Mishearing of the phrase, "Does it make it right?".
Said with a
heavy Australian accent sounds very close to, "Does a
maggot rot?". The misinterpretation of the question is like a misheard song lyric also called a mondegreen.
Australian TV Host: Your daughter is only 8 years old, she is too young to be kickboxing. You must consider at that age she doesn'
t know the danger of what she is getting in to.
Australian Kick Boxer: Does Wally Lewis (professional rugby
player) son play
football? Does Bindi Irwin (daughter of Steve Irwin) play with crocodiles and snakes?
Australian TV Host: Yeah, but does it make it right?
Australian Kick Boxer: "Does a maggot rot?" I don'
t know. Does my daughter love her mom and dad? Yes she does.