A visitor to England, who did not know English very well, was traveling with an English friend by train. He was leaning out of the window and his friend thought that he might get hurt.

“Look out!” he shouted.

The visitor leaned further out of the window, and was nearly hit by a tree at the side of the railway line. He turned to his friend angrily.

“Why do you say look out when you mean look in?”

Dell Won, Dr. Spooner!

‘Spoonerism’ is the name given to the slip of the tongue that gives rise to an oddity of speech, such as ‘I like a well-boiled icicle’ and it’s & Kristomary to us the bride after the marriage ceremony is over’. The word spoonerism is associated with Dr. Spooner who was notoriously absent minded. Once when he was as flustered as the guard blew the whistle that he kissed the porter and gave his wife small change.

A student was showing some friends round the university. “This is the famous university college,” he said “and there”, pointing to a row of windows on the second floor, “are the windows of the Principal’s office”. He picked up a stone and threw it through one of the windows. A red, angry face looked out of the broken window.” And there”, said the student,” is the Principal himself.”

A passenger boat was moving slowly in a thick fog. On deck an old lady, rather frightened, asked a sailor,

“How far are we from; and?”

“Half a mile”, he answered.

“Where?” said the Old lady.

“Straight down.”

• Written by dhirendra.
• In category Personal Care.
• 14 years ago.

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