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Cake day: July 1st, 2023

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  • Found some spoonerisms for folk that don’t know what it is -

    Three cheers for our queer old dean!" (while giving a toast at a dinner, which Queen Victoria was also attending)[15]

    “Is it kisstomary to cuss the bride?” (as opposed to “customary to kiss”)[15]

    “The Lord is a shoving leopard.” (instead of “a loving shepherd”)[15]

    “A blushing crow.” (“crushing blow”)[15]

    “A well-boiled icicle” (“well-oiled bicycle”)[15]

    “You were fighting a liar in the quadrangle.” (“lighting a fire”)[15]

    “Is the bean dizzy?” (“Dean busy”)[15]

    “Someone is occupewing my pie. Please sew me to another sheet.” (“Someone is occupying my pew. Please show me to another seat.”)[15]

    “You have hissed all my mystery lectures. You have tasted a whole worm. Please leave Oxford on the next town drain.” (“You have missed all my history lectures. You have wasted a whole term. Please leave Oxford on the next down train.”)[15]