The Rev William A Spooner was an academic who often got his words mixed up. These are said to be genuine Spoonerisms.
- fighting a liar lighting a fire
- you hissed my mystery lecture you missed my history lecture
- cattle ships and bruisers battle ships and cruisers
- nosey little cook cosy little nook
- a blushing crow a crushing blow
- tons of soil sons of toil
- our queer old Dean our dear old Queen
- we'll have the hags flung out we'll have the flags hung out
- you've tasted two worms you've wasted two terms
- our shoving leopard our loving shepherd
- a half-warmed fish a half-formed wish
- is the bean dizzy? is the Dean busy?