• Famous Last Words

    From Daryl Stout@316:36/20 to All on Thu Jul 22 00:05:09 2021
    FAMOUS LAST WORDS

    "I know good mushrooms when I see them!"

    "Don't worry, the ones that bark a lot don't bite."

    "Bungee jumping is perfectly safe. Here, I'll show you."

    "What do you mean 'Godzilla's at the door'?"

    "Of course it's safe!"

    "Is this gun loaded?"

    "Hah, this curve is easy to drive through."

    "What does 'Reactor-Overload imminent' mean?"

    "How deep is this chasm?"

    "There is no quicksand here."

    "Yeah, that's right. I use a steel-cable to bungee-jump."

    "Don't worry, you missed that plane by a mile."

    "Why is this Toxic waste barrel bulging so much?"

    "I fixed the brakes on this baby myself."

    "Don't worry, I took gun safety"

    "What's this button?"

    "So, do you think the gorilla is sleeping or dead?"

    "You dare me?"

    "I think there's a world market for about 5 computers."
    Thomas J. Watson, Chairman of the Board, IBM (around 1948)

    "The bomb will never go off. I speak as an expert in explosives."
    Admiral William Leahy, US Atomic Bomb Project

    "This fellow Charles Lindburg will never make it. He's doomed."
    Harry Guggenheim, millionaire aviation enthusiast

    "Stocks have reached what looks like a permanently high plateau."
    Irving Fisher, Professor of Economics, Yale University,
    (five days before the Crash of 1929)

    "Airplanes are interesting toys but of no military value."

    "God himself could not sink this ship."
    Anonymous Titanic Deck Hand

    "Man will never reach the moon regardless of all future scientific
    advances."

    "Everything that can be invented has been invented."
    Charles H. Duell, Commissioner, US Patent Office, 1899.

    "Ha! They couldn't hit an elephant at this dist..."

    'And for the tourist who really wants to get away
    from it all - safaris in Vietnam' - Newsweek predicting
    popular holidays for the late 1960's

    'ALL THE PASSENGERS ARE SAFE' - Lancashire Evening Post
    headline on their report of the Titanic sinking.

    'Television won't last. Its a flash in the pan' - Mary
    Somerville, pioneer of radio educational broadcasts, 1948.

    'The Beatles? They're on the wane' - the Duke of Edinburgh
    in Canada 1965. They went on to produce five albums and
    eleven singles, most of which got to number One.

    'Radio has no future' - Lord Kelvin, President of the Royal Society,
    1890-5.

    'Heavier than air flying machines are impossible' - Lord Kelvin.
    President of the Royal Society,1890-5.

    'X-Rays will prove to be a hoax'-Lord Kelvin, President of the Royal
    Society, 1890-5.

    "About this 'Liberty or Death' business, Mr. Henry. Isn't there some
    reasonable position in between?"
    --- SBBSecho 3.14-Win32
    * Origin: The Thunderbolt BBS - Little Rock, Arkansas (316:36/20)
  • From Daryl Stout@316:36/20 to All on Fri Oct 22 00:06:16 2021
    FAMOUS LAST WORDS

    "I know good mushrooms when I see them!"

    "Don't worry, the ones that bark a lot don't bite."

    "Bungee jumping is perfectly safe. Here, I'll show you."

    "What do you mean 'Godzilla's at the door'?"

    "Of course it's safe!"

    "Is this gun loaded?"

    "Hah, this curve is easy to drive through."

    "What does 'Reactor-Overload imminent' mean?"

    "How deep is this chasm?"

    "There is no quicksand here."

    "Yeah, that's right. I use a steel-cable to bungee-jump."

    "Don't worry, you missed that plane by a mile."

    "Why is this Toxic waste barrel bulging so much?"

    "I fixed the brakes on this baby myself."

    "Don't worry, I took gun safety"

    "What's this button?"

    "So, do you think the gorilla is sleeping or dead?"

    "You dare me?"

