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Thread #59434   Message #950731
Posted By: Midchuck
11-May-03 - 09:28 PM
Thread Name: BS: Famous exit lines
Subject: RE: BS: Famous exit lines
The story is that Ethan Allen, in his last illness, was being "comforted" by a clergyman who said to him, "General Allen, the angels are waiting for you."

His last words were supposed to have been "Well, God damn 'em, let 'em wait!"

Peter.