# Famous Last Words **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 31, 2015, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-last-words/711409 "2015-01-31T06:00:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![lissener](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lissener/32/6139_2.png) [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2015, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-last-words/711409/1 "2015-01-31T06:00:07Z")
Lines of dialogue that are pretty much guaranteed to get you killed in a movie/TV thriller/mystery: [ul][li]_“We should split up!”_[/li][li]_“I need to change my will.”_[/li][li]_“I’m going to the police!”_[/li][/ul] ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Q](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/898d66/32.png) [@Johnny\_Q](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Q)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2015, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-last-words/711409/2 "2015-01-31T06:19:28Z")
“You’re the only one I’ve told.” ---
**Author:** ![Evil\_Captor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f17d59/32.png) [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2015, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-last-words/711409/3 "2015-01-31T06:24:11Z")
“Just one week until I retire!” “I’m getting too old for this shit!” “There’s no such thing as …” “C’mon Suzy, don’t worry, that legend of the Crazed Ripper attacking kids on Lover’s Lane is just made up stuff. Let’s make out!” ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2015, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-last-words/711409/4 "2015-01-31T06:28:26Z")
“What’s the worst that could happen?” ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Q](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/898d66/32.png) [@Johnny\_Q](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Q)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2015, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-last-words/711409/5 "2015-01-31T06:32:34Z")
"That fool will never find out about us.’ ---
**Author:** ![pool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pool/32/4152_2.png) [@pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pool)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2015, 6:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-last-words/711409/6 "2015-01-31T06:46:22Z")
“I’ll be right back” ---
**Author:** ![The\_Second\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bbe5ce/32.png) [@The\_Second\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Second_Stone)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2015, 7:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-last-words/711409/7 "2015-01-31T07:23:40Z")
“Take a look at this photo of my girlfriend.” ---
**Author:** ![minlokwat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/minlokwat/32/2844_2.png) [@minlokwat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minlokwat)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2015, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-last-words/711409/8 "2015-01-31T12:49:40Z")
“You’re going to die. But first let me explain the intricate details of my evil plan.” “What does this button do?” ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2015, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-last-words/711409/9 "2015-01-31T12:57:15Z")
“I think we lost them!” “They’ll never find us here!” “We’re safe now!” “We can breathe easy now!” “Now I can write that long letter home that I’ve been putting off the last couple of weeks.” “Hey, Sarge! I just found out I’m gonna be a father!” ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2015, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-last-words/711409/10 "2015-01-31T13:07:22Z")
“Watch this, Vern!” ---
**Author:** ![Sicks\_Ate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2015, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-last-words/711409/11 "2015-01-31T13:54:51Z")
“Here, hold my beer…” ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2015, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-last-words/711409/12 "2015-01-31T15:28:22Z")
“We just made the last payment on our lake-front retirement cottage.” ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2015, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-last-words/711409/13 "2015-01-31T15:31:08Z")
“I’m gonna marry you just as soon as this whole mess is over!” ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2015, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-last-words/711409/14 "2015-01-31T15:33:30Z")
“I’m about to cut the green wire on the timer…” ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2015, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-last-words/711409/15 "2015-01-31T15:34:36Z")
“Yes sir!” or equivalent, when said in response to “[Military Grade], you go that way!” ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2015, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-last-words/711409/16 "2015-01-31T15:38:24Z")
“There’s the signal! Let’s go!” ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2015, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-last-words/711409/17 "2015-01-31T15:38:46Z")
“Don’t open that…” ---
**Author:** ![Lumpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lumpy/32/446_2.png) [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2015, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-last-words/711409/18 "2015-01-31T15:40:40Z")
“You’re not gonna’ shoot me”. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2015, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-last-words/711409/19 "2015-01-31T15:44:50Z")
Watch the teaser and guess who’s going to be shot right after the opening credits: [COMBAT! s.1 ep.28: "The Sniper" (1963) - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cAFqWwJ7gs)😃 ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2015, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-last-words/711409/20 "2015-01-31T15:46:14Z")
“You’re not in _real_ trouble, son. Not yet. So just … give me the gun!” [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-last-words/711409.md?page=2)