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#97917 03/09/03 06:39 PM
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"Monkeygrin"? Derived from: ape-sh**t + s**t-eating grin = monkeygrin? Or just grinning like an ape?


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<sigh> mondegreen... monkeygrin
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#97919 03/09/03 08:19 PM
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Ok, but...but...don't I get any points for creativity?


#97920 03/09/03 11:34 PM
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While I like the correct one, I definitely like your creative one better, Jackie!


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I thought tsuwm's was pretty creative in the first place! Especially since that monkeygrin was a first cousin of the mondegreen...

However, I don't know whether tsuwm created 'monkeygrin.'


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at a minimum, I arrived at monkeygrin independently. but here's the monkeywrench: it comes up with three (completely unrelated) hits on the google-ometer--and two of those relate to ihateclowns.com!!


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Wee-ooo-EE-oo! Are Google eyes upon us? [looking over shoulder]


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don't I get any points for creativity?

Possibly - but you certainly get points for a dive into (or possibly 'an ascent to'?) metalinguistics, Jackie!
"Monkey-green" is a self-referential mondegreen!


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I'm feeling a definite chopped-liver moment here: exactly which creativity are you guys debating?
-joe paté


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Put away the crackers: we were debating my "creativity", which was entirely a red herring that I hoped would distract people from the fact that I overlooked the obvious!


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