why not ? why not ? why not? ... yeah

... famous last words

Published on August 12, 2004 By mignuna In Misc

There are some people whose lives and works have stayed with us long after they themselves shuffled off this mortal coil.

So, of those that we admired so much in life, we expect, of course, something poignant and memorable to have been their final utterances upon this earth ... not always so !

I offer for your reading pleasure the famous (or, mostly not-so-famous) last words of some highly influential humans. Some funny, some sad, but, all in all, mostly not what one would have expected.

FAMOUS (or not so famous) LAST WORDS OF...

Nostradamus (Michel de Notre Dame) 1503-1566 ~ "Tomorrow, I shall no longer be here"

Archimedes (298-212 b.c.) ~ "Wait 'till I have finished my problem !"

Bankhead, Tallulah (1902-1968) ~ "Codeine . . . bourbon"

Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827) ~ "Friends applaud, the comedy is over"

Bruce, Lenny (Leonard Schneider) (1925-1966) ~ "Do you know where I can get any stuff ?"

Dean, James (1931-1955) ~ "That guy's got to stop. . . . he'll see us"

Fairbanks, Douglas, Sr. (1883-1939) ~ "I never felt better"

Fields, W.C. (1880-1946) ~ "Damn the whole world and everyone in it but you, carlotta"

Leary, Timothy (1920-1996) ~ "Why not? why not? why not? why not? yeah"

Roosevelt, Franklin Delano (1882-1945) ~ "I have a terrific headache"

Socrates (469-399 b.c.) ~ "Crito, I owe a cock to asclepius. Will you remember to pay the debt ? "

Wells, “H.G” (Herbert George) (1866-1946) ~ "Oh, go away. I'm all right"

Marx, Karl (1818-1883) ~ "Go on, get out !. Last words are for fools who haven't said enough !"

Comments (Page 1)

DylanZimmerman

on Aug 12, 2004

I've probably quoted this someplace before but it cracks me up--The last words of..

Oscar Wilde- "Either that wallpaper goes, or i do"

Great article Vanessa!! As always, made me smile.

Dyl xx

Sally jacobs

on Aug 12, 2004

marx, karl (1818-1883) ~ "go on, get out !. last words are for fools who haven't said enough !"

This man haunted me for the whole time I did sociology at college!!! If only he's decided to say less much sooner! I would be a happier chick!

Good morning Mumsy

Zoologist03

on Aug 12, 2004

Heh, not bad, not bad at all....pretty strange stuff on some of them....

Interesting Mig,
~Zoo

mignuna

on Aug 12, 2004

Oscar Wilde- "Either that wallpaper goes, or i do"

love it, dyl !

This man haunted me for the whole time I did sociology at college!!! If only he's decided to say less much sooner! I would be a happier chick!

oh no, poor sal !. he's gone now, treasure !. don't worry

and good morning

Heh, not bad, not bad at all....pretty strange stuff on some of them....

indeed, zoo.

Interesting Mig

thankyou very much. glad you liked it

vanessa/mig XX

psychx

on Aug 12, 2004

Makes me wonder what my last words should be...

Anyways great article some of those I never heard of, the Socrates one was definitely humorous at least he made sure he cleared up his debt...

mignuna

on Aug 12, 2004

Makes me wonder what my last words should be

hmm. that just made me wonder if we should have something 'ready', you know, just in case. commit it to memory or something

Anyways great article some of those I never heard of, the Socrates one was definitely humorous at least he made sure he cleared up his debt...

carlos, i loved that one, too. i wanted to use it as a title, but, you know ...hehe

vanessa/mig XX

Muggaz

on Aug 12, 2004

Excuse me Sally - what is wrong with Karl Marx!!! he was a genius!!!

fantastic last words as well... I like him more!!!

This was a cool blog miggy

BAM!!!

mignuna

on Aug 12, 2004

Excuse me Sally - what is wrong with Karl Marx!!! he was a genius!!!

ok muggaz and sal, no biffing over karl marx in my blog !

hehe

fantastic last words as well... I like him more!!!

This was a cool blog miggy

thankyou, muggy. glad you liked it

vanessa/mig XX

notsohighlyevolved

on Aug 13, 2004

There is so very little banality in evil but a great deal of it in death, but poignansy comes through nonetheless by death being one of the greatest deipnosophists.

Marco XX

Ariadne Calzanti

on Aug 13, 2004

I'd love to know the last words of Freud as he haunted me through my later years of school, and also through university! It would finally put him to rest for me, sob sob. lol!

Aria

Sally jacobs

on Aug 13, 2004

Excuse me Sally - what is wrong with Karl Marx!!! he was a genius!!!

A genius with all the problems, and no answers! Oh how he tortured me! Hehe....

DylanZimmerman

on Aug 13, 2004

Marco- What's a deipnosophist?

Am I the only stupid person here??

Dyl x

notsohighlyevolved

on Aug 13, 2004

What's a deipnosophist?

Someone who excels at mundane table banter. Take the Last Supper - no matter which way you look at it, it was still only a meal, the only difference being that death was the 13th apostle.

Marco XX *hoping that made sense*

kingbee

on Aug 13, 2004

wells, “h.g” (herbert george) (1866-1946) ~ "oh, go away. i'm all right"

considering his otherwise amazing prescience, it's a shame he chose that one time to misspeak.

i wonder who actually got ms bankhead's pill and shot? (sadly,i know who got lenny's)

mignuna

on Aug 13, 2004

There is so very little banality in evil but a great deal of it in death, but poignansy comes through nonetheless by death being one of the greatest deipnosophists.

marco, i bet you only learned that word because you needed to describe ME ! blah blah blah ! hehe

I'd love to know the last words of Freud as he haunted me through my later years of school, and also through university! It would finally put him to rest for me, sob sob. lol!

i will see what i can, do, aria

Marco- What's a deipnosophist? Am I the only stupid person here??

no, dyl. i only knew what it meant because i heard him say it and went "whaaaat ?" !

Someone who excels at mundane table banter

he means ME. blah blah, blah ! hehe

Take the Last Supper - no matter which way you look at it, it was still only a meal, the only difference being that death was the 13th apostle

sitting at the table with them. nice word picture

considering his otherwise amazing prescience, it's a shame he chose that one time to misspeak

i agree. isn't that a shame, dharma ?.

i wonder who actually got ms bankhead's pill and shot?

apparently nobody dharma, she lapsed into a coma soon after.

thanks for your comments

vanessa/mig XX

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