# Malapropagation 2012 -- Revenge of the Schtick **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [September 6, 2012, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869 "2012-09-06T17:19:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 119
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2013, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/2361 "2013-12-31T21:53:02Z")
But I always enjoyed bulging-eyed **Marney** Feldman, especially in _Young Frankenstein_. ---
**Author:** ![Bellhorn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/898d66/32.png) [@Bellhorn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bellhorn)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2013, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/2362 "2013-12-31T22:03:06Z")
Remember that stand up comedian that turned his real-life hearing disability into a routine of uttering malaprops? Was his name Norm McDonald or Bing Crosby ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2014, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/2363 "2014-01-01T03:43:07Z")
> [@Bellhorn](#): > > Remember that stand up comedian that turned his real-life hearing disability into a routine of uttering malaprops? Was his name Norm McDonald or Bing Crosby You might want to take a look at the OP (original post) on p. 1 of this thread to see how it goes. In play: Since I’m posting this late on New Year’s Eve, you can tell I’m probably not at a **marty**. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2014, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/2364 "2014-01-01T22:37:34Z")
Even if you spend the holiday at home, you can still enjoy **Parties** , the artificially fruit-flavored tablet candy with the unique concave surface, also marketed in Canada under the brand name Rockets! ---
**Author:** ![Hoopy\_Frood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hoopy_frood/32/8452_2.png) [@Hoopy\_Frood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hoopy_Frood)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2014, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/2365 "2014-01-02T01:28:08Z")
They were also favorites of pirates who were frequently heard to exclaim: “Ahoy me **smarties**! Arrrrrr!” ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2014, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/2366 "2014-01-03T16:53:43Z")
Nope, McDonald’s mascot Mayor **Maties** wasn’t a pirate, he was a giant anthropomorphic cheese burger. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2014, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/2367 "2014-01-03T23:28:24Z")
The main character in Fibber **McCheese** and Molly, wasn’t a politician, just a regular guy with a penchant for tall stories. ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2014, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/2368 "2014-01-03T23:31:29Z")
Hey, all you Mouseketeers! It’s time for the **McGee** Mouse Club! ---
**Author:** ![Hoopy\_Frood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hoopy_frood/32/8452_2.png) [@Hoopy\_Frood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hoopy_Frood)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2014, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/2369 "2014-01-04T21:46:57Z")
I don’t remember **Mickey** the Life cereal kid as ever being part of any mouse club. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2014, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/2370 "2014-01-05T02:38:58Z")
He ran fast, though. It must be the shoes, like from **Mikey**. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2014, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/2371 "2014-01-05T03:26:16Z")
> [@kunilou](#): > > Even if you spend the holiday at home, you can still enjoy **Parties** , the artificially fruit-flavored tablet candy with the unique concave surface, also marketed in Canada under the brand name Rockets! > [@Hoopy\_Frood](#): > > They were also favorites of pirates who were frequently heard to exclaim: “Ahoy me **smarties**! Arrrrrr!” > [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](#): > > Nope, McDonald’s mascot Mayor **Maties** wasn’t a pirate, he was a giant anthropomorphic cheese burger. I thought **Hoopy** was going for “hearties.” In play: Not every Australian will say “ **Spike Lee**!” when you surprise him or her. ---
**Author:** ![Hoopy\_Frood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hoopy_frood/32/8452_2.png) [@Hoopy\_Frood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hoopy_Frood)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2014, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/2372 "2014-01-05T22:23:48Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > I thought **Hoopy** was going for “hearties.” It _was_ what I was thinking of, but maties works pretty well anyway. Continuing… Maybe not, but a lot of Aussies play the bat and ball game that uses wickets called “ **crikey** ”. ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2014, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/2373 "2014-01-05T22:59:35Z")
Which, of course, reminds me of the Earps and the Gunfight at the **Croquet** Corral. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2014, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/2374 "2014-01-06T01:51:13Z")
Valentine’s Day is coming up - perhaps I’ll give my dear wife a big **OK** of flowers. ---
**Author:** ![Hoopy\_Frood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hoopy_frood/32/8452_2.png) [@Hoopy\_Frood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hoopy_Frood)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2014, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/2375 "2014-01-07T03:09:08Z")
There once was a man from Nantucket Who kept all his cash in a **boquet** His wife named Nan Ran off with a man And as for the **boquet** , Nan tuk it. ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2014, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/2376 "2014-01-07T15:07:22Z")
The way everyone is messing up the words around here just **buckets** my mind! ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2014, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/2377 "2014-01-07T22:27:08Z")
I know. The way the posts go from ridiculous to sublime, from philosophical to silly, as fast as if someone had been flipping a **boggle** switch. ---
**Author:** ![Hoopy\_Frood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hoopy_frood/32/8452_2.png) [@Hoopy\_Frood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hoopy_Frood)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2014, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/2378 "2014-01-08T04:50:10Z")
As the Delta Tau Chi’s from Animal House said after Dean Wermer informed them of their “Double Secret Probation”: " **Toggle! Toggle! Toggle!** … ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Q](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/898d66/32.png) [@Johnny\_Q](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Q)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2014, 8:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/2379 "2014-01-08T08:12:51Z")
Wasn’t **Toga! Toga! Toga!** a movie about Pearl Harbor? ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2014, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/2380 "2014-01-08T15:21:07Z")
I do believe that you are thinking about the children’s cartoon **Tora** the Explorer. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869.md?page=118) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869.md?page=120)