Pontius "Pie Late"; prolific

[Arnold M. Zwicky]

On Apr 6, 2007, at 5:20 AM, Jon Lighter wrote:

> ...  On the same show, an FBI spokesman explained that the fugitive
> from yesterday's New Jersey shooting is "prolific and dangerous."
> Wha ?  He's likely to have more criminal kids before he's caught ?

malaprops (of all types) tend to induce bewilderment in me.  what was
the right target word here?

arnold

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