Never count your eggs before they hatch
Posted: July 9, 2012 Filed under: ANIMALS, chicken, eggs, FOOD 1 Comment
English: easter eggs (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
A mix of never count your chickens before they hatch and all your eggs in one basket. Seems that the brain connects eggs with chickens and then the jumbled mess pours out of the mouth. I heard this one from one of my work colleagues, who I will refer to in the future as “the master”.
Hello malaphor lovers!
Posted: July 9, 2012 Filed under: Uncategorized 4 CommentsWHAT IS A MALAPHOR?
A malaphor is a mixture of two idioms, creating a sort of malaprop in metaphor form. They are uttered by everyone unintentionally. The best ones are the most subtle, sounding correctat first blush and then leading to quizzical looks.
ORIGIN
It is believed that the term was first coined by Lawrence Harrison, a government official in the Agency for International Development, in an op-ed piece for the Washington Post in 1976. I later defined the term in Urban Dictionary.
PURPOSE OF THIS BLOG
I have been collecting malaphors for many years, and have posted some periodically on Facebook with friends. This blog is my way of sharing these goofy mixtures with everyone. I plan to post one daily – a “malaphor of the day”. That way you will get a smile or chuckle each day, or a bit of torture, if you find them stupid and have masochistic tendencies. I also would like to hear from you about my posted malaphors, and/or submit any that you have heard or read recently. I will then post them, giving you credit of course. Keep your ears open!
Dave Hatfield
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