Subject: Misspokements (Page 37)

A lot of horses get distracted; it’s just human nature.

Horse trainer

One of my concerns is that the health care not be as good as it can possibly be.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

The reforms we seek would bring greater competition, choice, savings and inefficiencies to our health care system.

(1961 – ) 44th U.S. president

I’m going down so often these days you’d think I was making a blue movie.

English boxer

The hookeries and massageries – the whole world is turning into a regular Sodom and Glaucamorra.

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

We’re going to turn this team around 360 degrees.

professional basketball player

He's got too many oars in the fire.

I don’t mean to make you nervous, but unfortunately I have to.

(1899 – 1985) Hungarian-born conductor & violinist

(They) should know each other like a book; they’ve been ex-teammates for years now.

(1924 – 2014) American baseball player & announcer

Me and George and Billy are two of a kind.

professional baseball player

Go ahead, spew it off your chest.

I am B-U-Z-Y, busy!

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

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

I think the family was from Hungaria.

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

When I played football, we were small, but we were slow. Our record was five and five; we lost five games at home and five on the road.

Texas businessman

The United States has so much to offer the third world war.

(1911 – 2004) 40th U.S. president & actor

Television has raised writing to a new low.

(1879 – 1974) film producer

When your back is against the wall, there is only one thing to do, and that is turn around and fight.

(1943 – ) British prime minister & politician

When I hit Jimmy with that left it felt like when you hit a baseball and it goes right into deep field.

American boxing champion

The referee is the most important man in the ring besides the two fighters.

(1949 – ) American boxing champion

They just wanna get rid of us old guys over 50 that’s all, and put us out to pasture. Well I ain’t ready to be pasteurized!

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