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- Published August 22, 2007 - 164 Comments
The deathbed can lead people to speak with great honesty and, in many cases, humor. This is a list of 20 last words by famous people.
1. Pardon me, sir. I did not do it on purpose.
Said by: Queen Marie Antoinette after she accidentally stepped on the foot of her executioner as she went to the guillotine.
2. I can’t sleep
Said by: J. M. Barrie, author of Peter Pan
3. I should never have switched from Scotch to Martinis.
Said by: Humphrey Bogart
4. I am about to — or I am going to — die: either expression is correct.
Said by: Dominique Bouhours, famous French grammarian
5. I live!
Said by: Roman Emperor, as he was being murdered by his own soldiers.
6. Dammit…Don’t you dare ask God to help me.
Said by: Joan Crawford to her housekeeper who began to pray aloud.
7. I am perplexed. Satan Get Out
Said by: Aleister Crowley – famous occultist
8. Now why did I do that?
Said by: General William Erskine, after he jumped from a window in Lisbon, Portugal in 1813.
9. Hey, fellas! How about this for a headline for tomorrow’s paper? ‘French Fries’!
Said by: James French, a convicted murderer, was sentenced to the electric chair. He shouted these words to members of the press who were to witness his execution.
10. Bugger Bognor.
Said by: King George V whose physician had suggested that he relax at his seaside palace in Bognor Regis.
11. It’s stopped.
Said by: Joseph Henry Green, upon checking his own pulse.
12. LSD, 100 micrograms I.M.
Said by: Aldous Huxley (Author) to his wife. She obliged and he was injected twice before his death.
13. You have won, O Galilean
Said by: Emperor Julian, having attempted to reverse the official endorsement of Christianity by the Roman Empire.
14. No, you certainly can’t.
Said by: John F. Kennedy in reply to Nellie Connally, wife of Governor John Connelly, commenting “You certainly can’t say that the people of Dallas haven’t given you a nice welcome, Mr. President.
15. I feel ill. Call the doctors.
Said by: Mao Zedong (Chairman of China)
16. Tomorrow, I shall no longer be here
Said by: Nostradamus
17. Hurry up, you Hoosier bastard, I could kill ten men while you’re fooling around!
Said by: Carl Panzram, serial killer, shortly before he was executed by hanging.
18. Put out the bloody cigarette!!
Said by: Saki, to a fellow officer while in a trench during World War One, for fear the smoke would give away their positions. He was then shot by a German sniper who had heard the remark.
19. Please don’t let me fall.
Said by: Mary Surratt, before being hanged for her part in the conspiracy to assassinate President Lincoln. She was the first woman executed by the United States federal government.
20. Now, now, my good man, this is no time for making enemies.
Said by: Voltaire when asked by a priest to renounce Satan.
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August 22nd, 2007 at 11:33 am
Haha, great list. Enjoyed reading all of those.
August 22nd, 2007 at 11:50 am
kelsi: thanks – they are quite amusing
August 22nd, 2007 at 12:27 pm
‘French Fries’! lol thats a good
August 22nd, 2007 at 12:42 pm
mix: yeah – that is my favorite one.
August 22nd, 2007 at 12:47 pm
Makes you kinda wonder what you’re going to say as you go.
“Excuse me sir. Would you remove your poodle from my belly button.?” “Moo. I like that word. Moo. Yeah.”
“Oh, you got me!”
Just something to think for you to think about.
August 22nd, 2007 at 1:04 pm
Crimanon: I was going to mention that it gives us all cause to consider what our own last words will be. Hopefully something incredibly witty!
August 22nd, 2007 at 1:48 pm
How about this : Great post …
Just kidding, still here.
August 22nd, 2007 at 2:07 pm
Andre: funny man
August 22nd, 2007 at 2:20 pm
“either these drapes go or i do…” (loosely)
-Oscar Wilde
i don’t know if it’s true or not
August 22nd, 2007 at 2:43 pm
What about: “Et Tu Brute”? Caesar’s famous last words.
August 22nd, 2007 at 2:47 pm
Oscar Wilde’s last words.
“My wallpaper and I are fighting a duel to the death. One or other of us has got to go.”
