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The Dumbest Things Ever Said
A collection of stupid utterances, mostly unintentional--although not always--from politics, show business, sports, and anywhere else people can put their feet in their mouths.
Based on recorded history, it's safe to say that dumb remarks have been with us since the invention of writing. Young or old, rich or poor, famous or unknown, people of all generations and cultures have seized the opportunity to say something dumb - stupidity has always been an equal opportunity employer.
In celebration of such mental lapses and pure idiocy, here is a collection of stupid utterances, unintentional and otherwise, from the worlds of politics, radio, television, newspapers, show business, sports, and literature - and everywhere else people can - and have - put their feet in their mouths.
Based on recorded history, it's safe to say that dumb remarks have been with us since the invention of writing. Young or old, rich or poor, famous or unknown, people of all generations and cultures have seized the opportunity to say something dumb - stupidity has always been an equal opportunity employer.
In celebration of such mental lapses and pure idiocy, here is a collection of stupid utterances, unintentional and otherwise, from the worlds of politics, radio, television, newspapers, show business, sports, and literature - and everywhere else people can - and have - put their feet in their mouths.
352 pages, Paperback
Published September 1, 2017
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September 6, 2023Good title; better than “stupidest.“ Ironically, the best part is the ridiculous newspaper headlines, which were not “said.“ The second best part is the ridiculous newspaper ads.
My friend Holly George Warren gave this to me for a my birthday, in a little bag. It was one of my most successful bathroom reading diversions. (I write books to be read while sitting on the toilet, so naturally I also engrossingly read them.) (Here is an excerpt from one of my books:
“A neighbor left an orange plastic ball in the courtyard. Now it’s gleaming in the morning sun, like a too-round pumpkin.” [From The Princeton Diary.])
And here is an excerpt from this book:
“… What was this telegraph to do? Would it transmit letters and newspapers? And besides, the telegraph might be made very mischievous, and secret information thereafter communicated to the prejudice of merchants.”
– Senator George McDuffie on an amendment to allocate funds to construct a telegraph line between Baltimore and New York City, 1845
(Incidentally, I oppose ridiculing sports figures for their inarticulateness. Who wants an eloquent second baseman?)
My friend Holly George Warren gave this to me for a my birthday, in a little bag. It was one of my most successful bathroom reading diversions. (I write books to be read while sitting on the toilet, so naturally I also engrossingly read them.) (Here is an excerpt from one of my books:
“A neighbor left an orange plastic ball in the courtyard. Now it’s gleaming in the morning sun, like a too-round pumpkin.” [From The Princeton Diary.])
And here is an excerpt from this book:
“… What was this telegraph to do? Would it transmit letters and newspapers? And besides, the telegraph might be made very mischievous, and secret information thereafter communicated to the prejudice of merchants.”
– Senator George McDuffie on an amendment to allocate funds to construct a telegraph line between Baltimore and New York City, 1845
(Incidentally, I oppose ridiculing sports figures for their inarticulateness. Who wants an eloquent second baseman?)
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