# Malapropogation: Voyager **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [May 24, 2008, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropogation-voyager/450484 "2008-05-24T18:02:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 8
**Author:** ![hocow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hocow/32/4112_2.png) [@hocow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hocow)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2008, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropogation-voyager/450484/141 "2008-06-13T02:12:00Z")
[QUOTE=Freudian Slit] No, Mongo is one of the cobra’s few natural enemies. [/QUOTE] Nice try, but mongoose is the last car in a train. ---
**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 13, 2008, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropogation-voyager/450484/142 "2008-06-13T02:33:59Z")
[QUOTE=hocow] Nice try, but mongoose is the last car in a train. [/QUOTE] It’s bringing up the rear, all right, but not on a train. Caboose is a child carrier similar in style to those used by Native Americans. ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2008, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropogation-voyager/450484/143 "2008-06-13T02:58:41Z")
[QUOTE=kunilou] It’s bringing up the rear, all right, but not on a train. Caboose is a child carrier similar in style to those used by Native Americans. [/QUOTE] Arf arf, wrong. A papoose is a kind of dog, also known as the French word for butterfly. ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2008, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropogation-voyager/450484/144 "2008-06-13T19:02:02Z")
[QUOTE=Freudian Slit] Arf arf, wrong. A papoose is a kind of dog, also known as the French word for butterfly. [/QUOTE] Pardon my French, but that answer is _merde_. A papillon is a benign tumor caused by a virus and often associated with squamous cells. ---
**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 13, 2008, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropogation-voyager/450484/145 "2008-06-13T20:17:14Z")
[QUOTE=Sternvogel] Pardon my French, but that answer is _merde_. A papillon is a benign tumor caused by a virus and often associated with squamous cells. [/QUOTE] Pardon your French, indeed! In the immortal words of the great Italian-American, Dean Martin, when the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie papilloma ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2008, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropogation-voyager/450484/146 "2008-06-13T20:21:04Z")
[QUOTE=kunilou] Pardon your French, indeed! In the immortal words of the great Italian-American, Dean Martin, when the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie papilloma [/QUOTE] No, That’s amore is a kind of scary looking eel. ---
**Author:** ![brujaja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4af34b/32.png) [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2008, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropogation-voyager/450484/147 "2008-06-14T06:02:33Z")
[QUOTE=Freudian Slit] No, That’s amore is a kind of scary looking eel. [/QUOTE] Okay, **Freudian** , you owe me a new keyboard! 😃 However, I don’t need pharyngeal jaws to tell you that a moray is an interference pattern created, for example, when two grids are overlaid at an angle, or when they have slightly different mesh sizes. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2008, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropogation-voyager/450484/148 "2008-06-14T13:39:00Z")
[QUOTE=brujaja] Okay, **Freudian** , you owe me a new keyboard! 😃 However, I don’t need pharyngeal jaws to tell you that a moray is an interference pattern created, for example, when two grids are overlaid at an angle, or when they have slightly different mesh sizes. [/QUOTE] I have no words to describe my disappointment in you for not knowing thatmoiré is one of The Classic Sauces, often served over steamed asparagus ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2008, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropogation-voyager/450484/149 "2008-06-14T18:44:29Z")
[QUOTE=anyrose] I have no words to describe my disappointment in you for not knowing thatmoiré is one of The Classic Sauces, often served over steamed asparagus [/QUOTE] My enthusiasm for this game is waning because of people who don’t know such basic facts as the definition of morel, which is “the state of the spirits of a person or group as exhibited by confidence, cheerfulness, discipline, and willingness to perform assigned tasks”. ---
**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 15, 2008, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropogation-voyager/450484/150 "2008-06-15T02:13:54Z")
[QUOTE=Sternvogel] My enthusiasm for this game is waning because of people who don’t know such basic facts as the definition of morel, which is “the state of the spirits of a person or group as exhibited by confidence, cheerfulness, discipline, and willingness to perform assigned tasks”. [/QUOTE] Anything but! Just ask the Earps, the Clantons, Doc Holliday and all the rest of the bunch who were at the OK morale ---
