You’ve Got to Have “a Hense of Sumor”

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Chuck, who works with me here at St. Anne’s, likes to give me a bad time, and this is well-reciprocated by the writer of this post. Actually, maybe it goes the other way around; who knows who is the instigator!

In case you haven’t guessed “hense of sumor” is just a silly way of juggling the letters a bit in the common phrase “sense of humor.”

Today provided some opportunities to fulfill the prescription given in this post’s title.

143903This morning, after Mass and receptionist duties, I introduced some of our residents to a little game called “Smoke & Fire,” which has a similar principal to that of “52 Pickup.” In this little devious pastime, one instructs the intended victims to say “smoke” when they see a black card, and “fire” for a red one.

After ensuring that the first several cards are black, the dealer shows a red card, upon which the participants say “fire!.” At this command, the devious dealer shoots the cards toward the unsuspecting participants for them to pick up. This morning;s game was enjoyed by all, with little mess made since the cards did not go far. Read more…
 
When done non-deliberately, this switching of initial sounds is called a spoonerism, after the man with whose name they became associated.

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