Some Stupid Things that have been Said
“I want to make sure everybody who has a job wants a job”. George Bush, during his 1st campaign The following is a very dumb book title: “Correctly English in 100 Days” Title from an East Asian book for beginning English speakers “Every person now living in the U.S. has one chance out of fourteen of dying of tuberculosis and one chance in fifty of affected with this disease”. Dr. Linsly R. Williams “Sit down and go out”. The mayor of Birmingham, Alabama “To h*ll with the public! I’m here to represent the people!” New Jersey state senator “Nobody goes there anymore. It’s too crowded.” Yogi Berra saying why he didn’t want to go to a certain restaurant
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Warnings on a hair dryer “I had a great idea this morning, but I didn’t like it.” Movie mogul Samuel Goldwyn “1. Resolved, by this council, that we build a new jail. 2. Resolved that the new jail be built out of the materials of the old jail. 3. Resolved, that the old jail be used until the new jail is finished.” Resolution of Board of Councilmen
“I’ve never had major knee surgery on any other part of my body.” Winston Bennett (University of Kentucky basketball forward) “I was not lying. I said things that later on seemed to be untrue.” Richard Nixon On how to do love scenes: “Could you get a little closer apart?” Michael Curtiz, Hollywood director “You are partly 100% right.” Movie mogul Samuel Goldwyn “Smoking kills. If you’re killed, you’ve lost a very important part of your life.” Brooke Shields All quotes are from 776 Stupid Things that have Been Said