Spoonerisms – tips of the slung!
A Spoonerism refers to a type of word-play where the initial sounds or letters of two words in a phrase are swapped to create a new phrase that makes sense but is usually totally unrelated to the original phrase. Here is a selection of great Spoonerisms, courtesy of www.fun-with-words.com:
know your blows - blow your nose
go and shake a tower - go and take a shower
tease my ears - ease my tears
you have very mad banners - you have very bad manners
lack of pies - pack of lies
it’s roaring with pain - it’s pouring with rain
bowel feast - foul beast
wave the sails - save the whales
chipping the flannel on TV - flipping the channel on TV
mad bunny - bad money
I’m shout of the hour - I’m out of the shower
lead of spite -speed of light
I hit my bunny phone - I hit my funny bone
bedding wells - wedding bells
I must mend the sail - I must send the mail
it crawls through the fax - it falls through the cracks
bat flattery - flat battery
would you like a nasal hut? - would you like a hazel nut?
belly jeans - jelly beans
eye ball - bye all
fight in your race – right in your face
ready as a stock - steady as a rock
no tails - toe nails
soul of ballad - bowl of salad