Misquotes you hate

[crudus]

"Great minds think alike"

It is usually fucking idiots saying this and patting themselves on the back after they both decided to shoot bottle rockets up their noses.

The actual quote is "Great minds think alike, while fools seldom differ".

I've heard people say that Jesus believed in "an eye for an eye." OK, technically he did say this (in Aramaic, not English). But the full quote is:

Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth: But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.

You actually touched on another one I hate: "Turn the other cheek". It doesn't mean "forgive and forget" it means "make them hit you like a man, not a slave".

 

[blind_dead_mcjones]

I've heard people say that Jesus believed in "an eye for an eye." OK, technically he did say this (in Aramaic, not English). But the full quote is:

Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth: But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.

I'm not a Christian, but it really bugs me when Christians can't quote their own Christ properly.

the worst part about people misquoting 'an eye for an eye' is that they also take it entirely out of context as well

as contrary to popular belief it means "if you must take vengeance, take no more than what what was taken from you" as opposed to the misinterpretation that it condones and encourages revenge

 

[ThisIsSnake]

People who quote Einstein and say he was religious, he was at most a Deist or a man who used God as another way of saying laws of the natural world.

 

[Daverson]

Almost anything supposedly said by Einstein...

Another one that gets is me is "Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?", which is always attributed as being said by Plato to Socrates. Funny people think he'd say it in Latin, considering they were both Greek =\

 

[David Bray]

Surprised not to see this, but.

It's not "No, Luke...I am your father." it's "No...I am your father!!!"

OMG THIS.
Pisses me off every time.

 

[Thaluikhain]

When people say "I could care less" instead of "I couldn't care less".

WHEN YOU SAY YOU "COULD" CARE LESS, IT MEANS THAT YOU DO CARE, AND BECAUSE YOU CARE, YOU COULD STAND TO CARE LESS. IN ORDER FOR YOU TO "COULD CARE LESS", THERE HAS TO BE CARE THERE IN THE FIRST PLACE. "COULDN'T" CARE LESS MEANS THAT YOU CARE SO LITTLE YOU COULDN'T POSSIBLY CARE LESS BECAUSE TO THE BEST OF MY UNDERSTANDING NEGATIVE CARE DOES NOT EXIST.

Thanks.

Argh, yes.

Do totally fictitious quotes? Dworkin and/or Mackinnon were supposed to have publically declared any number of variations of "all sex is rape" or "all men are rapists", which they never actually said.

 

[Neverhoodian]

Surprised not to see this, but.

It's not "No, Luke...I am your father." it's "No...I am your father!!!"

Yeah, it's a petty gripe, but everybody seems to get it wrong...

Thank you. Good to see I'm not the only one that gets a bit annoyed at this (though to be fair, the misquote indicates what the person's referring to).

Casablanca: "Play it again, Sam."

It's just "Play it, Sam."

 

[ScorpSt]

"Hello, Clairice." This line is not said in any of the Hannibal movies and everybody still says it. I don't like it. At one point Anthony Hopkins says, "Good evening, Clairice.", but that is different, isn't it?

I seem to recall hearing the "Hello, Clairice" line in a trailer for one of the sequels. That's probably where people got that from.

As for me, I think one of the ones I hate is "Beam me up, Scotty". Never used in the series.

 

[Sarge034]

"Hello, Clairice." This line is not said in any of the Hannibal movies and everybody still says it. I don't like it. At one point Anthony Hopkins says, "Good evening, Clairice.", but that is different, isn't it?

You have been proven wrong sir or madam.

http://www.hark.com/clips/nbcqdcjbkc-hello-clarice

OT-Si vis pacem, para bellum translated as, If you want peace, prepare for war

Most see this as a war mongering statement but it is not.

Si vis pacem, para bellum is a Latin adage translated as, "If you wish for peace, prepare for war" (usually interpreted as meaning peace through strength- a strong society being less likely to be attacked by enemies). The adage is from 4th or 5th century Latin author Publius Flavius Vegetius Renatus's tract De Re Militari, book 3.

 

[The Maddest March Hare]

"Those who sacrifice liberty for security deserve neither."

[HEADING=1]Wrong[/HEADING]

Those who sacrifice essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.

That essential and temporary is very important!

 

[Alfador_VII]

I'll be honest, I thought the title said mosquitoes, and I prepared a rant on how much I hate those little bastards.

"Elementary, my dear Watson." was never said in any of Arthur Doyle's work.

That one gets me too.

Also

Beam me up, Scotty!

 

[Grouchy Imp_v1legacy]

It totally gets me when people misquote:

Spoiler: slightly bad taste

"I'm just going out, and may be some time."
Anyone who knows anything surely knows that the proper quote is:
"Guys? Guys? What are you looking at? Scott, put the knife down! Put it down! Get away from AAAaaagghhh!!!"

