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Famous Last Words
G
ive me liberty or give me
death!" (Patrick Henry)
"I regret that I have
but one life to give for my coun-
try." (Nathan Hale)
"Ooops!" (anonymous, but all
too well known).
We have all shared certain
experiences during which any
number of famous utterances
may occur, not because they were
said by someone famous, but
because they are so revealing as
last words.
Being in the presence of ani-
mals may elicit some remarks
that might just be precluding a
disaster. Consider:
•Aww, what a cute little fish ...
•Nice doggie.
• Here kitty, kitty, kitty
There are many situations that
we may find ourselves in and we
are sure we are masters in control:
At least we do not care to admit
otherwise. So we may voice one of
the following gems of doom:
• Maybe this wasn't such a good
idea.
• Dad, why is this
apple on my head?
(William Tell Jr.?)
• Did you hear thun-
der? Oh, well, hurry up
and putt.
• No, the current is
not strong.
• I've done this
before.
• I've never felt bet-
ter.
•The boss won't
mind.
• The ice is safe.
•This won't hurt.
• It'll shrink in the wash.
• It's always sunny there this
time of year.
Whenever we are in new areas,
we are loath to appear unknow-
ing and, as a result, we end up
lost. That could lead to one of
Cycling For A Cause
Two good friends from Farmington
Hills are busy training for the
ultimate bicycle ride this summer.
Hillel Day School of Metropolitan
Detroit graduates David Grant, 23,
and Scott Shapiro, 27, plan to pedal
3,600 miles from Manteo, N.C., to
From right, Scott Shapiro,
San Diego. The incentive isn't only David Grant, and Scott's
brother Brian, 25
a love of cycling.
They'll raise money as part of
Bike & Build, which organizes cross-country bicycle trips to benefit
affordable housing groups. B&B's young-adult participants have pedaled
2.2-million miles and have donated $1.14 million over the past five
years. Each of this year's 27 participants must raise $4,000 (go to www.
bikeandbuild.org for participant links).
Shapiro, a University of Michigan alumnus, works in corporate
finance for Columbus-based Limited Brands. Grant will graduate from
U-M in April with two engineering degrees. The two have a summer
landscaping business as well.
They will ride to support low-income housing to benefit the Orange
County Habitat for Humanity chapter in Orange County, N.C. The North
Carolina location better fit their schedules.
"We will be ceremoniously dipping our rear wheels into the Atlantic
on May 20 and will end two months later by dipping our front tires into
the Pacific — on July 23," Grant said.
these famous lines:
• Let's not get excited.
• Let me handle this.
• Don't panic.
• I'll just slip into the
commuter lane for a
second.
• I never get lost.
I do not know about
you, but I am not a
mechanically minded
person. I can, therefore,
easily associate with
these lines:
•Anyone here have a
match?
• Cut the red one!
• Oh, I wouldn't
worry about that noise.
It's probably nothing.
Or It's supposed to make that
noise.
•We don't need to follow the
instruction manualit looks obvi-
ous.
• I'll get the toast out.
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April 10 • 2008
When it comes to trying new
foods or drink, it's better to be
more than suspicious. Otherwise:
• These are the safe kind of
mushrooms.
•This doesn't taste right.
• It's probably just a rash.
If you have seen enough stock
film footage, then you are sure to
recognize some of these lines and
know what plot developments
will follow:
•Well, we've made it this far.
•What's that beeping noise?
•Why are you guys smiling like
that?
•Yes, I'm sure the rope is good.
•You won't get me alive.
Now, if you are interested in
having the last word, that is a
whole different game, not one
that I can be much help with;
sorry. But whatever happens, keep
in mind that, "Everybody will be
just fine' ❑
Do You Know This Cutie?
He's probably in his 60s, 70s or
80s now, because this 8x10" pho-
tograph is in a 10x14" cardboard
frame that reads "Portrait by
Warren J. Coville, Detroit" with a
notation in silver script under the
photo: "by Holland:'
The photo was found among
thousands of books that were
donated to Bookstock, the used
book and media sale going on
through Sunday at Laurel Park
Place shopping center in Livonia to
benefit literacy programs in Metro Detroit.
Bookstock co-chair Roz Blanck says the photograph is among numer-
ous personal keepsakes that are found in the donations each year.
Among the items volunteers have found in the past were a pre-World
War II letter from Europe, an album of bar mitzvah photos that Blanck
was able to return to the owner, a wedding photo of a woman who had
just recently died and a stamp collection.
If someone wants to claim the baby picture, call Alan Hitsky at the
Jewish News, (248) 351-5148. For information about the Bookstock sale,
go to www.bookstock.info.
- Robert A. Sklar, editor
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