FEELING OLD?
(Thanks to Ron Gibb)
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March 31, 2011
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He had Keith Richard genes.
Posted by: Cheesewiz | March 31, 2011 at 09:48 AM
An eighty year old man who was shot point blank, stabbed 13 times, left for dead, and then who survived for another 18 years? That dude is action-hero worthy. I see a Hollywood opportunity here.
Posted by: Elon | March 31, 2011 at 09:48 AM
He was shot in the face, bayoneted thirteen times, and left for dead in a pool of blood. He was found alive, trying to load his musket to fight again ... Whittemore lived another 18 years until dying of natural causes at the age of 98.
Can you imagine what his wife said to him when he got home?
Posted by: wiredog | March 31, 2011 at 09:48 AM
This guy is my hero now too. Wow.
Posted by: Psycho_Joe | March 31, 2011 at 09:52 AM
I think it's time we take inspiration from our Founding Fathers and send Hugh Hefner to Iraq.
Posted by: Elon | March 31, 2011 at 09:53 AM
Well, now I know how I'll celebrate my 80th birthday. Ye sons of Cromwell will do well to avoid me wrath until then!
Posted by: padraig | March 31, 2011 at 10:08 AM
Calm down, padraig. You still have 2-3 years before that event.
Posted by: nursecindy | March 31, 2011 at 10:17 AM
Wow. Huge, huge brass ones.
Posted by: Layzeeboy | March 31, 2011 at 10:21 AM
'huge brass ones'....
and i'll bet a BIG PISTOL in his pocket til the end
Posted by: sandy | March 31, 2011 at 10:53 AM
Timex actually stole the logo "takes a lickin but keeps on tickin" from the eulogy for Whittmore.
And possibly:
"You can call me dead when you pry my brass balls from my cold, dead hands..."
Posted by: funny man | March 31, 2011 at 11:11 AM
Glad you all found this interesting! I stumbled upon a picture of the monument in a thread of 'funny pictures' somewhere, and my curiosity made me go looking for more info. Quite the inspiration!
Posted by: Ron | March 31, 2011 at 01:26 PM
If I were him I would have wanted to die! Wouldn't all those wounds hurt like hell?! Just a thought.
Posted by: Rosie | March 31, 2011 at 01:27 PM
Update: It has been learned that 98-year-old Mr Whittemore was bludgeoned to death in flagrante by a jealous husband.
Posted by: Curtis E Flush | March 31, 2011 at 01:43 PM
Rasputin's grandfather?
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Posted by: Chris | March 31, 2011 at 03:31 PM
Why do I imagine him lying in a pool of blood, yelling at the redcoats as they left "what are you running from, you pussies? Get back here and fight!"
Posted by: Wingnut | March 31, 2011 at 03:59 PM
Not only were they brass, they hung down to his knees.
Posted by: EyeGore | March 31, 2011 at 04:30 PM
The take home is: If you want it done right, don't send the British.
Posted by: Clankazoid | March 31, 2011 at 05:21 PM
I had no idea we had an Official State Hero. I must have been sick that day.
Posted by: Guin | March 31, 2011 at 06:09 PM
Wow. Humbling.
Posted by: Loudmouth | March 31, 2011 at 08:11 PM
This guy must have been a Klingon agent!
Posted by: Cudjoebill | March 31, 2011 at 09:18 PM
Something tells me that that was one guy best admired from a good, safe distance.
Reminds me of my wife's grandfather. His wife finally decided to retire from physical love and told him so.
He was disappointed but decided that since she was 98 he'd have to put up with it, even if he was older than she was.
Posted by: Steve | March 31, 2011 at 10:56 PM