Can you name the famous public speakers from notes they'd've written on their palms as Sarah Palin did? by rockgolf

Can you name the famous public speakers from notes they'd've written on their palms as Sarah Palin did?

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At a recent convention, former Gov Sarah Palin apparently didn't trust herself to remember 3 basic phrases, so she wrote them on her palm. Six words. She couldn't remember them. Six words...
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Possible palm notes	Famous public speaker
Not a crook If Prez does it, not a crime
Fight on beaches fields, strts, Nvr surrender
Ask not... On moon b4 1970
Have dream Freedom ring Free @ last
blame jews blame jews blame jews
noun, verb, 9/11
Fool all people some time Fool some people all time
Small step 4 man Giant leap 4 mnknd
Did not have sex with that woman

Possible palm notes	Famous public speaker
'there u go again' Remember: This is not a movie
0 to fear fear itself
Don't eat Eye 4 eye -> world blind Don't eat
Internet, Glbl wrmng, don't sigh!!
Meek -> inherit earth Mourners->comforted Merciful->obtain mercy
Yes we might? Maybe we can? _{(needs more oomph)}
Bad break Luckiest man alive
Veni Vidi Vici
E=ma²? E=mb²?

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Created Feb 9, 2010 in History
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	rockgolf:	Feb 9th, 2010 at 21:09 GMT		18 points
	I'm trying to be an equal opportunity offender here. Obviously, none of the historical figures above needed to rely on crib notes to get through a sentence. So please don't take this quiz as being an attack on or an insult to these figures. Take it as a grain of salt and a sense of humor. I'd like to add about 10 more historical figure footnotes, so please list any suggestions you have. The suggestions should obviously have at least a kernel of truth, not just a made-up ad hominem slander of people you don't agree with. I trusting you will employ wit, and also trusting that the rest of you will vote down comments that are uncalled for and over the line.

	nickopolis:	Feb 9th, 2010 at 21:22 GMT		4 points
	all quizzes should be entitled "if everyone were as dim as palin" . good job.

	rockgolf:	Feb 9th, 2010 at 21:31 GMT		1 point
	I have to note that the Google-selected ads at the top of the page strike me as hilarious!

	nhrafan:	Feb 9th, 2010 at 21:32 GMT		23 points
	by the title, i thought this quiz would be a pathetic joke, but then i noticed it was a rockgolf quiz, so i took it, and im glad i did. this was very enjoyable, but i feel you could have had a lot of fun with some sort of bush clue. nonetheless, lots of lol moments in this one.

	JohnJF:	Feb 9th, 2010 at 21:34 GMT		44 points
	Just remember--there's nothing wrong with Sarah Palin reading off of the palm of her hand, but for Barack Obama to read off of a teleprompter makes him akin to Stalin.

	trivial:	Feb 9th, 2010 at 21:47 GMT		4 points
	Great idea for a quiz!

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	Detektor:	Feb 9th, 2010 at 23:26 GMT		67 points
	I must say, Armstrong's wouldn't have helped much. If your palm's exposed in outer space, you have much bigger problems than memorizing a speech. Such as your impending explosion.

	RebeccaAMax:	Feb 10th, 2010 at 00:02 GMT		0 points
	Heh. Would be fun to see more.

	Riko:	Feb 10th, 2010 at 01:19 GMT		-2 points
	Nice quiz. Thought of one: Teddy Roosevelt- Man, Plan, Canal (May be too obscure?)

	rockgolf:	Feb 10th, 2010 at 02:11 GMT		1 point
	@Riko: I get the TR one. Palindrome. But he never used the phrase himself. Also "Roosevelt" would automatically score two, which I try to avoid.

	TwoSheds:	Feb 10th, 2010 at 02:42 GMT		8 points
	You could use Nathan Hale: "Only regret: 1 life 2 give 4 cntry"

	thefeintinggoat:	Feb 10th, 2010 at 04:00 GMT		-4 points
	This was a fun quiz. A few more for what they're worth. John Paul Jones - Begun to Fight? / No! (though that's probably an apocryphal attribution) Paul (Christianity) - No need b jew / chastize Gl8sins Confucius - Fil. Piety / Ritual / Get appt'd imp. advisor by ruler Schroedinger - Quantum Box = 2 Kitties / Only C 1 Dylan Thomas - Roar / Drink / Night at end Sarah Palin - Don't cha no / U betcha! / CASH CHECK

	gracie:	Feb 10th, 2010 at 04:37 GMT		2 points
	maybe for TR, you could do "speak softly - carry big stick"?

	XYlophonetreeZ:	Feb 10th, 2010 at 04:47 GMT		10 points
	You've got "Alfred" Einstein written there. Albert might not be pleased about that.

