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Malapropisms and More

Posted on May 25, 2010May 25, 2010 by Dot

Nothing is funnier to me than when a speaker gets a twisted tongue or a writer has a slip of the pen. Not that I enjoy laughing at other’s mistakes, it’s just that . . . well, I guess I do.  Different celebrities have entertained us with their misspeak, but today I have gathered some from little known sources.

The list of needed items for the women’s shelter included “caned food” and “clean supplies.”

A woman, caught in a “blond” moment, said, “I’m as ignorant as bliss.”

“There is no prostitution in China. However, we have some women who make love for money.” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson.

“Happy Easter! We Sell Handguns” – Sign in front of a store in Racine Wisconsin.

From a church bulletin: “Visit our Christian bookstore, where Jesus is King and carries every translation of the Holy Bible.”

Sports personalities seem to have a propensity for malaprops. Ron Pickering, sports announcer for the BBC: “He’s going up and down like a metronome.”

Wes Westrum, manager for the New York Mets in the Sixties, about a close game: “Well, that was a cliff-dweller.”

Have a great week. As Porky Pig would say, “Th-th-th-that’s all, folks.”

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1 thought on “Malapropisms and More”

  1. pat laster says:
    May 25, 2010 at 11:01 pm

    Funny, funny! pl

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