Subject: Misspokements (Page 5)

Sometimes cameras and television are good to people and sometimes they aren’t; I don’t know if it’s the way you say it, or how you look.

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

Senna’s car is absolutely unique, apart from the one following, which is identical.

(1926 – ) English sports commentator
Auto racing Colemanballs Misspokements Sports

All your friends are gonna be green with envious.

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

He’s missing the absence of Dennis [Bergkamp].

English professional football player & commentator
Colemanballs Misspokements

They’ve taken the foot off Johnny Grubb… uh, they’ve taken the shoe off Johnny Grubb.

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

He can be lethal death.

(1924 – 2014) American baseball player & announcer
Death Misspokements

E before O except before E-I-E-I-O.

(1971 – ) American actress
Misspokements TV/Movie Quotes

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
Misspokements

A lot of the seats were half empty.

Misspokements

I’m the football coach around here and don’t you remember it.

football coach
Misspokements Sports

That was the straw that twisted the camel's neck.

Misspokements Mixed metaphors

The Minutemen are not tall in terms of height.

Basketball analyst & sportscaster
Basketball Misspokements Sports

She literally wiped the court with her opponent.

Misspokements Sports

On the first day, Logie decided to chance his arm and it came off.

British sports commentator
Misspokements Sports

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

(1879 – 1974) film producer
Misspokements

Well, um, you know, something’s neither good nor bad but thinking makes it so, I suppose, as Shakespeare said.

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

If I could drop dead right now, I’d be the happiest man alive.

(1879 – 1974) film producer
Death Happiness Misspokements Speech

I’ve gone where the hand of man has never set foot.

(1879 – 1974) film producer
Misspokements

I never say what I mean, but I always manage to say something similar.

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

There’s an old saying: “Ya don’t keep runnin’ after you catch the bus.”

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

I don’t know if he throws a spitball but he sure spits on the ball.

(1890 – 1975) American baseball manager
Baseball Misspokements Sports