To be serious for a moment:
"Alas poor Yorick. I knew him well"
Bugger off. It's:
"Alas poor Yorick. I knew him, Horatio - a fellow of infinite jest, of most excellent fancy."

 

[Thaluikhain]

It totally gets me when people misquote:

Spoiler: slightly bad taste

"I'm just going out, and may be some time."
Anyone who knows anything surely knows that the proper quote is:
"Guys? Guys? What are you looking at? Scott, put the knife down! Put it down! Get away from AAAaaagghhh!!!"

Ok, I laughed at that one.

 

[Bobbity]

It bugs me when people intentionally take things out of context, and then present it to the world as true. Death Panels are a pretty good example of this, but almost anything a politician, scientist, celebrity or public figure might say now seems totally open to intentional misinterpretation.

Another one that gets is me is "Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?", which is always attributed as being said by Plato to Socrates. Funny people think he'd say it in Latin, considering they were both Greek =\

I'd imagine that it's just the Latin translation that was popularised by Romans, although it eludes me as to why people don't say it in Greek these days, at least...

When people say "I could care less" instead of "I couldn't care less".

WHEN YOU SAY YOU "COULD" CARE LESS, IT MEANS THAT YOU DO CARE, AND BECAUSE YOU CARE, YOU COULD STAND TO CARE LESS. IN ORDER FOR YOU TO "COULD CARE LESS", THERE HAS TO BE CARE THERE IN THE FIRST PLACE. "COULDN'T" CARE LESS MEANS THAT YOU CARE SO LITTLE YOU COULDN'T POSSIBLY CARE LESS BECAUSE TO THE BEST OF MY UNDERSTANDING NEGATIVE CARE DOES NOT EXIST.

Thanks.

I don't think my reaction to this can be put into words, so:

[HEADING=2][/HEADING]

 

[Sinketi]

I'm not too sure if it's a regular occurrence, but I remember one watching an American reality show and hearing people referring to the chances of one person changing their ways as "slim and none" - really bugged me the entire way through, whenever anyone said it.

Also, in the same vein, a (thankfully ex-)girlfriend of mine used to insist that the phrase "smoke but no cigar" was correct. Used to wind me up pretty badly.

 

[Griffolion]

I've heard people say that Jesus believed in "an eye for an eye." OK, technically he did say this (in Aramaic, not English). But the full quote is:

Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth: But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.

I'm not a Christian, but it really bugs me when Christians can't quote their own Christ properly.

What Jesus was actually saying there was - "The old way was an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth but this is the new way, forgive transgressions and ask why they are doing what they are doing so that you may help them out of the situation."

The eye for an eye thing was a very old old testament quote given to the Israelites who had only recently come out of captivity in Egypt and thus did not know how to function as a society without an overruling empire. Back in that time if someone transgressed against you, you had the right to kill him and his entire family as recompense. But the eye for an eye quote actually said that you should only repay the person their transgression to ONLY THEM and of equal magnitude to the original transgression. It was a revolutionary way of thinking for the Israelites who were only a fraction above barbarianism after Mt Sinai. But that way had gotten past it's usefulness at the time Jesus made his quote because Israelite/Jewish society had advanced and were ready for something new.

I'm not trying to lecture or prove you wrong, it's simply a Christian perspective on the matter. I respect your opinions and totally agree that a lot of the time Christians misquote and misrepresent Christ which is really rubbish because it makes people see Christianity as a huge hypocrisy (which it is in some sects and denominations). But i try and live my life true to how Christ actually did, you won't believe how much people appreciate simple gestures of honest love, grace and acceptance. Everyone in the world are capable of these things, i just have a calling to live that out everyday from what i believe is a God who loves us and is with us.

OT: The last misquote that really riled me up was Steve Jobs misquoting the CEO of Samsung about Galaxy Tab sales, SJ said that the CEO said that Galaxy Tab sales were small and low when in fact the CEO said that the sales were smooth. This came about through a translation error from Korean to English, but when you're the boss of a company like Apple, you kinda need to know that. So yeah that's mine!

 

[ExileNZ]

"Hello, Clairice." This line is not said in any of the Hannibal movies and everybody still says it. I don't like it. At one point Anthony Hopkins says, "Good evening, Clairice.", but that is different, isn't it?

It's the only line of his I know, not because people say it but because it was in the ad for either SotL or Hannibal. So it should be in there somewhere...

EDIT: There's only one 'd' in 'ad' for 'advertisement'.

 

[ExileNZ]

Surprised not to see this, but.

It's not "No, Luke...I am your father." it's "No...I am your father!!!"

Yeah, it's a petty gripe, but everybody seems to get it wrong...

Thank you. Good to see I'm not the only one that gets a bit annoyed at this (though to be fair, the misquote indicates what the person's referring to).

Casablanca: "Play it again, Sam."

It's just "Play it, Sam."

Actually, I think it's "Play it for me, Sam".
Roger Moore said "Play it again, Sam" but that was in Moonraker.