Subject: Misspokements

Misspokements:

Amusing, unintended verbal gaffes, grammatical errors or misuse of words, phrases, pronunciation or vocabulary – often uttered by sports personalities – most notably ‘Yogi’ Berra.

He’s about the size of a lot of guys that size.

football coach
Football Misspokements Sports

 I want a school my football team can be proud of.

(1905 – 1998) botanist, author & University of Oklahoma president
Education Football Misspokements School Sports

You have hissed all my mystery lectures.

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

I don’t drink, I’m a totalitarian.

(1905 – 1974) radio comedian
Alcohol Characteristics Food/Drink Misspokements

My sister’s expecting a baby, and I don’t know if I’m going to be an uncle or an aunt.

college basketball player
Misspokements

I should move to the other side of the building, so I can see the sunset come up every morning.

Misspokements

Is that the best game you ever pitched?

Baseball Misspokements Sports

Women Liberteens

television character, All In the Family (Carroll O’Connor)
Misspokements TV/Movie Quotes

The sun doesn’t shine on the same dog’s butt every day but we sure didn’t expect a total eclipse.

American football player, coach & college athletics administrator
Misspokements Sports

It tastes like any other sport drink.

Japanese marathoner
Misspokements Sports

Around a clubhouse they'll tell you even God has to practice his putting. In fact, even Nicklaus does.

(1919 – 1998) American sportswriter
Golf Misspokements Sports

Serkin was so sick he almost died for three days.

(1899 – 1985) Hungarian-born conductor & violinist
Death Health Misspokements

The gelling period has just started to knit.

England football player
Misspokements

Niloleum

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

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

English football player & manager
Misspokements

If I had a blank piece of paper there would be five names on it.

English football player & manager
Misspokements

We are ready for any unforeseen event that may or may not occur.

(1947 – ) U.S. vice president & politician
Communication Misspokements Speech

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

professional baseball player
Baseball Misspokements Sports

Those who can, do; those who can't, do not.

(1971 – ) American actress
Misspokements TV/Movie Quotes

Sure I played, did you think I was born at the age of 70 sitting in a dugout trying to manage guys like you?

(1890 – 1975) American baseball manager
Baseball Misspokements Sports

I’ll give you a definite maybe.

(1879 – 1974) film producer
Misspokements