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Spazy Croonerisms 6
A spoonerism is a pair of words that can have their initial sounds switched to form new words. The pairs need only sound the same, not necessarily be spelled the same (power saw & sour paw, horse cart & coarse heart). There may sometimes be one or two connecting words (kick the stone & stick the cone, king of the rats & ring of the cats). Given the following definitions, what are the spoonerisms?
1) spoiled Neanderthal child & courageous cougar
2) child of a sorceress & liquid in a trench
3) milk and cheese & fops who are imaginary beings with magical powers
4) fondle feathers & Amsterdam
1) spoiled Neanderthal child & courageous cougar
2) child of a sorceress & liquid in a trench
3) milk and cheese & fops who are imaginary beings with magical powers
4) fondle feathers & Amsterdam
Answer
1) cave brat & brave cat2) witch daughter & ditch water
3) dairy foods & fairy dudes
4) touch down & Dutch town
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U got me going bonkers on this one, pal. I really liked it and I got a couple of them. Keep it up.
Awesome puzzle. Keep 'em coming!
LOL This one was awesome! 'Nuff said.
the sixth one i got wrong
Uhh...I don't know if you were being sarcastic coolblue, but there were only four
I didn't get any of them ...but now I know what the lmurray beef is all about. Wow, what a 'putdowner.'
Talk about your 'spoiled Neanderthal child', WE DIDN'T HAVE TO DO ANY THINKING TO FIGURE YOU OUT, Imurray the teaser did it for us. And this poor excuse at, I guess, Chinese is A WASTE OF TIME. Stop your CFA. Get a life.
For me this was a hard teaser, but fun to try. Thanks.
For me this was a hard teaser, but fun to try. Thanks.
Like Awwwsweet said - "nuff said" this one's tight. keep em coming
I think someone saw himself in your teaser. Don't bother with the 'brat'; his cheese just slid off his cracker. This was a good, not too easy, but well thought out teaser.
Fun! I'm getting better at these!!
That was hard but I liked it.
Great puzzle! I couldn't get #4 but I got the others. Keep them coming.
It was okay, I mean, i got one but it was kind of tough though. well written and good job
that was pretty hard, but I still enjoyed it.
Try an easier 1.
Try an easier 1.
Well done - the best spoonerism puzzles I see yet I loved them all - "brave cat" and "fairy dude" made me laugh! Keep up the great work - these are my favourite teasers!
My cousin thought that what i wrote was too mean, so he told me to put a smily,
I'm not good at these, so I didn't really try. Glad others are able to figure them out. Maybe somday I'll get the hang of it and be able to do them also.
I thought #'s 5 thru 8 were easy.
Tough one. Too hard for me this morning.
EXCELLENT and FUN Spoonerisms! UCH, my brain hurts!
Excellent comments by NuRobRoy and OldChinaHand, too. YU two are always RIGHT N!
Excellent comments by NuRobRoy and OldChinaHand, too. YU two are always RIGHT N!
I liked this one. I don't think my Dutch friends would call Amsterdam a town though
I always like figuring out spoonerisms, this was a good one. Only stumped by #4 and gave up too quickly. Well done cnmne!
That was pretty funny! I got only the first one and almost got the second one. Keep em coming!
I love spoonerisms! Good job! I'd like to see more.
i lyk these; they'r funi... cre8iv title, 2...
awsum job...
awsum job...
cool....but a lil' boring keep it up though those were REALLY tough!
I love spoonerisms. These were great. I got all but #4. I thought that it was
tickle down--Dickle town as in the whiskey George Dickle. (I guess because a lot of drinking and partying goes on in that town.)
tickle down--Dickle town as in the whiskey George Dickle. (I guess because a lot of drinking and partying goes on in that town.)
I did not get them all . This was fun to do.
I got 'em allll, I got 'em allll, yay, yea, yayayayay rah rah ray!!!!!
Great teaser! This was perfect, far as Im concerned. It wasn't too easy, it was just hard enough to really make you think. And, it was a little different and funny, like fairy dude, and a one word clue for the last one.
