When Robert Ford was shot by Jesse Owens (Whom they say hated guns and would have run a hundred yards from one) Ford's dying words were supposed to have been, "You can have any car as long as it's mine, although history will say they are junk" Was it the same as Admiral Half-Nelson telling Oliver Hardy that it was Kermit who shot him?
2006-09-07 05:44:05 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Chinese whispers mate!!
2006-09-07 05:51:22 · answer #1 · answered by Colin T 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are loads of instances where opinions vary (well keep your opinions and just give us the facts - if only it was that easy) on many historical facts and quotes. As a general rule you should treat anything involving people as highly suspicious until it is proven wrong (but hold on to it because there's a good chance we may get back to it when the correct answer is proven wrong and the proof about the former one is called into question).
Latest version is: "kiss me Hardy, not you the other one".
2006-09-07 13:06:18 · answer #2 · answered by Silkie1 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have you noticed that whenever some great general or soldier dies in battle they always seem to have some big, long meaningful diatribe as their final words? Given the circumstances of war surely there must have been just one of histories great heroes who's last words were "OOOOH, SH!T!"
2006-09-07 13:00:03 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Quotations from non-recorded conversations are always suspect. Ten people can listen to the same short conversation and probably get ten different quotes out of it.
2006-09-07 14:02:53 · answer #4 · answered by Susan G 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Why?" It's a question that Aristotle asked Plato, Plato asked Socrates, Socrates asked Homer and Homer asked Jethro. None of them knew the answer.
The only one who knew the answer was Dayton Allen, he said, "Why not?"
2006-09-07 13:04:38 · answer #5 · answered by SPLATT 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Et tue Brutue, did Caesar really have time to utter these words when he was stabbed to death, makes for a great story doesn't it?
2006-09-07 16:06:40 · answer #6 · answered by Sue Chef 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unfortunately, modern revisionists have changed many notable quotes to suit their liberal agenda.
2006-09-07 13:14:02 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
ford actually said "you can have any car but the finance is ridiculous"
and nelson actually said "kiss my hardon"
OK !
2006-09-07 12:53:11 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