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Sat, 17 Aug 1996 16:20:26 +0100
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The things people say...
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------- Forwarded foolishness follows -------
All supposedly the true last, or nearly last, words of some famous bods
before they expired.
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Lord Palmerston was Britain's prime minister and even in old age kept
his wit. He said to his physician: "Die! My dear doctor -- that's the
last thing I shall do."
Lady Astor woke briefly during her last illness and found all her family
around her bedside. She asked: "Am I dying or is this my birthday?"
Richard Monckton Milnes was in his day a man of high society noted for
his consuming passion of fine cuisine. One his death bed he reflected:
"My exit is the result of too many entrees."
Reverend Sydney Smith died as the result of accidentally drinking some
ink. Before he lost consciousness he called out: "Bring me all the
blotting paper there is in the house!"
William Palmer, known as Palmer the Poisoner, was caught, convicted and
sentanced to death by hanging. As he stepped on the scaffold he asked:
"Are you sure it's safe?"
Bernard de Fontenelle, the French writer, was 100 years old when he died
in 1757. He tranquilly explained: "I do not suffer at all, but I do
experience a certain difficulty in continuing to exist."
General John Sedgwick who served on the Union side during the American
Civil War was peering over the defensive parapet towards the enemy
lines. He replied to staff's warnings with: "They couldn't hit an
elephant at this dist..."