Famous Last Meals - A Poll

FYI: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ortolan_Bunting

Figs

Elvis rocks this poll.

Elvis Presley - 4 Scoops of Ice Cream, 4 Cookies

people who have figured out how to live

the Titanic 12-course dinner. 12-course?!?

(i take it that's First Class. Steerage got a little bag of pretzels....)

Keith Moon's was a steak and champagne.

3 potentially vegan options. Figs.

I went for the less healthy vegan choice:

Kurt Cobain - Camel Lights and a Barq's Root Beer

always thought the Mama Cass ham sandwich thing was untrue? or at least that she actually choked on same.

François Mitterand - A Fatty Feast including the illegal Ortolan Bunting songbird

pimpin

An oft-repeated urban legend states that Elliot choked to death on a ham sandwich.[18][19] The story, which started following the discovery of her body, was based on speculation in the initial media coverage. Police had told reporters that a partially eaten sandwich found in her room might have been to blame, though an autopsy had yet to be conducted. Despite the post-mortem examination finding that Elliot had died of a heart attack and no food at all was found in her windpipe,[15] the false story that she choked on a sandwich has persisted in the decades following her death.

Fried prawns and foie gras?? Eww.

That partially eaten ham sandwich is pretty good evidence that this was indeed her last meal, though, even if it wasn't the cause of her death.

fried prawns and foie gras = yes
chicken and cornbread probly my second choice

no jesus no credibility

xxp just responding to pisces' question.

they all sound better than anything i've ever eaten

tuna sandwich is surprising accessible y'know

http://www.cielodrive.com/el-coyote-cafe-2.php

Lincoln and Lennon otm, but hands down this goes to MLK

i could go for a grilled cheese right now

el coyote is terrible; i would be really sad if that were my last meal.

write-in for the omitted

Julia Child - French onion soup

mlk ftw

Titanic Captain Edward Smith - Oysters a la Russe (part of 12 course feast)

i bet the other 11 courses were equally dope

Shit sorry Brad!

I was trying to list them chronically (which I'm admittedly bad at) and was struggling to remember when JC died.

Sorry Julia as well.

sometime around easter of 33 A.D. iirc

The First-Class Menu
As served in the first-class dining saloon of the R.M.S. Titanic on April 14, 1912

First Course
Hors D'Oeuvres
Oysters

Second Course
Consommé Olga
Cream of Barley

Third Course
Poached Salmon with Mousseline Sauce, Cucumbers

Fourth Course
Filet Mignons Lili
Saute of Chicken, Lyonnaise
Vegetable Marrow Farci

Fifth Course
Lamb, Mint Sauce
Roast Duckling, Apple Sauce
Sirloin of Beef, Chateau Potatoes
Green Pea
Creamed Carrots
Boiled Rice
Parmentier & Boiled New Potatoes

Sixth Course
Punch Romaine

Seventh Course
Roast Squab & Cress

Eighth Course
Cold Asparagus Vinaigrette

Ninth Course
Pate de Foie Gras
Celery

Tenth Course
Waldorf Pudding
Peaches in Chartreuse Jelly
Chocolate & Vanilla Eclairs
French Ice Cream

The repast was served with a different wine for each course. Following the tenth course fresh fruits and cheeses were available followed by coffee and cigars accompanied by port and, if desired, distilled spirits

I've never heard of Oysters a la Russe, that sounds amazing.

Never heard of Ortolan Bunting either, that sounds... uh...

Diana's is the closet to my pescatarian diet, but if I were about to die I'd have Gandolfini's foie gras.

Hemmingway

as Danny Baker used to say, when speaking in respect of how one should make the most of things while one still can "there were people who waved away the sweet trolley on the Titanic!".

lol @ gandolfini on this list, truly a notable death on par with jfk and cleopatra

also voting marilyn

voting fried chicken and cornbread, mlk was otm

yep

call me crazy, i voted for the sweet & sour chicken. i love oversauced american chinese food.

word

Voted JFK because marmalade.

MLK or Morrison. Though I'm sure Jesus had a decent spread.

Fuck it. I'm throwing my lot in with the Son of Man.

call me crazy, i voted for the sweet & sour chicken. i love oversauced american chinese food.

― the haxan 5 (get bent), Thursday, November 21, 2013 8:24 PM (2 hours ago)

You mean Parisian Chinese food? Can only imagine what shitty beer it was paired with...

i would assume it's parisian "american style" chinese food.

No pizza, no credibility.

So, cans of Stella and a dodgy take-away? Did Jim Morrison come from Real England?

Lincoln's dinner sounds amazing, except for that mock turtle soup which kinda ruins it because brains. So MM it is.

mlk ftw

― fit and working again, Thursday, November 21, 2013 5:15 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Did anyone start a Spotify playlist?

marilyn otm

All these dead people eat very much in character.

The centroid of the corned beef sandwich being plotted to the left of the respective centroids of the ham, grilled cheese, and tuna sandwiches, and therefore representing a simpler/less fancy sandwich than all three, does not make sense and ruins my enjoyment of the infographic.

tuna sand

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I want some mock turtle soup.

having just eaten giant gross fatty thanksgiving dinner, figs = the only thing here that sounds even halfway decent

so cleo

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good idea, i'll have both.