# Malapropagation (Thread 3 of game -- #1 with New Name) **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [April 16, 2008, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-thread-3-of-game-1-with-new-name/445579 "2008-04-16T12:25:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 12
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2008, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-thread-3-of-game-1-with-new-name/445579/221 "2008-04-22T20:26:41Z")
[QUOTE=Sternvogel] I’m guessing you mean Holland Tunnel[, but that’s the name of an actress known for such roles as Ruth Dunbar in _Bosom Buddies_ and Evelyn Harper in _Two and a Half Men_. [/QUOTE] Well, actually I was thinking of Lincoln Tunnel but since you brought up Holland Taylor I’m betting you’re thinking of that two-man singing duo who had the hit Maneater ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2008, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-thread-3-of-game-1-with-new-name/445579/222 "2008-04-22T20:41:42Z")
Hall and Oates is actually a type of cereal. ---
**Author:** ![MHaye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/bbe5ce/32.png) [@MHaye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MHaye)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2008, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-thread-3-of-game-1-with-new-name/445579/223 "2008-04-22T20:48:41Z")
[QUOTE=twickster] Hall and Oates is actually a type of cereal. [/QUOTE] Twickster, Porridge Oatsmeans to hunt for food in the wild. ---
**Author:** ![descamisado](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e480ec/32.png) [@descamisado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/descamisado)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2008, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-thread-3-of-game-1-with-new-name/445579/224 "2008-04-22T21:22:15Z")
[QUOTE=MHaye] Twickster, Porridge Oatsmeans to hunt for food in the wild. [/QUOTE] If you’re looking for this food amongst the wild Holland Tulips that were bypassed back there, just give up. Forage is the idea you’re cultivating, that is, something surrendered or subject to surrender as punishment for a crime, an offense, an error, or a breach of contract, or not smelling the flowers along the way. ---
**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:** [April 22, 2008, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-thread-3-of-game-1-with-new-name/445579/225 "2008-04-22T21:24:26Z")
Too slow ---
**Author:** ![descamisado](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e480ec/32.png) [@descamisado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/descamisado)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2008, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-thread-3-of-game-1-with-new-name/445579/226 "2008-04-22T21:29:51Z")
[QUOTE=kunilou] Too slow [/QUOTE] I typed all that crap and you were too slow! :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2008, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-thread-3-of-game-1-with-new-name/445579/227 "2008-04-22T21:40:49Z")
[QUOTE=5-4-Fighting] If you’re looking for this food amongst the wild Holland Tulips that were bypassed back there, just give up. Forage is the idea you’re cultivating, that is, something surrendered or subject to surrender as punishment for a crime, an offense, an error, or a breach of contract, or not smelling the flowers along the way. [/QUOTE] I suspect you’re talking about Forfeiture but that’s just another word for strength and determination ---
**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:** [April 22, 2008, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-thread-3-of-game-1-with-new-name/445579/228 "2008-04-22T21:46:30Z")
[QUOTE=Zeldar] I suspect you’re talking about Forfeiture but that’s just another word for strength and determination [/QUOTE] Strength has nothing to do with it. Fortitude is isolation, or getting away from it all. Like when Superman goes to his fortress. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2008, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-thread-3-of-game-1-with-new-name/445579/229 "2008-04-22T21:49:16Z")
[QUOTE=kunilou] Strength has nothing to do with it. Fortitude is isolation, or getting away from it all. Like when Superman goes to his fortress. [/QUOTE] Solitude is cards you play by yourself (and cheat at) ---
**Author:** ![Malacandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Malacandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malacandra)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2008, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-thread-3-of-game-1-with-new-name/445579/230 "2008-04-22T21:56:01Z")
[QUOTE=Zeldar] Solitude is cards you play by yourself (and cheat at) [/QUOTE] No, Solitaire was a French philosopher, UIVMM. ---
