Comments on: Famous Last Words

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 00:51:00 +0000

famous last words is an expression, not a literal description of what someone said before they died. basically pointing out the folly of misplaced confidence e.g. Person A: “I’ll easily lift that anvil!” Person B: “Yeah…famous last words.”

By: Sonny

Sonny — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 20:50:00 +0000

The one that Bill Gates stated was a classic.

By: J W

J W — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 02:11:49 +0000

Technically you are dead on right anonymous. I guess you would have to die after saying your last words to actually be your last words ever spoken.

However, there is a figurative degree of uttering something so profound that it is made out to be a famous last words saying from someone at that point in time in their life, before everyone sees it turned 180 degrees in the opposite direction.

So, let's not get into the technicalities of this being someone's famous last words on their deathbed. Heck, have a little fun with the figurative speech. Think outside the pinewood box.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 01:41:00 +0000

For something to be “famous last words” I think they must actually be “last words”…

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 20:32:00 +0000

Nice read, a few of these quotes have been de-bunked, including the infamous Bill Gates 640K quote.

Here’s an article with a few of them.
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/columnist/kevinmaney/2005-07-05-famous-quotes_x.htm

By: Fridays

Fridays — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 16:28:47 +0000

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By: April

April — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 16:25:10 +0000

I will take credit for those quotes. I sent them to ya! – April-