August 22nd, 2007 at 3:15 pm
“I’ve had eighteen whiskeys. I think that’s the record.”
-Dylan Thomas
August 22nd, 2007 at 3:50 pm
Oscar Wilde had alot to say I guess. Who knew he was such an interior decorator. “Alfred there’s something I need to tell you…I wanted the lamp over there….ugh.” Tacky, I know, But Funny.
August 22nd, 2007 at 4:01 pm
asdf,
thank you. i knew it was something like that.
August 22nd, 2007 at 10:16 pm
“They couldn’t hit an elephant at this dist-”—Maj. Gen. John Sedgwick, U.S. Army, just before being fatally shot at the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House, May 9, 1864.
“Wait a minute… “-Pope Alexander VI
“Don’t disturb my equation”-Archimedes
“I’m bored with it all.”-Winston Churchill
“Thank God. I’m tired of being the funniest person in the room.”- Del Close
“Lady, you shot me!”-Sam Cooke
“This is funny.”-Doc Holliday
August 22nd, 2007 at 10:22 pm
Wow – thanks for all the additions! Oscar Wilde is one of the wittiest men to have lived.
August 22nd, 2007 at 10:52 pm
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August 22nd, 2007 at 11:00 pm
tjgrs: thanks
Spread the news!
August 23rd, 2007 at 3:35 am
Oscar Wilde’s last words,
“Either those curtains go, or I do”
August 23rd, 2007 at 5:49 pm
In Australia, perhaps the most famous last words are those of bushranger (ie outlaw) Ned Kelly, who said “Such is life” before being hanged.
August 24th, 2007 at 12:18 am
cb: I heard that phrase used a LOT in New Zealand – it must be an antipodean thing.
August 24th, 2007 at 1:02 am
“Thomas Jefferson still lives.”
-John Adams
(On his death bed, not knowing Jefferson had died only a few hours earlier-July 4th, 1826. Adams was an US diplomat & politician (1735 – 1826))
Also kind of odd that both men who were key to US independence died on what is know now as independence day.
August 24th, 2007 at 1:33 am
Annon: that is true – it is quite an interesting story.
August 27th, 2007 at 2:29 pm
“Kiss my ass” John Wayne Gacy Jr.American serial killer.
August 27th, 2007 at 8:50 pm
MrGreen: That guy had no remorse at all! There are quite a few interesting last words of killers – it will end up in a list of its own I think!
August 28th, 2007 at 7:19 am
tjgrs says
“This is funny.”-Doc Holliday
This statement needs context. He said this as he was looking down at his bootless feet while lying in bed. He always figured he would die with his boots on.
August 28th, 2007 at 7:48 am
craigl: thanks for adding that extra info
August 29th, 2007 at 2:46 am
loved the stuff u post here!keep it up:-)
August 29th, 2007 at 3:31 am
june: Thanks
September 5th, 2007 at 4:55 pm
“Don’t let it end like this, tell them I said something!”-Poncho Villa
September 6th, 2007 at 1:33 am
Midian: hilarious.
September 6th, 2007 at 7:10 am
“Die my dear doctor?”
“That’s the last thing I will do!”
Gladstone
September 9th, 2007 at 12:07 am
Voltaire’s is the best, hands down.
September 9th, 2007 at 9:55 pm
“Either those drapes go or I do.”– Oscar Wilde
September 9th, 2007 at 11:09 pm
Paul Drago: That has been quite a popular one (starting from comment 9)
September 14th, 2007 at 10:36 am
“Moose. Indian.” Henry David Thoreau
September 26th, 2007 at 9:01 pm
The ultimate last words, which should be on the list, are those of Terry Kath, from the band Chicago. His last words were “Don’t worry, it’s not loaded”, then he shot himself.
Also, I had heard that president Kennedy’s last word were “I’ve been shot” not “no you certainly can’t” though I don’t remember where i heard it and if it was a reliable source.
September 26th, 2007 at 10:47 pm
Kixie: that sounds like something that would be David Lynch’s last words!
