Subject: Misspokements (Page 8)

Honor thy parents. That’s one of the Lord’s Top 10 Commandments. That’s right around covetin’ your neighbor’s cattles and wives and there.

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)

That was Benes’ fifth strikeout on the day; he came in with 94, so now he has 104 strikeouts on the year.

(1922 – 2014) American baseball player & announcer

Reporter: To what do you attribute last night’s loss?

Dale Neal: To the fact that they scored more points than we did.

What ya do in the privates of your own room is your own privates.

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

And he’s done that in a whisker under 10 seconds, call it 9.7 in round figures.

(1923 – ) English motorsport commentator

I imagine the conditions in those cars today are totally unimaginable.

(1923 – ) English motorsport commentator

My handicap is that I don’t have a big enough beer cooler for the back of my golf cart.

professional football player

Marchin’ in all the peace riots.

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

And he’s got the icepack on his groin there, so it’s possibly not the old shoulder injury.

English rugby player & commentator

It would be unprintable on television.

English cricketer

One of these days I’m gonna dehead myself.

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

When those stalls open, the horses are literally going to explode.

British horse racing commentator

There are four different cars filling the first four places.

(1923 – ) English motorsport commentator

If I were in this business only for the business, I wouldn’t be in this business.

(1879 – 1974) film producer

I can tell you it’s a magnificent sensation when the gap opens up like that and you just burst right through.

New Zealand rugby player & commentator

Our offense is like the Pythagorean theorem: There is no answer!

American basketball player

The Yankees are only interested in one thing, and I don’t know what that is.

professional baseball player

The Houston Astros are the youngest team in the National League if you judge by age.

American baseball pitcher & announcer

Well, either side could win it, or it could be a draw.

English former football player & manager

This type of injury is very painful. Especially when it hurts.

Canadian hockey coach