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30. Yep. Got it from some old dude when I was a kid.

Sun Oct 19, 2025, 06:14 PM

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What's your favorite Spoonerism? [View all] Oeditpus Rex Oct 18 OP

Archie Campbell Oeditpus Rex Oct 18 #7

Very good recall there! Yes I laughed my guts at at that record. Walleye Oct 18 #8

Humor has long been known to really help memory Oeditpus Rex Oct 18 #9

The real Rev. Spooner allegedly reproached a wayward student Tanuki Oct 18 #2

Nope, that was Ogden Nash. TheRickles Oct 18 #10

Go buck a fuffalo MaineBlueBear Oct 18 #4

There's this guy on CNN ... Intractable Oct 18 #5

Mrs. Unblock's favorite is "Cupid stunt" unblock Oct 18 #6

Oooh, I gotta remember that Oeditpus Rex Oct 18 #12

Back asswards underpants Oct 18 #11

"Mardon me, Pedame, but this pie is occupewed. Aristus Oct 18 #13

A friend of mine used to say "it's a mucking firacle." Orrex Oct 18 #16

Friar Tuck. Orrex Oct 18 #17

Don't Have A Favorite, But... ProfessorGAC Oct 18 #18

OMG! I never thought of that! Oeditpus Rex Oct 18 #20

Also, W. A. Spooner was a man of the cloth. OldBaldy1701E Oct 19 #22

Yeah, I Knew That ProfessorGAC Oct 19 #24

Fam Damily. Iggo Oct 18 #19

I've been using "the whole famned damily" Oeditpus Rex Oct 19 #28

Yep. Got it from some old dude when I was a kid. Iggo Oct 19 #30

Ya hear about the first man on the moon? BWdem4life Oct 18 #21

... Oeditpus Rex Oct 19 #29

Back asswards catbyte Oct 19 #25

I remember hearing about someone introducing the 31st POTUS... 3catwoman3 Oct 19 #26

I've heard that Oeditpus Rex Oct 19 #27