# 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:** 160
**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:** [June 8, 2014, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/3181 "2014-06-08T23:22:38Z")
The tuft of feathers on a woodpecker’s head is called his top **knight**. ---
**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:** [June 9, 2014, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/3182 "2014-06-09T00:19:58Z")
I fear this entire thread is all for **knot**. ---
**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:** [June 9, 2014, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/3183 "2014-06-09T00:35:31Z")
Well, you already **naught** a membership, so why not enjoy the ride? ---
**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:** [June 9, 2014, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/3184 "2014-06-09T15:21:21Z")
“When the **bought** breaks, the cradle will fall…” ---
**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:** [June 9, 2014, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/3185 "2014-06-09T15:23:07Z")
**Bough** down before Zod! ---
**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:** [June 9, 2014, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/3186 "2014-06-09T19:26:16Z")
Kryptonite was Superman’s Achilles’ **Kneel.** ---
**Author:** ![CheshireKat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheshirekat/32/1207_2.png) [@CheshireKat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CheshireKat)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2014, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/3187 "2014-06-09T19:39:08Z")
I trained Pancetta, my pet pig, to **heel** on command. ---
**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:** [June 9, 2014, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/3188 "2014-06-09T19:47:38Z")
> [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](#): > > **Bough** down before Zod! Sorry, folks, guess I confused everyone by making it too easy. **Bow** down before Zod! (Should have left out Zod) ---
**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:** [June 9, 2014, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/3189 "2014-06-09T21:32:14Z")
Back in play. They say the **squealing** wheel gets the grease. ---
**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:** [June 9, 2014, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/3190 "2014-06-09T21:59:10Z")
> [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](#): > > Sorry, folks, guess I confused everyone by making it too easy. > > **Bow** down before Zod! (Should have left out Zod) Yeah, “Kneel down before Zod!” was his catchphrase. I don’t think Zod ever said “bow down” in any context. In play: Great Green Gobs of **Squeaky** Grimy Gopher Guts! ---
**Author:** ![wedgehed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8edcca/32.png) [@wedgehed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wedgehed)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2014, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/3191 "2014-06-09T22:26:50Z")
I’d play, but my stomach is feeling wheezy. ---
**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:** [June 10, 2014, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/3192 "2014-06-10T01:03:59Z")
The colloquial nickname for an accordian is “\*\*quease \*\*box.” ---
**Author:** ![CheshireKat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheshirekat/32/1207_2.png) [@CheshireKat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CheshireKat)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2014, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/3193 "2014-06-10T01:50:47Z")
A summer **squeeze** can feel wonderful to a nude sunbather. 😉 ---
**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:** [June 10, 2014, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/3194 "2014-06-10T02:26:05Z")
> [@buddha\_david](#): > > Great Green Gobs of **Squeaky** Grimy Gopher Guts! Are we ignoring that nobody’s answered mine correctly yet? :dubious: ---
**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:** [June 10, 2014, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/3195 "2014-06-10T02:32:10Z")
George Burns: Say goodnight, **Greasy**! ---
**Author:** ![CheshireKat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheshirekat/32/1207_2.png) [@CheshireKat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CheshireKat)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2014, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/3196 "2014-06-10T02:39:41Z")
> [@buddha\_david](#): > > Are we ignoring that nobody’s answered mine correctly yet? :dubious: I figured quese was a form of queasy and kunilou learned the song as queasy, grimy, gopher guts. I learned it as greasy, grimy, gopher guts. So do I win with “greasy”? WAIT A MINUTE! Now Burpo’s posted greasy, and MINE is being ignored! ☹ ---
**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:** [June 10, 2014, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/3197 "2014-06-10T02:53:27Z")
I can’t find any popsicles at the bottom of the deep **breeze**. (Happy, now?) ---
**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:** [June 10, 2014, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/3198 "2014-06-10T02:57:39Z")
Wait a minute! I played on _wedgehead’s_ “wheezy,” which I figured was just a malapropagation of **buddha\_david’s** “squeaky.” And, in fact, the version I learned was “ **gooey** , grimy gopher guts.” Now let’s not get all concerned about winning and losing. We all should be \*\*gracie \*\*winners and good losers. Edited to add, people are getting upset as if we were paying to play. C’mon people, the game is **freeze** to everyone! ---
**Author:** ![CheshireKat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheshirekat/32/1207_2.png) [@CheshireKat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CheshireKat)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2014, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/3199 "2014-06-10T03:06:15Z")
> [@kunilou](#): > > And, in fact, the version I learned was “ **gooey** , grimy gopher guts.” This is all cracking me up. Wheezy, squeaky, greasy, gooey. While you were posting, I was trying desperately to make a sentence using Gracie AND freeze. All I had was “CheshireKat freeze her Gracie ass off in Siberia.” :D:D:D I PASS. And I will gladly withdraw my breeze if it helps us get back on track. 🙂 ---
**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:** [June 10, 2014, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/3200 "2014-06-10T03:17:48Z")
_Wheezy_ grimy gopher guts? 😕 Much as I try to visualize it, I can’t really **free** it…unless it’s the noise created by **gracious** pockets of air in the gopher’s stomach. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869.md?page=159) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869.md?page=161)