In history from the once well-known their memorable last statements:
Oscar Wilde – “This wallpaper is dreadful. One of us will have to go.”
Leonardo da Vinci – “I have offended God and mankind because my work did not reach the quality it should have.”
Nostradamus – “Tomorrow, at sunrise, I shall no longer be here.”
Karl Marx – “Go on, get out! Last words are for fools who haven’t said enough!”
Groucho Marx – “This is no way to live.”
GOP – “How dumb can we be?”
late night last words
Stephen examines an extra-long Canadian zucchini, looks at courtroom sketches of Donald Trump’s children testifying at their father’s civil trial, and thanks Congress for voting not to expel Republican Rep. George Santos.
speaking of breaths, last or otherwise
Attribution: Deep Breaths by Christopher Weyant, The Boston Globe, MA
new book with some chilling old words to worry us all
Bannon used Confederate code words to describe Trump speech, book says | Books | The Guardian
Ivy, I’m relieved. Glad the Marty that died is yours. (There was an internet hoax about MJF dying recently).
marty, on to greater flights.
There are a number of last words I’m looking forward to hearing about.
I dunno, was Bannon steering Karl away from Hitler/Mussolini influence with the confederacy comparison?
The “I am your retribution” line eerily similar to Mussolini’s slogan “I am your avenger”. And first wife Ivana did once tell Vanity Fair he often read from a book of Hitler’s collected works on his bedside table.
Pogo & Pat, Marty had a decent send off, some of his friends came by for a flyover.
Trumpf himself is a multigenerational fascist. His followers believe they are avenging the confederacy.
Tribute to Marty
Little Fly Upon the Wall,
Ain’t you got no clothes at all?
Ain’t you got a shimmy shirt?
Ain’t you got a petty skirt?
Little fly, d’you want to die?
Squishy squashy – bye bye!
How about the most common last words.
“Hey, look at this.”
“Here, hold my beer”
“Here is how it is done”
Jack
Those OSHA rules are for pussies.
Hey Joey, watch this.
My son’s T-shirt featuring a tombstone
Well That Didn’t Work
Andrew Weissman on MSNBC summed up Eric’s gibberish testimony today:
— I didn’t even know we had financial statements
— Okay maybe I do know we had financials
— Of course we had financials but I don’t know anything about them
— The financial statements are perfect
— The financials actually undervalued properties
A woman killed by an alligator at a South Carolina pond told a friend she wanted to get close to the animal and didn’t scream as it attacked her and dragged her into the water, according to a police report. Cynthia Covert, 58, died in the attack Friday afternoon on Kiawah Island, Charleston County deputies said.
A deputy had to shoot and kill the alligator to get Covert away from the animal, according to the police report released Monday. According to the report, Covert’s friend yelled at her not to get closer, but she continued off the back steps towards where the alligator was located, CBS affiliate WCSC reported.
This true news has some last words. The lady’s documented last words, spoken while thrashing around in the pond in the alligator’s jaws were, “I guess I’ll never do that again.”.
Gator had her by the leg.
Jamie, that’s a very nice tribute to Marty and a new rhyme for my collection. Thank you.
There was wine involved.
The lady was from inland a bit and not used to alligators and was visiting a lady on Kiawah who wanted her hair done during the Covid. Afterward they had some wine out on the deck. Then the lady, seeing the alligator sunning on the bank, got up to go down to the pond to get a selfie. With the alligator.
It’s possible that Vladimir Nabokov’s last thoughts if not last words were about blue butterflies.
https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/nabokovs-blue-butterflies#
People continue to confirm my belief that there is literally no limit to humans’ capacity for stupidity. At least her last words were right.
Did anyone hear Judge Luttig on Nicolle? I’m trying to get my head around it, it was like sitting in on a a law class. I think I heard him saying the 14th Amendment cases against Trump need to focus on his actual Constitutional violations which bar him from office as opposed to his actions of whipping up the crowds at the Capitol. It was worth another listen.
I’m thinking furthermore if we take the easy way out and leave this to “voters” that even if he loses again, there’s nothing stopping him from running again and again until he drops dead. No guarantee how soon we get to hear his last words or epitaph and in the meantime he keeps the country in turmoil.
indicted guy isn’t stronger, the GOP has just been hijacked by extremists that are less representative of the electorate than they were in 2016, not more
if i were a betting person, and i’m not, i’d want the GOP running the same guy that lost the Presidency, the Senate, and the House (effectively) for them, again
Biden walked the picket line and American auto workers now have the best-negotiated compensation agreement in history
indicted-guy literally told those same workers “i don’t care what you get”
the cases against Trump need to focus on his actual Constitutional violations which bar him from office as opposed to his actions of whipping up the crowds at the Capitol.
ivy, you heard him right and yes it was very much worth the listen.
here’s an excerpt from an interview the day before
Judge Luttig explains why Donald Trump is disqualified from the presidency (msnbc.com)
there’s a lot more of the interview in black and white which helps understanding what he said on the air so worthy reading that also.
Thanks, Pat. The devil’s in the details, as always.
Now, SFB says MAL is worth a billion. BS or fork over commensurate taxes.
Irk and Junior were agents of the company, so they are on the hook for signing those docs.
Jack -Hope you’re feeling better. My doc told me wait two weeks between shots. Messaging doesn’t seem to be consistent.
RIP Marty
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