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Widely attributed to 18th century Rev. William A. Spooner, a spoonerism is a transposition of sounds between words in a phrase, with a humorous effect.
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| The Lord is our Shoving Leopard. | |
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| Rowr! Move it along, people! | |
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They can, however, be traced further back to a little-known 2nd century Roman orator named Strenius.
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| What did Caesar ask the donkey ballerina? | |
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| I dunno, Strenius, what DID Caesar ask the donkey ballerina? | |
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So as this turn of phrase gained more popularity, it was referred to as ......... "A joke of Strenius."
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| I am SO spinning in my grave right now. | |
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