Punjar: the first is a great addition. The second – I think more famous is the comment from the wife of the governor in whose car Kennedy was travelling who made a comment about how nice the people were being (or maybe it was Jaqueline who said that).
September 27th, 2007 at 2:45 pm
Hi,
Let`s say what we would have said!
September 28th, 2007 at 2:14 am
kourosh: I am too afraid I might jinx my real last words
October 11th, 2007 at 11:15 pm
The last one(Voltaire) has to take the cake!!
October 14th, 2007 at 7:48 am
How about “What’s this button for?” ?
October 18th, 2007 at 7:35 pm
“Hey guys, check this out.” Said by many a redneck (and I include myself in that catagory) shortly before dying in some incredibly stupid way.
October 26th, 2007 at 10:04 pm
edger allen poe – “god have mercy on my soul” or somthing along that line
Beethoven – “pity, pity…..too late!”
Charles Darwin – “I am not in the least bit afraid to die”
Billy the kid – “who is it?” then BANG!!!! shot to the heart…
October 30th, 2007 at 10:28 pm
I would like my last words to be something eloquent and intellegent, “I do not fear the beyond, for I’ve had a good life here, with good friends, i’ve been truely blessed etc…” But it will probably be more along the lines of “Get this d@#n cat off me, I can’t breath!” Or “OhCrap!” yes together. If I’m lucky enough ZZZZZZZ
(:
October 31st, 2007 at 3:54 am
Sean the pyro: hahah – also potential famous last words for the cast of Jackass.
landon: I didn’t know that about Poe – I love his writing.
Fallenangel: I think we all hope for the last one
November 8th, 2007 at 3:12 pm
Plus Luxis (more light) – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
November 10th, 2007 at 8:29 pm
Haha I like the French Fries one
November 14th, 2007 at 11:09 am
i love hector fuentes
November 16th, 2007 at 3:17 am
My uncle’s last words were, “What would happen if I pushed this button?”
j/k
December 3rd, 2007 at 4:18 am
Oops! I just noticed that Area51 already did the joke.
December 3rd, 2007 at 5:58 am
Interesting and amusing list. #11 kind of creeps me out, cause what a horrible thing to be conscious of. Some of them seem a little too convenient and witty, but I guess we’ll never know. I’m really curious about who witnessed #8.
December 10th, 2007 at 3:12 am
Area 51: Yes! The perfect last words!
Or any variation of ‘Hey guys, watch this!’
Love the Oscar Wilde one. I’ve got a book sitting here [The Rough Guide To Cult Fiction] that has a few:
‘Go away, I’m alright’ – HG Wells.
‘Mind your own business’ – Wyndham Lewis [after a nurse asked him about the state of his bowels]
December 10th, 2007 at 3:55 am
My grandfather was a wise man and I will always remember his last words. He said, “Whatever you do, don’t set that THING off in the house!”
[a joke that I debated about posting]
December 11th, 2007 at 1:42 pm
these are from wikiquote (part of wikipedia) theres some good ones there…theres one guy (who i have forgotten the name of) who’s nurse told a visitor he was getting better…he saids “on the contrary” and died…it think thats the best
December 13th, 2007 at 1:43 pm
id say there are alot of funny quotes…but these ones are really good
December 16th, 2007 at 3:59 am
i felt bad for marie antoinette.
December 26th, 2007 at 4:34 pm
I am not sure if you know this, but Joan Crawford’s quote is not necessarily true. There’s alot of speculation on how and when she died. It’s still a great quote and really funny to think about.
December 30th, 2007 at 2:21 pm
Great list but you missed one of the most famous quotes,(not really humorous but very ironic). On his death bed John Adams said “Jefferson lives” not knowing that Jefferson would also die the same day.
January 1st, 2008 at 7:01 pm
How about Jesus Christ: “It is finished!”
January 1st, 2008 at 11:48 pm
A few interesting last words:
“Why, yes, a bulletproof vest”. – Domonic Willard (Just before his death by firing squad, when he was asked if he had any last requests).
“I did not get my Spaghetti-O’s, I got spaghetti. I want the press to know this.” — Thomas J. Grasso, a confessed multiple murderer, concerning one item he had requested on a lengthy and detailed last meal list.
