Wife's eggcorn

[Wilson Gray]

On 1/3/06, Douglas G. Wilson <douglas at nb.net> wrote:
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> Poster:       "Douglas G. Wilson" <douglas at NB.NET>
> Subject:      Re: Wife's eggcorn
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> >I don't know why it's taken me so long to flash on this as an eggcorn,
> >but, for years, I've been annoyed by hearing my wife say, when she's
> >stressed out:
> >
> >"I feel like _Dog Chow_!"
> >
> >"Dog Chow," is, of course, a registered trademark of the
> >Ralston-Purina Co.  of St. Louis, my beloved home town. What my wife
> >is reaching for is, "I feel like dog _shit_!" ....
>
> Maybe so.
>
> What about "[This place looks like the] dog's dinner"?
>
> What about "[Now you're in the] doghouse"?
>
> -- Doug Wilson
>


I don't get it. Are you suggesting that what she's actually modelling
may be, "I feel like the dog's dinner," i.e Dog Chow, or "I feel like
I'm in the doghouse==>Dog Chow"? It's possible, I guess.

-Wilson Gray