Eggcorn in the Wild2

Charles Doyle cdoyle at UGA.EDU
Thu Mar 19 13:12:26 UTC 2009


The same museum where the child asked, "What's a Grecian Urn," and his mummie replied, "I think about $6.55 an hour."

--Charlie
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---- Original message ----
>Date: Thu, 19 Mar 2009 09:03:16 EDT
>From: RonButters at AOL.COM
>Subject: Eggcorn in the Wild2
>
>Ah, yes, and the same child in the British Museum, "But if they have Mummies, why don't they have Daddies?"
>
>In a message dated 3/19/09 12:32:58 AM, cats22 at STNY.RR.COM writes:
>
>> From the website 'overheardeverywhere.com':
>>
>> Then Can We Go to New York and See the Statue Of Blueberry?
>>
>> Five-year-old to father: Yay! We're going to the bridge of pies!
>>
>> Near "Bridge of Sighs"
>> Oxford
>> England
>>
>> dh

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