# 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:** 127
**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:** [February 25, 2014, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/2521 "2014-02-25T05:36:38Z")
I wonder if **molar** bears ever have tooth issues. ---
**Author:** ![Mince](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecd19e/32.png) [@Mince](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mince)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2014, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/2522 "2014-02-25T05:40:43Z")
> [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](#): > > (Apologies Mince if this is incorrect, and apologies Prof. P if it’s right) > > I think a blood **clod** just broke off and went to my brai… You are correct. Thought it might be a bit ambiguous, but knew this message board would figure it out. ---
**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:** [February 25, 2014, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/2523 "2014-02-25T14:42:23Z")
Marco! \*\*Polar! \*\* Marco! Polar! ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2014, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/2524 "2014-02-25T14:45:50Z")
I once got up to 752-count on my **polo** bat before the little red ball came off. ---
**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:** [February 25, 2014, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/2525 "2014-02-25T22:45:34Z")
I heard Sonny \*\*Bolo \*\*was good at paddle ball, at least before he married Cher. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2014, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/2526 "2014-02-26T02:56:51Z")
As a kid, **Bono** Turkish Taffy was my favorite candy. ---
**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:** [February 27, 2014, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/2527 "2014-02-27T04:23:21Z")
Well, as a kid I liked to line up\*\* bonomos\*\* in patterns, then tap one and watch 'em all fall over one by one. ---
**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:** [February 27, 2014, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/2528 "2014-02-27T04:53:06Z")
Pancho Villa rallied his _banditos_ and said, “_ **Dominos** _, let’s get out of here!” ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2014, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/2529 "2014-02-27T14:50:46Z")
After the Technicolor yawn, my wife’s hair was all mixed up in the **vamanos**. ---
**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:** [February 27, 2014, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/2530 "2014-02-27T16:08:01Z")
Mt. Everest is big, really big, huge huge huge, gigantic even - in fact, it’s absolutely **vomitous**! ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2014, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/2531 "2014-02-27T17:26:32Z")
EH–strictly for edification purposes _ **vomitus** _ When you’re feeling vomitous, up comes vomitus. 😃 BIP: Spencer Christian was certainly a **mountainous** dog! ---
**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:** [February 27, 2014, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/2532 "2014-02-27T18:46:54Z")
Ah, yes, I should’ve known that. Thanks. Decaying trees in the forest will yield a rich bounty of **mutinous** , which provides nutrients for other plants. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2014, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/2533 "2014-02-28T04:29:45Z")
I don’t find that “witticism” **humus** in the least. ---
**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:** [February 28, 2014, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/2534 "2014-02-28T14:18:13Z")
Non-funny witticisms are as **humorous** as the grains of sand on a beach, or stars in the sky. ---
**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:** [February 28, 2014, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/2535 "2014-02-28T15:06:59Z")
Yep, those stars in the sky sure are bright – they’re very **numerous**. ---
**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:** [February 28, 2014, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/2536 "2014-02-28T23:22:03Z")
Sometimes when I get away from the city and see the huge mass of stars in the sky, I get a very dark and forboding feeling that something **luminous** is happening. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2014, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/2537 "2014-02-28T23:38:36Z")
You want a dark and foreboding feeling? Try sitting down to breakfast with a big bowl of **ominous** grits. ---
**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:** [March 1, 2014, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/2538 "2014-03-01T00:07:38Z")
I’d have gotten home sooner, but the priest’s **hominy** went overlong, and we were an hour late getting out. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2014, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/2539 "2014-03-01T01:21:02Z")
That dog’s face looks just like its rear end. That is one **homily** K9. ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2014, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/2540 "2014-03-01T02:43:04Z")
My late grandmother’s house was small, cozy, and eminently comforting – in other words, quite **homely.** [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869.md?page=126) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869.md?page=128)