rubato
I had heard it was "I hope I never spend another night like that again." but the other is more colorful.

trying not to give anything away.

yrs,
rubato

Re: Famous last words

Posted: Thu Sep 05, 2013 2:26 pm
by Crackpot
The actual quote is

I was pondering the immortal words of Socrates who said, "I drank what?"

Re: Famous last words

Posted: Thu Sep 05, 2013 4:57 pm
by Guinevere
6/7, but frankly my dear, I don't give a damn.

Re: Famous last words

Posted: Thu Sep 05, 2013 6:35 pm
by dales
3/7

I'll continue to revel in my "Plebian" status. :nana

Re: Famous last words

Posted: Thu Sep 05, 2013 8:41 pm
by eddieq
Crackpot wrote:Famous last words of Socrates: I drank what?

Point to anyone who knows where I got that from.
Crackpot wrote:The actual quote is

I was pondering the immortal words of Socrates who said, "I drank what?"
That was from Real Genius. Val Kilmer's character, "Chris" said it.

One of the most common sets of last words is likely, "I can do that. Hold my beer."

Re: Famous last words

Posted: Thu Sep 05, 2013 9:45 pm
by Crackpot
Point to eddie

Re: Famous last words

Posted: Fri Sep 06, 2013 2:31 am
by liberty
Crackpot wrote:Famous last words of Socrates: I drank what?

Point to anyone who knows where I got that from.
He was guilty; the jury said so. He was guilty of not staying home. :P

Re: Famous last words

Posted: Fri Sep 06, 2013 11:20 am
by oldr_n_wsr
at sentencing he was given a chioce, Wife or death.

Re: Famous last words

Posted: Fri Sep 06, 2013 5:01 pm
by Sue U
6/7.

Re: Famous last words

Posted: Sat Sep 07, 2013 5:48 pm
by rubato
rubato wrote:I had heard it was "I hope I never spend another night like that again." but the other is more colorful.

trying not to give anything away.

yrs,
rubato
Now that everyone has had a shot. The quote was supposedly from Bogart. Since he is said to have died in his sleep from cancer of the esophagus the 'martini' quote is questionable unless that is something one would say before falling asleep.

But there is a small chance that 'famous last words' are recalled more often for color than scrupulous accuracy.


yrs,
rubato

Re: Famous last words

Posted: Sun Sep 08, 2013 2:51 am
by Sean
I remember the last words of John Lennon: "Piss off! That doesn't even look like a real gun..."