All my possessions for a moment of time. ~ Elizabeth I, Queen of England, d. 1603
“I’ve seen many die. The Christians die differently. What is their secret?” ~ A Chinese Communist Executioner.
“I shall be with Christ, and that is enough”. – Scientist Michael Faraday [upon being asked: "Have you ever pondered what will be your occupation in the next world?"]
“He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose.”- Jim Elliot (recorded in daily journal).
BTW, a better rendering of Christ’s last words would be, “It is accomplished!”
January 17th, 2008 at 7:47 am
haha marie antoinette was the funniest in my opinion.she sure did pick a weird time to remember her manners!!
January 20th, 2008 at 10:38 pm
“It is accomplished”
Jesus
January 25th, 2008 at 6:16 pm
another one for the redneck part of this list…hey i know what im doing
January 30th, 2008 at 3:13 pm
How about, “Hold my beer, I can do this.”
February 1st, 2008 at 2:13 am
My uncle Vito’s last words were, “Gee Mr. Gotti, you sure have put on alot of weight!”
February 8th, 2008 at 5:41 pm
I always imagined myself saying a quote from a song that was deep and heartrending. I think I’d rather say something funny.
February 15th, 2008 at 12:24 am
Here’s a question. Who heard number 8? Was somebody falling beside him or something? Seems a little unbelievable to me. Awesome list, though.
February 17th, 2008 at 6:49 pm
General Sedgewick’s are my favorite (they couldn’t hit an elephant at this dist..)
Kennedy’s last words are debated, the last words that they absolutely know he said are “no they can’t” but its said that his last words were “has someone been shot?”
I also like “I have a terrible headache” – FDR, who died of massive cerebral hemorhaging.
March 29th, 2008 at 2:50 pm
“Applaud, my friends, the comedy is finished.” Ludwig van Beethoven.
April 3rd, 2008 at 4:20 pm
Punjar, I don’t think Kennedy could say anything because his brain was hanging out the back of his head…
April 14th, 2008 at 5:55 pm
Tallulah Bankhead was before her time in so many ways, but in the current climate of celebrities going to rehab every week or so I think her final words have particular pertinence:
“Codeine…bourbon”
April 27th, 2008 at 2:56 pm
Rodgers, James W. ( -1960) [American criminal]
“Why yes, a bullet-proof vest!”
(Last request before the firing squad.)
Presley, Elvis (1935-1977)
“I hope I haven’t bored you.”
(Conclusion of his last press conference.)
Take a step forward lads – it’ll be easier that way.
Robert Erskine Childers, to his firing squad
Morant, Lt. Henry H. (1864-1902)
“Shoot straight, you bastards! Don’t make a mess of it!”
(To the firing squad that executed him.)
Please put out the light.
Theodore Roosevelt
May 4th, 2008 at 6:28 am
Like many of us reading this, I’d like to think up some really good last words, but I fear that the ones I come up with as death strikes will be unprintable, and curtailed. Perhaps I should concentrate my literary efforts on a headstone inscription, on the lines of Spike Milligan’s “I told them I was ill”.
May 4th, 2008 at 11:22 pm
I want my tombstone to read:
I came,
I saw,
I must say it was really disappointing,
then I left.
May 7th, 2008 at 3:30 pm
Drogo: “Vinni, Viddi, more stuff in latin”
May 16th, 2008 at 10:38 am
i always thought the john adams one should be on here
mine will be something memorable, i can guarantee that
May 19th, 2008 at 12:44 am
A music historian said that Chopin’s last words were, “Play Mozart for me.” and Gustav Mahler’s last word was, “Mozart.”
June 2nd, 2008 at 8:23 am
I found it a bit odd when I first heard of Mahler’s last word: “Mozart”. He was so far beyond Mozart that I can’t understand his reverence for the Wolfgang. I try to make sense out of it by telling myself (and others) that his next-to-last word was f**k. No one usually believes me…
June 13th, 2008 at 3:33 pm
“Ooooaghhhhhh!” Lee Harvey Oswald
June 13th, 2008 at 4:22 pm
“Love one another.”
