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Just some clickbait-type stuff, thought it's interesting. But I wasn't there so I don't know if 100% accurate in each case.
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Harry Houdini
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“I’m tired of fighting, Dash. I guess this thing is going to get me.” These were the famous magician’s last words, to his brother Theo, the day before his death.
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Johnny Ace
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Ace was an R&B singer who died tragically, while playing with a gun during a break in his concert set. His last words were, “I’ll show you that it won’t shoot.”
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Frank Sinatra
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After saying, “I’m losing it,” crooner Frank Sinatra died of a heart attack. The legend known as Ol’ Blue Eyes passed away in Los Angeles, California.
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Steve Jobs
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The man responsible the iPhone and Macbook (and everything else Apple) famously said, “Oh wow. Oh wow. Oh wow” as he died from pancreatic cancer in 2011.
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James Brown
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The Godfather of Soul must have known the end was near, as his final words were “I’m going away tonight.” He died on Christmas Day, 2006.
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James Dean
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The heart-throb actor said “That guy’s gotta stop. He’ll see us.” This was said to his friend Rolf Wütherich, seconds before the car crash that ended Dean’s life. Wütherich had just told Dean to slow down.
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John F. Kennedy
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When a friend said, “you certainly cannot say that the people of Dallas haven’t given you a nice welcome, Mr. President,” JFK responded with his final words: “No, you certainly can’t.”
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Walt Disney
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Walt Disney oddly wrote the name, “Kurt Russell” on a piece of paper right before he died of lung cancer in 1966. Talk about a lot of pressure for the-then child star who was working at Disney Studio. Kurt Russell confirmed the story on Jimmy Kimmel Live in April 2007, but does not know why Walt wrote his name.
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Sigmund Freud
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The iconic Austrian neurologist and father of psychoanalysis said “This is absurd! This is absurd!” He was suffering from cancer and he died by physician-assisted suicide.
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Michael Jackson
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His death shocked the world, although his final words were simple…”More milk.” Milk is the nickname he gave the anesthetic propofol, which is exactly what eventually took his life, through an overdose.
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Bing Crosby
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Crosby was advised to never play more than a 9-hole golf game by his physician. However, in 1977 he played 18 holes, and afterward said to his pals: “That was a great game of golf, fellas.” He then collapsed just 20 yards from the course’s clubhouse and died from a massive heart attack.
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John F. Kennedy
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When a friend said, “you certainly cannot say that the people of Dallas haven’t given you a nice welcome, Mr. President,” JFK responded with his final words: “No, you certainly can’t.”
Turns out to be Mrs. Connally (Governor's wife) who said this to JFK. Here's where it comes from (Warren Commission, the words of Jacqueline Kennedy) as Mrs. Kennedy describes them driving away from a less populated area into that famous part of Dallas, very shortly before the event.
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Mrs. KENNEDY. Yes. It was rather scattered going in. Once there was a crowd of people with a sign saying something like "President Kennedy, please get out and shake our hands, our neighbors said you wouldn't."
Mr. RANKIN. Did you?
Mrs. KENNEDY. And he stopped and got out. That was, you know, like a little suburb and there were not many crowds. But then the crowds got bigger as you went in.
Mr. RANKIN. As you got into the main street of Dallas were there very large crowds on all the streets?
Mrs. KENNEDY. Yes.
Mr. RANKIN. And you waved to them and proceeded down the street with the motorcade?
Mrs. KENNEDY. Yes. And in the motorcade, you know, I usually would be waving mostly to the left side and he was waving mostly to the right, which is one reason you are not looking at each other very much. And it was terribly hot. Just blinding all of us.
Mr. RANKIN. Now, do you remember as you turned off of the main street onto Houston Street?
Mrs. KENNEDY. I don't know the name of the street.
Mr. RANKin. That is that one block before you get to the Depository Building.
Mrs. KENNEDY. Well, I remember whenever it was, Mrs. Connally said, "We will soon be there." We could see a tunnel in front of us. Everything was really slow then. And I remember thinking it would be so cool under that tunnel.
Mr. RANKIN. And then do you remember as you turned off of Houston onto Elm right by the Depository Building?
Mrs. KENNEDY. Well, I don't know the names of the streets, but I suppose right by the Depository is what you are talking about?
Mr. RANKIN. Yes; that is the street that sort of curves as you go down under the underpass.
Mr. KENNEDY. Yes; well, that is when she said to President Kennedy, "You certainly can't say that the people of Dallas haven't given you a nice welcome.
Mr. RANKIN. What did he say?
Mrs. KENNEDY. I think he said-I don't know if I remember it or I have read it, "No, you certainly can't," or something. And you know then the car was very slow and there weren't very many people around.
And then--do you want me to tell you what happened?
Mr. RANKIN. Yes; if you would, please.
