Here are some of my favorite last words attributed to famous people:
“Now why did I do that?”
-- General William Erskine, after jumping from a window
“Hey, fellas! How about this for a headline for tomorrow’s paper? ‘French Fries’!”
-- James French, shouting to the press before his execution by electric chair
“It’s stopped.”
-- Joseph Henry Green, upon checking his own pulse
“Is it my birthday or am I dying?”
-- Lady Nancy Astor, upon seeing all her children assembled at her bedside
“Die? I should say not, dear fellow. No Barrymore would allow such a conventional thing to happen to him.”
-- John Barrymore
“I don't feel good.”
-- Luther Burbank
“Take a step forward, lads. It will be easier that way.”
--Robert Childers, before his execution by firing squad.
“Doctor, do you think it could have been the sausage?”
-- Paul Caludel
(to his doctor, who had told him a joke)
“That is indeed very good. I shall have to repeat that on the Golden Floor!”
-- A.E. Housman
“Don't worry, it's not loaded.”
-- Terry Alan Kath
(when asked if he had a final request before his execution by firing squad)
“Why yes, a bulletproof vest!”
-- James W. Rodgers
“Nonsense, they couldn't hit an elephant at this distance.”
-- John Sedgwick, in response to a suggestion that he should not show himself over the wall during the Battle of the Wilderness
“I have just had eighteen whiskeys in a row. I do believe that is a record.”
-- Dylan Thomas
“Either this wallpaper goes, or I do!”
-- Oscar Wilde
“Go away... I'm all right.”
-- H.G. Wells
“Die, my dear? Why that's the last thing I'll do!”
-- Groucho Marx
“Don't let it end like this. Tell them I said something.”
-- Francisco ("Pancho") Villa
“I'd rather be fishing.”
-- Jimmy Glass
“I wonder why he shot me?”
-- Huey P. Long, governor of Louisiana
“I have a terrific headache.”
-- Franklin Delano Roosevelt
(when told by his doctors that angels were waiting for him)
“Waiting, are they? Well let 'em wait!”
-- General Mad Anthony Wayne
“So, you are a cannibal?”
-- Priyanka Bomb
“Call the office and tell them I won't be in on Monday.”
-- Betty Allen, who worked until her death at 93
“That was the best ice-cream soda I ever tasted.”
-- Lou Costello
(when asked why he was reading the Bible on his deathbed)
“I'm looking for loopholes.”
-- W.C. Fields
“I'm bored.”
-- St. John Philby
“Now why did I do that?”
-- General William Erskine, after jumping from a window
“Hey, fellas! How about this for a headline for tomorrow’s paper? ‘French Fries’!”
-- James French, shouting to the press before his execution by electric chair
“It’s stopped.”
-- Joseph Henry Green, upon checking his own pulse
“Is it my birthday or am I dying?”
-- Lady Nancy Astor, upon seeing all her children assembled at her bedside
“Die? I should say not, dear fellow. No Barrymore would allow such a conventional thing to happen to him.”
-- John Barrymore
“I don't feel good.”
-- Luther Burbank
“Take a step forward, lads. It will be easier that way.”
--Robert Childers, before his execution by firing squad.
“Doctor, do you think it could have been the sausage?”
-- Paul Caludel
(to his doctor, who had told him a joke)
“That is indeed very good. I shall have to repeat that on the Golden Floor!”
-- A.E. Housman
“Don't worry, it's not loaded.”
-- Terry Alan Kath
(when asked if he had a final request before his execution by firing squad)
“Why yes, a bulletproof vest!”
-- James W. Rodgers
“Nonsense, they couldn't hit an elephant at this distance.”
-- John Sedgwick, in response to a suggestion that he should not show himself over the wall during the Battle of the Wilderness
“I have just had eighteen whiskeys in a row. I do believe that is a record.”
-- Dylan Thomas
“Either this wallpaper goes, or I do!”
-- Oscar Wilde
“Go away... I'm all right.”
-- H.G. Wells
“Die, my dear? Why that's the last thing I'll do!”
-- Groucho Marx
“Don't let it end like this. Tell them I said something.”
-- Francisco ("Pancho") Villa
“I'd rather be fishing.”
-- Jimmy Glass
“I wonder why he shot me?”
-- Huey P. Long, governor of Louisiana
“I have a terrific headache.”
-- Franklin Delano Roosevelt
(when told by his doctors that angels were waiting for him)
“Waiting, are they? Well let 'em wait!”
-- General Mad Anthony Wayne
“So, you are a cannibal?”
-- Priyanka Bomb
“Call the office and tell them I won't be in on Monday.”
-- Betty Allen, who worked until her death at 93
“That was the best ice-cream soda I ever tasted.”
-- Lou Costello
(when asked why he was reading the Bible on his deathbed)
“I'm looking for loopholes.”
-- W.C. Fields
“I'm bored.”
-- St. John Philby
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