In the middle of a news service you hear something and you just know that it is not right. What was meant and what was said were two different things. Here are some good examples.
"If we don't succeed, we run the risk of failure."
-- Unknown. This has been attributed to: Al Gore, Bill Clinton, George Bush(Sr. and Jr.), and Dan Quayle
"We are ready for an unforeseen event that may or may not occur."
-- Al Gore, VP
"Traditionally, most of Australia's imports come from overseas."
-- Keppel Enderbery
"Your food stamps will be stopped effective March 1992 because we received notice that you passed away. May God bless you. You may reapply if there is a change in your circumstances."
-- Department of Social Services, Greenville, South Carolina
"If somebody has a bad heart, they can plug this jack in at night as they go to bed and it will monitor their heart throughout the night. And the next morning, when they wake up dead, there'll be a record."
-- Mark S. Fowler, FCC Chairman
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