With the passing of my father and health problems pretty much rampant in my family these days, something strange came to mind. What would I choose as my last words. No, I am not going to go out like a dying redneck who says “watch this”. I want to find something cool to say, so I decided to come up with my top 10 famous last words. I was tempted to include more, but limiting it to ten is good. It makes you more selective.
10. Is it the Fourth?
~~ Thomas Jefferson, US President, d. July 4, 1826
9. I should never have switched from Scotch to Martinis.
~~ Humphrey Bogart, actor, d. January 14, 1957
8. I owe much; I have nothing; the rest I leave to the poor.
~~ François Rabelais, writer, d. 1553
7. I've had eighteen straight whiskies, I think that's the record . . .
~~ Dylan Thomas, poet, d. 1953
6. Get my swan costume ready.
~~ Anna Pavlova, ballerina, d. 1931
5. They couldn't hit an elephant at this dist. . . .
Killed in battle during US Civil War.
General John Sedgwick, Union Commander, d. 1864
4. Go on, get out - last words are for fools who haven't said enough.
To his housekeeper, who urged him to tell her his last words so she could write them down for posterity.
~~ Karl Marx, revolutionary, d. 1883
3. Am I dying or is this my birthday?
When she woke briefly during her last illness and found all her family around her bedside.
~~ Lady Nancy Astor, d. 1964
2. I knew it. I knew it. Born in a hotel room - and God damn it - died in a hotel room.
~~ Eugene O'Neill, writer, d. November 27, 1953
1. Either that wallpaper goes, or I do.
~~ Oscar Wilde, writer, d. November 30, 1900
Take Care,
Steve
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