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Dying Wishes: Steak, Ice Cream and KFC Survey reveals top choices for last meal

Updated 3:09 PM EDT, Thu, Nov 20, 2008

What would you choose for your last meal? From fried chicken to pizza to shark fin, the Museum of Crime & Punishment's survey revealed a variety of foods for people's last meal requests.
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What would you choose for your last meal? From fried chicken to pizza to shark fin, the Museum of Crime & Punishment's survey revealed a variety of foods for people's last meal requests.

 

Deciding what you want to eat for dinner tonight may be a tough decision, but here's a little food for thought: What if you could have absolutely anything you desired -- and what if you knew it would be the last meal you ever ate?

The National Museum of Crime and Punishment posed that question to more than 500 visitors. There were absolutely no conditions on what people could choose to eat, or limits on how much they could have. Here are the top 10 meal requests:

  1. John Wayne Gacy's last meal: 12 deep-fried shrimp, a bucket of Original Recipe chicken from KFC, french fries, and a pound of strawberries
  2. Ice cream
  3. Steak
  4. Pizza
  5. Lobster
  6. Hamburger
  7. Spaghetti
  8. Sushi
  9. Crab
  10. Potatoes

Some of the more unique choices included kielbasa, pop tarts, craw fish étouffée, Stouffer's macaroni and cheese, and shark fin, according to museum officials.

The top beverage choice was Coca-Cola. Alcoholic drinks -- including "beer, beer, and more beer," as expressed by one survey respondent from Holland -- rounded out the top three, museum officials said.

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  • AI Wednesday, Dec 3 at 9:53 PM FLAG COMMENT I wonder why so many people on death row request KFC for the last meal.
  • Errol Flynn Friday, Nov 21 at 6:48 PM FLAG COMMENT My last meal would be: Cup of New England Clam Chowder Fried Clams (Whole - No Strips!) Lobster Clam Cakes French Fries Slice of greasy pepperroni and mushroom pizza Cheesecake with Strawberries and whipped cream A fifth of Jack Daniels
  • Just a thought Friday, Nov 21 at 12:50 PM FLAG COMMENT This article doesn't say anything about a last meal on Death Row, even if it is from the Museum of Crime and Punishment. What if you had to choose your last meal and you've done nothing wrong. I saw a show last night about a serial killer who was going after kids. While one of the kids was missing, his mom released a statement saying that their child would be eating his favorite meal of KFC. When they found the child's body, h ... MORE >
  • ray Friday, Nov 21 at 10:41 AM FLAG COMMENT if they are being executed for killing someone .. i say give them dead worms....
  • Pachacutec Friday, Nov 21 at 7:46 AM FLAG COMMENT "mike," I agree with you 100 percent. What is this "last meal" business, anyhow? If someones' being executed, they've committed an especially heinous crime and don't deserve any special treatment at all. As you say, their victims didn't get any choices.

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