Subject: Misspokements (Page 30)

Nigel Mansell is the last person in the race apart from the five in front of him.

(1923 – ) English motorsport commentator

That’s the kind of luck poor Mr. Lincoln had the night he went to the movies, and he sat in John Wilkes’ booth.

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

Let us glaze our assesto the queer old Dean.

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

It is not enough to be abstinent with other people, you also have to be abstinent alone; the Bible says that lust in your heart is committing adultery…. you can’t masturbate without lust!

(1969 – ) U.S. Representative (Delaware)

The Rangers dropped out of the lead June 16 with a loss that will be forever remembered as the forgettable debut of lefthander Matt Perisho.

sports reporter

He’s a guy who gets up at six o’clock in the morning regardless of what time it is.

(1922 – ) boxing trainer & manager

He's a leading leader on this football team.

American football coach

No dice, Chicago. I’m giving the orders and we’re coming in. I guess the foot’s on the other hand now, isn’t it, Kramer?

(1947 – ) American actor

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

Was it you or your brother that was killed in the war?

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

It would be unprintable on television.

English cricketer

Fear was absolutely necessary; without it, I would have been scared to death.

American boxing champion

I am not denying anything I did not say.

(1939 – ) Canadian prime minister

The only way that Miami will beat Florida St. is if they outscore them.

(1931 – 2012) American college football historian & television commentator

Once the Earth goes, the planet is going to be next!

(1971 – ) American actress

The batsman’s is Holding, the bowler’s Willey.

cricket announcer

Clint Eastwood is arriving… and here is Raquel Welch’s car… and here’s Alfred Hitchcar’s cock.

Most of my clichés aren’t original.

football coach

The two of us all alone and, well, we was imminent together.

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

There's a deep fly ball… Winfield goes back, back… his head hits the wall… it's rolling towards second base.

(1924 – 2014) American baseball player & announcer

Barack and Michelle Obama] have power in their words; they could refudiate [sic] what it is that this group is saying.

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