Saturday, November 21, 2009

Darkly Comical Last Words

Major General Winfield Scott at Vera Cruz. Mar...Image via Wikipedia

Sir Walter Raleigh (to the executioner) – What dost thou fear? Srike, man!

Frederick Remington – (after being told by his physician that he needed an appendectomy) – Cut her loose, Doc!

Baron Manfred von Richtofen (to his mechanics) – Don’t you think I’ll be back?

James W. Rodgers – murderer executed by a firing squad when asked if he had a last request. – Why, yes – a bullet-proof vest

Nikolai Rubinstein – Oysters! Nothing will do me as much good as a dozen cold oysters and an ice afterwards.

Winfield Scott – American Civil War general – Peter, take good care of my horse.

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