Julius Caesar never said, “Et tu, Brute?”... And Other Historical Misquotes

History Facts ^ | 09/27/2024

[dfwgator]

[Flag_This]

“The confederates couldn’t hit an elephant at this dis…” - Maj. General John Sedgwick

[Stosh]

“Play it again, Sam”

[rexthecat]

Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar. – Sigmund Freud

[PJ-Comix]

But apparently he did say something to the effect of, “The greatest enemy will hide in the last place you would ever look.”

If I had a bunch of knives sticking in me, I don't think I could say that sentence past "The."

[VMI70]

Mayor of Hiroshima (and Nagasaki, probably):

“What was that?!”

[DannyTN]

He was the first to say, “B*tch stole my look!!!”

[Larry Lucido]

He didn’t know the “sign”either. Should have known what the sign was for the Scipio Africanus Boys.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks SeekAndFind.

[z3n]

[Henchster]

C’mon guys, it’s either “Gunfight at the O.K. Corral” in Morse Code, or the smoke signal version of “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.”

[rfp1234]

MacArthur said, “I shall return (this book to the library, it’s six weeks overdue)”.

[Fledermaus]

Like false quoting movies. Bogart didn’t say “ play it again Sam”. Cary Grant never uttered “Judy, Judy, Judy”.

[nicollo]

Sorry I can’t find an image online, but a classic National Lampoon cartoon (probably S.Gross) was of a group of thugs beating up a fag with and another fag throwing a punch at him.

The victim fag said, “Et tu, Bruce?”

(I’m sure it’s out there but the “web” has cleaned it up)

[rxh4n1]

Pancho Villa was ambushed in his car, like Bonnie and Clyde.

[raccoonradio]

Once on radio I heard it said that Sherlock Holmes never said “Elementary, my dear
Watson”. He said either “Elementary” or
“My dear Watson” but never the two together

[raccoonradio]

Yes the first was something like “you played it for her, you can play it for me”.
Someone imitating Grant was on a talk show and Judy Garland was another guest and somehow people started to imagine Grant saying Judy Judy Judy

[mdmathis6]

Goliath: You have a couple of Stones kid to face me, I’ll give you that much!

[Bratch]

Kirk never said, “Beam me up, Scotty.”

[CoastWatcher]

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We have NO idea what he said; BUT
Julius Caesar never said, “Et tu, Brute?”