Talk:Famous last words (sarcasm)

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Grouping true and attributed in the same list seems very disingenuous. Is there a reason why they're listed together? --Milkmandan 05:12, 2005 Feb 1 (UTC)

Should "I paid this horse 10 gold pieces, of course it can jump across this chasm!" be "I paid 10 gold pieces for this horse, of course it can jump across this chasm!" ?

While not humourous, some mention ought to be made here that "That sounds like famous last words" has become a standard response in English to somebody making a statement about the certainty of success. A good example to use if the discussion the Discovery astronauts have regarding the health of their HAL 9000 computer.

David Bowman: "He's right about the 9000 series having a perfect operational record - they do." Frank Poole: "Unfortunately, that sounds a little like Famous Last Words"

Role playing game famous last words? Are you kidding me?

[edit] Linus Torvalds

There was a quote from Linus Torvalds, he, however, did not die right after saying the line attributed to him. Bill Gates is also not dead. I understand some people might like certain operating systems over others, but please, let's limit the famous last words to people who do not live for 15+ years after making the ill-advised statements.

• You seem to have your articles mixed up. This is the Sarcastic version of Famous Last Words, where a person can actually live a long, but not necessarily happy, life after they've said something that has been proven catastrophically wrong. The term, in this sense, has been around for years.

[edit] Bill Gates?

What's with the Bill Gates' famous last words? He neither died nor was ruined, so if anything, it's a humorous statement, by no means last words. Also, Roleplaying last words (although I'll admit the Leeroy Jenkins one is rather well known)? Eccomi 02:23, 19 May 2006 (UTC)