A while bag, we did a video about famous last words - everyone seems to have a sort of morbid
fascination with the last thing that people choose to say on Earth.
Well, there are plenty of examples out there!
Some of them were clear, some of them were mysterious, some of them were funny, some
of the
Starting off at number 10 we have James D. French[a].
He was an American criminal and the last person to be executed under Oklahomas death penalty.
He was actually in prison for life, but allegedly was too afraid to commit suicide so so murdered
his cellmate hoping to get the death penalty - which he did.
When James French was led strapped in to the electric chair and asked for his last words,
he supposedly asked those around him -Hows this for a headline?
French Fries- …. His name, once again, was James French.
Some find that funny, some find it shocking, some people just don't know what to make of
it - what do you think?
Next up at number 9 we have Oscar Wilde[b].
This Irish poet and playwright was known for his biting wit and conversational skill - he
seemed to have a quote for every occasion and remains one of the most quoted famous
people in history.
It seems only fitting then his last words were some of his most famous.
While lying in bed and dying of cerebral meningitis, Oscar said -My wallpaper and I are fighting
a duel to the death.
One or the other of us has to go-
Next up at number 8 we have Time[c].
I found this one on Reddit.
It came from a Reddit user called Guy With Crazy Ideas who said -Grandma's last words
to the nurse on duty was, "Time is not what you think it is."
She kept repeating it, then died.
They pulled me aside when I arrived and told me how strange and alert her eyes were as
she kept repeating the statement about time.
I still wonder about this to this day.- … thats pretty heavy - what do you think she meant?
Some people feel that when people are close to death they begin to see around the veil
of reality, of the universe as we know it - that they feel more connected to what is
beyond or the lack thereof.
Maybe the Grandma felt something deep about time - time is a strange thing and something
that science still doesnt fully understand.
Moving on to number 7 we have Horses.
This one came from Patlani on Reddit who said -ER physician here, had heard many last words
from patients but the creepiest one has to be of a man who was on his last breaths as
he succumbed to renal failure.
He said, ‘I see a bright light…Horses…No eyes…No…NO…NOOO!’ as he’d loudly
yell, at this point he was crashing when he suddenly woke up, looked up and with his last
breath he said ‘I understand…’ and he died.
We know in the medical field that these situations are provoked by a cascade of neurotransmitters
in disarray due to tissue and organ failure but I sometimes have my doubts and perhaps
we are seeing more than we are led to believe.- … thats just one of the strangest things
Ive ever heard, hands down - what were the horses, what did he understand?
Why don't we understand, I think we get a lot more questions than answers from this
story …
Coming in at number 6 now we have Joseph Wright[d].
You may not know his name, but youll know his creation.
Joseph right is credited with the editing of the English Dialect Dictionary.
Its often regarded as his life work.
There 28 parts made up of 70,000 entries published over the course of 7 years.
Another notable thing to mention about Joseph Wright is his famous last words, or should
I say word - which was simply -Dictionary-, that was it.
According to reports, the man who contributed to one of the most famous dictionaries, died
after saying its name one last time - sort of strange, but also sort of fitting in a
way …
Moving on to number 5 we have The Tophat[e].
This one came from a Reddit user whos a nurse.
They said -A nice old lady told my nursing assistant she wanted to wear all white.
When asked why, she said ‘the man in black is here.’
She looked in the corner of the room.
The NA looked, but there was no one there.
That’s when I came into the room.
We asked her to describe what she was seeing and she said ‘he’s in all black, and he’s
got a top hat on.’
Then she whispered, ‘and his eyes are red’ while her eyes moved across the room to directly
behind the NA, like she was watching him move closer to us.
She died later that night.
But it was unexpected.
That room creeped me out for a long time after that- …. Some people find it easy dismiss
that as just an old or sick person hallucinating - but others who hear that story are shocked
by just how alert the woman seems in the story.
She describes his clothes accurately, she watched his movements, and she knew he had
deep red eyes?
Who was he?
Well Im sure we all have a few guesses …
Next up at number 4 we have Karl Marx[f].
He was a famous German philosopher and political theorist that was the founder of Marxism.
He had been suffering with bronchitis for the last year of his life.
When things got bad, his housekeeper asked if he had any last words.
Marx shouted at her -Go on, get out!
Last words are for fools who havent said enough!- he died shortly after, making his angry quip
about last words - his own last words - somewhat fitting.
Next up at number 3 we have Spaghettios.[g] Thomas J Grasso was executed in 1995 for using
Christmas Tree lights to strangle an 85 year old woman.
His last meal request was for 24 steamed mussels, 24 steamed clams, a burger king double cheeseburger,
6 bbq ribs, 2 strawberry milkshakes, one half of a pumpkin pie with whipped cream, diced
strawberries and a 16 ounce can of SpaghettiOs with meatballs served at room temperature.
Well, it seems he got everything except his SpaghettiOs.
Just before his execution, he was asked for any last words, to which he replied.
-I did not get my SpaghettiOs, I got spaghetti, I want the press to know this- … well they
did, and eventually the world did too …
Moving on to number 2 now we have Eyes[h].
This one comes from a deleted reddit account who simply said -My grandfather on his deathbed
said, they have no eyes, still gives me chills- … that was posted in a threat asking Doctors
and Nurses what the creepiest last words you ever heard from patients was.
That response had lots of people saying it was the creepiest thing in the whole threat.
Who are they?
Is he seeing something?
Or someone?
What did he mean by they have no eyes?
It could be something fairly normal - or it could be something more terrifying than we
can even comprehend - perhaps the scariest part is that we may never know …
And finally at number 1 we have Richard B Mellon[i].
He was an American multi millionaire and president of the Aluminium Company of America.
As a kid, he and his brother Andrew had always played tag.
As they grew up and lived in different places, they continued the game and wanted to see
how long they could make the other person remain -it- for.
This would involve tagging the other brother before jumping on the train or driving off
in the car.
Things went on like this for 7 decades.
When Richard was on his deathbed, he called over his brother and whispered his final words
in his ear, simply saying -Last tag- … his brother Andrew then remained -it- until his
own death 4 years later.
Well, Im glad we ended on that one - its difficult to end a video about last words on something
that takes death seriously but isnt too morbid - and I think an eternal game of tag strikes
that balance quite well.
I hope you enjoyed this video!
We covered a range of emotions with those quotes from happy to sad to creepy - Id love
to know which one had the biggest impact on you!
Thanks for watching as always guys, my name is Danny Burke and Ill see you all in the
next video!