    "I think there's a world market for about 5 computers."
    Thomas J. Watson, Chairman of the Board, IBM (around 1948)

    "The bomb will never go off. I speak as an expert in explosives."
    Admiral William Leahy, US Atomic Bomb Project

    "This fellow Charles Lindburg will never make it. He's doomed."
    Harry Guggenheim, millionaire aviation enthusiast

    "Stocks have reached what looks like a permanently high plateau."
    Irving Fisher, Professor of Economics, Yale University,
    (five days before the Crash of 1929)

    "Airplanes are interesting toys but of no military value."

    "God himself could not sink this ship."
    Anonymous Titanic Deck Hand

    "Man will never reach the moon regardless of all future scientific
    advances."

    "Everything that can be invented has been invented."
    Charles H. Duell, Commissioner, US Patent Office, 1899.

    "Ha! They couldn't hit an elephant at this dist..."

    'And for the tourist who really wants to get away
    from it all - safaris in Vietnam' - Newsweek predicting
    popular holidays for the late 1960's

    'ALL THE PASSENGERS ARE SAFE' - Lancashire Evening Post
    headline on their report of the Titanic sinking.

    'Television won't last. Its a flash in the pan' - Mary
    Somerville, pioneer of radio educational broadcasts, 1948.

    'The Beatles? They're on the wane' - the Duke of Edinburgh
    in Canada 1965. They went on to produce five albums and
    eleven singles, most of which got to number One.

    'Radio has no future' - Lord Kelvin, President of the Royal Society,
    1890-5.

    'Heavier than air flying machines are impossible' - Lord Kelvin.
    President of the Royal Society,1890-5.

    'X-Rays will prove to be a hoax'-Lord Kelvin, President of the Royal
    Society, 1890-5.

    "About this 'Liberty or Death' business, Mr. Henry. Isn't there some
    reasonable position in between?"
    --- SBBSecho 3.14-Win32
    * Origin: The Thunderbolt BBS - Little Rock, Arkansas (316:36/20)
  • From Daryl Stout@316:36/20 to All on Sat Jan 22 00:07:44 2022
    FAMOUS LAST WORDS

    "I know good mushrooms when I see them!"

    "Don't worry, the ones that bark a lot don't bite."

    "Bungee jumping is perfectly safe. Here, I'll show you."

    "What do you mean 'Godzilla's at the door'?"

    "Of course it's safe!"

    "Is this gun loaded?"

    "Hah, this curve is easy to drive through."

    "What does 'Reactor-Overload imminent' mean?"

    "How deep is this chasm?"

    "There is no quicksand here."

    "Yeah, that's right. I use a steel-cable to bungee-jump."

    "Don't worry, you missed that plane by a mile."

    "Why is this Toxic waste barrel bulging so much?"

    "I fixed the brakes on this baby myself."

    "Don't worry, I took gun safety"

    "What's this button?"

    "So, do you think the gorilla is sleeping or dead?"

    "You dare me?"

    "I think there's a world market for about 5 computers."
    Thomas J. Watson, Chairman of the Board, IBM (around 1948)

    "The bomb will never go off. I speak as an expert in explosives."
    Admiral William Leahy, US Atomic Bomb Project

    "This fellow Charles Lindburg will never make it. He's doomed."
    Harry Guggenheim, millionaire aviation enthusiast

    "Stocks have reached what looks like a permanently high plateau."
    Irving Fisher, Professor of Economics, Yale University,
    (five days before the Crash of 1929)

    "Airplanes are interesting toys but of no military value."

    "God himself could not sink this ship."
    Anonymous Titanic Deck Hand

    "Man will never reach the moon regardless of all future scientific
    advances."

    "Everything that can be invented has been invented."
    Charles H. Duell, Commissioner, US Patent Office, 1899.

    "Ha! They couldn't hit an elephant at this dist..."