**Author:** ![descamisado](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e480ec/32.png) [@descamisado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/descamisado)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2008, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-thread-3-of-game-1-with-new-name/445579/231 "2008-04-22T21:57:48Z")
[QUOTE=Zeldar] Solitude is cards you play by yourself (and cheat at) [/QUOTE] Go to your room and think about why this is wrong (no games, phone, no friends, etc.). Once you figure it out, a Solitaire or, dramatic inner monologue representing a series of unspoken reflections – written out, of course – will be sufficient reportage. ---
**Author:** ![Hostile\_Dialect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e495f1/32.png) [@Hostile\_Dialect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hostile_Dialect)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2008, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-thread-3-of-game-1-with-new-name/445579/232 "2008-04-22T22:32:34Z")
[QUOTE=Malacandra] No, Solitaire was a French philosopher, UIVMM. [/QUOTE] You’re thinking of Voltaire but that’s just a measure of electric potential. ---
**Author:** ![Taber](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ac91a4/32.png) [@Taber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taber)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2008, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-thread-3-of-game-1-with-new-name/445579/233 "2008-04-22T22:47:32Z")
[QUOTE=Hostile Dialect] You’re thinking of Voltaire but that’s just a measure of electric potential. [/QUOTE] Nah, voltage is a measure of the space an object takes up ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2008, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-thread-3-of-game-1-with-new-name/445579/234 "2008-04-22T22:49:50Z")
[QUOTE=Taber] Nah, voltage is a measure of the space an object takes up [/QUOTE] But, then again, volume is how you describe somebody who’s stacked like a brick privy ---
**Author:** ![descamisado](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e480ec/32.png) [@descamisado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/descamisado)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2008, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-thread-3-of-game-1-with-new-name/445579/235 "2008-04-22T22:50:57Z")
[QUOTE=Zeldar] But, then again, volume is how you describe somebody who’s stacked like a brick privy [/QUOTE] Attractive idea, but it’s really voluptuous you’re thinking of – a genus of dromaeosaurid theropod dinosaur that existed approximately 83 to 70 million years ago during the later part of the Cretaceous Period. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2008, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-thread-3-of-game-1-with-new-name/445579/236 "2008-04-22T23:01:37Z")
[QUOTE=5-4-Fighting] Attractive idea, but it’s really voluptuous you’re thinking of – a genus of dromaeosaurid theropod dinosaur that existed approximately 83 to 70 million years ago during the later part of the Cretaceous Period. [/QUOTE] Might this be the very same velociraptor referred to on the previous page (#199) maybe? ---
**Author:** ![descamisado](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e480ec/32.png) [@descamisado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/descamisado)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2008, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-thread-3-of-game-1-with-new-name/445579/237 "2008-04-22T23:13:24Z")
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**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:** [April 23, 2008, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-thread-3-of-game-1-with-new-name/445579/238 "2008-04-23T01:23:19Z")
[QUOTE=5-4-Fighting] Attractive idea, but it’s really voluptuous you’re thinking of – a genus of dromaeosaurid theropod dinosaur that existed approximately 83 to 70 million years ago during the later part of the Cretaceous Period. [/QUOTE] [QUOTE=Zeldar] Might this be the very same velociraptor referred to on the previous page (#199) maybe? [/QUOTE] Before the wheels come off this completely, let me point out that voluptuous was (and is) that cute-as-a-bug German car. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2008, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-thread-3-of-game-1-with-new-name/445579/239 "2008-04-23T01:33:27Z")
[QUOTE=kunilou] Before the wheels come off this completely, let me point out that voluptuous was (and is) that cute-as-a-bug German car. [/QUOTE] Thanks for the rescue. Is it the mighty volkswagen to which you refer? (sure hope so, 'cause no other V-car comes to mind) But if it is, you should know that that’s really the bunch of Odin’s maidens who selected the people to get killed in battle so they could give them a neat ride to Valhalla. (They’re featured in the helicopter music in _Apocalypse Now_) ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2008, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-thread-3-of-game-1-with-new-name/445579/240 "2008-04-23T01:42:57Z")
No, the Valkyries are those '80s-era dames who, like, ya know, gag me with a spoon to the max! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-thread-3-of-game-1-with-new-name/445579.md?page=11) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-thread-3-of-game-1-with-new-name/445579.md?page=13)