# 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:** 188
**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:** [August 26, 2014, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/3741 "2014-08-26T20:23:06Z")
I bet Sam **Melon** , Ted Danson’s bartender character on Cheers, loved that fruit. ---
**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 26, 2014, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/3742 "2014-08-26T20:42:54Z")
In the southern hemisphere, a **Malone** has very high winds that turn clockwise around an area of low pressure. ---
**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 26, 2014, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/3743 "2014-08-26T21:00:24Z")
“E.T. **Cyclone** Home!” ---
**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 27, 2014, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/3744 "2014-08-27T00:30:15Z")
You can have all your fancy bread recipes. All I want is some hearty, pan-baked corn **phone.** ---
**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 27, 2014, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/3745 "2014-08-27T02:33:29Z")
That’s a knick-knack, Patty Wack, give the frog a **pone**. ---
**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 27, 2014, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/3746 "2014-08-27T02:39:40Z")
That’s give a DOG, you **bone** head from France who drinks six beers at once and tosses rings for, well, you know - the S word. ---
**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 27, 2014, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/3747 "2014-08-27T02:42:29Z")
(I knew it’d be you and I knew you’d use the wrong word—LOAN!) 😛 ---
**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 27, 2014, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/3748 "2014-08-27T02:46:14Z")
(You’re right - I didn’t know that joke. Do you want me to redo my reply?) ---
**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 27, 2014, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/3749 "2014-08-27T02:48:59Z")
No special treatment for KATS! Or Mrs. Kats, either! ---
**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 27, 2014, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/3750 "2014-08-27T02:51:04Z")
Ah, time to send in the **cone** s. ---
**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:** [August 27, 2014, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/3751 "2014-08-27T04:06:16Z")
And all of those you’re sending in look alike, as if they were all **clowns** of each other. ---
**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 27, 2014, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/3752 "2014-08-27T04:06:22Z")
n/m - ninja’d! ---
**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 27, 2014, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/3753 "2014-08-27T15:59:07Z")
God, it reeks in here! You’re wearing too much **clone**. Ack! ---
**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 27, 2014, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/3754 "2014-08-27T16:21:09Z")
Elderly witches - you know, **cologne** s - tend not to wear any scent. ---
**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 27, 2014, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/3755 "2014-08-27T16:28:08Z")
In the mid-1940’s there were only 23 whooping **crones** left in the world – today, there are approximately 600. ---
**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 27, 2014, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/3756 "2014-08-27T16:30:06Z")
My new camera can shoot 600 \*\*cranes \*\*per second. ---
**Author:** ![dunkleosteus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dunkleosteus/32/9331_2.png) [@dunkleosteus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dunkleosteus)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2014, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/3757 "2014-08-27T16:31:03Z")
You’re thinking of **frames** - the stuff fire is made of ---
**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 27, 2014, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/3758 "2014-08-27T18:42:09Z")
“I’ll stay on the bus, forget about us, put the\*\* flames\*\* on me.” ---
**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 27, 2014, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/3759 "2014-08-27T20:00:16Z")
Do any of you watch that HBO drama about a troubled post-Katrina New Orleans neighborhood; I think it’s called **Blame**? ---
**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 29, 2014, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/3760 "2014-08-29T00:12:43Z")
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