    'And for the tourist who really wants to get away
    from it all - safaris in Vietnam' - Newsweek predicting
    popular holidays for the late 1960's

    'ALL THE PASSENGERS ARE SAFE' - Lancashire Evening Post
    headline on their report of the Titanic sinking.

    'Television won't last. Its a flash in the pan' - Mary
    Somerville, pioneer of radio educational broadcasts, 1948.

    'The Beatles? They're on the wane' - the Duke of Edinburgh
    in Canada 1965. They went on to produce five albums and
    eleven singles, most of which got to number One.

    'Radio has no future' - Lord Kelvin, President of the Royal Society,
    1890-5.

    'Heavier than air flying machines are impossible' - Lord Kelvin.
    President of the Royal Society,1890-5.

    'X-Rays will prove to be a hoax'-Lord Kelvin, President of the Royal
    Society, 1890-5.

    "About this 'Liberty or Death' business, Mr. Henry. Isn't there some
    reasonable position in between?"
    --- SBBSecho 3.14-Win32
    * Origin: The Thunderbolt BBS - Little Rock, Arkansas (316:36/20)
  • From Daryl Stout@316:36/20 to All on Fri Apr 22 00:05:20 2022
    FAMOUS LAST WORDS

    "I know good mushrooms when I see them!"

    "Don't worry, the ones that bark a lot don't bite."

    "Bungee jumping is perfectly safe. Here, I'll show you."

    "What do you mean 'Godzilla's at the door'?"

    "Of course it's safe!"

    "Is this gun loaded?"

    "Hah, this curve is easy to drive through."

    "What does 'Reactor-Overload imminent' mean?"

    "How deep is this chasm?"

    "There is no quicksand here."

    "Yeah, that's right. I use a steel-cable to bungee-jump."

    "Don't worry, you missed that plane by a mile."

    "Why is this Toxic waste barrel bulging so much?"

    "I fixed the brakes on this baby myself."

    "Don't worry, I took gun safety"

    "What's this button?"

    "So, do you think the gorilla is sleeping or dead?"

    "You dare me?"

    "I think there's a world market for about 5 computers."
    Thomas J. Watson, Chairman of the Board, IBM (around 1948)

    "The bomb will never go off. I speak as an expert in explosives."
    Admiral William Leahy, US Atomic Bomb Project

    "This fellow Charles Lindburg will never make it. He's doomed."
    Harry Guggenheim, millionaire aviation enthusiast

    "Stocks have reached what looks like a permanently high plateau."
    Irving Fisher, Professor of Economics, Yale University,
    (five days before the Crash of 1929)

    "Airplanes are interesting toys but of no military value."

    "God himself could not sink this ship."
    Anonymous Titanic Deck Hand

    "Man will never reach the moon regardless of all future scientific
    advances."

    "Everything that can be invented has been invented."
    Charles H. Duell, Commissioner, US Patent Office, 1899.

    "Ha! They couldn't hit an elephant at this dist..."

    'And for the tourist who really wants to get away
    from it all - safaris in Vietnam' - Newsweek predicting
    popular holidays for the late 1960's

    'ALL THE PASSENGERS ARE SAFE' - Lancashire Evening Post
    headline on their report of the Titanic sinking.

    'Television won't last. Its a flash in the pan' - Mary
    Somerville, pioneer of radio educational broadcasts, 1948.

    'The Beatles? They're on the wane' - the Duke of Edinburgh
    in Canada 1965. They went on to produce five albums and
    eleven singles, most of which got to number One.

    'Radio has no future' - Lord Kelvin, President of the Royal Society,
    1890-5.

    'Heavier than air flying machines are impossible' - Lord Kelvin.
    President of the Royal Society,1890-5.

    'X-Rays will prove to be a hoax'-Lord Kelvin, President of the Royal
    Society, 1890-5.

    "About this 'Liberty or Death' business, Mr. Henry. Isn't there some
    reasonable position in between?"
    --- SBBSecho 3.15-Win32
    * Origin: The Thunderbolt BBS - Little Rock, Arkansas (316:36/20)
  • From Daryl Stout@316:36/20 to All on Fri Jul 22 00:04:43 2022
    FAMOUS LAST WORDS

    "I know good mushrooms when I see them!"

