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11/22/2006 01:50:21 AM · #1 |
So I was a day early on this. Not that my photo is entry worthy but the situation certainly fits.
This photo was taken on Monday. It happened sunday.
Famous last words... I dunno. We said "Are you seriously going over the balcony?" And then after he lost the finger he said "I can't believe I just did that." or "Did that really just happen?" I can't remember, I was preoccupied with the realization of what he was talking about.
Needless to say, a crazy weekend. Sad but he's a trouper. |
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11/22/2006 06:08:47 AM · #2 |
Aw, that's too bad! Hope he feels better.
I've been googling for some ideas, and can't help but realize that most of these "famous last words" were made by men, of which I have no models (or willing models). Come to think of it, the only model who I can get to do anything for me anymore is my 10 year old sister, who still requires payment in trips to the mall to shop, and at least $10 in purchases (or more for those extra demanding, long sessions I force her through.) That, or I can buy her fake nails and she is happy, but then I just get in trouble with my mom ;) |
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11/22/2006 09:37:35 AM · #3 |
Hmmmm...
"Hey ya'll, watch this!" :-)
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11/22/2006 09:42:58 AM · #4 |
Ouchie! Poor guy, amazing he can smile.
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11/22/2006 10:57:54 AM · #5 |
Sorry to hear about the missing finger, give my best to Jordy and buy him a beer from me :)
Anyway, regarding this challenge I am totally clueless, "famous last words" is not something we really have here in Iceland so would be great if some of you guys could list up a couple of well known last words so the rest of us can get an idea what to shoot for :P |
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11/22/2006 11:04:49 AM · #6 |
Originally posted by Larus:
Sorry to hear about the missing finger, give my best to Jordy and buy him a beer from me :)
Anyway, regarding this challenge I am totally clueless, "famous last words" is not something we really have here in Iceland so would be great if some of you guys could list up a couple of well known last words so the rest of us can get an idea what to shoot for :P |
in the context of the challenge description it is more of a figure of speech than someone's actually famous last words. so something like a person about to jump an alligator pit on a motorcycle says " I can make this easy" to be followed by him not making it and being eaten by the gators. or a snake handler saying "snakes don't bite me cause i know how to handle them" followed by one of them biting his dumb ass right in the nose. |
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11/22/2006 11:05:53 AM · #7 |
One of my favorites was spoken by General John Sedgewick, a Union Commander during the U.S. Civil War. Just before he was fatally shot by enemy sniper fire, he said, "They couldn't hit an elephant at this distance."
LOL |
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11/22/2006 11:14:20 AM · #8 |
More of cliche but this one always works.
"It's only going to hurt a little bit." |
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11/22/2006 11:22:42 AM · #9 |
So to cheer him up you bought him a new guitar?
:-) |
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11/22/2006 11:27:47 AM · #10 |
I did a bit of a Google search and came upp with the following, which may help people get started:
//www.geocities.com/Athens/Acropolis/6537/
//www.gdargaud.net/Humor/LastWords.html
//www.famousquotes.me.uk/famouslastwords.htm
My favourite so far is Humphrey Bogart whose last words are perported to be "I should never have switched from Scotch to Martinis..." |
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11/22/2006 11:29:22 AM · #11 |
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11/22/2006 11:31:00 AM · #12 |
iv always liked oscar wilde's
"either that wallpaper goes, or i do" |
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11/22/2006 11:39:17 AM · #13 |
| seems a bit mean to buy your friend a guitar having just lost a finger, surely its gonna be quite hard to play sans-digit so its just rubbing his nose in it!!! |
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11/22/2006 11:41:17 AM · #14 |
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11/22/2006 11:45:32 AM · #15 |
Originally posted by cbonsall:
KISS ME HARDY |
Were they Laurel's last words?
Message edited by author 2006-11-22 11:45:43. |
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11/22/2006 11:47:23 AM · #16 |
Originally posted by cbonsall:
seems a bit mean to buy your friend a guitar having just lost a finger, surely its gonna be quite hard to play sans-digit so its just rubbing his nose in it!!! |
Nah, not so bad off the right hand, as the left is the hand that forms the notes on the frets. |
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11/22/2006 01:25:06 PM · #17 |
Originally posted by jhonan:
So to cheer him up you bought him a new guitar?
:-) |
he was about to buy it at Guitar Center and we rushed out because my boyfriend and I needed to leave and get home. Then that's when it happened as they were having a last smoke on the balcony.
So yea. We bought him the guitar. |
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11/22/2006 01:26:00 PM · #18 |
Originally posted by BeeCee:
Originally posted by cbonsall:
seems a bit mean to buy your friend a guitar having just lost a finger, surely its gonna be quite hard to play sans-digit so its just rubbing his nose in it!!! |
Nah, not so bad off the right hand, as the left is the hand that forms the notes on the frets. |
Yep. He can play just fine. He was so happy! We hid it in his old guitar case and told him we restrung his old one and to take a look. He about shit himself when he saw the new one. |
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11/27/2006 06:17:15 PM · #19 |
| I hope that people feel that making our own saying won't automatically exclude it from meeting the challenge. |
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11/27/2006 06:45:28 PM · #20 |
Originally posted by klstover:
I hope that people feel that making our own saying won't automatically exclude it from meeting the challenge. |
Might have a hard time passing it off as Famous... |
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11/27/2006 07:10:02 PM · #21 |
| do you know what the guitar was... and of course we want pics of it too! |
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11/27/2006 07:53:43 PM · #22 |
Originally posted by routerguy666:
Might have a hard time passing it off as Famous... |
"Famous Last Words" is just an expression. While it also refers to the final words of celebrities, it is more often used as a form of sarcasm for a claim that turns out to be completely wrong or ill-advised. Famous last words generally come right before the speaker's death or failure due to stupidity, ignorance or unfounded optimism. |
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11/27/2006 07:56:01 PM · #23 |
Originally posted by scalvert:
Originally posted by routerguy666:
Might have a hard time passing it off as Famous... |
"Famous Last Words" is just an expression. While it also refers to the final words of celebrities, it is more often used as a form of sarcasm for a claim that turns out to be completely wrong or ill-advised. Famous last words generally come right before the speaker's death or failure due to stupidity, ignorance or unfounded optimism. |
I agree... and my famous last words...
"I think I'll do better in Diagonals"
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11/27/2006 08:36:31 PM · #24 |
Originally posted by fotomann_forever:
my famous last words...
"I think I'll do better in Diagonals" |
Leave it to Leroy to put his own slant on it. :-/ |
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11/27/2006 08:39:20 PM · #25 |
Originally posted by scalvert:
Originally posted by routerguy666:
Might have a hard time passing it off as Famous... |
"Famous Last Words" is just an expression. While it also refers to the final words of celebrities, it is more often used as a form of sarcasm for a claim that turns out to be completely wrong or ill-advised. Famous last words generally come right before the speaker's death or failure due to stupidity, ignorance or unfounded optimism. |
Yes, sarcasm is a tricky thing to communicate via prose...
Best title for any and all images in the Famous Last Words challenge would be 'this shot should score really well'. |
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