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.

I have been laid up with intentional flu.

(1879 – 1974) film producer
Health Misspokements

The tiger, he come up with the tigeress. The lion, he come up with the lionette. The zebra, he come up with the zeberelle.

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

Princess Anne’s horse is literally eating up the ground.

horse racing commentator
Misspokements Sports

He’s the man of the hour at this particular moment.

(1931 – ) American boxing promoter
Boxing Misspokements Sports

The privatesies of the bedroom.

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

If I look confused it is because I am thinking.

(1879 – 1974) film producer
Appearance Intelligence Misspokements Speech Thinking

…a movie about nuns, starring Ingrid Bernstein.

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

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

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

Our goal is to score 27 points. If we can get two touchdowns and three field goals, we’ve got our 27 points.

(1937 – ) American football coach
Football Misspokements Sports

These people know a lot about that voodoody-ohh-doo-doo.

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

[Extending his hand at a campaign stop] I'm Dan Quayle. Who are you?
Woman: I'm your Secret Service agent.

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

You’re breakin’ about 18 laws, maybe even a dozen.

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

You’re gonna be stuffed in one of them intestinary cases.

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

I don't know what impressive is, but Joe was impressive tonight.

wife of fighter Joe Bugner
Boxing Misspokements Sports

Coffee isn’t my cup of tea.

(1879 – 1974) film producer
Food/Drink Misspokements

Let’s stop the startwatch.

(1923 – ) English motorsport commentator
Misspokements Sports

My sport is about 90 percent strength and 40 per cent technique.

Wrist-wrestling champion
Misspokements Sports

We are really the victims of our own problems.

English football player
Misspokements

I watch a lot of baseball on the radio.

(1913 – 2006) 36th U.S. president
Misspokements

He was killed by a blushing crow.

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

My friends, no matter how rough the road may be, we can and we will, never, never surrender to what is right.

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