mal·ap·ro·pos
1) adjective: inappropriate; out of place; inopportune; untimely: a malapropos remark.
2) adverb: inappropriately; inopportunely.
2) adverb: inappropriately; inopportunely.
Origin:
1660–70; < French mal à propos badly (suited) to the purpose
Sources: 1) Image Credit, 2) Malapropos definition
Live & Learn 
I think we’ve all been here…..
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yet, it’s a matter of degree, and I’m confident you aren’t at the tail of the distribution curve 🙂
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Well that makes you perfectly normal, or me abnormal … hmmm… JK, but not really!
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Laughing
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i love this word, and have lived it. more than once. those who pretend not to notice are true friends. or have been there before.
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That’s right. True friends or masochists.
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there is a fine line indeed, at times. )
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🙂
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That’s me, as recently as this morning! When am I going to learn to shut my mouth?
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Our family trees are certainly connected somewhere down the line.
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Thank you for the diagnosis David. Now could you illustrate the concept with the personal example which clearly has inspired you to write the post? I am sitting here with baited breath…..
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I’m standing right beside Michael…. 😉
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Bring it on, mister. Donna and I are ready.
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I bet you are.
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😉
Still waiting…..
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And I can feel the pressure creeping up on me. I do. Another fatal flaw. NEVER back down from a challenge.
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That’s right, David. NEVER back down. EVER.
And so the example you wanted to share was…….?
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Still pondering…
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Oh Boy. Time for a guest post from my spouse.
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Can’t wait. Don’t keep us too long 🙂
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Laughing! So someone is at the tail of the distribution curve, right? OMG!!! 🙂
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That’s right!
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“because I’m an idiot.”
Oh, crap, yes! And it always sound so *clever* in my head!
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Laughing. Sounds so clever in mine too. So true.
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And it’s always important not to explain the stupid thing we’ve just said. It will evaporate a lot faster if left without comment.
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So true. Laughing.
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