Keep your fingers wet

Posted: March 3, 2017 | Author: | Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Husband and wife are discussing plans after she retires.  He says that since she knows a lot of people she should keep her fingers wet.  This is a nice mash up of “get (one’s) feet wet” (start a new activity or job) and “have a finger in the pie” (to be involved in something).  “Finger on the pulse” (continuing to monitor something) may also be in the mix, as the discussion concerned continuing to stay in touch.  I think “pie” is probably the one, though, as putting fingers in a pie does make them wet.  A big thanks to Barbara Artuso for hearing this one and passing it on!

I’m getting a little punch-happy

Posted: March 2, 2017 | Author: | Filed under: WORD BLENDS | Tags: , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

This one was said at the end of a long day of meetings.  It’s a nice word blend congruent conflation of “punch-drunk” and “slap-happy”, both meaning to be dazed or giddy.  I really like this one, as it also can describe being drunk, as in drinking too much punch at a party.  Certainly a few artillery punches will make one very happy…. for awhile.   A shout out to Nate Shand for hearing this one and passing it on!

It’s for all the bananas

Posted: March 1, 2017 | Author: | Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

This was spoken by my sister-in-law recently.  It is a nice mash up of “for all the marbles” (all the winnings or rewards) and “go bananas” (to go mildly crazy).  My guess is that she was also thinking of “lost (one’s) marbles”, also meaning to go crazy.  So the thought process went something like this, perhaps:  marbles → crazy → bananas.   Then again, a “top banana” is also the winner so maybe that was in the mix as well?  Whatever the deconstruction, it is an excellent malaphor and hats off to Mercy Mamalis for uttering it!

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