Subject: Misspokements (Page 19)

In ancient Rome they killed Sid Caesar.

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

I haven't committed a crime; what I did was fail to comply with the law.

(1927 – ) American mayor (New York City)

Craig Bellamy has literally been on fire.

Scottish football player & manager

Can I sew you to another sheet?

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

Ordinary tradegies of war.

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

I didn’t say that I didn’t say it, I said that I didn’t say that I said it; I want to make that very clear.

(1907 – 1995) U.S. governor (Michigan)

And Michael Schumacher is actually in a very good position… he’s in last place.

(1923 – ) English motorsport commentator

I paid too much for it, but it’s worth it.

(1879 – 1974) film producer

Ozzie Smith just made a play that I have never seen before; and he’s done it more times than anyone else.

(1924 – 2014) American baseball player & announcer

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

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

Nobody in football should be called a genius; a genius is a guy like Norman Einstein.

American football player & commentator

The atheist religion don’t believe in the Bible.

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

They just wanna get rid of us old guys over 50 that’s all, and put us out to pasture. Well I ain’t ready to be pasteurized!

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

Let’s have some new cliches.

(1879 – 1974) film producer

[My] career was sputtering until [I] did a 360 and got headed in the right direction.

professional basketball player

I’m the football coach around here and don’t you remember it.

football coach

Pete Rose has three thousand hits and three thousand fourteen overall.

(1924 – 2014) American baseball player & announcer

Before I start speaking, I'd like to say something.

Suppose you get an attack of gastriasis in the middle of the night.

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

It just as easily could have gone the other way.

professional baseball player & manager

For those of you watching who do not have television sets, live commentary is on Radio 2.

(1926 – ) English sports commentator