This past year brought us many memorable quotes that have now been tallied up into an annual “Top Ten”. The Yale Book of Quotations listed as numero uno– “Don’t Tase Me Bro”, a phrase uttered in vain by a student before his imminent tasering at a speech by John Kerry in Florida.
Number two was a response from a Miss Teen USA contestant (thank you commentators) as to why Americans couldn’t find their own country on a map, and number three was the memorable statement from Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad that there are no homosexuals in Iran.
In case you’re wondering, editor Fred Shapiro, associate librarian and lecturer in legal research at the Yale Law School, said: “I’m not listing the most admirable quotes, the most eloquent quotes. It’s the most memorable quotes.” More from The Guardian.
clarification
Just a small clarification – according to the article at the Guardian, it looks like it was a Miss Teen USA contestant, rather than a Miss America contestant.
-Talking Books Librarian
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Miss Teen USA
If you have not seen Miss Teen USA answer the question you should. You can see it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lj3iNxZ8Dww