Foot-in-the-mouth disease

I remember as a child the campaigns in South Africa to eradicate foot-and-mouth disease. More common these days are foot-in-the-mouth disease.





Image from the howling latina.



Here are the Top 10 examples of celebrity nonsense from the Telegraph:

George Bush: "Our enemies are innovative and resourceful and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we."

Arnold Schwarzenegger, in 2003: "I think that gay marriage should be between a man and a woman."

Donald Rumsfeld, in 2002: "Reports that say that something hasn't happened are always interesting to me, because as we know, there are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we know there are some things we do not know. But there are also unknown unknowns: the ones we don't know we don't know."

Murray Walker, motor racing commentator: "The lead car is absolutely unique, except for the one behind it which is identical."

John Motson, football commentator: "For those of you watching in black and white, Spurs are playing in yellow."

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, explaing budget plans to lawmakers in July this year: "Total spending will continue to rise and it will be a zero percent rise in 2013-14."

Clinton, in 1998 grand jury testimony about Monica Lewinsky: "It depends upon what the meaning of the word 'is' is. If 'is' means 'is and never has been' that's one thing - if it means 'there is none', that was a completely true statement."

Cantona, 1995: "When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea."

Bush, once again, in July 2001: "I know what I believe. I will continue to articulate what I believe and what I believe - I believe what I believe is right."

Boris Johnson, the mayor of London, on British satirical gameshow Have I Got News for You in 2003: "I could not fail to disagree with you less."

Thank heavens there's no-one to follow me around and record the nonsense I may come up with from time to time!