Wednesday, March 17, 2004
GONE VAGABONDING
IN ALEXANDRIA, MINNESOTA
FROM MARCH 17-MARCH 23
I will be gone to Alexandria, Minnesota, from March 17 through March 23, and won't be posting during that time. In my absence, see your assignment below; you can work at it while I'm away.
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FAMOUS LAST WORDS
While I'm away, visitors will play.
Gary Gilmore's last words before he was executed in Utah? "Let's do it." Some fellow electrocuted in Florida said: "I think I'd rather be fishing." These got me to thinking about last words, then I got to making up my own "famous last words" for various circumstances.
These, for instance, might also have been the last thing said before execution:
"Why'd I ask for fast food?"
"Anybody want me to take a message?"
Other "last words" might occur in other circumstances. For instance, the guy who died saying "Was that your cycle I knocked over out front?" had probably just walked into a bar and was probably talking to an unhappy biker.
The fellow who died saying "I know the language" probably didn't.
Some of the other "Famous Last Words" I've concocted:
"They never attack at night."
"It's safe to eat when it's cooked."
"Maybe they'll listen to reason."
"I think we've got plenty of room."
"Disconnect that red wire first."
"That's just an old superstition."
"Act like you own the place."
"Anybody else care to try me?"
"You're imagining things."
"It's only a flesh wound."
"Nice doggie."
"What train?"
If you care to try it, leave your own "Famous Last Word" entries in the comment box. At some point after I return from my visit to Alexandria, MN, I'll compile the whole bunch of them into a single list (with proper attribution, of course).
IN ALEXANDRIA, MINNESOTA
FROM MARCH 17-MARCH 23
I will be gone to Alexandria, Minnesota, from March 17 through March 23, and won't be posting during that time. In my absence, see your assignment below; you can work at it while I'm away.
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FAMOUS LAST WORDS
While I'm away, visitors will play.
Gary Gilmore's last words before he was executed in Utah? "Let's do it." Some fellow electrocuted in Florida said: "I think I'd rather be fishing." These got me to thinking about last words, then I got to making up my own "famous last words" for various circumstances.
These, for instance, might also have been the last thing said before execution:
"Why'd I ask for fast food?"
"Anybody want me to take a message?"
Other "last words" might occur in other circumstances. For instance, the guy who died saying "Was that your cycle I knocked over out front?" had probably just walked into a bar and was probably talking to an unhappy biker.
The fellow who died saying "I know the language" probably didn't.
Some of the other "Famous Last Words" I've concocted:
"They never attack at night."
"It's safe to eat when it's cooked."
"Maybe they'll listen to reason."
"I think we've got plenty of room."
"Disconnect that red wire first."
"That's just an old superstition."
"Act like you own the place."
"Anybody else care to try me?"
"You're imagining things."
"It's only a flesh wound."
"Nice doggie."
"What train?"
If you care to try it, leave your own "Famous Last Word" entries in the comment box. At some point after I return from my visit to Alexandria, MN, I'll compile the whole bunch of them into a single list (with proper attribution, of course).
