Spoonerisms and Anagrams
Spoonerisms and Anagrams
Any favourites?
I like Spoonerisms better.
Dalking the wog, or cashing the war, biding the rike or even lowing the mawn.
We spent a few holidays in Benidorm, and I bought a keyring with "Benidorm" in beads. I pulled it apart and tried to anagram it, and found that if I turned the M upside down into a W, I could rearrange it. From then on, Benidorm became Wendirob.
I like Spoonerisms better.
Dalking the wog, or cashing the war, biding the rike or even lowing the mawn.
We spent a few holidays in Benidorm, and I bought a keyring with "Benidorm" in beads. I pulled it apart and tried to anagram it, and found that if I turned the M upside down into a W, I could rearrange it. From then on, Benidorm became Wendirob.
Mick F. Cornwall
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Is there a real need for Neil Reid?
Does Connor Wickham wanna kick 'em?
Are Miles Percival's piles merciful?
Is Maggie Sutton saggy mutton?
Were Spooner's parents dumb & mad?
Does Connor Wickham wanna kick 'em?
Are Miles Percival's piles merciful?
Is Maggie Sutton saggy mutton?
Were Spooner's parents dumb & mad?
“I'm not upset that you lied to me, I'm upset that from now on I can't believe you.”
― Friedrich Nietzsche
― Friedrich Nietzsche
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One from the leader of an OU geological fieldtrip: "Oh look at the erotic black in the field"
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Hard to beat the old ones eg "There's nothing quite like whizzing down hill on a well-boiled icicle...".
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(on the look out for Armageddon, on board a Brompton nano & ever-changing Moultons)
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Nearly all of the spoonerisms attributed to Spooner are apocryphal. However, one of the stories that makes me chuckle is when Spooner was supposedly crossing a footbridge at Oxford and saw a young couple relaxing in a boat, the gentleman stealing a kiss from the blushing young lady.
"My Dear Sir", remarked Spooner, "Punts are not for kissing in !" ..... or at least that's what he meant to say !
"My Dear Sir", remarked Spooner, "Punts are not for kissing in !" ..... or at least that's what he meant to say !
If there's always biscuits in the tin, where's the fun in biscuits ? -- Gary from 'Men Behaving Badly'
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I'm not a pheasant plucker, I'm a pheasant plucker's son.
I will pluck the pheasants until the pheasant plucking's done.
Mick F. Cornwall
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I frequently (sort of ) Spoonerize when I have two word/ syllables to play with. I have hellowyammers, fold ginches, poodweckers etc. I'm also in the habit of saying hello to whatever bird I see/hear when out on a ride/walk.
I have to be very careful on my regular commute- one of the birds I often hear is the corn bunting
I have to be very careful on my regular commute- one of the birds I often hear is the corn bunting
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I'll be taking our corder bollley for a walk later ............ if the stain rops .............. and we might call in at the Sising Run.
It's ducking it chown out there at the moment.
It's ducking it chown out there at the moment.
Mick F. Cornwall
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A friend’s Dad used to use Spoonerisms regularly. It was most unfortunate one day when he was talking about his Scout Leader Frank Witz!
Sherwood CC and Notts CTC.
A cart horse trapped in the body of a man.
http://www.jogler2009.blogspot.com
A cart horse trapped in the body of a man.
http://www.jogler2009.blogspot.com
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Well, some say the lovely Shirley Bassey has a Burley Chassis.
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Mrs Mick F just reminded me that some years back, she went into the butcher's and asked for half a pound of unstroked smeaky bacon.
Mick F. Cornwall
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And then there's leaving no toad unspurned or no turd unstoned.
Have we got time for another cuppa?
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And the other day I meant to say Black Forest but it came out as a rearward purveyor of flowers.
Have we got time for another cuppa?