# 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:** 80
**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:** [June 13, 2013, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/1581 "2013-06-13T21:17:42Z")
Or Twisted **Mister** , I suppose. darn Fatfingeritis. ---
**Author:** ![Didact\_Lectorem777](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f05b48/32.png) [@Didact\_Lectorem777](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Didact_Lectorem777)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2013, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/1582 "2013-06-13T21:41:17Z")
Crap. Umm…replied to wrong post. Can I have this removed? Please? ---
**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:** [June 13, 2013, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/1583 "2013-06-13T22:41:11Z")
A lots of people bumblin’ about here, lookin’ at things, think it was the ruddy **Sister** Chapel with all them Mickey Angelos and da Vinchys. ---
**Author:** ![Didact\_Lectorem777](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f05b48/32.png) [@Didact\_Lectorem777](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Didact_Lectorem777)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2013, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/1584 "2013-06-13T23:30:38Z")
Now that I know what I’m doing, I can knowingly and regretfully inform you on your faux, mistakingly misnaming the Sistine Chapel in Venice. ---
**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:** [June 13, 2013, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/1585 "2013-06-13T23:36:48Z")
Well, see, that’s kind of the point. It’s all about a string of malaprops. From the OP: For example: “Atrocity is a fancy word for speed. No, you’re thinking of velocity, which is the measure of a liquid’s ability to flow freely. Sorry, but viscosity is claiming to be one thing, while acting another way. Wrong, hypocracy is the oath doctors take. . .” So the malaprop before me was Sister, and the one I used was Sistine, and the one someone takes after me could be, oh, sixteen, or cistern, etc. ---
**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:** [June 14, 2013, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/1586 "2013-06-14T01:22:09Z")
You know folks, we’re up to over 1,585 posts here, and the Board is scheduled to be shut down in a few hours for some much-needed maintenance. Maybe it’s time we let this thread die and start a new one. One that’s in its original condition; unspoiled; clean and fresh as if new; spotless. You know, **sistene**. ---
**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:** [June 14, 2013, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/1587 "2013-06-14T03:01:22Z")
Not sure how adding **pristine** to the thread would fix things, I usually eat mine as an ice cream flavor. ---
**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:** [June 14, 2013, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/1588 "2013-06-14T20:22:12Z")
Ick! They bite the heads off their mates. Why would anyone want to put\*\* praline\*\* mantis on their ice cream? ---
**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:** [June 14, 2013, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/1589 "2013-06-14T20:35:35Z")
If you were a murderous clergyman, you might say you were **praying** on your parishioners, whether or not they gave you ice cream. ---
**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:** [June 14, 2013, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/1590 "2013-06-14T21:36:59Z")
When my father, Pappy Pepperwinkle, used to read to me and my sisters, he’d often tell the Musicians of Bremen story, and I can still recall his **praying** for the donkey’s part of the band. ---
**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:** [June 15, 2013, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/1591 "2013-06-15T03:12:10Z")
Er… the word was already “praying.” Wanna try again? ---
**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:** [June 15, 2013, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/1592 "2013-06-15T03:14:21Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Er… the word was already “praying.” Wanna try again? Well, the Musicians of Bremen’s about animals who think they are musical, but it’s really just a cacophany. And donkeys don’t sing, they bray… ---
**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:** [June 16, 2013, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/1593 "2013-06-16T01:10:58Z")
Let’s not turn this into a usually disorderly or protracted fight, struggle, dispute or any other kind of **bray**. ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2013, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/1594 "2013-06-16T03:00:35Z")
Some people don’t have much use for railroads and would thus pick a fight over this assertion, but the most efficient way to move goods is often by **fray** train. ---
**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:** [June 17, 2013, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/1595 "2013-06-17T00:07:15Z")
When the Pepperwinkles moved, they thought it was going to take a few months, but it turned out taking two years in a cruel twist of **freight**. ---
**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:** [June 17, 2013, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/1596 "2013-06-17T02:31:40Z")
I thought the movie had at least another hour to go, but all of a sudden it began to **fate** to black. ---
**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:** [June 17, 2013, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/1597 "2013-06-17T13:56:49Z")
Maybe you didn’t see the finished product and saw a version that was still a little **fade** around the edges, so to speak. ---
**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:** [June 18, 2013, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/1598 "2013-06-18T00:58:03Z")
I didn’t like to **frayed** my daughter’s hair because I couldn’t get the edges right, either. ---
**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:** [June 18, 2013, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/1599 "2013-06-18T01:03:45Z")
I’d unravel every riddle for every individ’l, In trouble or in pain, With the thoughts I’d be thinkin’ I could be another Lincoln, If I only had a **braid**. ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2013, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/1600 "2013-06-18T02:31:44Z")
I don’t think **Brain** Wilson ever sang that song on any of the dozens of albums he recorded with the Beach Boys. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869.md?page=79) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869.md?page=81)