# Malapropagation 2012 -- Revenge of the Schtick

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869>\
**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\
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**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:** [July 22, 2014, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/3481 "2014-07-22T22:31:40Z")

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I would love some smoked\*\* Goode\*\* cheese right about now.

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**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:** [July 22, 2014, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/3482 "2014-07-22T23:19:06Z")

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If you meet the **Gouda** on the road, kill him.

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**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2014, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/3483 "2014-07-22T23:49:49Z")

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> [@CheshireKat](#):
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> “You’re a **wicked** man, Charlie Brown”.

Shoulda been “wicket”.

I love Irish music with a good **Buddha** player setting the beat.

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**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:** [July 23, 2014, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/3484 "2014-07-23T00:12:01Z")

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_Sorry TruCelt; I was playing off Burpo’s - my mistake._

I always liked **Bodhran** Crawford, especially in _Highway Patrol_.

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**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:** [July 23, 2014, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/3485 "2014-07-23T00:53:14Z")

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He would’ve been great in the HBO production of \*\*Broderick \*\*Empire.

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**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:** [July 23, 2014, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/3486 "2014-07-23T04:21:19Z")

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I hate when the burrs from **boardwalk** plants get stuck on my clothing and shoes.

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**Author:** ![wedgehed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8edcca/32.png) [@wedgehed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wedgehed)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2014, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/3487 "2014-07-23T04:23:29Z")

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I enjoyed the epic tale about **Boardwalk** & Grendel.

Never mind.

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**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2014, 10:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/3488 "2014-07-23T10:41:51Z")

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Fred and Wilma Flintstone never had a visit from Beowulf in **Burdock**.

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**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:** [July 23, 2014, 11:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/3489 "2014-07-23T11:21:25Z")

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Bart Simpson wanted to be a daredevil, just like Captain Lance **Bedrock.**

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**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:** [July 23, 2014, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/3490 "2014-07-23T13:54:04Z")

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I do believe that they had lunch together at the **Murdock** Café.

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**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:** [July 23, 2014, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/3491 "2014-07-23T14:16:09Z")

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> [@wedgehed](#):
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> I enjoyed the epic tale about **Boardwalk** & Grendel…

> [@TruCelt](#):
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> Fred and Wilma Flintstone never had a visit from Beowulf in **Burdock**.

**TruCelt** ’s boldfaced word should’ve been “Beowulf,” no?

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**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:** [July 23, 2014, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/3492 "2014-07-23T14:28:46Z")

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> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#):
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> **TruCelt** ’s boldfaced word should’ve been “Beowulf,” no?

He was playing off _Hoopy Frood’s_ submission. _wedgehed_ got ninja’d, which was **hard rock** on his part.

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**Author:** ![wedgehed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8edcca/32.png) [@wedgehed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wedgehed)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2014, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/3493 "2014-07-23T15:28:26Z")

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Who was hotter, Marilyn Monroe or Jean **Hardluck**?

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**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:** [July 23, 2014, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/3494 "2014-07-23T15:30:52Z")

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Lionel Richie had a hit with this song, simply titled “ **Harlow** ”.

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**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:** [July 23, 2014, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/3495 "2014-07-23T15:31:37Z")

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nm

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**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:** [July 23, 2014, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/3496 "2014-07-23T19:26:30Z")

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And the Swiss group **Hello** had a simply titled song “Oh, Yeah!” that while not a hit was thrust into pop-culture consciousness by movies such as _Ferris Bueller’s Day Off_ and _The Secret of My Success_.

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**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:** [July 23, 2014, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/3497 "2014-07-23T19:42:24Z")

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I thought **Mello** was a type of red wine.

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**Author:** ![wedgehed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8edcca/32.png) [@wedgehed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wedgehed)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2014, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/3498 "2014-07-23T20:49:40Z")

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My sister was a big fan of the TV show, _That Girl_, starring **Merlot** Thomas.

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**Author:** ![drewtwo99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2014, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/3499 "2014-07-23T23:15:20Z")

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In the TV show, did they ever show her making a bowl of red, jiggly \*\*Marlo \*\*to serve her guests with dinner?

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**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:** [July 23, 2014, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/3500 "2014-07-23T23:17:16Z")

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> [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](#):
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> I thought **Mello** was a type of red wine.

Sorry, the correct answer should’ve been “Yello”, as in the Olivia Newton-John song, "Have You Never Been **Yello?"**

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