Subject: Misspokements (Page 8)

Why does everybody stand up and sing ‘Take Me Out to the Ballgame’ when they’re already there?

professional baseball player

And there’s the man in the green flag!

(1923 – ) English motorsport commentator

And the first five places are filled by five different cars.

(1923 – ) English motorsport commentator

The racecourse is as level as a billiard ball.

Scottish football player

Oh dear, I forgot to put my watch back to Swiss time.

English football player, manager & sports commentator

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

In the words of the old song, it’s a long time from May to December but, you know, it’s an equally long time from December to May.

professional football player, coach & executive

I wasn’t referencin’ to myself.

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

We got to practice a little bit. I want these guys to be bouncing around like a pogo stick on Viagra.

football coach

Venezuela! Great, that's the Italian city with the guys in the boats, right?

American boxing promoter

This vast display of cattleships and bruisers.

(1844 – 1930) English dean at Oxford whose name is given to the accidental transposition of sounds of two or more words

I was readin’ an article about the animal population – there’s millions of pets explodin’.

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

In ancient Rome they killed Sid Caesar.

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

There’s a good animal show on with that kindly old gent, Marlons Perkos.

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

Don't pay any attention to the critics; don't even ignore them.

(1879 – 1974) film producer

I owe a lot to my parents, especially my mother and father.

professional golfer

It is not enough to be abstinent with other people, you also have to be abstinent alone; the Bible says that lust in your heart is committing adultery…. you can’t masturbate without lust!

(1969 – ) U.S. Representative (Delaware)

In two words, impossible.

(1879 – 1974) film producer

The principles that were principled were non-principled.

(1938 – 2010) Russian politician

L.A.!? We're going to Long Island!?

(1971 – ) American actress

He's got a great future ahead; he's missed so much of it.

English football player & manager