A richly entertaining and often thought-provoking collection of some of the worst-chosen words in history. Over 2000 utterances of the great and the good which - with the benefit of hindsight - they would rather they had never made. The quotations, listed under 250 headings as diverse as communism and poultry farming, range from spectacular gaffes by politicians: "Anyone in his position needs to be whiter than white" (Dame Jill KNight MP on Nelson Mandela) . . . to broadcasting boobs: "Princess Margaret, wearing an off-the-hat face" (Max Robertson on the wedding of Princess Anne and Captain Mark Phillips). And from rash predictions: "Television won't matter in your lifetime or mine" (Rex Lambert, editor of 'Radio Times', 1936) . . . to crass judgements: "No reader interest." (Publishers W H Allen & Co reject Frederick Forsyth's 'The Day Of The Jackal').
This book will appeal to anyone who takes an uncharitable pleasure in seeing the experts proved ingloriously and embarrassingly wrong.
