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SPOONERISM A spoonerism is an error in speech or deliberate play on words in which corresponding consonants, vowels, or morphemes are switched between two words in a phrase. While spoonerisms are commonly heard as slips of the tongue resulting from unintentionally getting one's words in a tangle, they can also be used intentionally as a play on words. FUN TIME ! Q: How do baseball players stay cool? A: They sit next to the fans Q: Why was the computer cold? A: It left it's Windows open! Examples: •"Three cheers for our queer old dean!" (Dear old queen, referring to Queen Victoria) Q: What did the computer do at lunchtime? A: It had a byte! •"The Lord is a shoving leopard." (A loving shepherd) TEACHER : What is the chemical formula for water? PAPPU : “HIJKLMNO” !! •"A well-boiled icicle" (well-oiled bicycle) •"Is the bean dizzy?" (Dean bus) PUNS Puns are a form of word play which take advantage of words, or similar sounding words, with multiple meanings, often to create a humorous situation or joke. Puns cansometimesbecreatedunintentionally, in which case the saying ‘no pun intended’ is used. Read on and check out our funny examples that feature everything from seafood to lightning. •Let’s talk about rights and lefts. You’re right, so I left. •Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana. Compiled by: •When a clock is hungry it goes back four Varsha,8D seconds. •A boiled egg every morning is hard to beat. TEACHER : What are you talking about? PAPPU : Yesterday you said it’s H to O ! TWIST YOUR TONGUE ! I saw Susie sitting in a shoe shine shop.