-George Harrison to his family.
“Yeah.”
-John Lennon. A cop asked him if he knew who he was.
“Money can’t buy life.”
-Bob Marley to his son, Ziggy.
June 20th, 2008 at 12:04 am
According to some sources “Plaudite, amici, comedia finita est” is reputed to be the Emperor Augustus’ last words.
Beethoven’s last words weren’t recorded. He is reported to have shaken his fist at the thunderstorm then raging.
My last words? “Oh, I forgot to tell you …”
June 22nd, 2008 at 12:54 am
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June 23rd, 2008 at 10:49 pm
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June 23rd, 2008 at 10:55 pm
hopefully those are that assholes last words
July 7th, 2008 at 10:37 pm
I would have made sure Sedgewick’s was on here, I love it.
“Couldn’t hit an elephant at that ra….” Ohhhhh!
45, Fallenangel,
Read one like one of yours in a newspaper about 15 years ago.
A guy was bombing flat-out around our M25 London circular in a big, powerful 4WD. He picked up a call from his girlfriend on his mobile, maybe got a bit too excited, and driving with only one hand, lost it and took off over the verge. They scraped him up later. Last thing his girl heard over the mobile was, “Oh, shit!”
July 12th, 2008 at 4:29 pm
#6 – True or not, brilliant quote and one I intend to use if necessary!
July 20th, 2008 at 11:49 am
What about Julius Caesar? “Et tu Brute?” ….or does that not count.
July 22nd, 2008 at 1:50 am
“Nothing more than a slight change of mind My Dear…”
President James Madison to his niece after she asked if anything was wrong.He had vowed to hang on to die on the 4th of July,like John Adams and Thomas Jefferson 10 years earlier.
he died on June 28 1836
July 26th, 2008 at 1:58 pm
Caesar’s actual last words were not ‘Et tu Brute?’; that’s from Shakespeare’s play Julius Caesar, and the whole phrase is “Et tu Brute? Then fall, Caesar.”.
Suetonius says that his last words were in Greek (which was still, at the time, prefered over the common Latin in private conversation by most upper class Romans; proper Latin was for ceremonies and engravings, and common folks spoke a simplistic form of Latin, often heavily localized). Suetonius gives the words as, “Kai su, teknon?”/”You too, my child?” Plutarch says that Caesar said nothing at all.
Also, Wilde’s last words were not “My wallpaper and I are fighting a duel to the death. One or the other of us has to go.”, or any variation thereof. He did say this phrase, though, but it was a few weeks prior to his death. He also said near death, upon ordering a bottle of exceedingly expensive champagne from the same hotel, “I am dying beyond my means.” His actual final words though are unknown, though supposedly it was about his mother and not that witty; more depressing than anything, and less fun to consider as his last words.
I like, “Take a step forward lads, it’ll be easier that way.” Robert Childers, to the firing squad about to execute him after the end of the Irish Civil War in 1922.
And, “Let us ease the Roman people of their continual care, who think it long to await the death of an old man.” Hannibal Barca
Finally, “Tis well. I die hard, but I am not afraid to go.” George Washington (prior to this, he made a demand to ensure he was not buried for two days, to assure he was not buried alive, of which he had a great paranoia)
August 4th, 2008 at 9:46 pm
“Hello. We’re looking in … We’re overlooking the Financial Center. Three of us. Two broken windows. Oh God. Oh …” -Kevin Cosgrove.
Cosgrove’s 911 call on Sept. 11, moments before the south tower collapsed, killing him during the call.
August 12th, 2008 at 7:23 am
“Useless, useless.” Those were the last words of John Wilkes Booth.
August 18th, 2008 at 5:14 pm
The following quote is from Steven Wright, the comedian. I did not make it up (although I wish I had).
“I wish my first words upon being born were ‘quote’. Then when I’m about to die I would just say ‘unquote’.”
=) Goes something like that.
September 2nd, 2008 at 9:05 am
Ah Carl Panzram, one of the most psychotic evil bastards to ever walk the earth. A group of people actually campaigned to have him released from prison, and what did he have to say to that? ‘I wish you all had one neck so that I could put my hands around it’. Twats.
