Thursday, March 27, 2008
3 2 4 1
I thought dyslexia was something you started out with and worked through and lost over time. I started out fine. I was a star in elementary school. I did pretty well in junior high. I did some fine work in high school. I graduated Cum Laude. Between all my spoonerisms and other weirdnesses, today I noticed something really odd. My Dad was an insurance salesman and in North Carolina all driving infractions have a point value that affects your insurance rates. When he was teaching me how to drive he made a big deal out of what he called a "rolling stop." He said they saw that every day on their customers' records. He always told me to count to three when I stop at a stop sign. Today I stopped at a stop sign and realized that I counted, "3, 2, 4, 1." I laughed at myself and then two hours later, I did it again.
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Okay - you stumped me!! (I confess, it is not that hard to do...!)
The word "spoonerism" is one I have not seen before. When I looked it up the dictionary said
"an accidental transposition of initial consonant sounds or parts of words, especially in an amusing way, e.g. "half-warmed fish" for "half-formed wish."
I love the term! AND I do this ALL the time!! I propose this: let us, from this day forward, decree that people who do NOT do such things are the odd ones!! The rest of us shall be considered normal!!
Then again, sometimes it is nice to be the odd one in the group...!!
Here's to spoonerisms!! That is the best word I have heard in a long, long, long time!! I love it!
LOL! Well, rest assured, we ALL have little glitches. You are not alone!
Just promise me that you'll never try to throw the Holy Hand-grenade from Monty Python. That'd be dangerous.
Russell,
~~It's because you're new here. I've been posting my spoonerisms for years. Just type in spoonerism in the search box at the top of my blog page. I'm sure you'll get lots of them. And even though you're new here, like I've said many times, "Better Nate Than Lever."
Tai,
~~And as long as I'm counting something I won't get a ticket!
Ticknart,
~~I have no idea what that is, but it reminded me that the last time I was in New Orleans, I was in a bar and was going to order a drink called a "Hand Grenade" and I asked for a "Hammagrade."
Rolling stops were known as 'Hollywood Stops' in my part of the world, I have no idea why. And, about dyslexia. You've done your numbers in correct order for years, why not vary them?
Ian,
~~Hey, variety is the spice of life, right? Hollywood stops. I like that.
Geewits, I am totally dyslexic when it comes to numbers as well. We have a huge patient database at work, and each patient is identified by their number. I can never (ever!) locate a patient because I invariably transpose the numbers when I type it in. It causes me so many problems.
Your spoonerisms are part of you. I can hardly wait to hear one in person. :-)
Josie,
~~My husband e-mailed me today to get a check number. I walked into the kitchen, looked at the check number, walked back in here, made a comment about something stupid the cat was doing and then had to go back to look at the check number again!
As long as I will be there, I'm sure I'll have a few slips!
Up in Amarillo, TX we always called them "California Stops", and I call them that to this day. It actually never dawned on me that they were called something else. Doh! Maybe if I had ever thought about it. I at least do know that hwy entrance and exit ramps aren't called "git ons" and "git offs". Ha! Anyway, as for the spoonerisms...I always talk bass ackwards, and rarely know when I'm doing it except that hubby or kids sometimes point it out. No doubt I talk that way when I'm out and about cause as you know, I get kind of nervous when in public too. Just yet another thing we have in common.
Carole,
~~"git ons" and "get offs!" That's so funny. I call the u-turn section under overpasses "swirlarounds" but I made that up because I don't know what they're called. I'll say, "Exit here and take the swirlaround."
Hmmm... Better Nate Than Lever?? I am sure there is a story somewhere....!
Yes, I am new (or is that "knew" or "gnu"?? - oh well...) here. I am just figuring out that most people don't use their real names on these blogs! If I used a fake name, well, I would never remember it!!
Ranks for your tesponse!! Your lomments always make me caugh! Whaaaa?? Mever nind!!....
Oh Gawd...I'm laughing at Russell. What I'm terrible at is expressions or sayings. I'm always mixing them up or mixing metaphors or whatever. And my fam damily always makes fun of me for it. :(
lol
Here's my confession: I often transpose "A" and "1" when I'm typing.
I love spoonerisms too; a few of my favorites: "My laps are chipped." and "Ohmigod, I blust a bird vessel."
Russell,
~~I've been using "geewits" for so long I could never forget it. I used to play the NTN game in bars as G WITS. You were only allowed 6 spaces for a name. I think I started using that about 10 years ago. That sounds abrout wight.
Leslie,
~~I mix metaphors too! I said such a stupid one the other day I can't remember it. I need to start writing this stuff down.
Gnightgirl,
~~Hey! Long time no see. I love "blust a bird vessel." So do you call the steak sauce 1A sauce?
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