Amusing lines that may not have come out right

[hifigator]

We have all heard ... and for that matter ... said statements that didn't come out right. Even if there was a logical thought in mind, for some reason the wording just didn't come out right. Thinking back, what such lines have your heard or said throughout the years?

1. Otis Boggs, longtime Gator announcer, became known for a line that supposedly came out wrong the first time, but then became part of his lore. In response to a punter back in the sixties: "he hit a booming end over end spiral."

2. On a sporting news update, one caption read that Notre Dame rallied and came back to win 3-0. I don't know if it was really "Notre Dame" but that's irrelevant.

3. And just last year, "all of his walk-off hits have come at home."

What can anyone add to this list? (Yes, I'm sure there's a joke there somewhere ...)

[The Stig]

During a cricket match, Michael Holding was bowling to Peter Willey. The commentator: "The bowler's Holding, the bastman's Willey."

During an Olympics track race, the BBC commentator: "And there goes Juantorena down the back straight, opening his legs and showing his class."

But the most famous guy for these was the beloved British F1 commentator Murray Walker. They've literally published books of his gaffes, known as "Murrayisms."

www.worldmotorsport.com/murray/

[TigerHoya]

A Lewis Grizzard Headline in the Athens (GA) Banner-Herald before a UGA-SC game:
DOGS TO PLAY COCKS WITH DICKS OUT

(Happy Dicks was a starting LB for UGA at the time)

[flyoverhoya]

Not sports related, but a Madison Capital-Times headline referring to Gov. Tommy Thompson's line item veto authority read "THOMPSON'S PEN IS A SWORD."

Whoever typeset the headline went out of their way to minimize the space between "pen" and "is."

[rosslynhoya]

A story 'bout male prostitution in exurban northern Virginia a couple years ago was headlined "Gay Brothels Divide Manassas."

[The Stig]

A teleprompter mistake a few years back told TV audiences that Alan Greenspan was in bed with an enlarged prostitute.

[hoyarooter]

A famous one from horse racing occurred years ago when a horse named Harass was a late withdrawal from a race. The track announcer said "#9 Harass has been withdrawn, scratch Harass."

[hoyaalf]

Kudos, hifi.

You sucked us in again.

I have no such lines available.

However. there is a form of military humor/rules to live by that is pithy and very funny in a similar way like the above.

E.g. If you see an Ordnance Disposal Team moving very rapidly in a given direction, follow them.