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Spazy Croonerisms 4
A spoonerism is a pair of words that can have their initial sounds switched to form new words. The pairs need only sound the same, not necessarily be spelled the same (power saw & sour paw, horse cart & coarse heart). There may sometimes be one or two connecting words (kick the stone & stick the cone, king of the rats & ring of the cats). Given the following definitions, what are the spoonerisms?
1) overweight dam builder & symptom of a sick flying mammal
2) bottom of the ocean & an insect-bitten dog has this
3) a cooking utensil & a nosy admirer
4) the person in charge of clocks and watches & the result of exposing silent actors to the sun
1) overweight dam builder & symptom of a sick flying mammal
2) bottom of the ocean & an insect-bitten dog has this
3) a cooking utensil & a nosy admirer
4) the person in charge of clocks and watches & the result of exposing silent actors to the sun
Answer
1) fat beaver & bat fever2) sea floor & flea sore
3) frying pan & prying fan
4) man of the times & tan of the mimes
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I enjoyed this teaser. Well written and fun
nicely done. I got three and a half of them
I notice you put some work in it, it turned out a great teaser.
I love croonerisms! This was my first. What a fun thing to do with the family. I'm always looking for games to play in the car.
this was fun. im not too good on stuff like this so it was a challenge but i got it.
Is it just me, or does tan of the mimes sound like a really bad movie title?! Oh well, I really like these, keep 'em comin!
I couldn't get the last one at all. Good job!!! I love these!
i couldnt get the last one either
great fun
excellent teaser
great fun
excellent teaser
I THOUGHT MAYBE YOU MEANT SPOONONG! JUST KIDDING!!!!!!! THIS ONE HAD ALOT OF THOUGHT PUT INTO IT. i LIKED THIS. KEEP EM COMIN
i'm sorry . i'm not yelling. oh the word spoonong was to be spooning
Very challenging and fun!!!
I enjoy the word games that also involve dafynitions; good job!!!!
I enjoy the word games that also involve dafynitions; good job!!!!
good job on this 1 i loved it its prettyhard,but i ended up getting them all after 8minutes.
Cute and fun! The last one stumped me too, but I got the rest.
This was really fun. I did end up getting 3 of them, If I had some coffee I might have even been able to pull out the last one. Going to get my java now. GREAT JOB!
Great job!! I got first 3 and then on last had the words but not the phrase...Fun to work out
Well done, I liked this one. I had TIME MENDER and MIME TENDER for the last one.
LOTSA fun! I had "Time Man" and "Mime Tan." Close, but no cigar. More spoonerisms, please!!!
Well, I only got one , but i had fun trying Great job
I had Time Man and Mime Tan as well, that seems to fit the pattern a bit better. Great teaser, though, good challenge.
Fun! I got three and a half as well.
I love these! Well done!!
I loved this teaser. This was fun! Still havent found the patience to sit and figure them out...but im looking. More of these please!!
Very good! Mama Likes!
WOW, you did it again, another great one, I didn't get most of them though. Keep these coming
I liked it it was AMAZING!!!! Though I fely kinda stupid trying to figure it out but anyway.... Thanks for a great way to star the day!
I liked it it was AMAZING!!!! Though I fely kinda stupid trying to figure it out but anyway.... Thanks for a great way to start the day!
I really enjoyed those. Made my otherwise boring work day
Oh, I had Time Man and Mime Tan for the last one, like some other people here. Oh well. The right words, the wrong wording. The third one was my favourite!
Oh, I had Time Man and Mime Tan for the last one, like some other people here. Oh well. The right words, the wrong wording. The third one was my favourite!
Excelent! The best one I've seen since I've signed up here! Please keep them coming!
???????? good teaser
This teaser made me understand the words Brain Dead...which I guess I am. Frantic day.. storm claims and madness. This one put the first smile on my face today. Loved it..thanks!
I luved these. They're so fun to figure out and they can be pretty easy if you know what you're looking for. Good teaser.
sooooooooooo cute
awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!