    "Don't worry, the ones that bark a lot don't bite."

    "Bungee jumping is perfectly safe. Here, I'll show you."

    "What do you mean 'Godzilla's at the door'?"

    "Of course it's safe!"

    "Is this gun loaded?"

    "Hah, this curve is easy to drive through."

    "What does 'Reactor-Overload imminent' mean?"

    "How deep is this chasm?"

    "There is no quicksand here."

    "Yeah, that's right. I use a steel-cable to bungee-jump."

    "Don't worry, you missed that plane by a mile."

    "Why is this Toxic waste barrel bulging so much?"

    "I fixed the brakes on this baby myself."

    "Don't worry, I took gun safety"

    "What's this button?"

    "So, do you think the gorilla is sleeping or dead?"

    "You dare me?"

    "I think there's a world market for about 5 computers."
    Thomas J. Watson, Chairman of the Board, IBM (around 1948)

    "The bomb will never go off. I speak as an expert in explosives."
    Admiral William Leahy, US Atomic Bomb Project

    "This fellow Charles Lindburg will never make it. He's doomed."
    Harry Guggenheim, millionaire aviation enthusiast

    "Stocks have reached what looks like a permanently high plateau."
    Irving Fisher, Professor of Economics, Yale University,
    (five days before the Crash of 1929)

    "Airplanes are interesting toys but of no military value."

    "God himself could not sink this ship."
    Anonymous Titanic Deck Hand

    "Man will never reach the moon regardless of all future scientific
    advances."

    "Everything that can be invented has been invented."
    Charles H. Duell, Commissioner, US Patent Office, 1899.

    "Ha! They couldn't hit an elephant at this dist..."

    'And for the tourist who really wants to get away
    from it all - safaris in Vietnam' - Newsweek predicting
    popular holidays for the late 1960's

    'ALL THE PASSENGERS ARE SAFE' - Lancashire Evening Post
    headline on their report of the Titanic sinking.

    'Television won't last. Its a flash in the pan' - Mary
    Somerville, pioneer of radio educational broadcasts, 1948.

    'The Beatles? They're on the wane' - the Duke of Edinburgh
    in Canada 1965. They went on to produce five albums and
    eleven singles, most of which got to number One.

    'Radio has no future' - Lord Kelvin, President of the Royal Society,
    1890-5.

    'Heavier than air flying machines are impossible' - Lord Kelvin.
    President of the Royal Society,1890-5.

    'X-Rays will prove to be a hoax'-Lord Kelvin, President of the Royal
    Society, 1890-5.

    "About this 'Liberty or Death' business, Mr. Henry. Isn't there some
    reasonable position in between?"
    --- SBBSecho 3.15-Win32
    * Origin: The Thunderbolt BBS - Little Rock, Arkansas (316:36/20)
  • From Daryl Stout@316:36/20 to All on Sat Oct 22 00:05:32 2022
    FAMOUS LAST WORDS

    "I know good mushrooms when I see them!"

    "Don't worry, the ones that bark a lot don't bite."

    "Bungee jumping is perfectly safe. Here, I'll show you."

    "What do you mean 'Godzilla's at the door'?"

    "Of course it's safe!"

    "Is this gun loaded?"

    "Hah, this curve is easy to drive through."

    "What does 'Reactor-Overload imminent' mean?"

    "How deep is this chasm?"

    "There is no quicksand here."

    "Yeah, that's right. I use a steel-cable to bungee-jump."

    "Don't worry, you missed that plane by a mile."

    "Why is this Toxic waste barrel bulging so much?"

    "I fixed the brakes on this baby myself."

    "Don't worry, I took gun safety"

    "What's this button?"

    "So, do you think the gorilla is sleeping or dead?"

    "You dare me?"

