memento mori
September 2, 2003 7:15 AM Subscribe
Obitpage, dedicated to the writer's art of the obituary. Recommended among the greats in the (partial) "hall-of-fame" archive is Idi Amin's: "One of the Most Reviled Figures In Recent History."
I second that - nobody drives a stake into someone's memory like Thompson.
posted by will at 7:49 AM on September 2, 2003
posted by will at 7:49 AM on September 2, 2003
From the Id Amin obit:
In 1975, he had himself inaugurated as President-for Life, and was borne aloft by 14 indigent whites, to symbolise the "white man's burden". He revelled in the acute embarrassment he caused.
posted by delmoi at 8:36 AM on September 2, 2003
In 1975, he had himself inaugurated as President-for Life, and was borne aloft by 14 indigent whites, to symbolise the "white man's burden". He revelled in the acute embarrassment he caused.
posted by delmoi at 8:36 AM on September 2, 2003
I really like the obit for a woman named Shoe Taylor. My life seems so dull by comparison.
posted by Red58 at 12:30 PM on September 2, 2003
posted by Red58 at 12:30 PM on September 2, 2003
Related and worth repeating: Goodbye! A Journal of Contemporary Obituaries, currently on hiatus, but the archives are all there. Previously discussed here.
posted by kmel at 3:44 PM on September 2, 2003
posted by kmel at 3:44 PM on September 2, 2003
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