Subject: Misspokements (Page 45)

U.S. history – that’s part of your whole American heresy.

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

Tito Fuentes is safe at second with a triple.

(1924 – 2014) American baseball player & announcer

Thank you for your cooperation and vice versa.

(1899 – 1985) Hungarian-born conductor & violinist

Twelve for 23… it doesn't take a genius to see that's under 50 percent.

American sportscaster

Illegitimacy is something we should talk about in terms of not having it.

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

I don't want to be either partial or impartial.

Scottish football player

Sometimes cameras and television are good to people and sometimes they aren’t; I don’t know if it’s the way you say it, or how you look.

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

There are two great rules of life: 1. Never tell everything at once.

(1931 – ) American golfer & broadcaster

Once the Earth goes, the planet is going to be next!

(1971 – ) American actress

Hats off to drug abusers everywhere.

(1924 – 2014) American baseball player & announcer

I’ve gone where the hand of man has never set foot.

(1879 – 1974) film producer

One accusation you can't throw at me is that I've always done my best.

English football player, coach & manager

The longer the game went on, you got the feeling that neither side really wanted to lose.

English football player & announcer

There’s an old saying: “Ya don’t keep runnin’ after you catch the bus.”

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

The first pitch to Tucker Ashford is grounded into left field… no, wait a minute… it’s ball one… low and outside.

(1924 – 2014) American baseball player & announcer

Entertainment is a thing of the past, today we’ve got television.

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

It was gone before it got outta here; it was going that fast.

(1924 – 2014) American baseball player & announcer

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 believe that people would be alive today if there were a death penalty.

(1921 – ) former First Lady of the United States & actress

Our comedies are not to be laughed at.

(1879 – 1974) film producer

In some ways, cramp is worse than having a broken leg… but leukemia is worse still.

English former football player & manager