My first entry & I hope I can say the same about others: GRRREAT! almost got these, & loved trying.
Good teaser.
Lotta fun! I had the hardest time with #2, seemed like so many possibilities to start with. I got time man and mime tan for the last, but I consider that I got them all, because that works just as well, and the phrase "man of the times" isn't about a man who works with clocks, etc. so I think time man actually is appropriate. Very good, very fun, funnest one yet!
Spoonerisms are the greatest. I use them every day. Dicely none!
These were totally fun! and I got them all!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Definately think of more for me to try!!!!!!!!!!!
Those are soooo cool!!!!!!
I only got 2, but I love trying to do them.
Gret job!!!!!!!
I only got 2, but I love trying to do them.
Gret job!!!!!!!
Nice and trivial.
i only got the first one...
good one, i thought the last one was "man time & tan mime"
Man, those are some Spazy Croonerisms! Jood Gob!
VG! Love these!
ELEMENTARY, VERY ELEMENTARY!
As always... brilliant! Never fails to bring a file to my smace... I mean a smile to my face!
This is a fine teaser. It's was done just the way that I love my mimes...well done, not simply tan. It was fun to think out. Thanks.
I'm not very good at spoonerisms, but I admire your effort in constructing them. Good job.
I agree with Coachpisco.
Only got one-- Not thinking well today!
I got the first one immediately, but after that
I agree with Shawneeo about #4--exactly!!
I agree with Shawneeo about #4--exactly!!
very nice
This was fun...
I had "Timers man" & "Tan Mimers" for the last one
I had "Timers man" & "Tan Mimers" for the last one
nice!
Didn't get one but Ihad fun trying! Very clever!
it was tough. i got two of them. good job on making it.
schmedley9 or should we call you Imurray, what's the point? I can wait for your teaser...
Good teaser even if I didn't get the last one. Thank you.
Good teaser even if I didn't get the last one. Thank you.
ok, the guy above me a few is so immature, i bet they couldnt even get this, i rate very fun, enjoyable, keep it up, the dificulty ranged, makes it better, some were a little challenging, thanks
Didn't get that last one, but I love your Croonerisms! They sure are fun to solve.
I liked that! Those are cool, if a little confusing for me
schmedley, you're a jerk. grow up
Man, what's going on here, some kind of battle for notoriety? But I digress. I'm here to comment on the teaser, not the commenters (although there's things I kinda wanna say to the people who comment on the commenters, I realize the message won't get through anyways...)
GREAT TEASER! I love the spaziness of these croonerisms; they're great to wake up to. I'm not even done my coffee and I got em all! (I am counting my answer of time man and mime tan as "close enough".)
CHEERS to the teaser writer!
GREAT TEASER! I love the spaziness of these croonerisms; they're great to wake up to. I'm not even done my coffee and I got em all! (I am counting my answer of time man and mime tan as "close enough".)
CHEERS to the teaser writer!
Ha, thats a great teaser
I love spoonerisms! Keep up the funnies!
Nice 1, keep them coming!!!
Wow...that was tough! Very well written!!
I go the first 3, but got stuck on the fourth one. Great job, well written and fun.
I NEVER GET THESE CORRECT. I MEAN NEVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I got some, but not all. Fun, but hard!
Like many I got stuck on the last one, in the end I guessed:
time most
mime toast
Almost there!
time most
mime toast
Almost there!
I LOVE these!!! Clever and fun! Thanks!
These are one of my favorite type of puzzles.
3 outta 4, not too shabby.
Not a fan of these, didn't even try.
For #4 I got "time man / mime tan"
nice; kinda simple. I had the same answer for #4 as lucasiwicz
I love these but I'm not as smart or quick as I was in 2012. Very clever and fun. Thanks
I wonder how I missed this when it was out before. Oh well, I did pretty good this time and it was a fun one to do. Thanks for this teaser.
Fun and enjoyable teaser; I got the first three quickly but for #4 I got Times Man and Tan Mimes. I did not think to put "of the" in between the words.
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