Blair to be drummed out ?

I heard that too - very funny. She seemed to be supporting Salmond without really having thought it out. To be fair, she probably hadn't woken up yet.

I have a picture of kilted timpani players standing in a wheat field as Blair approaches inexorably on a combine harvester.
Peasemarch.

Philip Eden filted:
[nq:1]Rather nice misspeak on the steam wireless this morning by a terribly out-of-her-depth SNP(1) MSP(2), venting her spleen about Mr Blair and the American War: "... and if he doesn't apologise for lying to the nation he will reap the percussions."[/nq]
Being Labour, Blair should be one of the last to embrace Todd Rundgren's creed of "I don't to work, I just want to

[nq:1]Rather nice misspeak on the steam wireless this morning by a terribly out-of-her-depth SNP(1) MSP(2), venting her spleen about Mr ... to the nation he will reap the percussions." For noncognoscenti: (1) Scottish National Party (2) Member of the Scottish Parliament[/nq]
At first, I couldn't figure out what was wrong with "reap the percussions." Then, it came to me: "repercussions" was the

[nq:1]Rather nice misspeak on the steam wireless this morning by a terribly out-of-her-depth SNP(1) MSP(2), venting her spleen about Mr Blair and the American War: "... and if he doesn't apologise for lying to the nation he will reap the percussions."[/nq]
No doubt if you sow the woodwinds you reap the percussion.

[nq:1]Rather nice misspeak on the steam wireless this morning by a terribly out-of-her-depth SNP(1) MSP(2), venting her spleen about Mr Blair and the American War: "... and if he doesn't apologise for lying to the nation he will reap the percussions."[/nq]
I went looking to see if this was any sort of recognized joke or wordplay (it reminded me of that "abso-bloomin-lutely" thing) or maybe a c

[nq:1]Rather nice misspeak on the steam wireless this morning by a terribly out-of-her-depth SNP(1) MSP(2), venting her spleen about Mr ... nation he will reap the percussions." For noncognoscenti: (1) Scottish National Party (2) Member of the Scottish Parliament Philip Eden[/nq]
Count this as a malapropism or as a mondegreen?

Cheers

[nq:1]Rather nice misspeak on the steam wireless this morning by a terribly out-of-her-depth SNP(1) MSP(2), venting her spleen about Mr ... nation he will reap the percussions." For noncognoscenti: (1) Scottish National Party (2) Member of the Scottish Parliament Philip Eden[/nq]
Oh dear, I forgot my grammar! Does this count...of course.

Cheers

[nq:2]Rather nice misspeak on the steam wireless this morning by ... National Party (2) Member of the Scottish Parliament Philip Eden[/nq]
[nq:1]Count this as a malapropism or as a mondegreen?[/nq]
Neither. However, there aren't names for all the different sorts of mistakes. We've never had a good word for the mangled phrases like "intensive purposes" and "hare's breath" and this is closer

[nq:2]Count this as a malapropism or as a mondegreen?[/nq]
[nq:1]Neither. However, there aren't names for all the different sorts of mistakes. We've never had a good word for the ... to a malapropism (which are single, misused words). Mondegreens are totally different (based on misunderstandingspecific song lyrics, poems, prayers, etc.)[/nq]
I'd put money on both examples being deliberate

[nq:1]Neither. However, there aren't names for all the different sorts of mistakes. We've never had a good word for the ... a malapropism (which are single, misused words). Mondegreens are totally different (based on misunderstanding specific song lyrics, poems, prayers, etc.)[/nq]
But note "or phrase" in Webster's Third New International :
1 : a usually humorous misapplication of a wordor