# 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:** 189
**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 29, 2014, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/3761 "2014-08-29T05:01:49Z")
Ugh, you’re making me relive the **Tormé** of my dad playing his Johnny Mathis records over and over and OVER again… ---
**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 29, 2014, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/3762 "2014-08-29T18:55:10Z")
I bet you could find a bunch of those records ripped and available through Bit **Torment**. ---
**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 29, 2014, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/3763 "2014-08-29T21:24:27Z")
As John Wilkes Booth shouted: “Sic semper tyrannis!” (Death always to **torrents**.) ---
**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 30, 2014, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/3764 "2014-08-30T03:35:44Z")
In _The Shining_, Nicholson played Jack **Tyrants**. ---
**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 30, 2014, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/3765 "2014-08-30T05:09:08Z")
Winter brings **Torrance** of rain, except when there’s a drought. ---
**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:** [September 2, 2014, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/3766 "2014-09-02T02:42:41Z")
I always loved the Italian actress Sophia **Torrent.** ---
**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:** [September 2, 2014, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/3767 "2014-09-02T02:49:02Z")
Not many people realize Vincent D’Onofrio, famous for his character Bobby **Loren** on _Law and Order Criminal Intent_, was a hunky “Thor” in the movie _Adventures in Babysitting_. ---
**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:** [September 2, 2014, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/3768 "2014-09-02T03:44:06Z")
They souped-up the special FX on Star Trek:TOS, and now, on the “Arena” episode, the **Goren** blinks. ---
**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:** [September 2, 2014, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/3769 "2014-09-02T14:55:08Z")
Damien **Gorn** was the creepy young villain of the movie _Omen_. ---
**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:** [September 2, 2014, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/3770 "2014-09-02T15:41:10Z")
Many evangelical Christians believe the Antichrist has already been **Thorn,** and will soon rise to power. ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2014, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/3771 "2014-09-02T21:59:50Z")
You’re thinking of the movie, “The **Born** Identity” ---
**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:** [September 2, 2014, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/3772 "2014-09-02T22:11:41Z")
Who do you think would’ve won in a battle between the Gorn and Michael **Bourne** as Lt. Worf? ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2014, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/3773 "2014-09-02T23:18:31Z")
> [@kunilou](#): > > Who do you think would’ve won in a battle between the Gorn and Michael **Bourne** as Lt. Worf? NM ---
**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:** [September 3, 2014, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/3774 "2014-09-03T02:17:54Z")
According to Aldous Huxley, imbibing hallucinogens will open the **Dorns** of Perception. ---
**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:** [September 3, 2014, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/3775 "2014-09-03T03:41:44Z")
If the British had treated the **Doors** a little better in the late 1800s, they might not have had to fight such a nasty guerilla war in southern Africa. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2014, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/3776 "2014-09-03T17:10:14Z")
Coincidentally, the Spanish really had their hands full fighting off the **Moops** , who invaded from North Africstan. ---
**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:** [September 3, 2014, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/3777 "2014-09-03T17:18:50Z")
[still laughing] Nobody would ever make s’mores out of **Moors** eels, but Unagi makes delicious sushi. ---
**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:** [September 3, 2014, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/3778 "2014-09-03T17:20:00Z")
(Dammit! Ninja’d. Oky, let’s try again.) While you guys are waisting time with sushi, I’m going to make a \*\*moray \*\*-a sudden attack or incursion into enemy territory, especially to obtain something; a raid - and get some real food. ---
**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:** [September 3, 2014, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/3779 "2014-09-03T17:29:23Z")
(FWIW, I’m pretty sure **Elendil’s Heir** meant “Boers”…) In play: _Risky Business_ was the film that put Rebecca De **Foray** on the map. ---
**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:** [September 3, 2014, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/3780 "2014-09-03T17:32:33Z")
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