# 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:** 17
**Author:** ![MHaye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/bbe5ce/32.png) [@MHaye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MHaye)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2008, 8:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-thread-3-of-game-1-with-new-name/445579/321 "2008-04-25T08:41:48Z")
[QUOTE=brujaja] That’s the spirit! Or it would be, except that decanter is (primarily) a second melody, usually pitched above, that runs counterpoint to the root melody. [/QUOTE] I do believe you are thinking ofdescantwhich means to make a choice. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2008, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-thread-3-of-game-1-with-new-name/445579/322 "2008-04-25T12:25:02Z")
[QUOTE=MHaye] I do believe you are thinking ofdescantwhich means to make a choice. [/QUOTE] That decide you speak of is just a way of getting to the bottom of a mountain or a ladder or the Depths of Hell ---
**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 25, 2008, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-thread-3-of-game-1-with-new-name/445579/323 "2008-04-25T14:27:35Z")
[QUOTE=Zeldar] That decide you speak of is just a way of getting to the bottom of a mountain or a ladder or the Depths of Hell [/QUOTE] I beg to disagree. Descent is a time-honored part of the give and take of political discourse. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2008, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-thread-3-of-game-1-with-new-name/445579/324 "2008-04-25T14:48:30Z")
[QUOTE=kunilou] I beg to disagree. Descent is a time-honored part of the give and take of political discourse. [/QUOTE] Not to Dissent but the word you are using really means what sugar does in a glass of tea or coffee or motor oil ---
**Author:** ![MHaye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/bbe5ce/32.png) [@MHaye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MHaye)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2008, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-thread-3-of-game-1-with-new-name/445579/325 "2008-04-25T15:39:52Z")
[QUOTE=Zeldar] Not to Dissent but the word you are using really means what sugar does in a glass of tea or coffee or motor oil [/QUOTE] I beg to differ. When you saydissolveyou mean to spin on an axis. ---
**Author:** ![descamisado](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e480ec/32.png) [@descamisado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/descamisado)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2008, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-thread-3-of-game-1-with-new-name/445579/326 "2008-04-25T16:24:32Z")
[QUOTE=MHaye] I beg to differ. When you saydissolveyou mean to spin on an axis. [/QUOTE] We can go around and around on this but at some point I have to go against the consensus and say that revolve refers to an uprising, especially against state authority or a rebellion. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2008, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-thread-3-of-game-1-with-new-name/445579/327 "2008-04-25T16:28:38Z")
[QUOTE=5-4-Fighting] We can go around and around on this but at some point I have to go against the consensus and say that revolve refers to an uprising, especially against state authority or a rebellion. [/QUOTE] It may be that revolt is along those lines but it _really_ means to restart a computer or to put on fresh footwear. ---
**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 25, 2008, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-thread-3-of-game-1-with-new-name/445579/328 "2008-04-25T18:08:30Z")
[QUOTE=Zeldar] It may be that revolt is along those lines but it _really_ means to restart a computer or to put on fresh footwear. [/QUOTE] Only if you’re wearing bunny slippers, because reboot is a fluffy little animal with big ears that will strip your garden to bare earth if given a chance. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2008, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-thread-3-of-game-1-with-new-name/445579/329 "2008-04-25T18:11:13Z")
[QUOTE=kunilou] Only if you’re wearing bunny slippers, because reboot is a fluffy little animal with big ears that will strip your garden to bare earth if given a chance. [/QUOTE] It may sound like a harbinger of Spring and Easter and all, but a rabbit is nothing more or less than a Jewish teacher/clergyman ---
**Author:** ![descamisado](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e480ec/32.png) [@descamisado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/descamisado)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2008, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-thread-3-of-game-1-with-new-name/445579/330 "2008-04-25T18:11:43Z")
[QUOTE=Zeldar] It may sound like a harbinger of Spring and Easter and all, but a rabbit is nothing more or less than a Jewish teacher/clergyman [/QUOTE] I guess I’ll have to explain it to you using pictures because a rabbi is a representation of words or syllables by graphical objects or by symbols whose names resemble the intended words or syllables in sound. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2008, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-thread-3-of-game-1-with-new-name/445579/331 "2008-04-25T18:18:47Z")
