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You probably thought george W. Bush was the only US president to make faux pas such as "You're free. And freedom is beautiful. And, you know, it'll take time to restore chaos and order—order out of chaos. But we will."

And of course my personal favourite,"Too many good docs are getting out of the business. Too many OB/GYN's aren't able to practice their love with women all across the country."

Ronald Reagan
But actually he's not alone. One of his famous predecessors was also known for the odd slip up or two!

Ronald Regan also made the odd error or 2, including when he called Princess Diana, the Princess Of Wales, "Princess David", not forgetting the infamous speech on Third world countries where he stated that " The United States has much to offer the Third World War!"

One of the best ones came from an incident where he was unaware during a microphone check that they were actually broadcasting live.

"My fellow Americans, I'm pleased to tell you today that I've signed legislation that will outlaw Russia forever. We begin bombing in five minutes."
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What Would You Make Of This!

February 23rd 2008 23:05
Charlie Chaplin
Here's a situation that could be considered laughable.

Charlie Chaplin once entered a competition and came away the winner of 3rd prize.

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I'LL BET YOU 50 WORDS To Be PRECISE!

January 10th 2008 21:08
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The founder of Random House book publishing, Bennett Cerf once made a bet after 30 years in the company with a gentlemen by the name of Theodor Geisel, known better by his Nom-de-plume of Dr Seuss.

Cerf bet Geisel that he couldn't write a book with exactly 50 words in it.

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Porsche 2 For The Price Of 1 Deal

April 27th 2007 00:25
By now some of you will probably have heard about this now becoming infamous tale. I myself have heard it re-told on radio stations in the Sydney area, so I decided to do a bit of investigating. After all, I know there are some really stupid people out there, but surely not quite THAT stupid!

The story goes that Glen Fergusson - Sales and Marketing manager for a new U.S. Porsche dealer lost his job because he ran a "buy one get one free promotion".

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Some Celebrity Short Time loving

April 12th 2007 00:25
Celebrity marriages. Do they last? Here's a list of some of the No's.
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* 5 months - Shannen Doherty and Ashley Hamilton wed September 1993, split February 1994.

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