Subject: Misspokements (Page 30)

Bizet was a very young man when he composed this symphony, so play it softly.

(1899 – 1985) Hungarian-born conductor & violinist

Being a decathlete is like having ten girlfriends. You have to love them all, and you can't afford losing one.

British Olympic decathlon champion

Now it comes to a simple equation – who can stand the heat.

British sports commentator

There were no scores below single figures.

Australian cricketer & commentator

I'm concentrating so much I don't know what I'm doing half the time.

British boxer

Princess Anne’s horse is literally eating up the ground.

horse racing commentator

This vast display of cattleships and bruisers.

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

Republicans have been accused of abandoning the poor; it’s the other way around… they never vote for us.

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

One of those Canadian proverbs.

professional baseball player

My sport is about 90 percent strength and 40 per cent technique.

Wrist-wrestling champion

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

That’s the trouble with directors; always biting the hand that lays the golden egg.

(1879 – 1974) film producer

I want all the kids to do what I do, to look up to me; I want all the kids to copulate me.

professional baseball player

These hemorrhoids are a real pain in the neck.

Those who can, do; those who can't, do not.

(1971 – ) American actress

The team has come along slow but fast.

(1890 – 1975) American baseball manager

Hi ho Silverwear… Away!

(1971 – ) American actress

Today Chicago, tomorrow's Saturday.

(1971 – ) American actress

Remember, attraction is a three-way street. Or is it a one-way tunnel?

(1971 – ) American actress

It isn’t pollution that’s harming the environment; it’s the impurities in our air and water that are doing it.

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

Homo Sapiens… is he an Arab?

(1923 – 2013) American actress