Who'd be a Commentator?

[stephen_s]

1. Pat Glenn, weightlifting commentator - "And this is Gregoriava from Bulgaria. I saw her snatch this morning and it was amazing!"

2. New ZealandRugbyCommentator - "Andrew Mehrtens loves it when Daryl Gibson comes inside of him."

3. Ted Walsh - Horse Racing Commentator - "This is really a lovely horse. I once rode her mother."

4. Harry Carpenter at the Oxford-Cambridge boat race 1977 - "Ah, isn't that nice. The wife of the Cambridge President is kissing the Cox of the Oxfordcrew."

5. USPGA Commentator - "One of the reasons Arnie (Arnold Palmer) is playing so well is that, before each tee shot, his wife takes out his balls and kisses them ..... Oh my god!!!!! What have I just said?!!!!"

6. Carenza Lewis about finding food in the Middle Ages on 'Time Team Live' said: "You'd eat beaver if you could get it."

7. A female news anchor who, the day after it was supposed to have snowed and didn't, turned to the weatherman and asked, "So Bob, where's that eight inches you promised me last night?" Not only did HE have to leave the set, but half the crew did too, because they were laughing so hard!

8. Steve Ryder covering the USMasters: "Ballesteros felt much better today after a 69 yesterday."

9. Clair Frisby talking about a jumbo hot dog on Look North said: "There's nothing like a big hot sausage inside you on a cold night like this."

10 Mike Hallett discussing missed snooker shots on Sky Sports: "Stephen Hendry jumps on Steve Davis's misses every chance he gets."

11. Michael Buerk on watching Phillipa Forrester cuddle up to a male astronomer for warmth during BBC1's UKeclipse coverage remarked: They seem cold out there, they're rubbing each other and he's only come in his shorts."

12. Ken Brown commentating on golfer Nick Faldo and his caddie Fanny Sunneson lining-up shots at the Scottish Open: "Some weeks Nick likes to use Fanny, other weeks he prefers to do it by himself

[deangreenhoe]

Okay. That made me laugh.

[jfrenaye]

Reminds me of the Shepherd Smith flub with Jennifer Lopez!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqQuqkTXarA

[mtp51]

I'm still laughing....kissing the Cox??

[deangreenhoe]

I love these kind of flubs, including in print.

A few weeks ago I was shopping the online sale ads for a local supermarket and came across a lovely photo of two loaves of French bread from the bakery department with the heading" "Artisan Ba$tards, 2 for $5.00."

Of course "batard" does loosely mean ba$tard in French but I don't think they were were supposed to be translating it literally for the American market.

Evidently someone complained because when I went back in to show the goof to some family members it had been corrected. Damn!

[vacationagent]

OMG! Those are hilarious!

[Annette]

There's a small chain of car repair shops in the city called Tony's. Original location was on a street called Academy, so every shop in the chain has the same name: Tony's Academy Auto Service. When they built a location in this area I'm guessing they thought they'd conserve space or letters on the announcement sign and intended to put "Tony's AAS". Instead the sign said: COMING SOON - TONY'S A$$.

A while back A&W had their "mama" burgers on sale. One location I drove past was also in the process of hiring. I think they should have set up their sign better though when they decided to advertise both. It said:
NOW HIRING
2 MAMAS FOR $5

[Kairho]

There is a Chinese restaurant here in North Florida named the Fu King Chinese Restaurant.

They have closed their Ocala branch but last time I was in Lake City it was still there.

[jfrenaye]

Check out Mark Sedenquist's site for some funny road signs...

www.roadtripamerica.com