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.