BS: Spoonerism

Subject: BS: Spoonerism
From: Peter the Squeezer
Date: 20 Jun 20 - 04:44 PM

Listening to Classic FM (UK radio) earlier this evening - programme featuring film music.
One track was "Epilogue" from Frozen, by Christphe Beck.
I'm sure the announcer said it was recorded by "The Frozen Cast Pit Orchestra".

Subject: RE: BS: Spoonerism
From: Rapparee
Date: 20 Jun 20 - 05:29 PM

Cozen Frast Spit Orchestra.

Subject: RE: BS: Spoonerism
From: Nigel Parsons
Date: 21 Jun 20 - 05:13 AM

I like turkey pits.

Subject: RE: BS: Spoonerism
From: Doug Chadwick
Date: 21 Jun 20 - 06:23 AM

The Frozen Cast Pit Orchestra".

If this is a Spoonerism, what was the original phrase meant to be?

DC

Subject: RE: BS: Spoonerism
From: Doug Chadwick
Date: 21 Jun 20 - 07:53 AM

last.fm have a reference to 'Frozen Cast Pit Orchestra' so my guess is that that is exactly what the Classic FM intended to say.

DC

Subject: RE: BS: Spoonerism
From: Jos
Date: 21 Jun 20 - 08:26 AM

Perhaps the OP meant to say 'malapropism', thinking there was a misused word, but I also think it is what the announcer meant to say.

Subject: RE: BS: Spoonerism
From: Doug Chadwick
Date: 21 Jun 20 - 09:02 AM

I have just listened to the relevant section of the programme on catch up and 'Frozen Cast Pit Orchestra' is definitely what the announcer said. Presumably, it was recorded by musicians from the orchestra pit for the stage show, which uses a live cast, rather than those who played for the animation.

DC

Subject: RE: BS: Spoonerism
From: Mrrzy
Date: 21 Jun 20 - 09:43 AM

These are SO much fun.

Who else shops at terrace heater?

Subject: RE: BS: Spoonerism
From: Jim Carroll
Date: 21 Jun 20 - 10:02 AM

FOUND IT
Jim

Subject: RE: BS: Spoonerism
From: Mrrzy
Date: 21 Jun 20 - 12:30 PM

Hickory dickery, that!

Then there were the mildly incomprehensible pair in Moominland, Thingumy and Bob...

Subject: RE: BS: Spoonerism
From: Mr Red
Date: 22 Jun 20 - 01:23 AM

I like a well boiled icicle
&
raise a glass to the queer old dean

Though according to Wiki - Spoonerism most attributed to the Rev Archibald Spooner are probably apocryphal.

What I have read says that he was an albino and that spoonerisms are not uncommon with that condition.
And the switcheroo was more general like when he was introduced to a person and said "was it you or your brother who was killed in the war?"

Subject: RE: BS: Spoonerism
From: Dave Hanson
Date: 22 Jun 20 - 02:13 AM

On sending a student down from Oxford Spooner is reported to have told him, ' You have hissed all my mystery lessons, you will leave on the next town drain '

Dave H

Subject: RE: BS: Spoonerism
From: Senoufou
Date: 22 Jun 20 - 04:05 AM

We'll have the hags flung out.
Let me sew you to your sheet.

Subject: RE: BS: Spoonerism
From: Joe_F
Date: 22 Jun 20 - 06:12 PM

Dave: More fully, "Young man, you have tasted this entire worm. You have hissed all my mystery lectures, and have been caught fighting a liar in the quad. You must leave Oxford by the town drain."

*

There I was, starring in the band, drooping myself into a stinker.

Subject: RE: BS: Spoonerism
From: Gurney
Date: 22 Jun 20 - 09:03 PM

When I was younger, there was a time when we sang 'Chastity Belt' all in spoonerisms.
Oh say, mental jayden, may I lee your buvver.
Condemn me low nonger to worn and to meep.....

Subject: RE: BS: Spoonerism
From: Gurney
Date: 22 Jun 20 - 09:06 PM

Oh, it was a song, not a group, then.

Subject: RE: BS: Spoonerism
From: Peter the Squeezer
Date: 23 Jun 20 - 05:16 AM

My original thought was "Cats Piss"

Subject: RE: BS: Spoonerism
From: Gurney
Date: 23 Jun 20 - 05:15 PM

Reputedly, the Rev. Spooner who the tongue-twisters were named from, whilst giving a sermon to labourers, said "You worthy tons of soil!"

Subject: RE: BS: Spoonerism
From: Joe_F
Date: 23 Jun 20 - 09:37 PM

He is also supposed to have led a prayer for "our queer Dean".

Subject: RE: BS: Spoonerism
From: Mrrzy
Date: 24 Jun 20 - 05:12 PM

I can't find anything about albinos and spoonerisms, other than that Spooner was albino [or should that be was *an* albino?]. Mr. Red, where were you finding this?

Subject: RE: BS: Spoonerism
From: Mr Red
Date: 25 Jun 20 - 03:56 AM

albinoism & spoonerism - BBC Radio many years ago. They said it was not uncommon, not automatic.

I seem to have lost the start of my poem but this is what I remember:

Bunting and frolics
And buckling folicles

Friar Tuck .............. (pause for the audience to reach the obvious)
Fire Truck

Wind all directions
Dwindled erections

Once, on stage, I was just into the next poem and single laugh came from the audience, I remarked "was that funny?" and the lady's husband said "I just explained Friar Tuck" - the best laugh "I" got that night.