"Foisted by my own petard" and malapropisms

[canaan]

I was stunned to find this phrase to be a malapropism of the Hamlet line "hoist with his own petard." having read Hamlet a couple times in my undergrad, I never made the connection with what I assumed was the correct saying in the title of this thread. I've been on a google treasure hunt for the past hour researching the history of malapropisms and the origin of the word itself. Why? I have no idea.

/csb

[Chefpatrick871]

Canaans thread of big words.

[Kaizer]

what the mother **** did you just say

[blackjack68]

Mr. Malaprop gave rise to malapropisms.

[canaan]

what the mother **** did you just say

I would struggle changing a tire. This is what my brain has filled up that space with

[Kraftster]

I argued that "the Defendant is hoisted on its own petard" in federal court ftw.

[Mr. Colby]

what the ****

[PensFanInDC]

I was stunned to find this phrase to be a malapropism of the Hamlet line "hoist with his own petard." having read Hamlet a couple times in my undergrad, I never made the connection with what I assumed was the correct saying in the title of this thread. I've been on a google treasure hunt for the past hour researching the history of malapropisms and the origin of the word itself. Why? I have no idea.

/csb

Came here to post this....nevermind then

[Guinness]

I never heard it as, "Foisted..."

hoist with your own petard also hoist on your own petard
to be harmed by something that was intended by you to harm someone else The most enjoyable moment in any action film occurs when the villain is hoist with his own petard.
Etymology: based on the literal meaning of hoist by your own petard (blown into the air by your own explosive device), an expression made popular in Shakespeare's play, Hamlet

http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/hoist+with+own+petard

[eddysnake]

someone's off his medication

[Willie Kool]

quit trying to sound so smart

[Mr. Colby]

[columbia]

What's a malapopeism?

Spoiler:

Nothing. He's infallible.

[Tico Rick]

Mr. Malaprop gave rise to malapropisms.

Not sure if serious, but it was actually Mrs. Malaprop, a character in Richard Sheridan's play The Rivals.

[Mr. Colby]

Canaan is a petard

[blackjack68]

Mr. Malaprop gave rise to malapropisms.

Not sure if serious, but it was actually Mrs. Malaprop, a character in Richard Sheridan's play The Rivals.

Meh. I was drunk and typing on my phone...

[Tico Rick]

Speaking from experience, that's not a good combo.