famous last words

eeen · 22nd June 2008, 22:47

Please feel free to add your own contributions
real or made up

Where's all that water coming from? (Captain Smith.Titanic)

It doesn't matter which terminal you connect the red wire to! (anon)

Don't worry it's not loaded!

I'll stand over here out of the way -Horatio Nelson

F****** Hell!-G.A.Custer

brum29 · 23rd June 2008, 07:06

They couldn't hit an elephant at this dist. . . .
Killed in battle during US Civil War.
~~ General John Sedgwick, Union Commander, d. 1864

"This 'telephone' has too many shortcomings to be seriously considered as a means of communication. The device is inherently of no value to us." -- Western Union internal memo, 1876.

"Heavier-than-air flying machines are impossible." -- Lord Kelvin, president, Royal Society, 1895

"So we went to Atari and said, 'Hey, we've got this amazing thing, even built with some of your parts, and what do you think about funding us? Or we'll give it to you. We just want to do it. Pay our salary, we'll come work for you.' And they said, 'No.' So then we went to Hewlett-Packard, and they said, 'Hey, we don't need you. You haven't got through college yet.'" -- Apple Computer Inc. founder Steve Jobs on attempts to get Atari and H-P interested in his and Steve Wozniak's personal computer.

"I'm just glad it'll be Clark Gable who's falling on his face and not Gary Cooper." -- Gary Cooper, on his decision to not take the leading role in "Gone With The Wind."

Jules · 23rd June 2008, 09:59

"Wot's it doing now"
Not funny but a comment heard many a time by the captain on "black box" recorders of an imminent plane crash.

baxlin · 23rd June 2008, 10:44

Can't remember his name - was it **** James? - who on behalf of DECCA said a certain mop-haired group from Liverpool had no talent or future.

Edit - he was known by an abbreviated version of Richard, which the swear filter doesn't seem to like

ragitty · 23rd June 2008, 11:35

The man with the new idea is a crank, until the idea succeeds.

don't judge people by their relatives.

Trust in god, but lock your car.

flies do not enter a closed mouth.

One cannot always be a hero, but one can always be human.

Confess you were wrong yesterday, it will show you are wise today.

Do not use a hatchet to remove a fly from a friends forehead.

ragitty · 23rd June 2008, 12:02

I have no idea what SPAM is, and would never use it!! even if I did know what it was............................................... .................................................. ...

Dave Stocktake 2008

eeen · 23rd June 2008, 12:35

The chairman of Triumph Motorcycles after a visit to Japan in the early sixties.
"We have nothing to fear from the Japanese motorcycle industry"

stocktake · 23rd June 2008, 14:20

Can you smell Gas...........

Bigruss

ragitty · 23rd June 2008, 15:30

Plenums filling up with water and possibly drowning the ecu!!!!

what a load of rubbish.......................that would never happen to me.

Timbop6 2008

Tatts · 23rd June 2008, 15:43

I'll just finish the BBQ off in the Awning as it's raining...

~Stocktake

22nd June 2008, 22:47	#1
eeen Regular poster zt 160 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: kenilworth, warks Posts: 99 Thanks: 1 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	famous last words Please feel free to add your own contributions real or made up Where's all that water coming from? (Captain Smith.Titanic) It doesn't matter which terminal you connect the red wire to! (anon) Don't worry it's not loaded! I'll stand over here out of the way -Horatio Nelson F****** Hell!-G.A.Custer __________________ Reasons to be cheerful.-errr! Last edited by eeen; 23rd June 2008 at 10:04.. Reason: addition

