What's Your Favorite Malapropism?

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   Green Lotusposted 14 years ago

   I love malapropisms - those twisted words that sound like what you meant to say, but are different than the "proper" word intended. Sometimes they're said (or written) intentionally for comic effect, other times they just come out as bloopers.
   
   One of my favorite "Brit-com" characters, famous for her malapropisms is Mrs Slocum on "Are You Being Served". I love when she haughtily declares her opinion saying,.. "And I am unanimous in that!"
   
   What are some of your favorite malapropisms?

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      cosetteposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      My sediments exactly.

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   zampanoposted 14 years ago

   We must say that one of our favourites is that modesty is one of our numerous qualities.
   
   (if we did get the meaning...)

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   cocopremeposted 14 years ago

   It's raining cats and dogs and I just stepped in a poodle.

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   Justine76posted 14 years ago

   http://www.fun-with-words.com/malapropisms.html
   
   Also, I dont know if this counts, but in high school I had this assignemnt, where we had to correct missused words and punctuaion in insurance claims...
   
   "I was hit by a stationary truck coming the other way"

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   Valerie Fposted 14 years ago

   My then three year old son, upon having trouble finding matching socks one day, decided to go ahead and wear "mix-matched" socks.

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      Green Lotusposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      My friend's four year old daughter like to throw away the used "coffee browns"

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   Justine76posted 14 years ago

   my daughter when she was 2 or so, used to alwyas hit her "ow-bow"

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   Daniel Carterposted 14 years ago

   After a long day at the office administering flu shots, the young, handsome, single Dr. found his conversation with a beautiful woman that evening most vaccinating.

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   Daniel Carterposted 14 years ago

   For the religious,
   
   "Seven days without prayer make one weak."

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   Green Lotusposted 14 years ago

   A South American friend of mine commented that my niece, who has earned the title of Prom Queen was a veritable "Miss Population".

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    RedElfposted 14 years ago

    One of my favorites comes from the auntie of a good friend who fractured the ice big time at an apres-ski party by loudly requesting a "Horny Wallbanger"...
    
    For those too young to remember it, the drink was actually a Harvey Wallbanger, containing Galliano, Orange juice, Vodka, and grenadine, known to be a potent concoction, but it was, after all, an apres-ski party

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       Green Lotusposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       Yes I remember that one. It never made me horny, but I once threw up.

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          RedElfposted 14 years agoin reply to this

          Must have been too much mix

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             Green Lotusposted 14 years agoin reply to this

             No. Just revolting. No offense to Harvey Wallbanger fans.

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    wyanjenposted 14 years ago

    My father was assembling a set of shelves and couldn't quite figure it out on his own.
    
    He said, "Well then, I guess I'll read the constructions."

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    Zsuzsy Beeposted 14 years ago

    Michelangelo painting the sixteenth chapel and not the Sistine Chapel

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    Chloe Comfortposted 14 years ago

    We had been to a friend's house in Pensylvannia for the day and my daughter had spent most of it in their jacuzzi.
    
    About 3 month's later - we were going for another visit and my daughter asked me - "Mommy, can I go in the maguzzi again - it was so much fun last time?" Too cute!

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    Daniel Carterposted 14 years ago

    Clotted Cheese, instead of cottage cheese.
    
    Barry Manilow's song, "Looks Like Tomatoes."
    
    Drizzly Land instead of Disney Land.

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       Stimpposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       Clotted Cheese from England is actually quite good....I've had it on scones with strawberry jelly....Yuuuummmm

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    manlypoetrymanposted 14 years ago

    There's a Bud Light commercial out...that asks something like "Do you have trouble putting on condiments?" (referring to Hot dogs/hamburgers)...but the camera zooms in on this one lady shaking her head at her man !

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    Stimpposted 14 years ago

    I worked with a woman from India.  She knew English very very well.  We were talking about another co-worker and how this person needed to always be in everyone else's business.  She said very innocently "yes, she is very noisy."  She meant Nosey.  It was cute.  I did not correct her.

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    sannyasinmanposted 14 years ago

    "Lead the way and we'll precede"

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    sannyasinmanposted 14 years ago

    "We are making steadfast progress" - George Bush.

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       wyanjenposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       
       
       Let us never allow that one to die.

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          sannyasinmanposted 14 years agoin reply to this

          "It will take time to restore chaos and order". GWB also

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          sannyasinmanposted 14 years agoin reply to this

          Hi Jen, Is that mistletoe hanging over your mug of tea?

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             wyanjenposted 14 years agoin reply to this

             Why, yes it is
             I'm in my festive apparel.
             
             Didn't Bush also say something about promoting an energy plan that encourages consumption?

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                sannyasinmanposted 14 years agoin reply to this

                Indeed he did, and here are his words in all their glory . .
                "We need an energy bill that encourages consumption." - GWB

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                   wyanjenposted 14 years agoin reply to this

                   I'll bet his speechwriter was pretty frustered.

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                      sannyasinmanposted 14 years agoin reply to this

                      . . and he was paid an exhuberant amount of money.

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                         wyanjenposted 14 years agoin reply to this

                         
                         very nice.

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                sannyasinmanposted 14 years agoin reply to this

                Regarding the mistletoe . .
                your mug of tea looks somewhat forlorn . . like its waiting expectantly under the mistletoe for another mug of tea to pass by and give it a "clunk" (do mugs clunk or clink or do something entirely different when they get together)?

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                   wyanjenposted 14 years agoin reply to this

                   Ah, yes. Waiting expectantly under the mistletoe is one of my favorite holiday traditions.
                   But, it is a mug of coffee not tea.  Coffee clunks, tea clinks. I think that is how to distinguish between them...
                   Happy holidays in any case

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                      sannyasinmanposted 14 years agoin reply to this

                      Well, I wish you much clunking, clinking and clicking over the holiday season.

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                         wyanjenposted 14 years agoin reply to this

                         Back at you my friend.
                         Eat, drink, be merry, and stop working so damn hard.
                         
                         Be well

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    sannyasinmanposted 14 years ago

    When commentating on a snooker match . .
    "For those of you watching in black and white, the blue ball is the one next to the pink" - Murray Walker

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