FabGuys.com forum: Spoonerisms

By *elenaCD OP TV/TS
3 weeks ago

In the sticks Somerset

We've had malapropisms for a while how about Spoonerisms?

"Cupid Stunt" for starters.

RIP Kenny Everett

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By *issy crystalTV/TS
3 weeks ago

Hook

My favourite was a BBC newsreader in 80s or 90s, talking about Cross Flannel Cherries.

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By (user no longer on site)
3 weeks ago

Fart smeller

Smart feller

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By (user no longer on site)
3 weeks ago

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By *ustPeekinMan
3 weeks ago

Alresford

Every politician in 2016 talking about a hard or soft breakfast

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By *issy crystalTV/TS
3 weeks ago

Hook

"Every politician in 2016 talking about a hard or soft breakfast "

Get thee hence to the malapropism thread.

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By *leepflowerMan
3 weeks ago

Leek

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By *leepflowerMan
3 weeks ago

Leek

My favourite has always been Flutterby as it's so perfectly descriptive.

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By *issy crystalTV/TS
3 weeks ago

Hook

"My favourite has always been Flutterby as it's so perfectly descriptive."

I often wonder if that was their original name and it evolved into what it is today.

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By *ylingMan
3 weeks ago

maidenhead

Ron, Ron Vibbentrop.

Monty python.

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By *evinmanMan
3 weeks ago

Dublin

The word "malapropism" (and its earlier form, "malaprop") comes from a character named "Mrs. Malaprop" in Richard Brinsley Sheridan's 1775 play The Rivals.[3] Mrs. Malaprop frequently misspeaks (to comic effect) by using words which do not have the meaning that she intends but which sound similar to words that do

From a Dubliner!

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By *ridayguyMan
3 weeks ago

Near Jodrell Bank

Hobin Rood and Maid Marion. Friar Tuck wasn't allowed to play

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By (user no longer on site)
3 weeks ago

"The word "malapropism" (and its earlier form, "malaprop") comes from a character named "Mrs. Malaprop" in Richard Brinsley Sheridan's 1775 play The Rivals.[3] Mrs. Malaprop frequently misspeaks (to comic effect) by using words which do not have the meaning that she intends but which sound similar to words that do

From a Dubliner!"

Yes. It's well known.

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By (user no longer on site)
3 weeks ago

Mary Hinge

Carey Hunt

Betty Swollocks

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By *ridayguyMan
3 weeks ago

Near Jodrell Bank

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By *ick184Man
3 weeks ago

Northampton

In proposing a toast at a university dinner the Chancellor said “let’s raise a glass to the queer old Dean”, rather than the dear old Queen!

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By *evanianMan
3 weeks ago

Gogledd Ddwyrain Cymru

"In proposing a toast at a university dinner the Chancellor said “let’s raise a glass to the queer old Dean”, rather than the dear old Queen! "

Actually, the phrase "Three cheers for our queer old Dean" is actually attributed to Rev. W.A. Spooner himself at an Oxford dinner. Although its authenticity is disputed.

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By *evanianMan
3 weeks ago

Gogledd Ddwyrain Cymru

I remember one Christmas years ago, during a serious speech at a difficult period at work one of the directors said - "we all need to put our wheels to the shoulder to get through this!". Of course everyone was trying to stifle a laugh! 😅😅😂

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By *ildwestheroMan
3 weeks ago

Llandrindod Wells

Don't know if this qualifies but heard a young lad singing the national anthem and he sang:

"Send for Victoria, Harry and Gloria"

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By *0yguyMan
3 weeks ago

Cumbria

"In proposing a toast at a university dinner the Chancellor said “let’s raise a glass to the queer old Dean”, rather than the dear old Queen!

Actually, the phrase "Three cheers for our queer old Dean" is actually attributed to Rev. W.A. Spooner himself at an Oxford dinner. Although its authenticity is disputed.

Again at the same Univerdity Rrv. Spooner is reported as saying that a poorly performing student was being “sent down” and should “leave immediately by the town drain.”

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By *yne123Man
3 weeks ago

Howdon

Nice breakfast and cheap beer

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By *starMan
3 weeks ago

Stroud district

Years ago now, my then young niece was heard to call a bus conductor a duck combuster.

What's the difference between a Trafalgar Square reveller and a mountaineer?

Well one mucks about in fountains...

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By *isitor71Man
Forum Mod
3 weeks ago

Near

Yo Ho Ho and a rottle of bum.

Captain Pugwash maybe????

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By *starMan
3 weeks ago

Stroud district

The children's radio presenter who famously made a bit of a mess when announcing "The Big Rock Candy Mountain"

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By *elenaCD OP TV/TS
3 weeks ago

In the sticks Somerset

Nothing better than a "well boiled icicle" for a long ride.

(Thanks to Praetorian)

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By *antiepaulaTV/TS
3 weeks ago

HELSTON

I would join in but I'm having wuble with my turds...

