The 776 Stupidest Things Ever Said

by Ross Petras and Kathryn Petras

Book Overview

A connoisseur's compendium of Freudian slips, spoonerisms, double-talk, and utter bosh from famous and infamous figures past and present -- a complete course in anti-eloquence by the foot-in-mouth... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0385419287
• ISBN13: 9780385419284
• Release Date: March 1993
• Publisher: Main Street Books
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.3" x 6.5"

Customer Reviews

..I LIKED ESPECIALLY THE POLITICIANS WORDS

OK......P.104 RON REAGAN P130 RON REAGAN ON NUCLEAR WAR!!!!! P46 NIXON,,,ALSO TED KENNEDY I DIDNT LIKED THE PREDICTABLE...YOGI BERRA AND SOME SHOW BIZ QUOTES

And I didn't say any of them

Since they're a married couple, I know they had fun. "Hey honey, listen to what THIS moron said?" "Oh yeah, well, how about THIS moron?" LOL and giggle giggle. I don't mean to belittle them. I like this book. They chose quite well, and they did a whole lot of research. I bet it was hard for them to limit themselves to 776 stupid things, so we got the stupidest. (I can probably say 776 stupid things before breakfast, but let's leave that discussion for another day.) Don't you remember going to the library and finding a good collection of quotes to enjoy when you just weren't in the mood to digest a novel or something? Great reading on buses, when working as a security guard, waiting in line at the bank, whatever. I read this one a second time and recognized a few that I stole for my very own website. And that, alas, maybe why this type of book is a dying breed. The Internet. We all compile our own lists of quotes now. Why buy theirs? It's not like these things can really be copyrighted, since all quotes must by definition come from other sources. But hey, it's easily portable if you want to read it in the places I named above. It's a good collection, and it's much larger than what tends to appear on websites.

Laugh Out Loud

I loved the calendar "The 365 Stupidest Things Ever Said" -- so when I found out there was also a book by the same people, I had to get it -- and it didn't disappoint me! These quotes are hysterical! A great variety here -- from politicians to celebrities, from current figures to historical ones. It's a lot of fun -- although it's a lot like potato chips....you can't stop reading these quotes!

Best read out loud, lots of fun, sometimes shocking.

My wife and I read (and enjoyed) this book independently, but we had the most fun sitting around and reading each other our favorite quotes. It would probably be good for sharing at family gatherings, too- but be aware that it's not all G-rated. Some of the quotes are quite shocking.A lot of the quotes are syntactically incorrect but still make sense (many of the ones attributed to Yogi Berra and Samuel Goldwyn are like this). These generally aren't as good as the others, which are mostly malapropisms, mixed metaphors, and non-sequiturs.Most of the mixed metaphors, strangely, are from obscure United Kingdom political figures, while the hands-down king of non-sequiturs is President George Bush. You will not believe some of the totally bizarre things this man is quoted to have said- in public, no less!

Great book, not perfect

In compiling this book, the authors obviously went through quite a bit of research, adding heavily to the book's quality. The misstatements were generally fairly bizarre, and there's always at least one laugh-out-loud line every page or two. Some "stupid things" did make sense (a bit), and maybe should not have been put in. Language was a little rough, but otherwise, excellent choice.