These are supposedly actual quotes taken from around the world.


"The effects are fleeting and lingering..." - Overheard in a hallway


"In Managua, people are cheering in the streets, which are deserted." - CBS reporter during the solar eclipse


"A trucker called to thank all of the courteous Seattle drivers he had run across." - Announcer on KZOK radio


"He threw 110 pitches in six innings, and that's a mouthful!" - CBS baseball announcer


"An agreement is not an agreement until the parties to the agreement have reached an agreement." - Irish Politician on RTE radio


"This is the biggest pawn that Israel holds in the whole hostage equation." - BBC world service.


"We have two incredibly credible witnesses here." - Sen. Biden at Thomas hearings from Bob Ericson (Marlboro, MA, USA)


"He's going to step down 'til he's back on his feet." - Vermont Public Radio commentator on Jimmy Swaggart's latest sex scandal