Thanks for the answers, Robyn! (I think the ones I didn't get would not have come to me no matter how long I thought about 'em!)

Here's one that puzzled me the first time I saw it written down (I thought maybe it was someone's name): Donchano (i.e. Don't ya know)

Also (thanks to this thread), have recollected the absolutely brilliant "Ladle Rat Rotten Hut" (which I haven't thought of in a loooong time).

Words & more info here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQAh6OnBgM4

This version of Little Red Riding Hood was written in 1940 by a professor of French named H. L. Chace, who wanted to show his students that intonation - that is, the melody of a language - is an integral part of its meaning. The words here are all common English words, but not the ones you'd expect to tell the story of Little Red Riding Hood.

Ladle Rat Rotten Hut

Wants pawn term, dare worsted ladle gull hoe lift wetter murder inner ladle cordage, honor itch offer lodge dock florist. Disk ladle gull orphan worry ladle cluck wetter putty ladle rat hut, an fur disk raisin pimple colder Ladle Rat Rotten Hut...

Enjoy!