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Eeegh!

Chippendale is a style of furniture.
The cartoon chipmunks Chip 'n Dale were a play on that word.
Some people have "backformed" the Chippendale in the furniture name to Chip 'n Dale, not knowing it's the other way around!

This sort of like an "eggcorn". An eggcorn is the name for words that people make up, or think they hear, that almost make sense. For instance, "tow the line" for "toe the line", "old timer's disease" for "Alzheimer's disease". "Eggcorn" is what some people manage to think they hear when they hear "acorn".

And the funny thing is - when I google

chippendale eggcorn

I come up with all kinds of ads for Chippendale furniture things with "eggcorn finials". !!!


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chip_'n_Dale
Chip 'n Dale are two animated chipmunks created by The Walt Disney Company. Their names are a pun based on the name "Chippendale" (see Thomas Chippendale).

nuffink I spose

wots rong wiv avving a drawer full of draws?

Bob

chip n dale are cartoon characters!!
love a chester drawers!!

the mistakes in our local newspaper small ads are hysterical on times - rarely do people say drawers - it's usually draws

Heh heh.

My mum and dad used to collect them from their local paper, when they looked for auctions and such.

Not as good, but two of their favourite "for sale" items:

a chester drawers
and
a chip 'n dale table

spelled sic. ;)


I'll bet at least the wedding dress and encyclopedia caught an eye or two they might not have otherwise!

Oh Ann.

I'm guessing these are fake, to an extent.!

First, I can believe. All terriers are worth a watching.

Dress worn by mistake? Wouldn't you donate to charity?

For Sale by owner.....45 vols Ency....... Brit..,.,".Married!"

Is owner just realising , that we females, know it all?


xx

He better be careful Ann - the ad for his wife's wedding dress may be in the next newspaper:-))

Sue xx

These are classified ads, which were actually placed in a U.K.
> newspaper:
>
>
> FREE YORKSHIRE TERRIER.
> 8 years old.
> Hateful little bastard.
> Bites


WEDDING DRESS FOR SALE.
> Worn once by mistake.
> Call Stephanie.

*** And the WINNER is... ***
>
>
> FOR SALE BY OWNER.
> Complete set of Encyclopaedia Britannica,
> 45 volumes.
> Excellent condition.....£200 or best offer.
> No longer needed; got married last month.
> Wife knows f#%#%#g everything!