	Gangsterls:	Feb 10th, 2010 at 04:49 GMT		-2 points
	Bob Dylan quoted the Lincoln one in Talkin' World War III Blues, but I couldn't remember who he had attributed it to.

	rockgolf:	Feb 10th, 2010 at 04:56 GMT		16 points
	@xylophonetree: Just goin' maverick on the spellin'. Fixed.

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	Fidelio:	Feb 10th, 2010 at 05:11 GMT		6 points
	I'm kind of shocked you didn't have Bob Dole as an answer, along with the clue "Bob Dole Bob Dole Bob Dole." Or, "Bob Dole integrity Bob Dole Viagra Bob Dole" or something to that effect.

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	Moonvest:	Feb 10th, 2010 at 05:52 GMT		1 point
	Other possibilities are "Give me lib / Or -> death" (Patrick Henry) and "Ask rhet ?: / Am I not a woman?" (Sojourner Truth). All in all, this quiz gets a 5 from me, you betcha! wink

	jmarshallg:	Feb 10th, 2010 at 06:57 GMT		17 points
	fool me once... fool me...(just ad lib)

	DCU:	Feb 10th, 2010 at 06:59 GMT		8 points
	George Bush Sr.: "Stay course, 1K pts light" Mike Gundy: "Man, Age 40, Want to puke" Caitlin Upton: "like, such as, like, such as, like, such as" Kanye West: "Let blondie finish, Beyonce best ever" Muammar Gaddafi: "Terrorism! Jetlag! America! Audience -> Asleep"

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	Gjezman:	Feb 10th, 2010 at 07:22 GMT		10 points
	I thought I was done hearing Palin's nails-on-a-chalkboard voice and simpleton catch phrases....boy was I wrong.

	ablackperson:	Feb 10th, 2010 at 08:05 GMT		20 points
	I don't have any clever additions to suggest, but I will say that I love this quiz as much as I loathe Sarah Palin.

	rockgolf:	Feb 10th, 2010 at 10:51 GMT		4 points
	I like the GHWB one suggested by DCU, but I don't want to be seen as attacking only Republicans. I tried to come up with one for Obama, but his crip notes would have to go up his arm and both of Michelle's sleeveless dresses. The closest I could come up with was "Maybe we can? / Yes, we might? / (needs work)".

	rockgolf:	Feb 10th, 2010 at 13:29 GMT		1 point
	OK, I've added Obama with the # of plays at 590. So for at least awhile he'll be the least frequently correct answer.

	JohnJF:	Feb 10th, 2010 at 13:36 GMT		23 points
	@phibbyfan: But if you said "Look. At. Teleprompter.", it could apply to any politician since the invention of the teleprompter.

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	rockgolf:	Feb 10th, 2010 at 14:09 GMT		1 point
	Booth was professionally an actor. He didn't need cue cards.

	MaxCanning:	Feb 10th, 2010 at 14:31 GMT		11 points
	Why didn't she just put them on index cards? No one would be talking about this if she did that. Bizarre.

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	rockgolf:	Feb 10th, 2010 at 15:07 GMT		77 points
	@Tom7: I'm not against Republicans, but I'm over 50 and I have never in my life seen someone so obviously inadequate for the job of the President taken as a serious candidate. Pat Paulsen had more credentials. Nonetheless, I will bend to the will of the majority. If you want to change the name of the quiz to "Historical Crib Notes", vote this comment down. If you want to keep it as it is, vote this comment up.

	nomuny12:	Feb 10th, 2010 at 15:14 GMT		13 points
	Allen Iverson: Practice Practice Practice Not a Game (repeat 26 more times)

	rockgolf:	Feb 10th, 2010 at 15:16 GMT		49 points
	@Anne13: Puh-lease! Every President since Reagan has used teleprompters. But how may could walk into a meeting of Congressmen of the other party, take wide open questions on any topic for an hour straight, with no teleprompter, no notes and no holds barred? Do you think Palin could do that? Her softball interviews with Katie Couric were posted on FailBlog! Migawd, this woman couldn't name a founding father, name a Supreme Court case she had an opinion on, even name a bloody newspaper she reads! Obama graduated Harvard Law with Magna Cum Laude honors. Do you think for the remotest second that he's unable to put together a sentence, a paragraph or if needs be an entire speech without resorting to a teleprompter? Stop drinking the Fox Kool-Aid!

	eln77:	Feb 10th, 2010 at 15:26 GMT		37 points
	I think it would be hilarious if you allowed Mel Gibson as an alternate answer for the "blame jews" one.

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