To the person above, once you find one pair of words you're almost there. Like, "sorceress, um, witch? then you look at the other: trench: ditch! witch, ditch! Now, you know that the other word in the "ditch" pair has to start with a "w", and means liquid: water, daughter! The fact that they rhyme is what keeps it from being impossible and makes it a bit fun. (sorry, but I enjoy these, so... shoot me for "showing off"!
Thanks for a great teaser!
Great teaser! This was perfect, far as Im concerned. It wasn't too easy, it was just hard enough to really make you think. And, it was a little different and funny, like fairy dude, and a one word clue for the last one.
To the person above, once you find one pair of words you're almost there. Like, "sorceress, um, witch? then you look at the other: trench: ditch! witch, ditch! Now, you know that the other word in the "ditch" pair has to start with a "w", and means liquid: water, daughter! The fact that they rhyme is what keeps it from being impossible and makes it a bit fun. (sorry, but I enjoy these, so... shoot me for "showing off"!
Thanks for a great teaser!
Loved it, loved it, loved it!!! These are new to me too but oh such fun. Had trouble with number 4 but got a good laugh out of it. And I have just about given up on the "brat whose cheese slipped off his cracker." Best one I've heard in a long time. Darn it Imurray, I'm trying to give you a chance to get in the folks good graces, but everytime you take a step forward then you slide three or four back. This one way love affair is getting very tedious and I am tired t5o coaxing you to be nice. I may just have to gather up my good feelings and my heart and walk away from a lost cause.
Back to the teaser, really great job. Many more please?
Back to the teaser, really great job. Many more please?
Good one - a couple were easy, and a couple took a while to figure out
Does everyone know about Canon William Archibald Spooner (1844-1930), warden of New College, Oxford, for many years and famous for his unintentional transpositions of (usually) initial word sounds -- thus the term "spoonerism"? Many spoonerisms are attributed to him apochryphally, but a few are documented. Announcing a hymn in college chapel: "Kinquering Congs their titles take." Disimissing a student: "You have deliberately tasted two worms and you can leave Oxford by the next town drain." Making a speech: "This audience of beery wenches...." It must have been a delight to have him for a prof.
Nice teaser man... I got all of the answers perfectly in less that 5 minutes while talking on MSN though *pats self on back*
I actually got one right!!! I'm so amazed.
Ooooh, tough one!. I could not get #2 or #4. Tice Neaser... I mean, nice teaser!
FUN!
Good Teaser!
I missed Imurray's comment but I guess this one was pretty offensive!
I missed Imurray's comment but I guess this one was pretty offensive!
i loved it!!
Oh my gosh! These were really hard! LOL. I got no. 2 and I knew no. 3 had something to do with dairy and fairy, and I figured no. 4 was down, but that's about as far as I got. Bah, I think I'm slackin off cuz I'm tired at work and it's raining. Excellent job! These were REALLY funny! =)
I don't care for or do these, but If you like them I guess it was a good one.
Tough one for me! (I guess it doesn't help that I don't like spoonerisms very much)
I love spoonerisms, but this one had me baffled. I didn't get any of them and they were so logical.
I got a couple of them, but these are not my thing. It was a good effort though Glad people liked it.
Clever stuff...thx..I enjoyed it (and did get em all)
Good Job! I didn't get them all, but I had a good laugh when I saw the answers. p.s. I started off by trying to switch the first letter instead of the first sound: brave cat = crave bat? - didn't fit, so I had to go back and read the directions - that always helps!
Got the first two, not the last 2; fun teaser, well done.
Hope all involved are having a great Fathers' Day!
Hope all involved are having a great Fathers' Day!
I enjoyed rhmaustin's background info on these, and loved the Spoonerisms themselves. Really thought it was fun to share the humor when I'd work one through-
excellent!!
Got the first one right off, but had to peak at the answers for the rest- they gave me a great laugh! Thanks for the fun
Excellent teaser, thanks!
However, you stumped me on the last one; probably due to the fact that 'Amsterdam' is a Capital City, not a town?
However, you stumped me on the last one; probably due to the fact that 'Amsterdam' is a Capital City, not a town?
Marvelous!
All of these are just hilarious. I like the cave brat and witch daughter in particular. These were very entertaining.
All of these are just hilarious. I like the cave brat and witch daughter in particular. These were very entertaining.
Fun and entertaining teaser; it took quite awhile but I got them all.
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