Loonerisms, I spike
I first read about Spoonerisms in the Reader's Digest years ago. I love wordplay, so it's no surprise that I find spoonerisms fascinating.
- Chilled greese is delicious (Grilled cheese is delicious)
- It went at the lead of spite (It went at the speed of light)
- That's a lack of pies (That's a pack of lies)
- Remember, wave the sails (Remember, save the whales)
- Know your blows (Blow your nose)
- Go and shake a tower (Go and take a shower)
- Bad news could make your socks stink (Bad news could make your stocks sink)
- He slid into a sparking pace (He slid into a parking space)
- She won't tolerate mad banners (She won't tolerate bad manners)
- I went to mend the sail (I went to send the mail)
- Crawling through the fax (Falling through the cracks)
- I couldn't find the plaster man (I couldn't find the master plan)
- Engine won't start with bat flattery (Engine won't start with flat battery)
- Green belly jeans are the best (Green jellybeans are the best)
- It's roaring with pain (It's pouring with rain)
- I can't eat this jumpy lunk (I can't eat this lumpy junk)
- Hiss and leer (Listen here)
- I ended up chewing the doors (I ended up doing the chores)
- Written with a nasty smash (Smitten with a nasty rash)
- Such a gloomy flock of bats (Such a gloomy block of flats)
- She disappeared after giving me a white slave (She disappeared after giving me a slight wave)
- I spoke with the rental deceptionist (I spoke with the dental receptionist)
- Don't pet the sweaty things (Don't sweat the petty things)
- I see monk jail every day (I see junk mail every day)
- I'm having a healthy soul of ballad (I'm having a healthy bowl of salad)
- I bumped into the deadroom bore (I bumped into the bedroom door)
- He will be merely dissed (He will be dearly missed)
- They ate keys and parrots (They ate peas and carrots)
- He ran to burst face (He ran to first base)
- He stood, ready as a stock (He stood, steady as a rock)
- Throw out the wordy daughter (Throw out the dirty water)
- What a dirty pimple (What a pretty dimple)
- I love tickled parts (I love pickled tarts)
- He always has thirty dots (He always has dirty thoughts)
- I hanged my bed (I banged my head)
- She drank a cup of sea poop (She drank a cup of pea soup)
- I guessed it bite off the rat (I guessed it right off the bat)
- Don't give up, leap cooking (Don't give up, keep looking)
