Wednesday, September 09, 2009

[rip] compose your own epitaph


If you were allowed from 9 to 11 words, what would be the epitaph you'd like to see on your tombstone?

If that's too difficult, compose one for some fitting person who is not a fellow commenter here.

UPDATE: Classic - Tom Paine's even gone so far as to have his tombstone done.

27 comments:

  1. That's tempting. Are you saying that we can pick anyone as long as they're not a fellow commenter[or you,obviously]? :)

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  2. "Look after my wife and love my children as if they were your own."

    On this subject James here's a great song that gets to me every time, please listen to the lyrics and soak them in............and try not to shed a tear I just did watching it again.

    The song is called "Things The Grandchildren Should Know" by The Eels and its just what it says on the box...

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mD4jpZwTmY

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  3. I liked the late Willie Rushton's stated preference (inspired by a sign he saw at Safeway - pre Morrisons):

    'Discontinued'

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  4. Mine is:

    He gave good milk, then kicked the bucket over.

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  5. Finally Carbon Footprint Free!

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  6. Not resting and not at peace. Just dead, I hope...

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  7. Now at rest,

    Hand on heart,

    She can claim,

    She tried.

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  8. Just been over to Toms and I see had had similar thoughts to me :-)

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  9. Apropos of William Gruff: Free of prejudice, he loathed all those he loved not.

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  10. I might run a 'best of' here at a later date.

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  11. Then in that case, I change mine to:

    My name was writ on Diet Coke.

    :)

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  12. Or

    " Ouch! You stepped on my foot!"

    Nice shoes,btw.

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  13. "Yes, she died with her lipstick on." [Very cheerful to come over here and the first thing I see at the top of the blog is a tombstone, I must say.]

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Comments need a moniker of your choosing before or after ... no moniker, not posted, sorry.