# 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:** 39
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2012, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/761 "2012-11-29T03:53:50Z")
As much as I like having electricity, when I read a stupid Internet post I sometimes think it would be a good idea to unplug and live off the **grit** ---
**Author:** ![Malacandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Malacandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malacandra)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2012, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/762 "2012-11-29T06:36:13Z")
We managed OK without electricity when we used to **grid** flour using wind power. ---
**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:** [November 29, 2012, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/763 "2012-11-29T15:36:08Z")
That flour can make the bread that goes to making a **grind** , which apparently is another word for hoagie. ---
**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:** [November 29, 2012, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/764 "2012-11-29T16:43:46Z")
I’m familiar with **grinder** s, they’re the guys in the fezzes that are beset known for their children’s hospitals, but also show up in parades and ran a circus. ---
**Author:** ![Malacandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Malacandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malacandra)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2012, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/765 "2012-11-29T17:41:03Z")
I don’t think so - surely a **shriner** is a black eye? ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2012, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/766 "2012-11-29T21:01:06Z")
I don’t know if he ever had a black eye, but John Hancock was most definitely a **shiner** of the Declaration of Independence. ---
**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:** [November 30, 2012, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/767 "2012-11-30T03:42:14Z")
There’s no evidence Hancock was anti-Semetic. Why do you think he had anything to do the \*The Protocols of the Elders of \ ***_Signers_?** ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2012, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/768 "2012-11-30T03:53:28Z")
Well, since there were Jews during the American Revolution, Hancock could have been anti- (or pro-) Semitic. However, there were certainly no automobiles, so he couldn’t have driven a **Zion** , nor any other product of the Toyota Motor Corporation. ---
**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:** [November 30, 2012, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/769 "2012-11-30T05:43:30Z")
I wonder if any **Scions** can drive a car with the power of their minds. ---
**Author:** ![Malacandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Malacandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malacandra)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2012, 7:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/770 "2012-11-30T07:25:01Z")
You need a powerful mind to understand about **psions** and other trig ratios, but I don’t think you can move objects that way. ---
**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:** [November 30, 2012, 10:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/771 "2012-11-30T10:09:09Z")
I hate doing trigonometry - I always end up letting out several heavy **sines**. ---
**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:** [November 30, 2012, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/772 "2012-11-30T18:27:04Z")
For some reason whenever I try to do trigonometry the tune “ **sighs** , **sighs** , everywhere are **sighs** ” keeps running through my head. ---
**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:** [November 30, 2012, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/773 "2012-11-30T19:39:22Z")
When going to German bars I see people frequently drinking beer from **signs**. It seems like they’re everywhere. ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2012, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/774 "2012-11-30T21:01:49Z")
There certainly are a lot of **steins** at bars – from spilled beer, greasy burgers, vomit, and other stuff that never seems to get cleaned up. ---
**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:** [November 30, 2012, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/775 "2012-11-30T22:01:24Z")
Indeed, especially the bars in flatland areas. Sometimes it seems like the rain in\*\* Stain\*\* falls mainly in the plain. ---
**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:** [December 1, 2012, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/776 "2012-12-01T15:01:16Z")
I think you **Spain** ed too hard to come up with that answer and you got it all wrong. ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2012, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/777 "2012-12-02T01:57:10Z")
I don’t think it’s wrong to take in a **strain** dog, especially if it follows you home and shows you love from the get-go. ---
**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:** [December 3, 2012, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/778 "2012-12-03T05:28:21Z")
But unlike cats, the dog can’t typically can’t be trained by hitting it with a **stray** of water when it misbehaves. ---
**Author:** ![Malacandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Malacandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malacandra)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2012, 6:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/779 "2012-12-03T06:35:11Z")
You can train cats? I’ve long since given up - I just **spray** for patience when it misbehaves! ---
**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:** [December 3, 2012, 10:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/780 "2012-12-03T10:47:05Z")
I don’t think they go for cats but **pray** s do catch a lot of fish, hence their other name of “fish-hawks”. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869.md?page=38) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869.md?page=40)