Famous Last Words

Pat494 · Sep 20, 2007

Thought I would kick off this new thread with the immortal words of Julius Caesar when he got whacked by his buddies

Et tu Brute

Pat494 · Sep 20, 2007

A horse, a horse my Kingdom for a horse
( Richard 111 at Battle of Bosworth )

trendie · Sep 20, 2007

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

rols · Sep 20, 2007

Excellent ones here

http://www.corsinet.com/braincandy/dying.html

I like Bing Crosby's and Dylan Thomas' a lot!

Pat494 · Sep 20, 2007

A guy throws himself off the Empire State building. As he passes the window cleaners on the 120th floor he shouts " So far so good "

rols · Sep 20, 2007

Socrates' last words...

'Crito, we owe a c o c k to Asclepius. Do pay it. Don't forget.'

TheBramble · Sep 20, 2007

Pat494 said:
A horse, a horse my Kingdom for a horse
( Richard 111 at Battle of Bosworth )

Not sure that's quite accurate. I'm fairly certain it was along the lines of "Stanley, you b*astards...come back"

grantx · Sep 21, 2007

Bramble,

I think that was Jack Hawkins in The Cruel Sea.

Grant.

Lightning McQueen · Sep 22, 2007

"I don't suppose its gonna rain then?"... Joan of Arc.

"oh alright then let the woman drive"... Commander of Space Shuttle Challenger.

Pat494 · Sep 22, 2007

Kiss me Hardy
( Nelson's last snog at Trafalgar )

jacinto · Sep 22, 2007

3 mexican lies (second one intentionally left blank or i will have to ban myself for inapropriate language):

a) right, one last pint and then we go home

b)

c) thanks mate, i'll pay you back tomorrow

Charlton · Sep 22, 2007

Doing what they loved doing

Pat494 said:
Kiss me Hardy
( Nelson's last snog at Trafalgar )

I came across these last words of Marcel Proust - "I feel like a cold beer". Just goes to show where all that lost time went to

In the same article where I found that, there was another very poignant description of the last words of the cyclist Tommy Simpson who died during the Tour de France.

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3724/is_199707/ai_n8777231

Charlton

Directional · Sep 22, 2007

"its bound to come back into profits if i just give it some breathing room and move my stop..."

grantx · Sep 23, 2007

"Put that down before you have somebody's eye out"

King Harold.

Pat494 · Sep 23, 2007

Of course I love you baby! You know I do! What do I have to do to prove it ?
And turn that light off

Pat494 · Aug 10, 2008

It'll be alright on the night

acronym · Aug 11, 2008

"Of course it's not loaded! You think I'm stupid?"

acronym · Aug 11, 2008

"Were not lost, I know this place like the back of my hand. Look, if it will make you happy, let's check the map. You said you had the map, yeah?"

Pat494 · Aug 25, 2008

Beam me up Scotty

shadowninja · Aug 25, 2008

grantx said:
"Put that down before you have somebody's eye out"

King Harold.

More like, "Watch out or some ****er's gonna get it in the eye!" (Also, first recorded use of the word, "****".)

"Ships like this don't sink." Captain of the Titanic

"Ships like this don't sink." Captain of the Lucitania

"Ships like this don't sink." Captain of the Herald of Free Enterprise

"Ships like this don't sink." Captain of the Belgrano

"Ships like this don't sink." Captain of the Princess of Stars ferry

"Ships like this don't sink." Captain of the Prestige oil tanker

Something for us all to learn in trading: it just goes to show that when you're complacent, ship happens.

Something closer to home:
"Just use a large stop."

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