Atkinson’s Disease, Part 2

Several malaphor followers mentioned Addison’s disease as possibly being part of the mashup. In fact, after doing a little research, I believe the docent was confusing Addison’s, not Parkinson’s, with Atkin’s Diet. The mashup was heard at the Ringling Museum in Sarasota, Florida. The docent was talking about John Ringling’s wife, Mable, who did indeed die of Addison’s Disease. https://ringlingdocents.org/burton.htm

The docent did say Atkinson’s Disease, so it is still a nice malaphor. Thanks to Beth Luey, Linda Bernstein, and Martin Pietrucha for suggesting Addison’s Disease as a part of the conflation.