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Old 10-17-2007   #1 (permalink)
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Famous last words !

Reported today in the NZ Herald:

Playwright Oscar Wilde, who on his death bed remarked "Either those curtains go or I do," was named Britain's greatest wit in a poll this week.

He was followed by Spike Milligan, who had his tombstone engraved with the epitaph "I told you I was ill."

Stephen Fry came third for witticisms such as: "It is a cliche that most cliches are true, but then like most cliches, that cliche is untrue".

The less erudite Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson was placed fourth. "Speed has never killed anyone, suddenly becoming stationary that's what gets you."


Without being too macabre, anyone planned to have any lasting last words to say or inscribed on their tomb ?

I think my inscription will be:

"If I can't take my bike with me I'm not going"


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I heard Billy Connolly in a interview say he wanted on his headstone,
Hey!....get off, your standing on me balls!!
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"Oh Sh*t thats my lot then" is what I expect to be saying!
On my headstone (though I don't think I'll be burdening anyone with the responsibility to visit it) i think I might put some thing like "Hey that was a wild ride, ok where to next?"
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I don't know about it being on a headstone, but the most famous last words in the South are, "Hey, y'all, hold my beer and watch this..."
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I don't know about it being on a headstone, but the most famous last words in the South are, "Hey, y'all, hold my beer and watch this..."
Brolane,
Believe it or not I have actually witnessed that on more than one occasion. Usually without the beer and at a motocross track by the guy in riding boots and blue jeans. Theres one at every track.

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Stephen Fry can also be credited with saying "Television is not for watching, Television is for being seen on."

My headstone will say "Perhaps now he'll grow up"

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Brolane,
Those are the famous last words of a redneck.
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Just guessing about this one...

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