Mrs. KENNEDY. You know, there is always noise in a motorcade and there are always motorcycles, besides us, a lot of them backfiring. So I was looking to the left. I guess there was a noise, but it didn't seem like any different noise really because there is so much noise, motorcycles and things. But then suddenly Governor Connally was yelling, "Oh, no, no, no."
Mr. RANKIN. Did he turn toward you?
Mrs. KENNEDY. No; I was looking this way, to the left, and I heard these terrible noises. You know. And my husband never made any sound. So I turned to the right. And all I remember is seeing my husband, he had this sort of quizzical look on his face, and his hand was up, it must have been his left hand. And just as I turned and looked at him, I could see a piece of his skull and I remember it was flesh colored. I remember thinking he just looked as if he had a slight headache. And I just remember seeing that. No blood or anything.
And then he sort of did this [indicating], put his hand to his forehead and fell in my lap.
And then I just remember falling on him and saying, "Oh, no, no, no," I mean, "Oh, my God, they have shot my husband." And "I love you, Jack," I remember I was shouting. And just being down in the car with his head in my lap. And it just seemed an eternity.
You know, then, there were pictures later on of me climbing out the back. But I don't remember that at all.
(Warren Commission)
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Steve Irwin (this guy looked like GWB)
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“Don’t worry, they usually don’t swim backwards,” said Irwin of stingrays while filming a segment for his daughters show. The “Crocodile Hunter” famously died from a freak stingray accident. Stingrays are one of the most docile bottom feeders, with only 17 deaths total worldwide.
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Buddy Rich
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Rich, the legendary drummer, died after surgery in 1987. As he was being prepped for the surgery, a nurse asked him, “Is there anything you can’t take?”
He replied, “Yeah, country music.”
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Oscar Wilde
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The eccentric Irish-born writer allegedly made a strange final statement before he died in 1900; “The wallpaper and I are fighting a duel to the death. One or the other of us has to go.”
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Coco Chanel
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The French fashion designer and taste-maker was certainly a woman to be reckoned with. She went out in real Chanel style, announcing: “You see, this is how you die.”
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The "sport" of flipping from edges of buildings, goes wrong. It's said this person lost his footing upon landing.
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On its first public exhibition in St. Louis in 1943, this Waco glider crashed after a poorly-fastened bolt came loose and the starboard wing sheared off. The glider plummeted 2,000 feet onto Lambert field and hit the ground with what one witness described as a dull thud, killing 10 people.
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The famous Karl Wallenda right before he died in Puerto Rico at the age of 73. Some believe he intended to kill himself, and this was the way he chose to do it.
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Taken right before the woman in red went into Niagara Falls. Her friends said she was "always smiling and happy". It is believed she lost her footing.
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Two mechanics died when the turbine they were repairing burst into flames. One was 19, the other 21.
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(Netherlands) – Two young mechanics, ages 19 and 21, died when a fire broke out in a wind turbine where they were performing routine maintenance. The tragedy occurred at Deltawind’s Piet de Wit wind farm in the Netherlands, but highlights the hazards associated with fires caused by wind turbines.
According to the Netherlands Times, “because of the height, the fire department initially had trouble extinguishing the fire in the engine room.” The fire started in the afternoon, but it took until evening for a special team of firefighters to arrive and ascend with a large crane.
One victim was found on the ground beside the wind turbine; the other body was recovered by the specialized team. Two other mechanics escaped safely. A witness reported seeing two men jump through flames into a staircase.
Cause of the fire has not yet been determined, but Deltawind has suggested a short circuit could be the cause. The turbine was a 1.75 megawatt Vestas V-66. Troublingly, these turbines are being sold by secondhand dealers online to buyers who may have no knowledge about the potential fire hazard.
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NYPD officer Moira Smith helps an injured man on the morning of 9/11/2001. After the photo was taken, she was killed when the south tower collapsed.
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Anyway, take care. Because at any moment, it may be too late to do that.
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"I've got to be crazy to do this shot. I should've asked for a double."
The last words of actor Vic Morrow, moments before John Landis yelled, "Action!"
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"I've got to be crazy to do this shot. I should've asked for a double."
The last words of actor Vic Morrow, moments before John Landis yelled, "Action!"
Two small children died, too. Landis continued his career as though nothing happened.
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Two small children died, too. Landis continued his career as though nothing happened.
I still don't get how nobody was held accountable for that.
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I still don't get how nobody was held accountable for that.
IMO they were prepared in advance to face consequences for many eventualities, including something like this. (Other than, perhaps, trying to hide the presence of the children, and failing to seek proper permits due to the reality there were explosives in the scenes with the children, etc.)
If Landis had an identifiable shred of decency anywhere in his entire being, he would have walked permanently away from the business. He would understand he is unfit to do it.
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Chevy Chase on John Landis:
"He's a bit of a bully, to say the least, with the wrong people, the easy shots. He's got a crassness about him. Anybody who can pick on a set decorator or an extra in front of everybody else in a very mean way is lacking something. I would think that an experience like Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983) would put some humility into your life. But it didn't."
