Subject: Misspokements (Page 28)

(He) started out here with the Astros and before that he was with the Orioles.

(1924 – 2014) American baseball player & announcer

If England lose now, they will be leaving the field with their heads between their legs!

English cricketer

The Queen's Park Oval -– as its name suggests, absolutely round!

cricket commentator

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)

I’ll always be Number 1 to myself.

professional basketball player

His face is sagging with tension.

English sports commentator

I was recently on a tour of Latin America, and the only regret I have was that I didn’t study Latin harder in school so I could converse with those people.

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

Enos Cabell started here with the Astros… and before that he was with the Orioles.

(1924 – 2014) American baseball player & announcer

Tell them to stand closer apart.

(1879 – 1974) film producer

We do know of certain knowledge that he [Osama Bin Laden] is either in Afghanistan, or in some other country, or dead.

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

Craig Bellamy has literally been on fire.

Scottish football player & manager

Those trees seem to grow every year…

British professional golfer & commentator

It is a full house at the Eden Gardens. Today, Calcutta is celebrating the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi!

cricket commentator

The stronger the wetlands, the more likely the damage of the hurricane.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

When I hit Jimmy with that left it felt like when you hit a baseball and it goes right into deep field.

American boxing champion

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)

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

Women Liberteens

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

Eric Show will be oh-for-ten if that pop fly comes down.

(1924 – 2014) American baseball player & announcer

I’m undisputed. There's no disputing that.

British and Canadian boxing champion

Next up is Fernando Gonzales, who is not playing tonight.

(1924 – 2014) American baseball player & announcer