Morbid Fact Du Jour For August 29, 2010
August 29th, 2010
Today’s Questioning Yet Truly Morbid Fact!
Famous Last Words: On her deathbed in 1946, American writer Gertrude Stein asked, “What is the answer?” When no answer was given, she laughed and said, “In that case, what is the question?”
Culled from: Death: A History Of Man’s Obsessions and Fears
From the little I have read of Gertustein (Lois Lowry reference there) those last words were pretty typical of her “Look at me, look how clever and obscure I can be!” style.
Still, they were a nice Jeopardy!-styled thing to say.