Seems Lissa (and Ian-Jane) are right after a quick google. Well that's learned me something....
Kismet Hardy were his famous last words but they werent the absolute last thing he said. The admiral was hot, thirsty and losing blood, he was desperate and uttered the words * Drink, drink, fan, fan, rub,rub* before he passed on. Kismet hardy is often associated with hislast moments because it sounds glamourous or heroic, its sad to think that one of the great heroes of our country passed into madness (why he said those words) albeit for only a brief minute or so before he died.
He said *thank god i ahve done my duty just befoe his last words*
Staying with maritime ways here, Next question.
What killed most sailors in 18th century sea battles?
Blue Whales spitting melon seeds at them
Was it dodos fired from cannons, 'cos that would solve that other vexing question too.
That sounds like a good corporate war game idea, sod paintballing....one side fires dodos outta a cannon and the other fires melons out of blue whales....id play that
only just started reading this thread but i rekon dave should get a prize for the best answers.
:giggle:
now b4 i read anymore i'm gonna go get a towel to sit on incase i wet myself laffing at the answers.
BTW go google nelsons last words hmmmmm.
Will, if stephen fry says something you should believe him.
Come on people, answer the question x
your wrong about the seamen death question....maybe i should give you a clue., the majority of me on ship that was cannon balled that were killed wouldve been killed by this
Fire?
Will
PS I am a huge fan of Stephen Fry, but I am sure that he is not infallible. I refer you back to your own comment that no-one is ever going to know for sure - and that includes Mr Fry.