Subject: Misspokements (Page 2)

Coffee isn’t my cup of tea.

(1879 – 1974) film producer
Food/Drink Misspokements

And as Mansell comes into the pits, he’s quite literally sweating his eyeballs out.

Auto racing Misspokements Sports

And he’s done that in a whisker under 10 seconds, call it 9.7 in round figures.

(1923 – ) English motorsport commentator
Auto racing Misspokements Sports

He who warned, uh, the British that they weren’t gonna be takin’ away our arms, uh, by ringing those bells, and um, makin’ sure as he’s riding his horse through town to send those warning shots and bells that we were going to be sure and we were going to be free, and we were going to be armed.

(1964 – ) U.S. governor (Alaska) commentator & author
History Misspokements

Laird has been brought in to stand in the corner of the circle.

Australian cricketer & commentator
Misspokements Sports

I think the family was from Hungaria.

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

Not a good night for Zola Budd. She died on the last lap and finished fourth.

Misspokements Sports

They compare Steve McManaman to Steve Highway and he’s nothing like him, but I can see why – it’s because he’s a bit different.

English football player & manager
Misspokements People Sports

Hemmoroods

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

And here comes Mika Hakkinen, double world champion twice over.

(1923 – ) English motorsport commentator
Auto racing Misspokements Sports

That was a tremendous six. The ball was still in the air as it went over the boundary.

English cricketer
Misspokements Sports

We have only one person to blame, and that’s each other.

professional hockey player
Activities Hockey Misspokements

I was in Moldova airport and I went into the duty-free shop – and there wasn’t a duty-free shop.

British football player
Activities Misspokements Travel

I am not going to give you a number for it because it’s not my business to do intelligent work.

(1932 – ) American businessman & U.S. Secretary of Defense
Misspokements

Without him here, it is impossible to know how fast he will play it, approximately.

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

It’s absolutely impossible, but it has possibilities.

(1879 – 1974) film producer
Misspokements

If Lincoln were alive today, he’d roll over in his grave.

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

Mrs. O’Leary’s cow is sorry, but Cleveland burned anyway.

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

The faster he goes, the quicker he’ll get to the pits; the slower he goes, the longer it will take.

(1923 – ) English motorsport commentator
Auto racing Misspokements Sports Time

I’ve lost my signifying glass [and later] Oh, well, it doesn’t magnify.

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

Illegitimacy is something we should talk about in terms of not having it.

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