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.

President Ronald Reagon joking around during a microphone check prior to an August 11, 1984 radio broadcast. He was unaware that he had a hot mic and his words were being broadcast.

London Mayor Ken Livingston was recently quoted in the Guardian Unlimited (UK) as saying:

I just long for the day I wake up and find that the Saudi royal family are swinging from lampposts and they've got a proper government that represents the people of Saudi Arabia.

London Mayor Ken Living

I ran across this quote yesterday:

Learning perl-style regular expressions, while it has been extremely worthwhile, has also been about as comfortable as a surprise circumcision.

Chaingun in NANAE on Usenet