September 5th, 2008 at 2:33 am
Napoleon: “My son… head… army”
Goethe: “More Light !”
There was this mathematician monk whose name I don’t remember who had been in a coma for several days. One of his assistants came to him and asked: “what is the square of 12 ?”… The monk said “144″ and died…
Marechal Ney (one of Napoleon’s army chiefs), facing a firing squad: “Soldiers ! Aim for the heart !”…
Danton (french revolutionary) to his executioner: “You will show my head to the people ! It is worth it !”
September 13th, 2008 at 9:29 pm
George Appel was electrocuted in New York in 1928. His last words? “Well, gentlemen, you are about to see a baked Appel!”
September 24th, 2008 at 9:37 am
Excellent List.
September 25th, 2008 at 11:54 am
“Amen” Pope John Paul II
September 27th, 2008 at 12:17 am
What about Stonewall’s last gasp of breath? “Let us go across the River, and rest under the shade of the trees.”
September 27th, 2008 at 12:17 am
100!!!!!!!
October 2nd, 2008 at 7:11 pm
11 is funny. XD
October 9th, 2008 at 5:21 am
How about – “this is funny”
Last words of Doc Holliday, as he looked at his feet dangling off the end of the bed. Doc always thought he’d die with his boots on.
October 30th, 2008 at 6:47 pm
@ 70. Jacob:
I think you are wrong. That quote belongs to Augustus, as astraya already said.
October 30th, 2008 at 10:50 pm
my last words will easily be ‘when u see me next, the love will be the same’ to my wife
October 30th, 2008 at 10:53 pm
or better yet, to the mugger that just stabbed me ‘the combination to my safe is 11 34 56, i dont want my dammed family’s hands on my money’
October 30th, 2008 at 11:37 pm
lulz
my last words will be somewhere along the lines of, “Long cat is loooooonnnnnnngggggggg
November 2nd, 2008 at 2:15 pm
From his book, _Final Exits_, Michael Largo quotes W.C. Field’s last words as: “Goddamn everyone in the whole fucking world and everyone in it–but you, Carlotta. Bring me another drink.” (Carlotta was his mistress.)
My favorite of all time.
November 14th, 2008 at 7:57 am
Emiliano Zapata 1879–1919
“No me dejen morir así, digan que dije algo”. (“Don’t let me die like this, say I said something”). Presumably his last words.
November 15th, 2008 at 10:33 pm
What about that Roman emperor, Vespasian, about becoming a God? Or Julius Ceasar to Brutus?
November 17th, 2008 at 11:25 pm
I quite enjoyed the last words of Voltaire.
December 9th, 2008 at 8:37 am
“I’d like to thank my family for loving me and taking care of me. And the rest of the world can kiss my ass.”
- Johnny Frank Garrett, Sr., February 11, 1992, executed in Texas
December 12th, 2008 at 3:40 pm
Mine will be: “Encore!”
December 17th, 2008 at 7:13 am
Here are some good ones I found on http://www.corsinet.com/braincandy/dying.html :
Die? I should say not, dear fellow. No Barrymore would allow such a conventional thing to happen to him.
~~ John Barrymore, actor, d. May 29, 1942
I am dying. I haven’t drunk champagne for a long time.
~~ Anton Pavlovich Chekhov, writer, d. July 1, 1904
No, I shall not give in. I shall go on. I shall work to the end.
~~ Edward VII, King of Britain, d. 1910
All my possessions for a moment of time.
~~ Elizabeth I, Queen of England, d. 1603
Let’s cool it brothers . . .
Spoken to his assassins, 3 men who shot him 16 times.
~~ Malcolm X, Black leader, d. 1966
I have offended God and mankind because my work did not reach the quality it should have.
~~ Leonardo da Vinci, artist, d. 1519
December 21st, 2008 at 5:13 pm
If in luck, I’ll be able to say this before my terminal breath:
“Frankly, nothing I would say, would be captivating enough.”
Until atleast, I find a suitable, and simplified pack of meaningful words.
December 23rd, 2008 at 4:08 pm
If you like last words, like I do, you should check out the book Looking for Alasks. It’s an astoundingly good book. full of witty and funny last words.
