When his .38-calibre revolver failed to fire at its intended victim
during a hold-up in Long Beach, California, robber James Elliot did 
something that can only inspire wonder: he peered down the barrel
and tried the trigger again. Happily for most concerned, this time it 
worked.

When George W. Bush was asked if he knew what Roe versus Wade was,
he said he thought it was the decision that General George Washington 
needed to make when he planned to cross the Delaware.

One day, on a notice board, a message was written: 

"A parker pn lost if found plz return to me"
The next day, another notice was put up: 

"If anybody finds a E plz add it to the spelling of PEN"