# 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:** 51
**Author:** ![Malacandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Malacandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malacandra)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2013, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/1001 "2013-01-31T20:49:18Z")
You might have been stoned if the **Annite** s caught you - they were supposed to be the Latter Day Saints’ hit-men. ---
**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:** [February 1, 2013, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/1002 "2013-02-01T05:14:28Z")
I remember the **Danites** from the Evil Dead trilogy. They were pretty brutal and I can understand their purpose as enforcers. But Ash will save us. ---
**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:** [February 1, 2013, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/1003 "2013-02-01T18:58:52Z")
I didn’t see and **deadites** in the Army of Darkness, just a bunch of people medieval times with bad teeth. ---
**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:** [February 2, 2013, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/1004 "2013-02-02T02:54:17Z")
Army of Darkness wouldn’t even have been made if people would simply ease tensions or strained relations by agreement, negotiation, or tacit understandings, or what the French call **dentist**. ---
**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:** [February 3, 2013, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/1005 "2013-02-03T00:15:32Z")
The French have given us a lot of terms indeed, but I’ve never heard of them using **Détentes** , the girls from the aristocracy who recently reached the age of what civilization considers maturity and are ready to step out amongst polite society, for negotiations. ---
**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:** [February 3, 2013, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/1006 "2013-02-03T00:26:47Z")
Although showing off your **debutantes** has not always been acceptable in “polite” society, the view of the space between a woman’s breasts is always appreciated. ---
**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:** [February 4, 2013, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/1007 "2013-02-04T01:49:51Z")
I don’t normally look for women to show a lot of cleavage in a \*\*d\*\*\*\*écolletage \*\*because they’re so busy slicing meats, dishing up potato salad, making sausage and serving customers. ---
**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:** [February 4, 2013, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/1008 "2013-02-04T16:43:13Z")
The women are serving food in their **delicatessens**? I wouldn’t mind being served by a good looking gal wearing only silk undergarments. ---
**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:** [February 4, 2013, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/1009 "2013-02-04T17:17:08Z")
Actually, they’d probably appoint someone else to serve on their behalf. These **delicates** are who you’ll likely encounter instead. ---
**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:** [February 6, 2013, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/1010 "2013-02-06T15:11:59Z")
Yeah, I suppose some of these ladies have made an oath to be **delegate** , so they’d want to eliminate any chances of intimacy with other people. ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2013, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/1011 "2013-02-06T20:57:33Z")
Well, any woman who uses **Celibate** probably wouldn’t want to be getting intimate, as that Pfizer anti-inflammatory drug is often used to treat painful symptoms associated with menstruation. ---
**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:** [February 6, 2013, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/1012 "2013-02-06T23:37:59Z")
While large amounts of **Celebrex** seed can act as a uterine stimulant in pregnant women, most people just like to chop up the long stems and put them in salads and other stuff where its crispiness can be enjoyed. It’s also good as an hors d’ourve with cream cheese or peanut butter. ---
**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:** [February 7, 2013, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/1013 "2013-02-07T16:13:47Z")
Well I never drew a fat **celery** but once I drew a skinny tomato. ---
**Author:** ![Malacandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Malacandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malacandra)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2013, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/1014 "2013-02-07T17:41:24Z")
**Salary** wasn’t drawn, he was written by Shakespeare - he’s a minor character in _The Merchant of Venice_, knocking around with the similarly-faceless Solanio. ---
**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:** [February 7, 2013, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/1015 "2013-02-07T19:04:26Z")
I think you’re confusing Venice with **Salerio** , the capital city of the Campania province in Italy. ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2013, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/1016 "2013-02-07T19:12:09Z")
Well, the **Salerno** is a Mediterranean phenomenon, but it’s not Italian – it’s the Spanish name for a south to south-easterly wind that causes lots of heat-related discomfort in Andalusia during the summer. ---
**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:** [February 10, 2013, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/1017 "2013-02-10T01:29:10Z")
There’s a lot of wind all right, but not in Andalusia. \*\*Sirocco \*\*is a large American city located on Lake Michigan. ---
**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:** [February 11, 2013, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/1018 "2013-02-11T16:06:37Z")
It could be on Lake Michigan I suppose, but **Chicago** is when you haul manure in the hold of your ship. ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2013, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/1019 "2013-02-13T01:59:39Z")
> [@kunilou](#): > > There’s a lot of wind all right, but not in Andalusia. \*\*Sirocco \*\*is a large American city located on Lake Michigan. (Actually, I was going for [_ **solano** _](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solano_%28wind%29) here – **sirocco** is a word of Arabic origin, but I won’t ask you to retract your response.) ---
**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:** [February 13, 2013, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/1020 "2013-02-13T04:56:20Z")
Lake Michigan? **Shit Cargo** is the largest and northernmost island of Florida’s archipelago in the Gulf of Mexico. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869.md?page=50) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869.md?page=52)