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By *evanianMan
3 weeks ago

Gogledd Ddwyrain Cymru

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By *evanianMan
3 weeks ago

Gogledd Ddwyrain Cymru

"He forgot to save the file it was a blushing crow!"

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By *evanianMan
3 weeks ago

Gogledd Ddwyrain Cymru

Spore moonerisms - "Bake a trolly, it's roaring with pain!"

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By *owalskiMan
3 weeks ago

Addlestone

Billy Sugger

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By *ildwestheroMan
3 weeks ago

Llandrindod Wells

"Billy Sugger"

Reminds me that I was once persuaded to take on this lad as a Saturday morning odd jobber. Absolutely idle and useless and didn't last long. I called hi Billy Soy. He was too thick to understand why.

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By *evanianMan
3 weeks ago

Gogledd Ddwyrain Cymru

"We saved the world from a canking ballapse."

— Rt Hon Gordon Brown MP, PMQs, December 2009

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By *aul DeUther-OneMan
3 weeks ago

Sussex coast

"Years ago now, my then young niece was heard to call a bus conductor a duck combuster.

What's the difference between a Trafalgar Square reveller and a mountaineer?

Well one mucks about in fountains..."

Reminds me of:

What's the difference between a recklessly brave charging soldier and a very old fashioned Baker?

One Darts into the Foe,

The other.....

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By *evanianMan
3 weeks ago

Gogledd Ddwyrain Cymru

An old widely told legend from the BBC:-

Veteran news reader Mac Hobley introducing Labour chancellor Sir Stafford Cripps...

"And now the moment you have been waiting for – the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir Stifford Crapps!" 😅

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By *elenaCD OP TV/TS
2 weeks ago

In the sticks Somerset

I went to an all boys school, and the headmaster a dour Scotsman called an assembly to admonish the whole school for some bad behaviour. Part the way through his speech he came up the the classic line "I'll have no more of this bumhug" rather than humbug. At that point he'd lost his audience!

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By *evanianMan
2 weeks ago

Gogledd Ddwyrain Cymru

"I went to an all boys school, and the headmaster a dour Scotsman called an assembly to admonish the whole school for some bad behaviour. Part the way through his speech he came up the the classic line "I'll have no more of this bumhug" rather than humbug. At that point he'd lost his audience!"

Ha ha! I can just imagine the scene, those old headmasters used to rule with an iron fist, sadly lacking in today's schools.

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By *evanianMan
2 weeks ago

Gogledd Ddwyrain Cymru

BBC R4 Shipping Forecast....

...“Malin, Hebrides… shite to loderate.”

And that concludes the Shitting Forecast for tonight! 😅

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By *ardy500ukMan
2 weeks ago

High Wycombe

Blind dogs for the Guides

Race horsing

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By *arlos 0511Man
2 weeks ago

Manchester

Rindercella and her sugly isters lived in a marge lansion. Rindercella worked very hard frubbing sloors, emptying poss pits, and shivelling shot.

At the end of the day, she was knucking fackered.

The sugly isters were right bugly astards. One was called Mary Hinge and the other was called Betty Swallocks. They were really forrible huckers and they had fetty sweet and fatty swannies.

The sugly isters had tickets to go to the ball, but the cotton runts would not let Rindercella go.

Suddenly there was a bucking fang and her gairy fodmother appeared. Her name was Shairy Hithole and she was a light rucking fesbian.

She turned a pumpkin and six mite wice into a hucking cuge farriage with six dandy ronkeys who had buge hollocks and dig bicks.

The gairy fodmother told Rindercella to be back by dimnlight, otherwise there would be a cucking falamity.

At the ball, Rindercella was dancing with the prandsome hince when suddenly the clock struck twelve.

“Mist all chucking frighty!!!” said Rindercella and she ran out, tripping barse over ollocks, so dropping her slass glipper.

The very next day, the prandsome hince knocked on Rindercella’s door and the sugly isters let him in.

Suddenly, Betty Swallocks lifted her leg and let off a fig bart.

“Who’s fust jarted?” asked the prandsome hince.

“Blame that fugly ucker over there!!” said Mary Hinge.

When the stinking brown cloud had lifted, he tried the slass glipper on both the sugly isters without success and their feet stucking funk.

Betty Swallocks was ducking fisgusted and gave the prandsome hince a knack in the kickers.

This was not difficult as he had bucking fuge halls and a hig bard on.

He tried the slass glipper on Rindercella and it fitted pucking ferfectly.

Rindercella and the prandsome hince were married.

The pransome hince lived his life in lucking fuxury and Rindercella lived hers with a follen swanny!

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By *erdyHollyTV/TS
2 weeks ago

In a galaxy far far away

"Rindercella and her sugly isters lived in a marge lansion. Rindercella worked very hard frubbing sloors, emptying poss pits, and shivelling shot.