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#1 2007-07-18 22:38:27

klakritz
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From: Winchester Massachusetts
Registered: 2005-10-25
Posts: 674

'side-spitting' for 'side-splitting'

Some people spit when they laugh hard. (Pat S. previously included ‘spitting headache’ in a conglomerated list of potential eggcorns.) Examples:

At this real television and motion pircture studio, you’ll actually experience the high-powered excitement, the side-spitting comedy, ...
www.orlandoticketsonline.net/universal.htm

From the world famous Improv, the birthplace of stand-up comedy, comes a collection of classic side-spitting acts performed by the hottest names…
www.rogersvideodirect.ca/Browse/Browse.aspx?f=cat(2)~a(B)~pg(7)

All the ingredients for a fun Christmas treat: a dollop of side-spitting laughter, a splash of slapstick and a potpourri of dancing and puppetry.
www.bbc.co.uk/nottingham/stage/2003/12/ … view.shtml

Arthur (1981)... His conversation with the butler and Susan’s father is side-spitting.
us.imdb.com/title/tt0082031/usercomments?start=10

... these two good ole girls have come up with a side-spitting commentary on the ridiculousness of trying to legislate personal behavior.”
www.dildodiaries.net/

It was like side spitting funny. It was just really funny.
www.mycapitalweb.com/justin/?m=200410

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