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A classic spoonerism

 

Once, while describing my youth

When I was a hippie and a surfer

I accidentally said

In my old herpe siphy days

needless to say

I did not get laid that night

 


— weirdelf, Dec 15, 2007

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Region, Country: Sydney, Australia, AUS

Favorite Poets: The Romantics, The Mersey Sound, The Beats and, of course, The Bard

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Mark

Mark

18 years 5 months ago

Would the ole Rev laugh?

He might be all in stiches blaughing Or sadly shmadly shaking his head but sead now it's srue if ya probably do like one of phose . . . and I'm glad ya didn't get layed you might have been embarrassed.
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DeWaal

18 years 5 months ago

To lie or not to lie

Hi Jess A neat poem, saying exactly what you want to say in very few words. Very good workmanship. And it amuses, wryly :). The various forms of "lie" in English are rather troublesome. I suggest that "layed" here is not the most common and accepted form of the word in this context. Care to explore it a bit? Regards De Waal
weirdelf

weirdelf

18 years 5 months ago

mmmm...

I used it in the American sense, laid? cheers, Jess wishing you a Salubrious Solstice
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purplemoondoll

18 years 5 months ago

Made me smile

Just as well my friend you didnt get laid - this made me smile! Great spoonerism! Kaz It's impossible to smile on the outside without feeling better on the inside.
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barbsdad2003

18 years 5 months ago

I Like This Piece, Jess

And might I suggest you place an as before a hippy. Or should that be hippie, perhaps? Methinks hippy is usually an adjective ascribing that attribute to someone wearing disproportionately too large hips. But then at the moment I'm sans dictionary; it's an odd oversight for me. But before you might foolhardily dare to act on this here advisory, do remember, I caution you, that free advice often/usually has no value. Thanx (as usual), Chuck
weirdelf

weirdelf

18 years 5 months ago

your advice, with dictionary or sans

is usually invalauable, you are right about hippie, not sure about as, I was those things, not like those things. cheers, Jess wishing you a Salubrious Solstice
Mark

Mark

18 years 5 months ago

When you wrote Layed

I took it more litteral (and maybe went to deep with it) and was thinking you did not get layed down or PUT DOWN (maybe also american) for degraded I think. But laid is as well. Mark (bouncing back from a bit of an elevation)
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barbsdad2003

18 years 5 months ago

To Proffer an Example:

When I claim I spent my early/childhood/youngster years as a child, I do not mean they were spent like a child. It means I was then a child. Which of course, though some may doubt it with perhaps good reason, in my case happens to be the truth. Yours, Chuck PS: And although I don't often enough behave like it, at present I am not a child ... but rather stuck in adulthood. No matter how much I may struggle against it.
weirdelf

weirdelf

18 years 5 months ago

I agree, have changed it

to "when I was" for slightly smoother scansion. Thanks for that. cheers, Jess wishing you a Salubrious Solstice
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meic

18 years 5 months ago

Chortle, chortle!

I only have one genuine 'Spooner' moment. I cannot for the life of me say 'Kentucky Fried Chicken' Each time, unless I halt and leave a space after each word, it comes out of my mouth as ... Kenchicky Tried Fucken. My kids thought it was hilarious [I didn't usually swear in thir presence] and used every means n their power to get me to say it - especially if we had guests. The little buggers succeeded all too often! Thanks O Chuckle-Master Mike photo: me, late 20s / early 30s - with 'face furniture version 1'
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dbrock

18 years 5 months ago

omg - you are sooooo

omg - you are sooooo funny!!!!! I'm sitting here, alone, 1 am, laughing. thanks :) donna
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Patthepoet

18 years 5 months ago

Classic Spoonerism

Another poet from "down under". I think over half of you Aussies must be poets. I got a real laugh out of this poem. Thanks for that. I enjoyed reading and trying to figure out what the words were. I think I did a pretty good job for an old gal. You are talented. Have a very great holiday season. Pat
weirdelf

weirdelf

18 years 5 months ago

ThanksPatthe

Blame the Irish, we have a huge Irish influence on our language and culture, tho' most Aussies don't recognise it. Like the Irish we love to talk, tell stories and bullshit, all the same thing really. cheers, Jess wishing you a Salubrious Solstice
VP

Vasyl Puzanov

18 years 5 months ago

Well done!

What a creative piece of poetry! What made you quit surfing, then?
RSScheerer

RSScheerer

18 years ago

Explain to me

although it has been covered here, why you changed "laid" to "layed" ... I have always seen the slang term as "laid." Once again I find myself wondering about the subject matter within this comment and it makes me laugh. Best, Ronda
Barbara Writes

Barbara Writes

18 years ago

That was funny

Smiles:) Barbara Never know what you gonna write next I to say some tongue twister things. Can't say the word poem in a conversation without saying porn. And this is not the worse. Great write as usual.
weirdelf

weirdelf

18 years ago

ta Janice

don't worry about the voting, it mostly refects what goes into "Spotlight" and "Evolution". You can also go back to poems and vote or change your vote any time. Regarding lost poems on other sites, I have no idea. This is the only poetry site I go to. cheers, Jess