    "I think there's a world market for about 5 computers."
    Thomas J. Watson, Chairman of the Board, IBM (around 1948)

    "The bomb will never go off. I speak as an expert in explosives."
    Admiral William Leahy, US Atomic Bomb Project

    "This fellow Charles Lindburg will never make it. He's doomed."
    Harry Guggenheim, millionaire aviation enthusiast

    "Stocks have reached what looks like a permanently high plateau."
    Irving Fisher, Professor of Economics, Yale University,
    (five days before the Crash of 1929)

    "Airplanes are interesting toys but of no military value."

    "God himself could not sink this ship."
    Anonymous Titanic Deck Hand

    "Man will never reach the moon regardless of all future scientific
    advances."

    "Everything that can be invented has been invented."
    Charles H. Duell, Commissioner, US Patent Office, 1899.

    "Ha! They couldn't hit an elephant at this dist..."

    'And for the tourist who really wants to get away
    from it all - safaris in Vietnam' - Newsweek predicting
    popular holidays for the late 1960's

    'ALL THE PASSENGERS ARE SAFE' - Lancashire Evening Post
    headline on their report of the Titanic sinking.

    'Television won't last. Its a flash in the pan' - Mary
    Somerville, pioneer of radio educational broadcasts, 1948.

    'The Beatles? They're on the wane' - the Duke of Edinburgh
    in Canada 1965. They went on to produce five albums and
    eleven singles, most of which got to number One.

    'Radio has no future' - Lord Kelvin, President of the Royal Society,
    1890-5.

    'Heavier than air flying machines are impossible' - Lord Kelvin.
    President of the Royal Society,1890-5.

    'X-Rays will prove to be a hoax'-Lord Kelvin, President of the Royal
    Society, 1890-5.

    "About this 'Liberty or Death' business, Mr. Henry. Isn't there some
    reasonable position in between?"
    --- SBBSecho 3.15-Win32
    * Origin: The Thunderbolt BBS - Little Rock, Arkansas (316:36/20)
  • From Daryl Stout@316:36/20 to All on Sun Jan 22 00:05:11 2023
    FAMOUS LAST WORDS

    "I know good mushrooms when I see them!"

    "Don't worry, the ones that bark a lot don't bite."

    "Bungee jumping is perfectly safe. Here, I'll show you."

    "What do you mean 'Godzilla's at the door'?"

    "Of course it's safe!"

    "Is this gun loaded?"

    "Hah, this curve is easy to drive through."

    "What does 'Reactor-Overload imminent' mean?"

    "How deep is this chasm?"

    "There is no quicksand here."

    "Yeah, that's right. I use a steel-cable to bungee-jump."

    "Don't worry, you missed that plane by a mile."

    "Why is this Toxic waste barrel bulging so much?"

    "I fixed the brakes on this baby myself."

    "Don't worry, I took gun safety"

    "What's this button?"

    "So, do you think the gorilla is sleeping or dead?"

    "You dare me?"

    "I think there's a world market for about 5 computers."
    Thomas J. Watson, Chairman of the Board, IBM (around 1948)

    "The bomb will never go off. I speak as an expert in explosives."
    Admiral William Leahy, US Atomic Bomb Project

    "This fellow Charles Lindburg will never make it. He's doomed."
    Harry Guggenheim, millionaire aviation enthusiast

    "Stocks have reached what looks like a permanently high plateau."
    Irving Fisher, Professor of Economics, Yale University,
    (five days before the Crash of 1929)

    "Airplanes are interesting toys but of no military value."

    "God himself could not sink this ship."
    Anonymous Titanic Deck Hand

    "Man will never reach the moon regardless of all future scientific
    advances."

    "Everything that can be invented has been invented."
    Charles H. Duell, Commissioner, US Patent Office, 1899.

    "Ha! They couldn't hit an elephant at this dist..."

