Sunday, January 5, 2020

SPOONERISMS XVIII

A Spoonerism is a phrase in which the initial sounds of the words have been reversed, as in RIGHT LANE - LIGHT RAIN. In the Spoonerism below, the initial sounds of the two key words are not reversed, but replaced by two other initial sounds. The two new words formed are appropriately and cleverly related to the subject matter. Can you finish the quote below?

   We had taken our daughter to see TheWizard of Oz. During the movie, we heard people whispering that a heavy snowfall had started, and we decided to leave before driving home became hazardous. As we dashed out of the theater, the manager looked at us quizzically.
   My wife called out to him, "We're off to _____  _____  _____ ."

Answer:

"................................ flee the blizzard."

Credit: Reader's Digest
Contributed by Charles A. Lubetkin 


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