Lead the way and we'll precede.

I've not forgotten to tell you all about the interview that took place this morning. I am prepared to do just that. Well, semi-prepared, which is why this is going up instead... interview + pictures + links to listen will be up later!

My heart has a deep affection for people who butcher well-known clichés. Well, not so much the people, per se, but for their mangled malapropisms.

Years ago, I had a friend named Jeannie, who was hysterical all the time and I adored her. I wish I still knew her. She was truly one in a million, a diamond in the rust.

Once upon a time, Jeannie was married to a guy by the name of Mouse, who was constantly misquoting things. So much so that she wanted to write a book full of them and call it, Straight From the Mouse's Mouth. She's a genius, you say? I concur.

And now I'd like to share some of my favorite verbal blunders with you (some Mouse's, but mostly not because sadly, I cannot remember them):

• She is a real catch! A diamond in the rust. [rough]
  
• Here Dad, would you like to cut the eucalyptus cord? [umbilical] {This would be one of Mouse's gems - the only one I can recall.}
  
• Oh! It gives me the hydrostatics to such a degree! [hysterics]
• Why, murder's the matter! Slaughter's the matter! Killing's the matter! --but he can tell you the perpendiculars. [particulars]
• He had to use a fire distinguisher. [extinguisher]
• Be sure and put some of those neutrons on my salad. [croutons]
• My new coat has lots of installation. [insulation]
• He's a wolf in cheap clothing. [sheep's]
• We have just ended our physical year. [fiscal]
• What are you incinerating? [insinuating]
  

Have you heard any good ones? Do tell!! And please, use one today while you're out and about. Just for the fun of it!