    'And for the tourist who really wants to get away
    from it all - safaris in Vietnam' - Newsweek predicting
    popular holidays for the late 1960's

    'ALL THE PASSENGERS ARE SAFE' - Lancashire Evening Post
    headline on their report of the Titanic sinking.

    'Television won't last. Its a flash in the pan' - Mary
    Somerville, pioneer of radio educational broadcasts, 1948.

    'The Beatles? They're on the wane' - the Duke of Edinburgh
    in Canada 1965. They went on to produce five albums and
    eleven singles, most of which got to number One.

    'Radio has no future' - Lord Kelvin, President of the Royal Society,
    1890-5.

    'Heavier than air flying machines are impossible' - Lord Kelvin.
    President of the Royal Society,1890-5.

    'X-Rays will prove to be a hoax'-Lord Kelvin, President of the Royal
    Society, 1890-5.

    "About this 'Liberty or Death' business, Mr. Henry. Isn't there some
    reasonable position in between?"
    --- SBBSecho 3.15-Win32
    * Origin: The Thunderbolt BBS - Little Rock, Arkansas (316:36/20)
  • From Daryl Stout@316:36/9 to All on Sat Apr 22 00:04:43 2023
    FAMOUS LAST WORDS

    "I know good mushrooms when I see them!"

    "Don't worry, the ones that bark a lot don't bite."

    "Bungee jumping is perfectly safe. Here, I'll show you."

    "What do you mean 'Godzilla's at the door'?"

    "Of course it's safe!"

    "Is this gun loaded?"

    "Hah, this curve is easy to drive through."

    "What does 'Reactor-Overload imminent' mean?"

    "How deep is this chasm?"

    "There is no quicksand here."

    "Yeah, that's right. I use a steel-cable to bungee-jump."

    "Don't worry, you missed that plane by a mile."

    "Why is this Toxic waste barrel bulging so much?"

    "I fixed the brakes on this baby myself."

    "Don't worry, I took gun safety"

    "What's this button?"

    "So, do you think the gorilla is sleeping or dead?"

    "You dare me?"

    "I think there's a world market for about 5 computers."
    Thomas J. Watson, Chairman of the Board, IBM (around 1948)

    "The bomb will never go off. I speak as an expert in explosives."
    Admiral William Leahy, US Atomic Bomb Project

    "This fellow Charles Lindburg will never make it. He's doomed."
    Harry Guggenheim, millionaire aviation enthusiast

    "Stocks have reached what looks like a permanently high plateau."
    Irving Fisher, Professor of Economics, Yale University,
    (five days before the Crash of 1929)

    "Airplanes are interesting toys but of no military value."

    "God himself could not sink this ship."
    Anonymous Titanic Deck Hand

    "Man will never reach the moon regardless of all future scientific
    advances."

    "Everything that can be invented has been invented."
    Charles H. Duell, Commissioner, US Patent Office, 1899.

    "Ha! They couldn't hit an elephant at this dist..."

    'And for the tourist who really wants to get away
    from it all - safaris in Vietnam' - Newsweek predicting
    popular holidays for the late 1960's

    'ALL THE PASSENGERS ARE SAFE' - Lancashire Evening Post
    headline on their report of the Titanic sinking.

    'Television won't last. Its a flash in the pan' - Mary
    Somerville, pioneer of radio educational broadcasts, 1948.

    'The Beatles? They're on the wane' - the Duke of Edinburgh
    in Canada 1965. They went on to produce five albums and
    eleven singles, most of which got to number One.

    'Radio has no future' - Lord Kelvin, President of the Royal Society,
    1890-5.

    'Heavier than air flying machines are impossible' - Lord Kelvin.
    President of the Royal Society,1890-5.

    'X-Rays will prove to be a hoax'-Lord Kelvin, President of the Royal
    Society, 1890-5.

    "About this 'Liberty or Death' business, Mr. Henry. Isn't there some
    reasonable position in between?"
    --- SBBSecho 3.20-Win32
    * Origin: The Thunderbolt BBS - Little Rock, Arkansas (316:36/9)