Subject: Misspokements (Page 48)

Haven't we beat that with a dead stick?

Misspokements Mixed metaphors

You don’t have enough smarts to straighten this out. This is unstraightable.

(1934 – 2010) American baseball manager
Intelligence Misspokements Sports

I think the family was from Hungaria.

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

He's got too many oars in the fire.

Misspokements

People in Preston ward are invited to a meeting at 7.15 pm tonight in St. Mary's Church Hall… to meet councillors and beat police officers.

Mayor of New York
Misspokements

Tom.

basketball coach
Misspokements Sports

Ah, isn’t that nice, the wife of the Cambridge president is kissing the cox of the Oxford crew.

British sports commentator
Misspokements Sports

Always we in Russia have something erect that we don’t need instead of what is needed.

(1938 – 2010) Russian politician
Misspokements

(We) should be allowed to wear shorts; God almighty, (LPGA) women are allowed to wear ‘em, and we’ve got better legs than they do.

professional golfer
Golf Misspokements Sports

We are for the underdog, no matter how much of a dog he is.

(1898 – 1991) U.S. senator (Kentucky) & Major League Baseball commissioner
America Misspokements People Places

I don’t think I’m alone when I say I’d like to see more and more planets fall under the ruthless domination of our solar system.

Misspokements

Write it down in your own handwriting.

(1899 – 1985) Hungarian-born conductor & violinist
Communication Misspokements Reading/Writing

Grubb goes back, back… he’s under the warning track and makes the play.

(1924 – 2014) American baseball player & announcer
Baseball Misspokements Sports

I’m telling you that Porsche was literally right up my arse in the fast lane of the motorway.

Misspokements

You’d play me chess, about which I don’t even know how to deal.

television character, All In the Family (Carroll O’Connor)
Misspokements TV/Movie Quotes

The principles that were principled were non-principled.

(1938 – 2010) Russian politician
Misspokements

They said it would last two rounds; they were half right, it lasted four.

British sports commentator
Boxing Misspokements Sports

Opening games make me nervous; to tell the truth, I’d rather open with our second game.

(1923 – 2001) American football coach
Football Misspokements Sports

Who is sitting in that empty chair?

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

I deserve respect for the things I did not do.

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

Television has raised writing to a new low.

(1879 – 1974) film producer
Communication Entertainment Misspokements Reading/Writing Television