I screwed myself in the foot

Posted: July 29, 2012 | Author: | Filed under: ACTION, BODY PARTS | Tags: , , , , , | Leave a comment

Oh yes, I heard this one from “the master” one day after lunch.  It is a blend of “shot myself in the foot” and “I screwed up”, creating a delightful and colorful malaphor.  Again, “the master” improved the two idioms and made what I think a more descriptive one.

Spur of the minute

Posted: July 26, 2012 | Author: | Filed under: TIME | Tags: , , , , , , | Leave a comment

I heard this from “the master” several times.  He was never one to do things spontaneously, so I thought this malaphor expressed his actual feelings.  This classic mixes “spur of the moment” with “in a minute”, implying perhaps a bit of hesitancy to a potential spontaneous action?

You’re preaching to the band

Posted: July 22, 2012 | Author: | Filed under: ACTION, THINGS | Tags: , , , , , | 2 Comments

This is a strange malaphor, as the mix-up is not an obvious one – “preaching to the choir” and “jumping on the bandwagon” perhaps?  I heard this on tv years ago.  Maybe the advent of rock bands in new age churches replacing traditional choirs confused the speaker?

On the other token..

Posted: July 21, 2012 | Author: | Filed under: BODY PARTS, THINGS | Tags: , , , | Leave a comment

Classic mash-up of “on the other hand” with “by the same token”.   Perhaps the speaker wanted to express both thoughts at the same time?

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