23rd June 2008, 07:06	#2
brum29 Passed Away Rover 75 Tourer 2L CDT Club SE 2002 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: B.V.T - Birmingham Posts: 832 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	They couldn't hit an elephant at this dist. . . . Killed in battle during US Civil War. ~~ General John Sedgwick, Union Commander, d. 1864 "This 'telephone' has too many shortcomings to be seriously considered as a means of communication. The device is inherently of no value to us." -- Western Union internal memo, 1876. "Heavier-than-air flying machines are impossible." -- Lord Kelvin, president, Royal Society, 1895 "So we went to Atari and said, 'Hey, we've got this amazing thing, even built with some of your parts, and what do you think about funding us? Or we'll give it to you. We just want to do it. Pay our salary, we'll come work for you.' And they said, 'No.' So then we went to Hewlett-Packard, and they said, 'Hey, we don't need you. You haven't got through college yet.'" -- Apple Computer Inc. founder Steve Jobs on attempts to get Atari and H-P interested in his and Steve Wozniak's personal computer. "I'm just glad it'll be Clark Gable who's falling on his face and not Gary Cooper." -- Gary Cooper, on his decision to not take the leading role in "Gone With The Wind." Last edited by brum29; 23rd June 2008 at 08:35..

23rd June 2008, 09:59	#3
Jules This is my second home ZT 260 SE Twilight and 10 other 75 ZT's :O Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Conwy NORTH WALES Posts: 11,094 Thanks: 512 Thanked 1,116 Times in 763 Posts	"Wot's it doing now" Not funny but a comment heard many a time by the captain on "black box" recorders of an imminent plane crash. __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] Newbies do now!! 1. Plenum drains..all 3 or 4 year dependent 2. Cooling fan..All speeds functioning 3. Bonnet cable divider block

23rd June 2008, 10:44	#4
baxlin This is my second home Volvo C70 Convertible and JZR 3 wheeler Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Tring, Herts Posts: 3,960 Thanks: 124 Thanked 173 Times in 124 Posts	Can't remember his name - was it **** James? - who on behalf of DECCA said a certain mop-haired group from Liverpool had no talent or future. Edit - he was known by an abbreviated version of Richard, which the swear filter doesn't seem to like Last edited by baxlin; 23rd June 2008 at 10:45.. Reason: explanation of *** being asterisked out*

23rd June 2008, 11:35	#5
ragitty I really should get out more....... Jeep Cherokee Orvis Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Leicester Posts: 2,666 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	The man with the new idea is a crank, until the idea succeeds. don't judge people by their relatives. Trust in god, but lock your car. flies do not enter a closed mouth. One cannot always be a hero, but one can always be human. Confess you were wrong yesterday, it will show you are wise today. Do not use a hatchet to remove a fly from a friends forehead. __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]Dance like no-ones watching

23rd June 2008, 12:02	#6
ragitty I really should get out more....... Jeep Cherokee Orvis Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Leicester Posts: 2,666 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	I have no idea what SPAM is, and would never use it!! even if I did know what it was............................................... .................................................. ... Dave Stocktake 2008 __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]Dance like no-ones watching Last edited by ragitty; 23rd June 2008 at 12:11..

23rd June 2008, 12:35	#7
eeen Regular poster zt 160 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: kenilworth, warks Posts: 99 Thanks: 1 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	The chairman of Triumph Motorcycles after a visit to Japan in the early sixties. "We have nothing to fear from the Japanese motorcycle industry" __________________ Reasons to be cheerful.-errr!

23rd June 2008, 14:20	#8
stocktake Vis Whiz Rover 75 2.5 auto Saloon Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: LEEDS Posts: 20,591 Thanks: 2,057 Thanked 3,056 Times in 1,621 Posts	Can you smell Gas........... Bigruss __________________ Dave... Lost a few stones and a Gall Bladder and part of a bile duct and all of my dignity in the suppository incident

23rd June 2008, 15:30	#9
ragitty I really should get out more....... Jeep Cherokee Orvis Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Leicester Posts: 2,666 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Plenums filling up with water and possibly drowning the ecu!!!! what a load of rubbish.......................that would never happen to me. Timbop6 2008 __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]Dance like no-ones watching

23rd June 2008, 15:43	#10
Tatts This is my second home MG6 TL Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Tarn Posts: 5,269 Thanks: 2 Thanked 46 Times in 37 Posts	I'll just finish the BBQ off in the Awning as it's raining... ~Stocktake __________________ http://www.wcgsig.com/115562.gif