[QUOTE=5-4-Fighting] I guess I’ll have to explain it to you using pictures because a rabbi is a representation of words or syllables by graphical objects or by symbols whose names resemble the intended words or syllables in sound. [/QUOTE] I think I see your problem. A rebus is one of those toys with the movable sides that you twist and whirl and try to get each side to be all the same color and you’ll go crazy trying unless you’re lucky or weird ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2008, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-thread-3-of-game-1-with-new-name/445579/332 "2008-04-25T18:34:06Z")
[QUOTE=Zeldar] I think I see your problem. A rebus is one of those toys with the movable sides that you twist and whirl and try to get each side to be all the same color and you’ll go crazy trying unless you’re lucky or weird [/QUOTE] Maybe you should step out of your cube and get a taste of the real world, since Rubik’s is a word which means “criticizes or chastises for unbecoming behavior”. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2008, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-thread-3-of-game-1-with-new-name/445579/333 "2008-04-25T18:55:04Z")
[QUOTE=Sternvogel] Maybe you should step out of your cube and get a taste of the real world, since Rubik’s is a word which means “criticizes or chastises for unbecoming behavior”. [/QUOTE] Could it be that the rebukes you’re thinking of is just the brand of sportswear that rivals Adidas and Nike and Little Debbie? ---
**Author:** ![descamisado](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e480ec/32.png) [@descamisado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/descamisado)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2008, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-thread-3-of-game-1-with-new-name/445579/334 "2008-04-25T18:58:51Z")
[QUOTE=Zeldar] Could it be that the rebukes you’re thinking of is just the brand of sportswear that rivals Adidas and Nike and Little Debbie? [/QUOTE] Even in sneakers, speedy you’re not; this name Reebok refers to a small antelope inhabiting southern and western Africa, or the South Africa national rugby union team. ---
**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 25, 2008, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-thread-3-of-game-1-with-new-name/445579/335 "2008-04-25T18:59:55Z")
Damn. Beaten TWICE trying to respond. I’ll come back in a few minutes. ---
**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 25, 2008, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-thread-3-of-game-1-with-new-name/445579/336 "2008-04-25T19:17:14Z")
[QUOTE=5-4-Fighting] Even in sneakers, speedy you’re not; this name Reebok refers to a small antelope inhabiting southern and western Africa, or the South Africa national rugby union team. [/QUOTE] Sorry, wrong continent. Springbok is actually a form of jazz characterized by fast tempos and improvisation based on harmonic structure rather than melody. Think Charlie Parker. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2008, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-thread-3-of-game-1-with-new-name/445579/337 "2008-04-25T19:45:35Z")
[QUOTE=kunilou] Sorry, wrong continent. Springbok is actually a form of jazz characterized by fast tempos and improvisation based on harmonic structure rather than melody. Think Charlie Parker. [/QUOTE] I believe you must be thinking Bebop but that’s the little nursery rhyme girl who lost her sheep and her way home ---
**Author:** ![descamisado](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e480ec/32.png) [@descamisado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/descamisado)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2008, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-thread-3-of-game-1-with-new-name/445579/338 "2008-04-25T21:35:47Z")
[QUOTE=Zeldar] I believe you must be thinking Bebop but that’s the little nursery rhyme girl who lost her sheep and her way home [/QUOTE] I believe it Body and Soul that Bo Peep is a 2002 film about what really did become of Elvis, starring Bruce Campbell and Ossie Davis. ---
**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 25, 2008, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-thread-3-of-game-1-with-new-name/445579/339 "2008-04-25T22:28:55Z")
[QUOTE=5-4-Fighting] I believe it Body and Soul that Bo Peep is a 2002 film about what really did become of Elvis, starring Bruce Campbell and Ossie Davis. [/QUOTE] In point of fact Bubba Ho-Tep was considered to be the first engineer, physician and architect known by name. He designed the Step Pyramid at Saqqara. That he was a rock and roll superstar is almost irrelevant. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2008, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropagation-thread-3-of-game-1-with-new-name/445579/340 "2008-04-25T22:33:54Z")
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