Do you know what a spoonerism is? It is a transposition of the first letters of a couple or more words in a sentence. It can be much fun to some and frustrating to others–and at times, can be a bit dangerous.
For instance, when we lived in Little Rock, our favorite friends to play games with were Ham and Solly. It began by mistake one day when I said, “Chris are you ready to go to Ham and Solly’s?” Of course I meant Sam and Holly’s, but the names just stuck from that point on. But like The Name Game, one must be careful before speaking out loud or she may find herself spewing phrases she did not intend to say!Our children have a book by Shel Silverstein called Runny Babbit. It was his last children’s book written before he died in 1999 and of all his works, my favorite. Here is an example:
Kugs and Hisses
Runny said, “I’m lonesome,
I feel so glad and soomy.
I need some kugs and hisses–
Now, who’s gonna give ’em to me?”
“I will,” said Polly Dorkupine,
” ‘Cause you’re cute as a rug in a bug,”
Said Runny, “Well, I’ll kake the tiss,
But never hind the mug.”
Another example, which endears me so much, is RinderCella, as told by Archie Campbell from Hee Haw. I love RinderCella so much, because I can still hear a dear, sweet and spunky woman, Ray Simmons, from our old church reciting it at one of our fun functions. She has gone on to recite it for Jesus now. I bet He laughs, too, when she tells it.
Here is how it goes:
Once apon a time, in a coreign fountry, there lived a geautiful birl; and her name was Rindercella. Now, Rindercella lived with her mugly other and her two sad bisters. And in this same coreign fountry, there was a very prandsom hince.
And this prandsom hince was going to have a bancy fall. And he’d invited people from riles amound, especially the pich reople. Now Rindercella’s mugly other and her two sad blisters went out to buy some drancy fesses to wear to this bancy fall, but Rindercella couldn’t go because all she had to wear were some ol’ rirty dags. Finally, the night of the bancy fall arrived and Rindercella couldn’t go. So she just cat down and scried. She was kitten there a scrien, when all at once there appeard before her, her gairy fodmother. And he touched her with his wagic mand … and there appeared before her, a cig boach and hix white sorces to take her to the bancy fall. But he said to Rindercella, “Rindercella, you must be home before nidmight, or I’ll purn you into a tumpkin!”
When Rindercella arrived at the bancy fall, the prandsom hince met her at the door because he had been watchin’ behind a wooden hindow. And Rindercella and the prandsom hince nanced all dight until nidmight…and they lell in fove. And finally, the mid clock strucknight. And Rindercella staced down the rairs, and just as she beached the rottom, she slopped her dripper!
The next day, this prandsom hince went all over the coreign fountry looking for the geautiful birl who had slopped her dripper. Finally he came to Rindercella’s house. He tried it on her mugly other … and it fidn’t dit. Then he tried it on her two sigly usters … and it fidn’t dit. Then he tried it on Rindercella … and it fid dit. It was exactly the sight rize!
So they were married and lived heverly ever hapwards. Now, the storal of the mory is this: If you go to a bancy fall and want to have a pransom hince loll in fove with you, don’t forget to slop your dripper!
I hope it made you smile today! I am smiling, too!
What a wonderful time I enjoyed yesterday with 6 other ladies, who I have met through blogging. It has been the neatest thing! Joanne invited us to come and have lunch at her lovely home filled with special touches of her own design. I love it–for her simple and elegant signature is all over her home. You can enjoy it, too, by going to this link. I especially love her kitchen and breakfast area that overlooks her beautifully decorated-by-God backyard. Her Paris powder room is really neat, too. I know she had fun treasure-hunting for decorations for it! (Pictured- Back Row from left: Joanne and Meredith; Front Row from left : Kate, Holly, Angie and Kimberly)Joanne made a scrumptious lunch of meatball minestrone, yummy salad with walnuts and apples, homemade italian bread and APPLE PIE with WHIPPED CREAM on top. Ahh, it was very much a fancy feast.
