Does that name ring a distant chord?
Posted: December 17, 2025 Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: Countdown with Keith Olbermann, expressions, humor, language, malaphors, mixed idioms, Vince Shlomi, words 1 CommentKeith Olbermann, on his podcast, Countdown with Keith Olbermann, was talking about Vince Shlomi, also known as Vince Offer. He asked his audience if the name rang a distant chord. You can hear this at 37:04:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/countdown-with-keith-olbermann/id1633301179?i=1000740161415
This is a mashup of “strikes a chord” (affects someone’s emotions) and “rings a bell” (sounds familiar). “Chord”, “bell”, and “ring” are all music related and hence the mixup. Props to Frank King for hearing this one and sending it in!

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