Subject: Misspokements (Page 29)

Sometimes they write what I say and not what I mean.

baseball player
Communication Misspokements Reading/Writing

Kevin Keegan said if he had a blank sheet of paper, five names would be on it.

English football player & analyst
Misspokements

Dave Wottle has completely misjudged this race… and here comes Wottle!

(1926 – ) English sports commentator
Colemanballs Misspokements Sports

We haven't had the rub of the dice.

English football player & manager
Misspokements Sports

Serkin was so sick he almost died for three days.

(1899 – 1985) Hungarian-born conductor & violinist
Death Health Misspokements

I was in Moldova airport and I went into the duty-free shop – and there wasn’t a duty-free shop.

British football player
Activities Misspokements Travel

That’s the fourth extra base hit for the Padres – two doubles and a triple.

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

Playing in this nice weather really makes me remember all the times I got stung by a bee.

(1936 – ) American football coach & television announcer
Misspokements Science/Weather

The hell with the toothpicks; they say them things bust your emammal anyhow.

television character, All In the Family (Carroll O’Connor)
Misspokements TV/Movie Quotes

The word is psalm – S-O-M.

television character, All In the Family (Carroll O’Connor)
Misspokements TV/Movie Quotes

The chief problem with lower income farmers is poverty.

(1908 – 1979) U.S. vice president & governor (New York)
Misspokements Money

He talks not probably enough yet, because of the experience he hasn't got.

English football player
Misspokements

And as Mansell comes into the pits, he’s quite literally sweating his eyeballs out.

Auto racing Misspokements Sports

I’ll give you a definite maybe.

(1879 – 1974) film producer
Misspokements

He (Julio Cesar Chavez) speaks English, Spanish, and he’s bilingual, too.

(1931 – ) American boxing promoter
Misspokements Sports

The final score after eight innings is Giants 3, Padres 2.

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

Pedroza – the crown on his head hanging by a thread.

British sports commentator
Boxing Misspokements Sports

Turner pulls into second with a sun-blown double.

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

One of those Canadian proverbs.

professional baseball player
Misspokements Places

Marshall's bowling with his head.

Misspokements Sports

You do the policy, I'll do the politics.

(1947 – ) U.S. vice president & politician
Government Misspokements Politics