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Thread #43581   Message #640499
Posted By: gnu
02-Feb-02 - 05:51 AM
Thread Name: BS: Great Misquotations
Subject: RE: BS: Great Misquotations
How about mis-speaks (sp ?)....

The fellow meant to say, "Honey, please pass the salt.", but, what he actually said was, "You bitch. You've ruined my life." Talk about a Freudian slip.

The most famous was by JFK. During a speech in Berlin, wanting to show his solidarity with the citizens of Berlin, he meant to say in German, "I am a Berliner.", but, actually said, "I am a jelly doughnut."