December 23rd, 2008 at 10:23 pm
Giles Corey refused to give a guilty or innocent during the Salem witch trials, and was pressed under a barn door with boulders until he would give an answer. He last words were “More weight.”
Also, St. Lawrence was being roasted over a fire on a spit. At one point, he told them to flip him over, he was done on that side. His last words were, “It is cooked enough; you may eat.”
December 31st, 2008 at 12:44 pm
Dr. McCoy’s last words, “I’m dead Jim.”
January 3rd, 2009 at 7:03 pm
The then current commonly accepted meaning of the final words attributed to Jesus are: “Paid in Full”. It was usually written on a bill as having been paid.
Also, Edgar A. Poe died alone and was found in ragged clothes which he did not own. I don’t know how anyone could know his final words. Or course, we could be using his last known words.
The redneck says, “Watch ‘his”.
I would like to say something like, “See you in just a second”.
If I die in the Everglades I could say, “Egrets, I’ve had a few”. (Seen on a T-shirt)
January 4th, 2009 at 2:31 pm
“codeine… bourbon…” Tallulah Bankhead lol
January 4th, 2009 at 3:59 pm
Dr. McCoy’s last words, “I’ve studied dead, and I’m dead”.
Rod Serling, “Would someone adjust the TV antenna. My reception is getting blurry”.
Mao “Well, I’ve killed everyone else so I guess I’m next”
Ed Sullivan, “For my next act……”
January 9th, 2009 at 10:08 pm
When I go:
“Push the button, Frank…”
January 14th, 2009 at 8:50 pm
My favorite – US President Millard Fillmore – “The nourishment is palatable.”
January 27th, 2009 at 1:47 pm
haha nice list.
this should be homer simpsons:
doh!
January 29th, 2009 at 3:08 am
I’m pretty sure my last word will be:
“ooops”
February 1st, 2009 at 12:16 pm
Where’s Che Guevara?
“I know you’ve come to kill me. Shoot, you are only going to kill a man.”
February 2nd, 2009 at 11:21 am
Karl Marx’s last words are also great.
“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.
February 2nd, 2009 at 1:22 pm
Voltaire’s last words where different actually:
Voltaire died on 30 May 1778. His last words are said to have been, “For God’s sake, let me die in peace.”
February 2nd, 2009 at 7:45 pm
Cracked also has a funny list of last words …some that re mentioned on the list and in the comments.
http://www.cracked.com/article_16354_11-most-badass-last-words-ever-uttered.html
February 6th, 2009 at 5:50 am
“it’s stopped.”
genious. i want to say that upon my death!
February 11th, 2009 at 8:43 pm
hmmmm.. i wonder if number 12 lived long enough to feel the effects of the LSD?? anyway good list..
February 17th, 2009 at 10:58 am
No matter how I die, my last words will be “OH CRAP!!!!!”
February 21st, 2009 at 8:07 am
A psychotherapist: “This sure was an interesting learning experience.”
A man: “I told you I was sick!”
Alexander Graham Bell, to his assistant: “Horace, I’ve got to shit.”
Bucky O’Neill, ex-sheriff of Yavapai County, AZ, and Captain of one of Teddy Roosevelt’s dismounted cavalry companies during the Spanish American War in Cuba, 1899. He was walking along the trenches talking to his men while the Spanish were firing at all of them. One of his soldiers said, “Cap’n, you better get down! Them bullets is like hornets!” And Bucky replied, “Son, the Spanish mauser bullet hasn’t been moulded that can –” TWOCK! A bullet went through his mouth and out the back of his head and he was dead when he hit the ground. True story.
February 21st, 2009 at 10:32 am
number 14?. 14. No, you certainly can’t.
Said by: John F. Kennedy in reply to Nellie Connally, wife of Governor John Connelly, commenting “You certainly can’t say that the people of Dallas haven’t given you a nice welcome, Mr. President.
I am confused by this.
February 24th, 2009 at 2:37 pm
What’s the confusion? Everyone was out on the streets cheering as he drove by…well everyone the President and Governor could see that is.
