The NEW Quote Thread

[ER]

(Because I looked and looked and never found the old one!)



"I just turned around to see if my men were following me."

--George S. Patton explaining how a bullet came to graze his ass in World War One.

[Alex]

An exchange between Lord Uxbridge & the Duke of Wellington.

"By God, sir, I've lost my leg!"

"By God, sir, so you have!"

[Svengoolie 3]

General John Sedgewick at the battle of Spotsylvania.

Confederate sharpshooters had been peppering the area all morning on May 9, wounding, among others, General William Morris. Staff officers cautioned Sedgwick not to approach the road, but he forgot their warnings a few minutes later when he walked over here to untangle a snarl in his line. When his men warned him to take cover, Sedgwick responded by joking, "They couldn't hit an elephant at that distance."

Just then, a sharpshooter's bullet crashed into his skull, right below his left eye, killing him instantly.

[ER]

An exchange between Lord Uxbridge & the Duke of Wellington.

"By God, sir, I've lost my leg!"

"By God, sir, so you have!"

Ha!

[ER]

General John Sedgewick at the battle of Spotsylvania.

Confederate sharpshooters had been peppering the area all morning on May 9, wounding, among others, General William Morris. Staff officers cautioned Sedgwick not to approach the road, but he forgot their warnings a few minutes later when he walked over here to untangle a snarl in his line. When his men warned him to take cover, Sedgwick responded by joking, "They couldn't hit an elephant at that distance."

Just then, a sharpshooter's bullet crashed into his skull, right below his left eye, killing him instantly.

You forgot to attribute the source you copy/pasted that from, Sven. If you don't credit an author it implies it's your own writing, and that's at best uncool.

http://www.battlefields.org/learn/articles/death-john-sedgwick

[Svengoolie 3]

Ok, here's  a quote:
"ER,  bite me. "
Svengoolie3.

[Olivia Bauer]

Ok, here's  a quote:
"ER,  bite me. "
Svengoolie3.

Great response to getting called out for plagiarism.

As for amazing death quotes.

"This wallpaper and I are fighting a duel to the death. Either it goes or I do." - Oscar Wilde's alleged last words.

[ER]

Ok, here's  a quote:
"ER,  bite me. "
Svengoolie3.

Great response to getting called out for plagiarism.

As for amazing death quotes.

"This wallpaper and I are fighting a duel to the death. Either it goes or I do." - Oscar Wilde's alleged last words.

I love Oscar. He saved his best quote for last!

[indianasmith]

I forget which two famous Englishmen shared this exchange:

"Sir, in a year's time I would not be surprised to see you dead of the pox or hanged for treason!"

"That depends, sir, on which I embrace first: Your mistress or your principles!"

[ER]

I forget which two famous Englishmen shared this exchange:

"Sir, in a year's time I would not be surprised to see you dead of the pox or hanged for treason!"

"That depends, sir, on which I embrace first: Your mistress or your principles!"

I'm not sure with whom that brilliant gem originated but Disraeli quoted it, so it predated mid-Victorian times.

[Leah]

I use the old "What Fresh Hell is this" when I see traffic starting. I also use the classic "Oh for f**k sake"

[indianasmith]

"What fresh hell is this?  I thought I told you to use up all the old hell before opening another jar!"

[Alex]

"I did not attend his funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying I approved of it."
― Mark Twain

[Gabriel Knight]

"Not all who wander are lost."

J. R. R. Tolkien

[LilCerberus]

"I don't know how to make any choices anymore; I mean, who do I vote for? I get the feeling that as soon as something appears in the paper, it ceases to be true."
T-Bone Burnette - The Wild Truth