# Write your own epitaph. Silly versions only, please. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 16, 2011, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/write-your-own-epitaph-silly-versions-only-please/592859 "2011-08-16T02:25:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2011, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/write-your-own-epitaph-silly-versions-only-please/592859/1 "2011-08-16T02:25:09Z")
“Here lies Skald the Rhymer. He joked about being evil in front of the wrong cop.” Next? ---
**Author:** ![The\_Man\_With\_The\_Golden\_Gun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dc4da7/32.png) [@The\_Man\_With\_The\_Golden\_Gun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Man_With_The_Golden_Gun)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2011, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/write-your-own-epitaph-silly-versions-only-please/592859/2 "2011-08-16T02:27:31Z")
Here lies The Man With the Golden Gun. Last words: “Hey y’all, watch this!” ---
**Author:** ![Rick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@Rick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2011, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/write-your-own-epitaph-silly-versions-only-please/592859/3 "2011-08-16T02:43:03Z")
Here lies Rick. He said not only did he stand behind his brake jobs, he was willing to stand in front of them. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2011, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/write-your-own-epitaph-silly-versions-only-please/592859/4 "2011-08-16T02:44:02Z")
Here lies blondebear. He lived like he was on vacation. Now what? ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2011, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/write-your-own-epitaph-silly-versions-only-please/592859/5 "2011-08-16T02:48:46Z")
Here lies NCB - Shot by mistake. Actually saw this in Ft Smith AR (diff name) Please don’t stand there, I have to meet my zombie friends and you’re in the way ---
**Author:** ![medicated](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@medicated](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/medicated)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2011, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/write-your-own-epitaph-silly-versions-only-please/592859/6 "2011-08-16T02:51:40Z")
Here lies Medicated. If only he had not been medicated. ---
**Author:** ![Tatterdemalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/43a26b/32.png) [@Tatterdemalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tatterdemalion)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2011, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/write-your-own-epitaph-silly-versions-only-please/592859/7 "2011-08-16T02:51:42Z")
Here lies Tatterdemalion: He left the world a little worse for having lived in it. Sent from my GT-P7510 using Tapatalk ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2011, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/write-your-own-epitaph-silly-versions-only-please/592859/8 "2011-08-16T02:54:04Z")
Here lies Tengu Learnt the hard way that lightning sometimes DOES strike twice. ---
**Author:** ![Civil\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d78d45/32.png) [@Civil\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Civil_Guy)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2011, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/write-your-own-epitaph-silly-versions-only-please/592859/9 "2011-08-16T02:54:46Z")
Here lies Civil Guy. Should not have said, “Stop me if you’ve heard this one.” They had, they did. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2011, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/write-your-own-epitaph-silly-versions-only-please/592859/10 "2011-08-16T02:57:42Z")
Do you believe this shit? I never thought I’d go. ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2011, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/write-your-own-epitaph-silly-versions-only-please/592859/11 "2011-08-16T02:59:58Z")
Paid attention. Tried not to be a douchebag. ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2011, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/write-your-own-epitaph-silly-versions-only-please/592859/12 "2011-08-16T03:02:19Z")
Instructions: During lightning storm, please insert steel rod (A) in the provided socket (B) to fuel reanimation. ---
**Author:** ![MOIDALIZE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@MOIDALIZE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MOIDALIZE)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2011, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/write-your-own-epitaph-silly-versions-only-please/592859/13 "2011-08-16T03:05:25Z")
You are standing on a trap door. ---
**Author:** ![billfish678](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@billfish678](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billfish678)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2011, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/write-your-own-epitaph-silly-versions-only-please/592859/14 "2011-08-16T03:07:21Z")
An oldy but a goody: I told em I was sick! ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Knig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cdc98d/32.png) [@Typo\_Knig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Knig)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2011, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/write-your-own-epitaph-silly-versions-only-please/592859/15 "2011-08-16T03:08:53Z")
“I wish I spent more time at work” Which is also my serious epitaph. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2011, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/write-your-own-epitaph-silly-versions-only-please/592859/16 "2011-08-16T03:26:10Z")
“She drank a lot of Diet Dr Pepper and sometimes her jokes were really weird.” Based on a comment I got once on an evaluation by a student, though the comment mentioned Diet Coke, which is what they had in the machine on that floor. ---
**Author:** ![pepperlandgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f17d59/32.png) [@pepperlandgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pepperlandgirl)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2011, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/write-your-own-epitaph-silly-versions-only-please/592859/17 "2011-08-16T04:52:31Z")
Here lies pepper. She did it for the lolz. ---
**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2011, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/write-your-own-epitaph-silly-versions-only-please/592859/18 "2011-08-16T05:01:30Z")
I blame you, Sean. ---
**Author:** ![MysteryFellow63427](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a88e4f/32.png) [@MysteryFellow63427](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MysteryFellow63427)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2011, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/write-your-own-epitaph-silly-versions-only-please/592859/19 "2011-08-16T05:05:26Z")
Here lies neuroman. “The grass isn’t greener on the other side after all.” ---
**Author:** ![Foggy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foggy/32/1082_2.png) [@Foggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Foggy)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2011, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/write-your-own-epitaph-silly-versions-only-please/592859/20 "2011-08-16T05:34:59Z")
Here lies Foggy and here [RIGHT]some over here too[/RIGHT] more over here oh this too, no wait, that’s bird poop [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/write-your-own-epitaph-silly-versions-only-please/592859.md?page=2)