I sometimes think about death; not in the "ooh, I feel in the mood to write some poetry nobody will ever read" way, but rather in the "ah, yes, one day in the future I shall be no more and the world will miss me even though it pretends it won’t" manner.
I’ve thought about what my last words alive might be. My preferred choice is: "Wow! I outlived every person and species in the entire universe!" but I’m rational enough to appreciate that this probably won’t happen. Not certainly though. There’s always hope.
In any event, I’ve also considered things I shouldn’t say too. Although it’s not that important – you’ll be dead anyway so who cares? – it would be nice to have a last line that wasn’t ironic or imbecilic in some manner. May I recommend, therefore, that you never say any of these in public or private.
- "I’ll prove there’s no poison in this coffee."
- "I’m fairly certain you defuse these things by cutting the red wire."
- "Yes, of course I deactivated the snakepit trap."
- "The odds of this being ebola are astronomical."
- "This cliff’s been here a thousand years; it’s not going anywhere."
- "I’m not worth the attention of a ninja assassin."
- "That sounded like a bear but why would one be in the bathroom?"
- "I’d hardly start poking around with a screwdriver if I hadn’t switched the electricity off at the mains now, would I?"
- "I hope I’m not the only person in the world allergic to butterflies."
- "Thank God this volcano is extinct."
- "For one second I thought that giant, plastic spider was real."
- "You’re sure this is just a starting pistol, right?"
- "Dick Cheney’s invited me out quail hunting!"
- "What rhinoceros?"
- "There’s no need to worry about me spontaneously combusting."
- "I think I can survive one night in a haunted house."
- "Why on Earth would the soviets want to nuke Torquay?"
- "Nobody ever died from poking a squirrel with a stick."
- "Can anyone else smell cyanide?"
- "Myxomatosis shouldn’t affect humans though."
- "They’d shut off the rope bridge across the chasm if it wasn’t safe."
- "Let’s switch the Large Hadron Collider on then."
April 24, 2008
Genius. May I also add:
-What are the odds of dying from blogging?
-That freaky giant eye on top of the tower that wasn’t there last night looks remarkably similar to the Eye of Sauron. LOL!
-It’s not like it’s a life or death situation or something…
April 24, 2008
Thankyou Ginger M.
April 25, 2008
The modes of death you chose made fascinating analysis, mostly via: strange animals, bombs, natural disasters etc.
Absent were: excessive food, government officials, boring people on the bus & too much sex with Cheryl Cole.
Interesting.
ADG
April 25, 2008
To be fair, they are the most likely ways I’ll die. I’m more likely to kill government officials than expire by their hands.
April 25, 2008
"I doubt this is a real self-destruct button."
April 25, 2008
"These pretty red mushrooms taste funny."
"Lions are just big pussycats really. Here puss, puss, puss…"
April 25, 2008
This post is totally worthy of the attention of a ninja assassin.
My fave last words ever are
"Pardonnez-moi, monsieur. Je ne l’ai pas fait exprès."
(Pardon me, sir. I did not do it on purpose.)
-Marie Antoinette
April 26, 2008
"No! Screw YOU!"
April 27, 2008
I preferred King George V’s last words: ‘Bugger Bognor’.
April 27, 2008
"That grizzly bear cub is so cute, I’ve GOT to give it a hug."
April 28, 2008
"This looks like one of those magicians guillotines"
"You don’t look like a typical axe murderer"
April 28, 2008
"So this is what a flying saucer looks like from the inside. Wait a minute, what are you doing with that probe?"
April 28, 2008
I believe Spike Milligan said "I told you I was ill."
http://www.thatsweird.net/news22.shtml
ADG
April 28, 2008
"I’ll show you a TRICK."
May 2, 2008
there’s a saying that "when it’s your time, where ever you are, what ever you do, if it’s time to go you have to go". so you’re right… what the heck. lol.
May 3, 2008
Hilarious!! Thanks for the laugh!