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Plan9 · 01-06-2008, 04:52 PM

... inmates about to die say some funny things!

http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/law/12/10...rds/index.html

Some of these "famous last words" are hilarious!

PonyPotato · 01-06-2008, 04:56 PM

My favorites:

Quote:

"Please tell the media, I did not get my Spaghetti-O's, I got spaghetti. I want the press to know."
-- Thomas Grasso, executed in Oklahoma on March 20, 1995

"If all you know is hatred, if all you know is blood-love, you'll never be satisfied. For everybody out there that is like that and knows nothing but negative, kiss my proud white Irish ass. I'm ready, warden, send me home."
-- Robert Atworth, executed in Texas on December 14, 1999

"Somebody needs to kill my trial attorney."
-- George Harris, executed in Missouri on September 13, 2000

World's King · 01-06-2008, 04:57 PM

Even I don't know how this is funny.

Plan9 · 01-06-2008, 05:03 PM

"I'd like you to give my love to my family and friends."
-- Ted Bundy, executed in Florida on January 24, 1989

mixedmedia · 01-06-2008, 05:07 PM

I don't really get it, either.

PonyPotato · 01-06-2008, 05:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Crompsin

Some of these "famous last words" are hilarious!

I suppose I find a handful of them amusing because instead of using their last words to express love or regret (or even make some philosophical comment on death), some of these inmates chose instead to comment on sports teams, spaghettios, and telling so-and-so to kiss their ass.

Crack · 01-08-2008, 11:29 AM

"When I die, bury me deep, lay two speakers at my feet, put some headphones on my head and rock and roll me when I'm dead. I'll see you in Heaven someday. "
-- Douglas Roberts, executed in Texas on April 20, 2005

timthetwat · 01-23-2008, 04:03 PM

yeah not following either tbh.

777 · 01-30-2008, 03:55 PM

"Go Raiders!"

WTF?!?!

Infinite_Loser · 01-30-2008, 07:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by World's King

Even I don't know how this is funny.

Same. I don't see the humor in someone else's death, regardless of who they are or what they've done.

tenchi069 · 01-30-2008, 08:06 PM

I must be a little off kilter as I can see the humour in this.

Tully Mars · 01-30-2008, 08:06 PM

My vote is also for not funny.

Years ago I knew a priest once assigned to the Oregon State Pen. He told me about an execution he attended back in the sixties. Attended? Not sure that's even the right word. At any rate he said several State Police Troopers, some of the condemned man's family and one newspaper reporter were basically the only witnesses. Said the troopers were drunk, laughing, joking, and cussing at the commended. After they gassed the guy he asked to speak with the troopers and explained there's a special place in hell for people who behave like they did. The way he told the story they were all white as ghost when he was done and suddenly sober.

Some things just aren't funny.

PonyPotato · 01-30-2008, 08:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tenchi069

I must be a little off kilter as I can see the humour in this.

I guess I am, too. I find humor in their words, not their deaths.

Infinite_Loser · 01-30-2008, 08:22 PM

*Grumbles*

NVM

Crack · 01-31-2008, 06:12 AM

If they were about to be executed, and their last dying words were "I love you mom" so something else equally as sad or poignant, then it wouldn't be humor. But when a serial killer says "Redskins are going to the Super Bowl." then its funny.

01-06-2008, 04:52 PM	#1 (permalink)
Plan9 I Confess a Shiver	For those against the death penalty... ... inmates about to die say some funny things! http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/law/12/10...rds/index.html Some of these "famous last words" are hilarious! __________________ *Whatever you can carry.* "You should not drink... and bake."

01-06-2008, 04:57 PM	#3 (permalink)
World's King Here Location: Denver City Denver	Even I don't know how this is funny. __________________ heavy is the head that wears the crown

01-06-2008, 05:03 PM	#4 (permalink)
Plan9 I Confess a Shiver	"I'd like you to give my love to my family and friends." -- Ted Bundy, executed in Florida on January 24, 1989 __________________ *Whatever you can carry.* "You should not drink... and bake."

01-06-2008, 05:07 PM	#5 (permalink)
mixedmedia has all her shots. Location: Florida	I don't really get it, either. __________________ Most people go through life dreading they'll have a traumatic experience. Freaks were born with their trauma. They've already passed their test in life. They're aristocrats. - Diane Arbus PESSIMISM, n. A philosophy forced upon the convictions of the observer by the disheartening prevalence of the optimist with his scarecrow hope and his unsightly smile. - Ambrose Bierce

01-08-2008, 11:29 AM	#7 (permalink)
Crack Misanthropic Location: Ohio! yay!	"When I die, bury me deep, lay two speakers at my feet, put some headphones on my head and rock and roll me when I'm dead. I'll see you in Heaven someday. " -- Douglas Roberts, executed in Texas on April 20, 2005 __________________ Crack, you and I are long overdue for a vicious bout of mansex. ~Halx

01-23-2008, 04:03 PM	#8 (permalink)
timthetwat Upright	yeah not following either tbh.

01-30-2008, 03:55 PM	#9 (permalink)
777 drawn and redrawn Location: Some where in Southern California	"Go Raiders!" WTF?!?! __________________ "I don't know that I ever wanted greatness, on its own. It seems rather like wanting to be an engineer, rather than wanting to design something - or wanting to be a writer, rather than wanting to write. It should be a by-product, not a thing in itself. Otherwise, it's just an ego trip." Roger Zelazny

01-30-2008, 08:06 PM	#11 (permalink)
tenchi069 Lost Location: One step closer to the padded cell...	I must be a little off kilter as I can see the humour in this. __________________ ERROR- PLBSAK Problem Lies Between Seat and Keyboard.

01-30-2008, 08:06 PM	#12 (permalink)
Tully Mars Living in a Warmer Insanity Super Moderator Location: Yucatan, Mexico	My vote is also for not funny. Years ago I knew a priest once assigned to the Oregon State Pen. He told me about an execution he attended back in the sixties. Attended? Not sure that's even the right word. At any rate he said several State Police Troopers, some of the condemned man's family and one newspaper reporter were basically the only witnesses. Said the troopers were drunk, laughing, joking, and cussing at the commended. After they gassed the guy he asked to speak with the troopers and explained there's a special place in hell for people who behave like they did. The way he told the story they were all white as ghost when he was done and suddenly sober. Some things just aren't funny. __________________ I used to drink to drown my sorrows, but the damned things have learned how to swim- Frida Kahlo Vice President Starkizzer Fan Club

01-30-2008, 08:22 PM	#14 (permalink)
Infinite_Loser Junkie Location: Lake Mary, FL	Grumbles NVM __________________ I believe in equality; Everyone is equally inferior to me.

01-31-2008, 06:12 AM	#15 (permalink)
Crack Misanthropic Location: Ohio! yay!	If they were about to be executed, and their last dying words were "I love you mom" so something else equally as sad or poignant, then it wouldn't be humor. But when a serial killer says "Redskins are going to the Super Bowl." then its funny. __________________ Crack, you and I are long overdue for a vicious bout of mansex. ~Halx