Subject: Misspokements (Page 4)

Defensively, I think it’s important for us to tackle.

professional football player
Football Misspokements Sports

Hawaii doesn’t win many games in the United States.

Indiana University football coach & sports commentator
Football Misspokements Sports

He’s got his hands on his knees and holds his head in despair.

(1926 – ) English sports commentator
Colemanballs Misspokements

You have to have a catcher because if you don’t you’re likely to have a lot of passed balls.

(1890 – 1975) American baseball manager
Baseball Misspokements Sports

(Bruce) Benedict may not be hurt as much as he really is.

(1924 – 2014) American baseball player & announcer
Misspokements Sports

Can she sing?… she's practically a Florence Nightingale.

(1879 – 1974) film producer
Misspokements

He (Gil Hodges) fields better on one leg than anybody else I got on two.

(1890 – 1975) American baseball manager
Baseball Misspokements Sports

Frank, you deserve a knighthood, or maybe even Lord of the Rings.

Irish television & radio presenter
Boxing Misspokements Sports

As we work and sightsee on America’s largest island, we’ll get to view more majestic bears, so now is a good time to draw attention to the political equivalent of the species.

(1964 – ) U.S. governor (Alaska) commentator & author
Misspokements Places

No bum that can’t speak poifect English oughta stay in this country – oughta be de-exported the hell outta here!

television character, All In the Family (Carroll O’Connor)
Misspokements

Ozzie makes a leaping, diving stop, shovels to Fernando and everybody drops everything.

(1924 – 2014) American baseball player & announcer
Baseball Misspokements Sports

A low voter turnout is an indication of fewer people going to the polls.

(1947 – ) U.S. vice president & politician
Communication Elections/Voting Government Misspokements Speech

It’s too caustic, said a director, when asked his opinion of a script.

Goldwyn: To hell with the cost, if it’s a good picture, we’ll make it.

(1879 – 1974) film producer
Malaprops Misspokements

We are not going to be any three-clouds-and-a-yard-of-dust team.

football coach
Football Misspokements Sports

Sir, you have been caught fighting a liar in the quad, you will leave Oxford by the next town drain.

(1844 – 1930) English dean at Oxford whose name is given to the accidental transposition of sounds of two or more words
Misspokements

What a terrible thing to have lost one’s mind… or not to have a mind at all; how true that is.

(1947 – ) U.S. vice president & politician
Intelligence Mind Misspokements

Gentlemen, for your information, I have a question to ask you.

(1879 – 1974) film producer
Misspokements

And he’s lost both right front tires.

(1923 – ) English motorsport commentator
Activities Misspokements

And there’s the unmistakable figure of Joe Mercer… or is it Lester Piggott.

British horse racing commentator
Misspokements Sports

It was close for Zaheer, Lawson threw his hands in the air and Marsh threw his head in the air.

cricket commentator
Misspokements Sports

She went into the hospital after being bitten by a spider in a bathing suit.

(1908 – 1997) German-born teacher, academic & humorist
Language Misspokements