# 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:** ![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 24, 2014, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/3501 "2014-07-24T02:16:30Z")

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You know what I wish I’ve never been? A guy who’s eaten Jello topped with marsh **mellow**. I don’t know why people do that.

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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 24, 2014, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/3502 "2014-07-24T03:34:59Z")

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It’s not a full moon, Venus isn’t misaligned with Mars, no one put acid in the Kool-Ade, so why am I so confused and feel like my brain is **mallow**?

PS My answer rhymes with “rush”. PM me if you want another clue. 😃

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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 24, 2014, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/3503 "2014-07-24T04:43:09Z")

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At least it’s not a migrane headache, when it feels like ten elephants are trying to **mush** your skull. ☹

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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 24, 2014, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/3504 "2014-07-24T14:40:25Z")

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Do you think migraines are why the minor leaguer “ **Mash** ” Davis never had a major league career in the movie Bull Durham?

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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 24, 2014, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/3505 "2014-07-24T14:55:17Z")

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> [@buddha\_david](#):
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> Sorry, the correct answer should’ve been “Yello”, as in the Olivia Newton-John song, "Have You Never Been **Yello?"**

:smack:

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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 24, 2014, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/3506 "2014-07-24T15:48:20Z")

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“My Sharona” was a **crash** hit for The Knack in 1979.

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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 24, 2014, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/3507 "2014-07-24T16:08:44Z")

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Unlike most people, I hate ruining good chocolate in a **smash** , so instead I just roast marshmallows.

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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 24, 2014, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/3508 "2014-07-24T18:52:23Z")

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That’s why I don’t use good chocolate in mine. I typically use milk chocolate. And after one of them I typically go back and make **s’more**.

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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 24, 2014, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/3509 "2014-07-24T23:33:43Z")

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**Some more** or later, everything decays into dust.

[Hint: it’s only one word.]

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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 24, 2014, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/3510 "2014-07-24T23:36:20Z")

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Jeez, I could use a **sooner** of lager.

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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 25, 2014, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/3511 "2014-07-25T03:33:26Z")

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Got my first speeding ticket by driving too fast in a **schooner** zone, which didn’t endear me to the judge – he refused to buy my argument that it was Saturday, so no children were present.

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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 25, 2014, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/3512 "2014-07-25T03:35:55Z")

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Sometimes guys **school** all over themselves when a busty woman walks by.

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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 25, 2014, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/3513 "2014-07-25T05:19:12Z")

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I challenge you to a **drool**!

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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 25, 2014, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/3514 "2014-07-25T06:11:46Z")

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During our fight, I’ll be **duel** -wielding pistols in each hand.

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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 25, 2014, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/3515 "2014-07-25T06:37:51Z")

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Sometimes you gotta be **dual** to be kind.

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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 26, 2014, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/3516 "2014-07-26T02:17:17Z")

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Last time I went fishing, I dropped the darn \*\*cruel \*\*full of fish in the lake.

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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 26, 2014, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/3517 "2014-07-26T02:49:47Z")

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Whenever you fall into a lake and have to swim, the Australian \*\*creel \*\*is a good stroke to try.

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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 26, 2014, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/3518 "2014-07-26T02:52:40Z")

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The Southern **crawl** is one of the most well-known American accents.

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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 26, 2014, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/3519 "2014-07-26T03:04:48Z")

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Being out West, Quick **Drawl** McGraw doesn’t have that accent.

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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 26, 2014, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/3520 "2014-07-26T03:07:48Z")

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I hide money in my sock **draw**.

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