Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy

[scott1968]

Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy


Why is it most people get Oliver Hardy’s famous saying wrong?

Here’s another ???? mess you’ve gotten me into….

Just asked 13 people and all 13 got it wrong,
(They had no Internet help)

 

[johnny_t]

Oh this is going to be like that bit in QI when all the sirens go off and the word 'fine' comes up on the screen behind me, isn't it.

 

[scott1968]

14 out of 14

 

[ban-all-sheds]

Come up and see me sometime

Play it again, Sam

 

[scott1968]

Come up and see me sometime

Play it again, Sam

nearly

(I'm Probably wrong was it not - Play it, Sam)

 

[ban-all-sheds]

It was.

And Mae West said "Why don't you come up some time and see me?"

PS - nice topic - I wonder how many other widespread misquotes will be mentioned?

 

[scott1968]

It was.

And Mae West said "Why don't you come up some time and see me?"

Pass on that one

 

[scott1968]

It was.

PS - nice topic - I wonder how many other widespread misquotes will be mentioned?

That the best one I have

 

[Nige F]

Come up and see me sometime

Play it again, Sam

nearly

(I'm Probably wrong was it not - Play it, Sam)

"you played it once.........play it,Sam"

 

[kevplumb]

"you played it for her now play it for me " PLAY IT

while rick is bombed slouching over the bar

 

[swelec]

Beam me up, Scotty

 

[kevplumb]

Rick: You know what I want to hear.
Sam: [lying] No, I don't.
Rick: You played it for her, you can play it for me!
Sam: [lying] Well, I don't think I can remember...
Rick: If she can stand it, I can! Play it!

i was wrong

 

[tigger]

Alas poor Yorick! I knew him (well)

 

[Moz]

"power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely"

Lord acton really said ...
Every class is unfit to govern...Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely

 

[Zampa]

It was.

And Mae West said "Why don't you come up some time and see me?"

PS - nice topic - I wonder how many other widespread misquotes will be mentioned?

No more than in all the other threads Bas..