Malapropagation (Thread 3 of game -- #1 with New Name)

Let’s get this straight.

Paralyzed

is what you call two line on a plane that never intersect.

As counter-intuitive as it may sound

Parallel

is one of those wannabe lawyers that mostly goes for coffee and takes depositions from drunks and dopers so their bosses can look good in court

No, that’s paralegal

which is a geometric shape where both sides are paralyzed with each other.

If you were grasping for

parallelogram

that’s one of those little birds that some people call budgies (I have wondered if that implied they don’t move very far)

Nope: Populus is a genus of between 25–35 species of flowering plants in the family Salicaceae, native to most of the Northern Hemisphere. English names variously applied to different species include poplar, aspen, and cottonwood.

Zeldar, you’re nearly right in that

Paralegal

is the rhythmic contraction of smooth muscles to propel contents through the digestive tract.

That mistake makes me sick to my stomach.

peristalsis is one of those tube and mirror thingys that allow submarine captains to view the surface when they’re under water.

Just when I thought things were looking up!

Periscope is a scenic device used in ancient Greek theater – triangular units with a different scene painted on each side.

Freckafree, right scene, wrong side of the

Periaktoi

If you were in Russia, you could correct this mistake by restructuring your answer.

This has turned into quite a free-for-all – let’s get back on track by pointing out that Peres Troika is an unavoidable celebutante found in every issue of every tabloid.

I understand how you could become confused, since she has indeed poisoned popular culture, but I must point out to you that Paris Hilton is a toxic copper compound.

It’s only harmful to its prey.

Paris green is a species of falcon known to be able to reach a speed of 200 mph in a hunting dive.

Although not nearly as swift as you were, I drifted from response to response until I found this one to correct you with:

peregrine

is to journey or travel from place to place, especially on foot.

It would involve a journey to get to Per Ambulation, a city in New Jersey. I don’t know what exit it’s near. :wink:

I think you meant to say perambulate which is a type of coffee maker…

I must give you points for trying, but in fact a

percolator

is in actuality a large, ornate baby carriage.

It may wind up with someone pushing a baby carriage, but in fact a perambulator is a handheld appliance used to relax tense muscles and for -um- other stuff.

Well, I might be a little shaky on this one, but I believe a vibrator is a medicine given to open up your blood vessels.

Thank whatever for The Interwebs! Otherwise I wouldn’t know that

Vasodilators

are those prehistoric dinosaur type critters that moved fast and ate meat (if that’s what you call dinosaur flesh)

It’ll move fast, all right, but Velociraptor is what fundamentalist Christians call the moment when God will take the saved into Heaven, leaving the rest of us to face the Apocalypse.

Excuse me for checking, but isn’t

rapture

when you bust something like an appendix or spleen ?