Before the hearse limousines come and take a deceased person to the funeral home or wherever they are going, the person usually has a few last words to say. These can either be funny, ironic, filled with knowledge or just nonsensical words that they are remembered for. On Monday, I posted some of these. Today, I’m going to post a few more of my favorites. I hope you enjoy them, too.
James Dean, just before his fateful crash:
“My fun days are over.”
Al Jolson, entertainer:
“This is it. I’m going. I’m going.”
John F. Kennedy, upon arriving in Dallas in November 1963:
“If someone is going to kill me, they will kill me.”
Malcolm X, just before getting assassinated:
“Cool it, brothers.”
Elvis Presley, at his last press conference:
“I hope I haven’t bored you.”
Ethel Rosenberg, accused of being a foreign spy with her husband:
“We are the first victims of American fascism.”
Dylan Thomas, poet:
“I have just had eighteen whiskeys in a row. I do believe that is a record.”
Voltaire, when asked to renounce Satan on his deathbed:
“This is no time to make new enemies.”
Charlie Chaplin, after the priest said, “May the Lord have mercy on your soul”:
“Why not? After all, it belongs to him.”
Do you have any words you’d like to be remembered for? We’d love to hear them!
