# 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:** 183
**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:** [August 8, 2014, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/3641 "2014-08-08T21:26:14Z")
Keep singing! Besa me, besa me **macho**! ---
**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:** [August 8, 2014, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/3642 "2014-08-08T21:26:55Z")
Bob the **macho** shark tried out unsuccessfully for a part in _Sharknado_, losing out to Larry from the Great White Way. ---
**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:** [August 8, 2014, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/3643 "2014-08-08T21:48:31Z")
OK, Prof beat me by one of those 17 nanoseconds. I’m too late to edit, so In Play: Bob the \*\*mucho \*\*shark tried unsuccessfully for a part in Sharknado, losing out to Larry from the Great White Way. ---
**Author:** ![wedgehed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8edcca/32.png) [@wedgehed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wedgehed)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2014, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/3644 "2014-08-08T22:24:35Z")
Groucho, Harpo & **Mako** were the most famous Marx Brothers. ---
**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:** [August 8, 2014, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/3645 "2014-08-08T23:29:03Z")
I can’t believe you would have the **chico** - the sheer gall - to leave out Zeppo and Gummo! ---
**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:** [August 8, 2014, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/3646 "2014-08-08T23:37:38Z")
**Cheek** Full o’ Nuts is a heavenly coffee. A more heavenly coffee money can’t buy. ---
**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:** [August 9, 2014, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/3647 "2014-08-09T00:10:51Z")
Someone in another thread wants rock stars to go on stage wearing only **chock** straps! ---
**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:** [August 9, 2014, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/3648 "2014-08-09T00:55:35Z")
When I was 5 years old, I saw my first monster movie on TV: It was _The Tingler_ on “ **Jock** Theatre.” ---
**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:** [August 9, 2014, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/3649 "2014-08-09T01:04:59Z")
I was going to buy tickets to see that, too, but my wallet was at the pawn shop, in **shock**. ---
**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:** [August 9, 2014, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/3650 "2014-08-09T03:22:09Z")
I had tickets to see skateboard guru Tony **Hock** , but I broke a toe that day. ---
**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:** [August 9, 2014, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/3651 "2014-08-09T03:27:50Z")
When the "Don’t **Hawk"** sign is flashing, it means the light will turn red soon. ---
**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:** [August 9, 2014, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/3652 "2014-08-09T04:52:17Z")
After I eat a huge pile of Chinese food (stir-fried in a **walk** , of course), I definitely need to go for a stroll around the city. ---
**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:** [August 9, 2014, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/3653 "2014-08-09T05:20:02Z")
Some restaurants will display their daily specials on a **wok** board set up outside the front door. ---
**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:** [August 9, 2014, 8:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/3654 "2014-08-09T08:10:25Z")
Corn **chalks** grow to an average height of 8 feet. ---
**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:** [August 9, 2014, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/3655 "2014-08-09T17:35:15Z")
I just don’t have the money to invest in **stalks** and bonds. ---
**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:** [August 9, 2014, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/3656 "2014-08-09T17:43:54Z")
Achilles gained invulnerability when his ma dipped him in the **Stocks**. ---
**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:** [August 9, 2014, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/3657 "2014-08-09T17:55:23Z")
**Styx** and stones may break my bones, so please, don’t throw **styx** and stones, please. ---
**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:** [August 9, 2014, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/3658 "2014-08-09T18:54:27Z")
You can’t teach an old dog new **sticks.** ---
**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:** [August 9, 2014, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/3659 "2014-08-09T21:21:51Z")
The Isley Brothers sang the definitive “\*\*Tricks \*\*and Shout” no matter what Beatles fans say. ---
**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:** [August 9, 2014, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/3660 "2014-08-09T21:28:40Z")
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