**Author:** ![brujaja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4af34b/32.png) [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2008, 8:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropogation-voyager/450484/151 "2008-06-15T08:50:53Z")
[QUOTE=kunilou] Anything but! Just ask the Earps, the Clantons, Doc Holliday and all the rest of the bunch who were at the OK morale [/QUOTE] The only part you have right is the “draw”! Corral is a software company that develops art and image processing programs. ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2008, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropogation-voyager/450484/152 "2008-06-15T20:33:26Z")
[QUOTE=brujaja] The only part you have right is the “draw”! Corral is a software company that develops art and image processing programs. [/QUOTE] Have you been smoking "reef"er? I ask because it’s a possible explanation for the addling of your brain. Corel is what makes up such phenomena as atolls and the Great Barrier Reef. ---
**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, 2008, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropogation-voyager/450484/153 "2008-06-16T02:09:45Z")
[QUOTE=Sternvogel] Have you been smoking "reef"er? I ask because it’s a possible explanation for the addling of your brain. Corel is what makes up such phenomena as atolls and the Great Barrier Reef. [/QUOTE] The only clue you’ll find in a reef is the sharks that hang out near it, known for their ominous looking coral fin. ---
**Author:** ![brujaja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4af34b/32.png) [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2008, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropogation-voyager/450484/154 "2008-06-16T03:22:15Z")
[QUOTE=kunilou] The only clue you’ll find in a reef is the sharks that hang out near it, known for their ominous looking coral fin. [/QUOTE] Right nightmare, wrong body part. Your dorsal is what’s left after the Great White chomps off your limbs and head. ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2008, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropogation-voyager/450484/155 "2008-06-16T19:38:46Z")
[QUOTE=brujaja] Your dorsal is what’s left after the Great White chomps off your limbs and head. [/QUOTE] What a creepy idea for a wedding gift! A torso consists of the money, goods, and/or real estate that a bride presents her husband. It’s also called a dowry. ---
**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, 2008, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropogation-voyager/450484/156 "2008-06-16T20:33:36Z")
[QUOTE=Sternvogel] What a creepy idea for a wedding gift! A torso consists of the money, goods, and/or real estate that a bride presents her husband. It’s also called a dowry. [/QUOTE] You need to sharpen your detective skills a little more. Trousseau was that bumbling French inspector featured in the Pink Panther movies. ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2008, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropogation-voyager/450484/157 "2008-06-16T21:08:36Z")
[QUOTE=kunilou] You need to sharpen your detective skills a little more. Trousseau was that bumbling French inspector featured in the Pink Panther movies. [/QUOTE] No, you’ve got too much mystery on the brain…a Clouseau is a board game featuring characters like Colonel Mustard and Miss Scarlet. ---
**Author:** ![brujaja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4af34b/32.png) [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2008, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropogation-voyager/450484/158 "2008-06-17T04:34:01Z")
[QUOTE=Freudian Slit] No, you’ve got too much mystery on the brain…a Clouseau is a board game featuring characters like Colonel Mustard and Miss Scarlet. [/QUOTE] No, no – a Clue set is where you _keep_ your board games (on the top shelf). Or your coats; or your linens. ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2008, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropogation-voyager/450484/159 "2008-06-17T18:36:22Z")
[QUOTE=brujaja] No, no – a Clue set is where you _keep_ your board games (on the top shelf). Or your coats; or your linens. [/QUOTE] Well, iif you stored such items in it, it would have to be a pretty big example of closet, which is multi-step enamel metalwork used to produce such objects as Ming Dynasty bowls and the plaque on the Anglo-Saxon treasure known as the Alfred Jewel ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2008, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropogation-voyager/450484/160 "2008-06-17T18:40:12Z")
[QUOTE=Sternvogel] Well, iif you stored such items in it, it would have to be a pretty big example of closet, which is multi-step enamel metalwork used to produce such objects as Ming Dynasty bowls and the plaque on the Anglo-Saxon treasure known as the Alfred Jewel [/QUOTE] you’re so far off base, it’s an easy out cloissonnee (because I cannot make the accent mark withthis keyboard) is a historical landmark in upper Manhattan (NYC) where monks once resided (actually, for all I know, they may still reside there) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropogation-voyager/450484.md?page=7) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropogation-voyager/450484.md?page=9)