Ever wonder what death-row prisoners request for their last meal?...

http://www.tdcj.state.tx.us/stat/finalmeals.htm

-- CD (costavike@hotmail.com), February 03, 2001

Answers

Thanks CD,that was interesting.

They must make one helluva cheeseburger and t-bone at that Tevas prison,based on the number of requests for'em.

I do find it odd that they won't let a dead man walking have a friggin' smoke or a beer for that matter.

-- capnfun (capnfun1@excite.com), February 04, 2001.

Not even a beer? Sheesh!

I think they should give you 24 hours to drink yourself to death! A gallon of 151 should do the trick. If you're not dead after that, you won't matter much when they throw the switch...

O:)=

-- Sysman (y2kboard@yahoo.com), February 04, 2001.

I agree with capn fun. Hell, let them have a glass of booze if they want it.

-- Peter Errington (petere@ricochet.net), February 04, 2001.

Maybe they don't want all those fumes when they hit the juice....

-- Will (righthere@home.now), February 05, 2001.

I suppose I'll catch hell and be called a racist again after posting this observation but what the hell, inquiring minds sometimes want to know. If you look at the inmate information that is included you will see some statistics that you never see in the liberal press when a crime is committed. Of all the white inmates that were listed, they perpetrated capitol crimes against non-whites 3% of the time and blacks committed capitol crimes 91% of the time against non-blacks. And if these Texas state statistics are the norm for other states, it looks to me like racially motivated crime is running rampant across our country. I agree with Jesse Jackson and other black leaders that this problem exists and there should be something done about it, but they and the liberal press keep telling the public that they are the victims most of the time. Not true!

-- Boswell (fundown@thefarm.net), February 05, 2001.

Makes me pretty hungry. It's weird, you read what they want to eat as their last meal and it seems funny, and you can identify with them - they're asking for stuff you'd love to eat right now if physical fitness had no meaning in your life. Then you read the "offender information", and they seem less "human".

My last meal: Eggs Benedict with plenty of Hollandaise, and seven White Castle cheesburgers. Jim Beam with water to wash it down.

-- (and_amazed@you.people), February 05, 2001.

That was me, hit the damn enter key 'lil too soon. So execute me.

-- Bemused (and_amazed@you.people), February 05, 2001.

wow, pretty morbid, actually.

I wonder why come the one guy desired a 'diet plate'?

Also i like the 2 boxes of frosted flakes w/milk,,,yum.

But, Wonder how come alot didnt want nothin?

I do not believe I saw any request for lobster tail, dont know y?

-- sumer (shh@aol.con), February 05, 2001.

I didn't read the article, but I'll take a stab at your question, sumer. I rarely eat prior to attending church services. I've found having my digestive system in "sleep mode" allows me to focus better on spiritual practice.

That in mind, I've thought a bit about what I might wish to eat prior to a scheduled death and I would choose, I do believe, to meet the Grim Reaper without a stomach full of food. I don't know how the transition, if one takes place, proceeds. I can't imagine the body would require the nutrition received from a last meal during the death process.

-- Rich (howe9@shentel.net), February 05, 2001.

Rich, Oh, for Christ's sake. (sorry.)

So you're much more holy than all the other christians throughout history who have asked for last meals?

Good to know you. Can you ask Jesus to get me final four tickets?

-- Bemused (and_amazed@you.people), February 05, 2001.

Bemused, you'd think Rich had thumbed his nose at you or something. All he did was state his personal preference, a subject about which he is the undoubted world's expert and highly qualified to speak to.

AFAICS, he didn't indulge in holy posturing. That was your coloration of his words.

As for me, the thought of my execution within hours probably wouldn't give me the world's heartiest appetitite, either. A nuclear gut-bomb like six cheeseburgers and a half gallon of milk would be the last thing I'd want sitting on my stomach at that time. If that makes me extra holy, then the Celtic's great center Bill Russell was an absolute saint. He threw up before every game during his entire career.

-- Miserable SOB (misery@misery.com), February 05, 2001.

. Of all the white inmates that were listed, they perpetrated capitol crimes against non-whites 3% of the time and blacks committed capitol crimes 91% of the time against non-blacks.

Interesting stats you dug up, Bemused. It would be interesting to know how that plays out nationally.

sumer- I also noticed there were no requests for lobster. If right now I were to put in my last meal request, it would definitely choose lobster. The 2 boxes of Frosted Flakes and the diet plate seemed rather odd to me but the strangest request had to be the "jar of pickles".

-- CD (costavike@hotmail.com), February 05, 2001.

After looking at the choices for last meal (I'm seeing 5 cheeseburgers all the way with a side of burritos and jalepeno peppers!!) makes me wonder if they 'cork' the poor SOB before they fry him.

I'm thinking total loss of control of the ol' bowel system might be a tad messy to say the least!!

They do cork'em, don't they??

Deano

-- Deano (deano@luvthebeach.com), February 05, 2001.

Bemused, I haven't accepted JC as my savior. I think the majority of Christians would disagree with you as to my status. Perhaps you ought not wait for my intervention with Christ on your behalf.

As M-SOB (thank you) pointed out, I spoke for no one but myself, and even that was speculation. For me to state without reservation what I would do faced with scheduled death would be folly.

-- Rich (howe9@shentel.net), February 05, 2001.

"cork 'em". LOL Interesting question, Deano. I would imagine it depends on what was ingested for the last meal. Take for instance execution #177. His last meal included 15 slices of cheese which probably negated the need for corkin'. On the other hand, #158 ordered twenty-four soft shell tacos, six enchiladas, six tostados, two whole onions, five jalapenos, two cheeseburgers, one chocolate shake, and one quart of milk. Clearly a candidate for a corkin' which would also include that wire "trap" device like you see wrapped around champagne bottle tops.

-- CD (costavike@hotmail.com), February 05, 2001.

"Clearly a candidate for a corkin' which would also include that wire "trap" device like you see wrapped around champagne bottle tops."

NOW THAT'S FUNNY!!!!!

Hey, I had to ask........

And what about the dude that ordered a dozen soft-boiled EGGS??!!

P.U.......

Deano

-- Deano (deano@luvthebeach.com), February 05, 2001.

You both need to stop, LMAO so hard I got tears streaming down my face.

Cork um? LMAO.......

No one asked for corned beef or baked beans either.

things that make ya go hmmmm.

-- sumer (shh@aol.con), February 05, 2001.

Oh and another thing, Rich didnt come off at all like he was accused.

Rich, I 'understood' and thought that was it. A sort of spiritual fasting. Great faith increaser.

-- sumer (shh@aol.con), February 05, 2001.

Hey, Deano! Put a cork in it! ;->

-- Little Nipper (canis@minor.net), February 05, 2001.

. Of all the white inmates that were listed, they perpetrated capitol crimes against non-whites 3% of the time and blacks committed capitol crimes 91% of the time against non-blacks.

Interesting stats you dug up, Bemused. It would be interesting to know how that plays out nationally.

Ummm... I didn't post that "tidbit", boswell did.

-- Bemused (and_amazed@you.people), February 07, 2001.

And I'm surprised that the statistics didn't interest a few others, but maybe it doesn't matter anyway. All I was trying to point out was the fact that many cases appear to be one race perpetrating violent crimes against another race just as Jesse Jackson and other black leaders point out, but the end results are quite different than they lead you to believe.

-- Boswell (fundown@thefarm.net), February 07, 2001.