Subject: Malaprops

Malaprops:

The mistaken use of a word or words in place of a similar-sounding one – as in, television character Archie Bunker’s utterance of "birth patrol pills.” Here are some we’ve come across.

There is a statue of limitation.

(1879 – 1974) film producer
Law Malaprops

Some system of judaspudence we got here.

television character, All In the Family (Carroll O’Connor)
Malaprops

Mother Superiority

television character, All In the Family (Carroll O’Connor)
Malaprops TV/Movie Quotes

My uncle died of Lou Sterrett's disease.

Health Malaprops

This is what I spent all those years learning my ABDs for?

(1971 – ) American actress
Malaprops TV/Movie Quotes

I can syncronize with those homeless people.

Malaprops

You’ll be turned into a pillow of salt.

television character, All In the Family (Carroll O’Connor)
Malaprops TV/Movie Quotes

And then he [Mike Tyson] will have only channel vision.

English boxer
Malaprops

My hunka flywood is ripped off!

television character, All In the Family (Carroll O’Connor)
Malaprops

Buy one of them battery transvester radios.

television character, All In the Family (Carroll O’Connor)
Malaprops

God Bless America, written by Milton Berlin.

television character, All In the Family (Carroll O’Connor)
Malaprops

Ken already has a good repertoire with the waitress.

Malaprops

What’s all this fuss I’ve been hearing about conserving our natural racehorses?

(1946 – 1989) comedian & actress
Malaprops TV/Movie Quotes

I wasn’t under the impersonation you meant me.

(1905 – 1974) radio comedian
Malaprops

Arabs wear turbines on their heads.

Clothing Malaprops

Do you Edith….take Archie Bunker to be your lawfully bedded husband?

television character, All In the Family (Carroll O’Connor)
Malaprops Marriage

She has initiated and is very remorseful.

Characteristics Malaprops

… electrical degenerators

television character, All In the Family (Carroll O’Connor)
Malaprops Things

Ain’t ya never heard of Medicure?

television character, All In the Family (Carroll O’Connor)
Malaprops

Sit right down there, seniorora.

television character, All In the Family (Carroll O’Connor)
Malaprops

I could get blackbusted.

television character, All In the Family (Carroll O’Connor)
Malaprops