Subject: Misspokements (Page 14)

And there’s the unmistakable figure of Joe Mercer… or is it Lester Piggott.

British horse racing commentator
Misspokements Sports

Mardon me padam, this pie is occupewed.

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

Jimmy Hill: Don’t sit on the fence Terry, what chance do you think Germany has got of getting through?

Venables: I think it’s fifty-fifty.

English football player & manager
Misspokements Sports

They weren’t even breathing at times, thanks to their fitness and strength.

English football player
Misspokements

It’s absolutely impossible, but it has possibilities.

(1879 – 1974) film producer
Misspokements

You have turned into a pyronymphiac.

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

The symbol of peace… the pigeon!

Irish sports broadcaster
Misspokements Sports

We’re going to have the best-educated American people in the world.

(1947 – ) U.S. vice president & politician
America Education Intelligence Misspokements Places World

And now Jacques Laffitte is as close to Surer as Surer is to Laffitte.

(1923 – ) English motorsport commentator
Auto racing Misspokements Sports

Well, it looks like the all-star balloting is about over, especially in the National and American Leagues.

(1924 – 2014) American baseball player & announcer
Baseball Misspokements Sports

That's the thing that broke the straw.

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

Pain is only temporary, no matter how long it lasts.

American football player
Football Misspokements Sports

The way he’s swinging the bat, he won’t get a hit until the 20th century.

(1924 – 2014) American baseball player & announcer
Baseball Misspokements Sports

Tom.

basketball coach
Misspokements Sports

When my dad was explaining the facts of life to me, he drew me a big diaphragm.

(1927 – ) American comedian
Misspokements Sex

With us tonight is William Warfield, who is with us tonight; he is a wonderful man, and so is his wife.

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

Ordinary tradegies of war.

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

There's a deep fly ball… Winfield goes back, back… his head hits the wall… it's rolling towards second base.

(1924 – 2014) American baseball player & announcer
Baseball Misspokements Sports

This is the best biography by me I have ever read.

(1903 – 1992) American bandleader & TV host
Books Communication Misspokements Reading/Writing

Modern dancing is old fashioned.

(1879 – 1974) film producer
Dance Misspokements

Here’s a guy who can use his arms and legs at the same time.

(1936 – ) American football coach & television announcer
Football Misspokements Sports