# 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:** 25
**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:** [October 18, 2012, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/481 "2012-10-18T02:09:17Z")
Well, if you run into too many trees, you’ll probably end up with bruises, abrasions and other **woods** which need treatment. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Q](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/898d66/32.png) [@Johnny\_Q](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Q)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2012, 7:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/482 "2012-10-18T07:41:14Z")
Surely you jest. **Wounds** is what they call the fur of a sheep. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2012, 8:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/483 "2012-10-18T08:56:51Z")
That would be **wool** , a document that lays out the disposition of your estate after you die. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2012, 9:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/484 "2012-10-18T09:59:25Z")
You’re overthinking this. There’s no sense reinventing the **will**. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2012, 10:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/485 "2012-10-18T10:14:16Z")
Surely you mean reinventing the **wheel** , as in George Lucas’ original treatment for Star Wars, “Journal of the Wheels”. ---
**Author:** ![Malacandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Malacandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malacandra)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2012, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/486 "2012-10-18T11:56:37Z")
Huh. I’m not the most tech-savvy guy you’ll meet, but even I wouldn’t write with a **whill** pen! 😃 ---
**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:** [October 18, 2012, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/487 "2012-10-18T14:05:37Z")
That’s **quill** , as in grandma made me a new **quill** and it’s so nice to sleep under it when it’s cold outside. ---
**Author:** ![Malacandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Malacandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malacandra)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2012, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/488 "2012-10-18T16:34:41Z")
Nyetski. **Quilt** is what houseplants do when you forget to water them. ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2012, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/489 "2012-10-18T18:40:06Z")
I wonder if there’s a cartoon of drooping houseplants among the copious output of **Wilt** Disney. ---
**Author:** ![Malacandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Malacandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malacandra)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2012, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/490 "2012-10-18T20:54:27Z")
Well, I’ve seen a horse fly, I’ve seen a house fly, I’ve even seen an elephant fly after imbibing enough **walt** whisky! ---
**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:** [October 18, 2012, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/491 "2012-10-18T20:55:27Z")
Dunno, but I’ll be sure to take a look the next time they open the Disney **Walt** to re-release one of their classic animated features. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2012, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/492 "2012-10-18T21:35:26Z")
Man, it’s been years since I had a chocolate **vault**. ---
**Author:** ![freckafree](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/freckafree/32/3050_2.png) [@freckafree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/freckafree)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2012, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/493 "2012-10-19T01:06:26Z")
I thought **Malt** was an island republic in the Mediterranean. ---
**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:** [October 19, 2012, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/494 "2012-10-19T02:37:11Z")
Don’t you mean **Malta** , the resort city in the Crimean region of Ukraine? ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2012, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/495 "2012-10-19T02:55:49Z")
I believe you mean **Yalta** , Barbra Streisand’s directorial debut. ---
**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:** [October 19, 2012, 11:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/496 "2012-10-19T11:19:05Z")
I see what you did there, you’re talking about **Yentl** , a type of legume that makes a tasty soup. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2012, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/497 "2012-10-19T13:12:51Z")
I’m pretty sure you can’t make soup from **lentils**. Aren’t they a load-bearing structural section over a doorway? ---
**Author:** ![Malacandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Malacandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malacandra)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2012, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/498 "2012-10-19T13:50:49Z")
I suppose you could make load-bearing members out of the wood of the **lintel** tree, but it’s a bit bendy - oak is more traditional, when you’re not using reinforced concrete or steel. ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2012, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/499 "2012-10-19T19:12:23Z")
Surely there must be some oak trees in **Linden** , since that capital of the United Kingdom covers 607 square miles! ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2012, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/500 "2012-10-19T20:02:42Z")
I believe that **London** was actually one half of the team London & Hardy. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869.md?page=24) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869.md?page=26)