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Johnny Ace
(http://www.viralpiranha.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/ace.jpg)
Ace was an R&B singer who died tragically, while playing with a gun during a break in his concert set. His last words were, “I’ll show you that it won’t shoot.”
This picture is actually Bobby "Blue" Bland
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Johnny Ace
(http://www.viralpiranha.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/ace.jpg)
Ace was an R&B singer who died tragically, while playing with a gun during a break in his concert set. His last words were, “I’ll show you that it won’t shoot.”
This picture is actually Bobby "Blue" Bland
Yup. I have the BB King cd, somewhere.
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Good call, guys. I appreciate it. You know your music.
Johnny Ace:
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The story goes, he was backstage "playing" with a gun at City Auditorium when Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton took it away from him and removed the single bullet that was loaded into it. After he continued to insist that she return the gun to him, she did, but it seems he hadn't realized she'd put the bullet back in it.
A few minutes later, after putting the gun to the head of a young female groupie and pulling the trigger, he then did the same to himself and that was the finishing act.
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"I've got to be crazy to do this shot. I should've asked for a double."
The last words of actor Vic Morrow, moments before John Landis yelled, "Action!"
Two small children died, too. Landis continued his career as though nothing happened.
I still don't get how nobody was held accountable for that.
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Oscar Wilde
(http://www.viralpiranha.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/SAY22.jpg)
The eccentric Irish-born writer allegedly made a strange final statement before he died in 1900; “The wallpaper and I are fighting a duel to the death. One or the other of us has to go.”
Old time fag.......
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I still don't get how nobody was held accountable for that.
The children where gooks.......vic morrow was a small time actor..............
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The children where gooks.......vic morrow was a small time actor..............
I still remember that. I was in maybe the 10th grade.
I just looked on live-leaks...they show the scene from a few anglee.
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Bing Crosby
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Crosby was advised to never play more than a 9-hole golf game by his physician. However, in 1977 he played 18 holes, and afterward said to his pals: “That was a great game of golf, fellas.” He then collapsed just 20 yards from the course’s clubhouse and died from a massive heart attack.
When Bing died, world got back to a radio station before the news had broken. The DJ asked someone to quickly grab a Bing Crosby record and get it ready to play as he was about to make an exclusive announcement to his listeners.
He then said "ladies and gentlemen, I have to announce that Bing Crosby died a few minutes ago, lets remember him with one of his records".
This is the track the assistant had grabbed.
I can only imagine the mortification of the DJ as he realised what the opening line was....
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Two mechanics died when the turbine they were repairing burst into flames. One was 19, the other 21.
Wonder why they couldn't just climb out on that blade?
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When Bing died, world got back to a radio station before the news had broken. The DJ asked someone to quickly grab a Bing Crosby record and get it ready to play as he was about to make an exclusive announcement to his listeners.
He then said "ladies and gentlemen, I have to announce that Bing Crosby died a few minutes ago, lets remember him with one of his records".
This is the track the assistant had grabbed.
I can only imagine the mortification of the DJ as he realised what the opening line was....
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No, imo it would only be bad if the announcer was known as a guy who trivialized that sort of thing, meaning it looked like he was making a joke of it. But what a great story.
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Wonder why they couldn't just climb out on that blade?
I think the angle looks too steep as far as trying to get to safety on one. That's them standing on the front of it, btw, you see in the lower picture. One of them chose to jump and the other did not.
Seems like a base-jumping pack would be good equipment to have on that job. No matter your chance of survival by using it, it would be better than without.
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;D ;D
No, imo it would only be bad if the announcer was known as a guy who trivialized that sort of thing, meaning it looked like he was making a joke of it. But what a great story.
Its a true story, I remember it vividly being reported in a newspaper and being spoken about by Billy Connolly who thought it was hilarious.
As if the first line is not bad enough, the second is worse seeing as he had died of a heart attack.
"Heaven, I'm in Heaven, and my heart beats so that I can hardly speak" ;D
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You can see the brake burned away, too.
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Was just reading more about it. These towers have an emergency descent device in a separate housing, but only to accommodate two at a time. So the fact it was four up there, is what made the difference.
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Never heard of that Kurt / Walt Disney thing before. How odd.
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The "oh wow, oh wow" thing about Steve jobs creeped me out a bit. It makes you wonder what they're thinking n their last seconds.
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I wonder what Vince Basile will say.
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The "oh wow, oh wow" thing about Steve jobs creeped me out a bit. It makes you wonder what they're thinking n their last seconds.
more often than not they are doped up on morphine, no telling what they are seeing
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Those guys at Apple knew the significance of their project. They even 'jokingly' (but officially) determined a price of 666 dollars for the product.
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Oscar Wilde
(http://www.viralpiranha.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/SAY22.jpg)
The eccentric Irish-born writer allegedly made a strange final statement before he died in 1900; “The wallpaper and I are fighting a duel to the death. One or the other of us has to go.”
This man was a true pioneer in his time. Interesting fella!