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spoonerism

(n): transposition of initial consonants in a pair of words
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about 13 hours ago johnmperry said:

someone I worked with once referred to "the whole matching shoot"

about 1 month ago skipvia said:

I understand the good Reverend once complained of addressing beery wenches each Sunday morning.

about 1 month ago Asativum said:

I heard these attributed to the Rev. Spooner himself:

"The Lord is a shoving leopard to his flock."

and something about the pleasures of riding a well-boiled icicle.

about 1 month ago plethora said:

A shining wit.

about 1 month ago johnmperry said:

a cunning stunt

5 months ago gangerh said:

a googol of geese

about 1 year ago bobodod said: The best spoonerism...

...I ever heard, was when a friend was reading a copy of "Mother Earth News" magazine and, turning to relate something interesting, instead called the magazine "Mother Nerth Ewws".

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