I enjoy basking in the terrible brilliance of other peoples’ follies. Perusing the daily news will reveal some interesting tidbits of conversation. Let’s take a look at the boys who have spoken some juicy lines this past week. These quotes enlighten us with no timeless value but are worth repeating because they shouldn’t have been said. Thus, let us say them again.
Fox baseball broadcaster Steve Lyons CQ kept making joking references about how he’d lost his wallet. Then came the words, over live broadcast, that crossed the line: a rip at coach Lou Piniella’s CQ Hispanic heritage. Lyons said that Piniella was “hablaing Español” – massacring the conjugation for the Spanish verb “to speak” – and added, “I still can’t find my wallet… I don’t want to sit too close to him now.” Thanks to the righteousness of the Fox station, Lyons was fired. CQ
Former Congressman Mark Foley CQ has provided this great nation with the most famous instant messages in publication today.
Maf54: Do I make you a little horny?
Teen: A little.
Maf54: Cool.
Good thing he saved face with this one:
Teen: ya im still 17 till feb 23
Maf54: see you feb 24th
Property tycoon Donald Trump CQ comments on Brad Pitt’s refusal to marry Angelina Jolie until same-sex marriage is legal: “Obviously, Brad is trying to be a social activist and make a point. Or at least that’s what he wants people to think … It makes him look really concerned about the plight of other people. Yet at the same time, he doesn’t have to get married. This guy is smarter than I thought.”
BBC talk show host Graham Norton CQ in an interview for Marie Claire CQ said: “The only time I took ecstasy was years and years ago. It was absolutely amazing. It was just fantastic – really, really fun … I think that coke is middle-aged stuff. It’s quite a slow drug that involves coffee tables. To me, it’s a middle-class choice of drug.”