# 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:** 90
**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:** [July 22, 2013, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/1781 "2013-07-22T13:39:15Z")
You’re definitely talking about a clown, but I think you’re referring to **Romney** McDonald, the spokesman for McDonalds. ---
**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:** [July 22, 2013, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/1782 "2013-07-22T13:41:54Z")
Oh, he may have funny hair, but\*\* Ronald \*\*Trump isn’t hilarious enough to be a clown. ---
**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:** [July 22, 2013, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/1783 "2013-07-22T15:55:01Z")
I disagree. I think Rosie O’ **Donald** has had many clown-like moments. ---
**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:** [July 22, 2013, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/1784 "2013-07-22T19:52:59Z")
You probably shouldn’t be clowning around if you’re in the cockpit of a high performance **Donnell** -Douglas aircraft like an F-15 Eagle or F-18 Hornet. ---
**Author:** ![fanganga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/58f4c7/32.png) [@fanganga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fanganga)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2013, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/1785 "2013-07-22T22:08:57Z")
Mitch **McDonnell** ’s got a range of fighter aircraft named after him? I knew he had some influence as leader of the Senate Republicans, but I didn’t realise it was that much. ---
**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:** [July 22, 2013, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/1786 "2013-07-22T23:24:07Z")
That Kentucky senator and many other Republicans today may honor President **McConnell** Reagan’s memory, but they disagree with him on many policy issues, perhaps most notably immigration reform and progressive taxation. ---
**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:** [July 23, 2013, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/1787 "2013-07-23T01:45:50Z")
They’ve even written heroic poems about him, like the Chancon de **Ronald**. ---
**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:** [July 23, 2013, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/1788 "2013-07-23T01:53:41Z")
Yeah, everybody sing! **Roland** , Roland, Roland, keep them dogies roland… Rawhide! ---
**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:** [July 23, 2013, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/1789 "2013-07-23T03:54:44Z")
I never knew Henry **Rollin’** sang “Rawhide.” ---
**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:** [July 23, 2013, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/1790 "2013-07-23T04:08:43Z")
When I was a kid, I just loved my **Rollins** baseball glove and carried it everywhere. ---
**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:** [July 23, 2013, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/1791 "2013-07-23T13:43:52Z")
Whenever I run a D&D campaign, and the action moves into a tavern or inn, I make sure that there’s some good old two-fisted **rawlings** with lots of property damage to keep the players happy. ---
**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:** [July 23, 2013, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/1792 "2013-07-23T13:48:14Z")
Rev. Al Sharpton first waddled into the public eye when he became involved in the Tawana **Brawlings** rape hoax in New York. ---
**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:** [July 23, 2013, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/1793 "2013-07-23T15:15:45Z")
Maybe of she had been eating **brawley** she would have gotten the vitamins and fiber that she needs. ---
**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:** [July 23, 2013, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/1794 "2013-07-23T16:20:48Z")
Yeah, she was **barley** meeting her daily nutritional needs. ---
**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:** [July 24, 2013, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/1795 "2013-07-24T01:18:53Z")
I don’t care about what she ate - I’m enjoying **Barely** Longyear’s sf novel _Enemy Mine_ too much at the moment to give a hoot. ---
**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:** [July 24, 2013, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/1796 "2013-07-24T14:37:40Z")
In his book didn’t Longyear include a big purple dinosaur named **Barry**? ---
**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:** [July 24, 2013, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/1797 "2013-07-24T14:58:59Z")
The movie version of Hawkeye is from the Ultimate universe. In the Earth616 regular Marvel universe, Hawkeye started off working as a **barney** , displaying trick shots for the rubes while they waited in line for the rides. ---
**Author:** ![KinkiNipponTourist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e9bcb4/32.png) [@KinkiNipponTourist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KinkiNipponTourist)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2013, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/1798 "2013-07-24T15:22:10Z")
No no, you’re thinking of Charles **Barkley** , the professional basketball player. ---
**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:** [July 24, 2013, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/1799 "2013-07-24T20:31:33Z")
??? I was going for a **carnie** , a carnival worker. Charles Barkley is a professional basketball player, so there’s no malaprop??? ---
**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:** [July 24, 2013, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869/1800 "2013-07-24T20:34:13Z")
Yeah, but you never said if Hawkeye ever ate **carnie** asada while working as a carnival worker. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869.md?page=89) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-2012-revenge-of-the-schtick/633869.md?page=91)