# 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:** 68
**Author:** ![Malacandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Malacandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malacandra)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2013, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/1341 "2013-05-06T06:31:14Z")
If it’s snowing and blowing a gale then a **blizzard** isn’t going to keep you warm - a greatcoat is more the thing. ---
**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:** [May 6, 2013, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/1342 "2013-05-06T19:42:54Z")
When it comes to keeping warm, it’s no big deal. I take a rather **blazer** attitude about that type of thing. ---
**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:** [May 6, 2013, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/1343 "2013-05-06T20:06:18Z")
Aw, you just sound too modest – as in Modesty **Blasé** , the long running British comic strip. ---
**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:** [May 6, 2013, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/1344 "2013-05-06T20:23:40Z")
Some Brits still like that strip, while others prefer TV sf action-adventure, like on the show _ **Blaise** 7_. ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2013, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/1345 "2013-05-06T22:23:07Z")
Thurl Ravenscroft was the voice of Sugar Frosted **Blake’s** spokesfeline Tony the Tiger in TV commercials. ---
**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:** [May 6, 2013, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/1346 "2013-05-06T23:22:17Z")
Madame Pepperwinkle is rarely overawed anymore when I **flakes** my muscles, alas. ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2013, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/1347 "2013-05-07T02:56:09Z")
Maybe you should see if you can hop a ride in a DeLorean back to the days when your physique inspired more awe. Of course, you’ll need a bolt of lightning to power the **flex** capacitor. ---
**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:** [May 7, 2013, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/1348 "2013-05-07T03:35:28Z")
Maybe he could improve his physique, or at least his health, if he added some seeds from the **flux** plant in his diet. They’re supposed to be high in healthy fats. And if not, he could always make shirts or linoleum out of the oil. ---
**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:** [May 7, 2013, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/1349 "2013-05-07T03:49:46Z")
As far as I know, there were no such seeds aboard B-17 Flying Fortresses during World War II, the crews of which often had to deal with heavy German **flax** as they flew over enemy territory. ---
**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:** [May 7, 2013, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/1350 "2013-05-07T12:01:42Z")
Yeah, that’s one funny duck that used to be voiced by Gilbert Godfrey! All the time hollering: “ **Flak**! Flak!” ---
**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:** [May 7, 2013, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/1351 "2013-05-07T12:41:08Z")
I think the two might be friends, but I still don’t understand why Gilbert Gottfried is yelling Ben **Aflac** ’s name in those commercials. ---
**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:** [May 7, 2013, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/1352 "2013-05-07T13:41:52Z")
Some people really hate Gottfried and are badly **affleck** ted by his agitated, shrill voice. ---
**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:** [May 7, 2013, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/1353 "2013-05-07T14:36:55Z")
It’s not shrill, but others are annoyed by \*\*Affec \*\*Trebek’s voice and mannerisms on _Jeopardy!_ ---
**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:** [May 7, 2013, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/1354 "2013-05-07T15:14:27Z")
Didn’t Trebex once star in commercials for the **Alex** credit card. Don’t leave home without it! ---
**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:** [May 7, 2013, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/1355 "2013-05-07T15:48:06Z")
Are you thinking about **Amex** , the scouring powder? ---
**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:** [May 7, 2013, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/1356 "2013-05-07T19:42:54Z")
I used to play **Ajax** when I was a kid, but never was any good at it. ---
**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:** [May 7, 2013, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/1357 "2013-05-07T21:51:16Z")
I should hope you weren’t any good at it, since the **Jacks** family, along with the Kallikaks, were a case study of criminality, harlotry, and pauperism in the rural U.S. ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2013, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/1358 "2013-05-07T22:28:31Z")
Well, lots of rural residents, not all of them criminals, enjoy some **jukes** in their salads or (when pickled) as hamburger garnish. ---
**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:** [May 7, 2013, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/1359 "2013-05-07T23:26:19Z")
Oh, certainly, Madame Pepperwinkle and I have been planning a \*\*Cuke’s \*\*Tour of Europe for quite some time now. ---
**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:** [May 8, 2013, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/1360 "2013-05-08T03:29:34Z")
Appearances aren’t everything, and beauty is only skin deep. You should really try to get to know a girl and not just judge her based upon her **cook’s**. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869.md?page=67) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869.md?page=69)