Saturday, May 19, 2012

Spike [Milligan]’s infamous epitaph gets the last laugh in survey

(Irish Examiner, May 19 2012 - http://tinyurl.com/7y4fmgl)
"Goon Show creator and comedian Spike Milligan’s infamous epitaph, 'I told you I was ill', has been named as the best parting line.
"Milligan who died in 2002, aged 83, gets the last laugh again after he received nearly two thirds of the vote in a survey."
More at irishexaminer.com

What the article doesn't mention (unless I missed something) is that the epitaph is actually in Irish. GRMA to irishcultureandcustoms.com for pointing out the Gaeilge and the tombstone image: http://tinyurl.com/7gvfok5

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