Friday, June 23, 2006

Tongue Twister


A skunk sat on a stump and thunk the stump stunk, but the stump thunk
the skunk stunk.

Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. Did Peter Piper pick a
peck of pickled peppers? If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled
peppers, where's the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked?

Betty Botter had some butter, But," she said, "this butter's bitter. If
I bake this bitter butter, it would make my batter bitter. But a bit of
better
butter-- that would make my batter better." So she bought a bit of
butter, better than her bitter butter, and she baked it in her batter,
and the batter was not bitter. So it was better Betty Botter bought a
bit of better butter.

Six thick thistle sticks. Six thick thistles stick.

A big black bug bit a big black bear, made the big black bear bleed
blood.

The sixth sick sheik's sixth sheep's sick.

Pope Sixtus VI's six texts.

She sells sea shells by the sea shore. The shells she sells are surely
seashells. So if she sells shells on the seashore, I'm sure she sells
seashore shells.

Surely Sylvia swims!" shrieked Sammy, surprised. Someone should show
Sylvia some strokes so she shall not sink."

Shy Shelly says she shall sew sheets.

Sam's shop stocks short spotted socks.

A flea and a fly flew up in a flue. Said the flea, "Let us fly!" Said
the fly, "Let us flee!" So they flew through a flaw in the flue.

Which wristwatches are Swiss wristwatches?

Lesser leather never weathered wetter weather better.

A bitter biting bittern Bit a better brother bittern, And the bitter
better bittern Bit the bitter biter back. And the bitter bittern,
bitten, By the better bitten bittern, Said "I'm a bitter biter bit,
alack!"

Mr. See owned a saw. And Mr. Soar owned a seesaw. Now See's saw sawed
Soar's seesaw Before Soar saw See, Which made Soar sore. Had Soar seen
See's saw Before See sawed Soar's seesaw, See's saw would not have sawed
Soar's seesaw. So See's saw sawed Soar's seesaw. But it was sad to see
Soar so sore Just because See's saw sawed Soar's seesaw!

The boot black bought the black boot back.

How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?
He would chuck, he would, as much as he could, and chuck as much wood as
a woodchuck would if a woodchuck could chuck wood.

We surely shall see the sun shine soon.

Which witch wished which wicked wish?

Silly Sally swiftly shooed seven silly sheep. The seven silly sheep
Silly Sally shooed shilly-shallied south. These sheep shouldn't sleep in
a shack; sheep should sleep in a shed.

If Stu chews shoes, should Stu choose the shoes he chews?

Give papa a cup of proper coffee in a copper coffee cup.

Six sharp smart sharks.

What a shame such a shapely sash should such shabby stitches show.

Sure the ship's shipshape, sir.

Don't pamper damp scamp tramps that camp under ramp lamps.

I'm not a pheasant plucker I'm a pheasant plucker's son I'm only
plucking pheasants Till a pheasant plucker comes.

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