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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Kno Whows? #32615 06/17/2001 9:14 AM Joined: May 2001 Posts: 53 Munich, Germany squid journeyman squid journeyman Joined: May 2001 Posts: 53 Munich, Germany Where did the term spoonerism originate? Was there a Mr. or Mrs. Spooner with an interesting speech impediment? Wust Jondering! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter #32616 06/17/2001 9:30 AM Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 3,409 Max Quordlepleen Carpal Tunnel Max Quordlepleen Carpal Tunnel Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 3,409 Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Kno Whows? #32617 06/17/2001 9:37 AM Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 387 Hartsville, New York. jimthedog enthusiast jimthedog enthusiast Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 387 Hartsville, New York. There was a Mr. Spooner, back in the 1800's, who talked like this, but I don't know much beyond that. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Kno Whows? #32618 06/17/2001 1:57 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 218 Mountain West, USA Brandon enthusiast Brandon enthusiast Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 218 Mountain West, USA Spooner sure was a grand old fixture (too bad I didn't get to study under him; I'd never have clissed mass). Apochrophal maybe, but I like his "our queer old dean (originally "our dear old queen")." Brandon Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Kno Whows? #32619 06/18/2001 7:22 AM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 393 London NicholasW enthusiast NicholasW enthusiast Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 393 London That URL gives the basics but neglects to mention another interesting fact, that Dr Spooner was an albino. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Kno Whows? #32620 06/18/2001 12:17 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 328 Eastern Pennsylvania Rapunzel enthusiast Rapunzel enthusiast Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 328 Eastern Pennsylvania 'You have deliberately tasted two worms' (from Max's url) I heard this one as "You hissed my mystery lecture! You hissed all my mystery lectures! You've tasted the whole worm!" Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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