DavidM Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 To compliment the Favourite Quotes thread . It got me thinking of all the famous misquotes that have gone down through time as accepted fact or seeped into the consciousness . For instance Neil Armstrong commented he didn’t say “ one small step for man “ , it made no sense , but “ one small step for a man “ but static interfered . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 Humphrey Bogart never said Play it again Sam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingerjon Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 2 minutes ago, DavidM said: To compliment the Favourite Quotes thread . It got me thinking of all the famous misquotes ... ... that are on that thread? Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life. (Terry Pratchett) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidM Posted May 8, 2019 Author Share Posted May 8, 2019 5 minutes ago, gingerjon said: ... that are on that thread? No just generally Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidM Posted May 8, 2019 Author Share Posted May 8, 2019 As written by Conan Doyle , Sherlock Holmes never said “ elementary my dear Watson “ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Number 16 Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 "We will not leave on 29th March" was misquoted 108 times by Teresa May as "we will leave on 29th March". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trojan Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 10 minutes ago, Shadow said: Humphrey Bogart never said Play it again Sam And James Cagney never said "you dirty rat" However, I believe Robert Newton definitely said "aarrgh, Jim Laaard!" “Few thought him even a starter.There were many who thought themselves smarter. But he ended PM, CH and OM. An Earl and a Knight of the Garter.” Clement Attlee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 William Shatner never said "Beam me up, Scotty" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Number 16 Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 Me Tarzan. You Jane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearman Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 ckn never said " I'll get these" ( or was it me) Ron Banks Midlands Hurricanes and Barrow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidM Posted May 8, 2019 Author Share Posted May 8, 2019 Fair few misquotes and quotes attributed wrongly to historical figures eminate from Shakespeare . Like “ Et tu Brute ? “ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futtocks Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 6 hours ago, Shadow said: William Shatner never said "Beam me up, Scotty" However, George Takei, when playing a drunken doctor in the 1994 film 'Oblivion', addressed his bottle of whiskey with the words "Jim... Beam me up!". Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted. Ralph Waldo Emerson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnM Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 "The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results." Einstein never said that.The Ultimate Quotable Einstein traces the quote to Rita Mae Brown's 1983 book Sudden Death, but it's almost certainly older than that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleep1673 Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 https://www.msn.com/en-gb/money/personalfinance/accepting-responsibilty-australia-issues-dollar16-billion-in-bank-notes-with-typo/ar-AAB8lb7?ocid=spartanntp It's taken Australia since October last year to notice a misquote on their $50 banknote. This is because the average Aussie doesn't see a $50 note long enough to examine it, before heading to the pub, or because not many people can spell responsibility. Think it's the first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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