Around the table with Joanne and me were Kari (who reads our blogs and hopefully (hint, hint) will start her own soon! She left before we remembered to take a picture, so I’ll describe her to you. Kari is a lovely blond-haired, blue eyed lady with four children under the age of 5. She very much looks like she’d fit as a beauty in the Swiss mountains, for sure. I am so glad to have made a friend in Kari.), Kimberly (who is a simply lovely and thoughtful friend. She loves all things Jane Austen and victorian. I think she is a person well worth drawing out and getting to know.), Angie (who is bright and beautiful and full of light in her countenance. She grew up here in Colorado and loves the outdoors and being a Mommy and Pastor’s Wife. What a privilege to call her friend!), Kate (who is a blessing to all who know her. Kate is fun and brave and visionary. Kate has even spent the night with us and shown me around Denver. She is a fairly new friend, who feels like an old friend. I dearly love her!), and Meredith and her daughter Abbey. Meredith is almost my neighbor and a friend, who has walked with me through some hard days. I am thankful for her sweet and caring heart and challenged by her adventurous spirit. She loves many of the same things I do, like Estes Park and being home, playing games with our families. I am better for having a friend like Meredith! Her daughter Abbey took this picture…she also made place cards for each of us. What a dear heart!
The best part of the whole time was sharing our hearts–for I know that God can use anything to piece together a group of His choosing, even the internet. We all have been marked by this world o’ blog. I wish we all could have such a meal and time together!
Our love for Jesus and eagerness to share Him through writing our hearts has truly formed friendships built on the Rock. I imagine it’s a taste of Heaven itself. I so long for the day, when we will all
sit together at Jesus’ table and share a new kind of friendship–one built before time began without a hint of thorns.
sit together at Jesus’ table and share a new kind of friendship–one built before time began without a hint of thorns.
I am so glad you had a time with the girls. And how coll to be able to meet some of your invisible sisters before heaven.
We are going out of town for a week. See ya when I get back.
Going to the mountains!!!
LOL Oh Holly, I LOVE RinderCella! I read it out loud to hy musband, and he laughed along mith he. 😉
So glad you lhad a lovely day with the girls ~ and I’m really looking forward to our time together!
Tressings,
Blish
How fun that is…I have never heard that before! Hey…does everyone have the same picture? lol
I loved, loved, loved the get together.
Thank you soooo much for sharing the studies. I am so blessed by the one I picked. You’re so awesome!
Luv ya,
State Kaoker
Your spoonerisms made me chuckle! I didn’t realize there was an actual word for those, but they always make me laugh.
Looked like you had a wonderful time. What a blessing that was!
We did have a lovely day, didn’t we?? Full of life and fun and many blessings. Glad to share it with you Holly!
Love,
Meredith
You so honor people with your words, humble happy Holly! I spontaneously spew our spoonerisms daily. I was posting the other day on Fran’s Eph. 6 comments and instead of saying buckle the belt of truth on you, I said “beckle the bult”, so does transposing vowels count as spoonerism? I left it on Fran’s blog cause I said: it’s just how I think and it happens all the time. Smile. Are you beckling that bult of truth? I bet you are! I know you are! Thanks for an adorable post!
I just LOVE RinderCella and hadn’t read it in so long! Thanks for posting it, Holly. So fun.
Meeting you was such a treat on Wednesday. Thanks for saying such nice things about each of us – what an encourager you are. Lunch was just wonderful and I can’t wait to do it again!
Absolutely precious the way God collides the women of this blogging world. Thank you for your words in yesterday’s post too – it spoke to me. love you
Oh what fun we had…I can hardly wait to do it again!
You, Holly, are a delight–to those around you and to your heavenly Father who sings over you.
Much, much love,
Joanne
Thank you so much for putting Rindercella on here!! My dad used to tell it to us, and I can never remember all the words. It definitely put a smile on my face. 🙂
We eat bean greens at our house, by the way.