March 6th, 2009 at 12:59 pm
@logcabiny Poe died in a hospital after being found in the streets, so his words certainly could have been recorded.
March 8th, 2009 at 8:06 am
“is it the fourth?” said by thomas jefferson on July 4…. did you know that John Adams also died that same day? thats ironic lol
March 15th, 2009 at 12:10 pm
I’ve got it, my last words will be:
“There is no God!!!!!! Or is there..?”
Hmm… Gotta work on that..
“Want me to say hi to satan while I’m down there?”
Guess I’ll stick to improv for the moment.
“Hold my beer” is Top 1 for me, but also not my original so not gonna happen, cos I’m gonna be extra careful whilst someone is holding my beer.
March 15th, 2009 at 12:28 pm
Or hehehe
“No, that’s not right.. Take 2 everyone!”
April 6th, 2009 at 5:36 am
my fave is a serial killer in america called appell`s last words as being led to electric chair “now folks you are going to see a baked appell” or spike milligan was reported to of said “told you i was ill!”
April 13th, 2009 at 5:34 pm
I’m sure many a famous last phrase has been “aw shit”
April 29th, 2009 at 7:49 am
Fun but completely made up.
May 12th, 2009 at 6:58 pm
list reminds me of the old joke -
‘my grandfather died peacfully in his sleep…
unlike his screaming passengers’
June 18th, 2009 at 4:10 pm
Haha, I love this site… all of these cracked me up! Here are some I saw on another site that really made me laugh:
> “I did not get my Spaghetti-O’s. I got spaghetti. I want the press to know about this.” ~Thomas J. Grasso, 1995; An actually true remark about his last meal before execution by lethal injection.
> “I’d like to thank my family for loving me and taking care of me. And the rest of the world can kiss my ***.” ~Johnny Frank Garret, 1992; Lethal Injection.
> “Don’t worry, the gun’s not loaded… See?” ~Johnny Ace, 1954; Playing with a gun while he was drunk.
Once again, I love your site and can’t wait until you come out with more! I bookmarked it.
June 22nd, 2009 at 11:20 pm
Question-”Any last words”
Response-”Yes just three”
-Whitest Kids U’know
July 24th, 2009 at 7:01 am
How about “ctrl + alt + delete”?
August 21st, 2009 at 6:26 am
great site
i think my last words should reflect my life so:
“sorry I’m late, did i miss something?”
August 30th, 2009 at 7:43 pm
my all time favorite famous last words from an old MAD magazine article by the same name. “I dunno.., whatever they are, lets pop a few”…,
September 3rd, 2009 at 9:25 pm
for people who don’t know what irony is…read number 1
September 7th, 2009 at 1:52 am
You can’t forget King Louis XV
Apre moi le deluge
September 7th, 2009 at 1:16 pm
Personally, I like Keith Moon’s (The Who) last words:
“If you don’t like it, you can just fuck off.” (after asking his girlfriend to make him steak and eggs for breakfast)
No “I love you” or even “please” lol
September 8th, 2009 at 4:04 pm
Joan Crawford was badass. And lol at Voltair’s last words. I hope I’ll be funny when I go.
September 25th, 2009 at 10:41 pm
I wish the list was in descending order rather then from the first to the last. It makes it more satisfying to read. Just a note for next time.
October 2nd, 2009 at 10:26 am
how bout “this is how a real man does it?”
October 5th, 2009 at 6:53 am
Richard Feynman, dying from cancer:
“I’d hate to die twice. It’s so boring.”
November 6th, 2009 at 7:45 pm
i cant remember who this is but when a man was on his deathbed his wife came in and said “you look better today” which he responded “on the contrary” and died. i feel like it was an author….
November 8th, 2009 at 4:40 pm
l0l Nero’s last words were so hilarious!!
“Such an artist.. dies in me”
l0l
November 8th, 2009 at 8:55 pm
Respawn in 5,4,3,2,1….
November 9th, 2009 at 4:39 pm
“I go to seek a great perhaps” François Rabelais
November 20th, 2009 at 11:47 pm
I herd that beethovens last words were “applored my friends the perfomance is over”