[perfect stranger]

She was a character played by Gilda Radner on old SNL. She would do an editorial about news of the day but she would get one word wrong and it would change the editorial into a comic piece.

Here's one example----

Chevy Chase: Weekend Update recognizes its obligation to present responsible opposing viewpoints to our editorials. Here to reply to a recent editorial, is Emily Litella.

Emily Litella: I'm here tonight to speak out against busting schoolchildren. Busting schoolchildren is a terrible, terrible thing. I hear this is going on all over the country. Mean policemen arrest little children and put them in jail in the wrong neighborhood, so they can't even play with their little friends. Imagine, busting schoolchildren! The food in jail isn't good, and even though they get bread, I don't believe they can get toast. Or nice cake. Now, who will tuck them in? Where will they hang their leggings? Where will they set up their little lemonade stands? Well, they don't have toys in jail, except maybe..

Chevy Chase: [ interrupting ] Miss Litella?

Emily Litella: Yes?

Chevy Chase: I'm sorry. The editorial was on bussing schoolchildren. Bussing. Not busting.

Emily Litella: Oh. I'm sorry. Never mind.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

Now I remember the character although I never knew her name.

Thanks!

[IronJack]

I'll always remember the one about "Sax and Violins on TV."

And I think she spelled it "Latella." Good Italian name ...

[ko_kyi]

"What's wrong with violins on television?"