Subject: Misspokements (Page 23)

When you lose your hands, you can’t play baseball.

(1924 – 2014) American baseball player & announcer

I can only see it going one way, that’s my way. How it’s actually going to go I can't really say.

English boxer

I want to hear it so quiet we can hear a mouse dropping.

(1897 – 1960) Russian-born American film director, actor & producer

If we hadn’t given them those first four touchdowns, it might have been different.

American football coach

For your information, just answer me one question!

(1879 – 1974) film producer

All your friends are gonna be green with envious.

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

Gracie : Breakfast will be ready in six minutes.
George Edwards: Six minutes?
Gracie: Yeah, I just put on two three minute eggs.

(1895 – 1964) comedian (wife & partner of George Burns)

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

When your back is against the wall, there is only one thing to do, and that is turn around and fight.

(1943 – ) British prime minister & politician

That’s what Abel was saying when he got it in the back from his own brother with a cane.

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

It took me 20 years to memorize the deformaties of the room.

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

There was three minutes to go about two minutes ago.

English football player & manager

In some ways, cramp is worse than having a broken leg… but leukemia is worse still.

English former football player & manager

I stand by all the misstatements that I’ve made.

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

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

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

I would have brung you flowers too, but I read in a magazine that they suck up all the carbon monoxygen.

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

That’s why I don’t talk. Because I talk too much.

professional baseball player

I watch a lot of baseball on the radio.

(1913 – 2006) 36th U.S. president

I want to thank each and every one of you for having extinguished yourselves this session.

Texas politician

He is a very dangerous bowler… innocuous, if you like.

cricket coach

Brendan Foster, by himself, with 20,000 people.

(1926 – ) English sports commentator