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An inmate on death row was scheduled to be put to death by firing squad
the follow morning. Throughout the day, the prison guards were being
very nice to him. But when they asked him if he wanted something specific
for his last meal, he didn't want anything special. When they asked
if there was something special he wanted to do, he said nothing. It
went on like this all day.
Finally, when he was put before the firing squad, the guard asked if
he wanted a cigarette and a blindfold.
"No," the inmate said, "just get it over with!"
"Well, is there anything that I can do for you before you go?" said
the guard. "You didn't even want a special last meal!"
The inmate thought. "Actually," he said, "Music is my life. One thing
I would really like would be to sing my favorite song, one whole time
through, "with no interruptions."
The guard nodded and told him to go ahead. And inmate started singing...
"One BILLION bottles of beer on the wall..."
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