Any one know anything about Fresno State?

[Woodsa]

Apart from located in North Dakota, I don't know anything about Fresno St. 😁

How are they on O? D?

Since we don't know anything about how Purdue will perform, just impossible to predict anything.

Though I stand by my up 7 at the half, win by 10 comment. What say you?

 

[NVboiler]

It's obvious that you know NOTHING about Fresno State

 

[Chi-Boiler]

It's obvious that you know NOTHING about Fresno State

Yeah I guess I don't get the joke with the North Dakota thing.

 

[PaBoiler78]

Yeah I guess I don't get the joke with the North Dakota thing.

Just hope we win, as for me I'll only be able to watch the first half of the game due to travelling to a family function

 

[Woodsa]

Yeah I guess I don't get the joke with the North Dakota thing.

Fresno St. is not in ND, hense my not knowing anything anything about them.

 

[Courthouse Carp]

Yeah I guess I don't get the joke with the North Dakota thing.

Definition of MALAPROPISM

the usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase; especially : the use of a word sounding somewhat like the one intended but ludicrously wrong in the context; malaprop… See the full definition

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"Fresno" in place of "Fargo" (a city in North Dakota).

Woodsa's original post brought to mind a similar intentional malapropism when OMHR played an SEC team at a neutral site; a fan of Iowa's opponent that day made a sign that said "WELCOME FAMOUS POTATO PEOPLE!", accompanied with a couple of 40-pound bags of potatoes. 🥔

Some Hawkeye fans tailgating nearby were indignant, one was even outraged, saying "We're famous for our CORN!!" 🌽

I tried consoling said Iowa fan by telling him "They know that, they're just making a funny joke at your expense.", but the guy couldn't grasp the intent, which only made it more hilarious (to me anyway).

On both counts, I think the play on each malaprop was clever and quite humorous; but then again, I may not be as worldly or sophisticated as you or that Iowa goober.

Feel free to refer to me as "Cartographer Carp" from here on out, only because I had to draw you a map.

 

[Woodsa]

Definition of MALAPROPISM

the usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase; especially : the use of a word sounding somewhat like the one intended but ludicrously wrong in the context; malaprop… See the full definition

www.merriam-webster.com

"Fresno" in place of "Fargo" (a city in North Dakota).

Woodsa's original post brought to mind a similar intentional malapropism when OMHR played an SEC team at a neutral site; a fan of Iowa's opponent that day made a sign that said "WELCOME FAMOUS POTATO PEOPLE!", accompanied with a couple of 40-pound bags of potatoes. 🥔

Some Hawkeye fans tailgating nearby were indignant, one was even outraged, saying "We're famous for our CORN!!" 🌽

I tried consoling said Iowa fan by telling him "They know that, they're just making a funny joke at your expense.", but the guy couldn't grasp the intent, which only made it more hilarious (to me anyway).

On both counts, I think the play on each malaprop was clever and quite humorous; but then again, I may not be as worldly or sophisticated as you or that Iowa goober.

Feel free to refer to me as "Cartographer Carp" from here on out, only because I had to draw you a map.

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Yeah, what he said!