Subject: Misspokements (Page 34)

It’s permanent, for now.

professional baseball player

Zane Smith is a guy who can shut you out as well as look at you.

(1924 – 2014) American baseball player & announcer

Me and George and Billy are two of a kind.

professional baseball player

He’s the man of the hour at this particular moment.

(1931 – ) American boxing promoter

I play football… I’m not trying to be a professor; the tests don’t seem to make sense to me, measuring your brain on stuff I haven’t been through in school.

Clemson football recruit

Everybody knows that I have been pumping Martin Leslie for a couple of seasons now.

New Zealand rugby player & commentator

I was just a little bit exstartled about being called out of the ordinary.

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

And the line up for the final of the Women’s 400 metres hurdles includes three Russians, two East Germans, a Pole, a Swede and a Frenchman.

(1926 – ) English sports commentator

The batsman’s is Holding, the bowler’s Willey.

cricket announcer

Mike Caldwell, the Padres’ right-handed southpaw, will pitch tonight.

(1924 – 2014) American baseball player & announcer

All the Padres need is a fly ball in the air.

(1924 – 2014) American baseball player & announcer

The fans now, with their eyes pierced on the dart board.

English sports commentator

I wasn’t referencin’ to myself.

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

The NFL, like life, is full of idiots.

football broadcaster

I’m glad for your gratification.

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

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

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

And there’s the man in the green flag!

(1923 – ) English motorsport commentator

Ordinary tradegies of war.

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

I would have brung you flowers too, but I read in a magazine that they suck up all the carbon monoxygen.

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

Write it down in your own handwriting.

(1899 – 1985) Hungarian-born conductor & violinist

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

(1926 – ) English sports commentator