Spoonergrams & Spoonerised Phrases
| Two main forms... |
As a game, spoonerisms take two main forms. One offers clues to phrases which, when spoonerised, give new phrases. A famous British crossword deviser, Torquemada, included several in his Torquemada Puzzle Book (1934):
When spoonerised:
Due to its Anglo-centric nature, a lot of Torquemada's wordplay is lost on North Americans. Puzzle fans on this side of the pond can have fun discovering their own phrases which can be spoonerised. Just add some clues and you've got a game that is sure to impress family and friends. Well, your mother anyway.
The other main form of spoonerised puzzle is the SPOONERGRAM. This is a poem containing blanks to be filled by spoonerisms. For example:
What famous public house suggests an unkind puppy?
Welsh harp (harsh whelp)
What thing carried by females suggests a coven of witches?
Handbag (hag band)
What aid to illumination suggests a slim sorceress?
Light switch (slight witch)
Try making your own...
Spoonergrams...
Her BLANK adorned by silken bow
They shared Sauternes, their joy complete;
Their kisses had a BLANK, you know.
The missing words are TINY WAIST and WINEY TASTE.
| Share your spoonerisms... |
Make up some of your own spoonerisms or devise some spoonergrams and then share them in the Puzzler's Forum.
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