Subject: Misspokements (Page 17)

Our comedies are not to be laughed at.

(1879 – 1974) film producer

Davis fouls out to third in fair territory.

(1924 – 2014) American baseball player & announcer

Senna’s car is absolutely unique, apart from the one following, which is identical.

(1926 – ) English sports commentator

I'll decide when to write my own obituary.

English cricketer

I wouldn't buy your book if you gave it to me.

It would be unprintable on television.

English cricketer

I’ve never seen a game like this; every game this year has been like this.

(1924 – 2014) American baseball player & announcer

I’m not allowed to comment on lousy officiating.

professional football general manager

The stronger the wetlands, the more likely the damage of the hurricane.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

There’s someone warming up in the bullpen, but he’s obscured by his number.

(1924 – 2014) American baseball player & announcer

All I had to do is keep turning left!

auto racer

And there’s Ray Clemence looking as cool as ever out in the cold.

professional football player, coach & executive

Ah, isn’t that nice, the wife of the Cambridge president is kissing the cox of the Oxford crew.

British sports commentator

You guys pair up in groups of three, then line up in a circle.

football coach

Villeneuve is now twelve seconds ahead of Villeneuve.

(1923 – ) English motorsport commentator

When our boys come home from France, we will have the hags flungout.

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

Let us glaze our assesto the queer old Dean.

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

Verbosity leads to unclear, inarticulate things.

(1947 – ) U.S. vice president & politician

We’ve lost our last eight matches. The only team that we have beaten is Western Samoa. It’s a good job we didn’t play the whole of Samoa!

Welsh rugby player

That letter’s too old! What I mean to say – it’s subspired.

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

That’s history; I say history because it happened in the past.

(1923 – ) English motorsport commentator