English Tongue Twisters

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Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
A peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked.
If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers,
Where's the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked?
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I saw Susie sitting in a shoe shine shop.
Where she sits she shines, and where she shines she sits.
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ow man! boards
"ould the #ongols hoard
If the #ongol hordes got bored?
from the comic Calvin & Hobbes, by Bill Waterson
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ow can a clam cram in a clean cream can?
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Send toast to ten tense stout saints' ten tall tents.
by Raymond Weisling
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$enise sees the fleece,
$enise sees the fleas.
At least $enise could snee%e
and feed and free%e the fleas.
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"o! knows pseudonoise codes.
by Pierre Abbat
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Sheena leads, Sheila needs.
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&he thirt!'three thie(es thought that the! thrilled the throne throughout
&hursda!.
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Something in a thirt!'acre thermal thicket of thorns and thistles thumped and
thundered threatening the three'$ thoughts of #atthew the thug ' although,
theatricall!, it was onl! the thirteen'thousand thistles and thorns through the
underneath of his thigh that the thirt! !ear old thug thought of that morning.
by Meaghan Desbiens
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"an !ou can a can as a canner can can a can?
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Seth at Sainsbur!'s sells thick socks.
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You cuss, I cuss, we all cuss, for asparagus)
from a Far ide cartoon by !ary "arson
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*oberta ran rings around the *oman ruins.
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"lean clams crammed in clean cans.
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Si+ sick hicks nick si+ slick bricks with picks and sticks.
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I wish to wish the wish !ou wish to wish, but if !ou wish the wish the witch
wishes, I won't wish the wish !ou wish to wish.
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Stupid superstition)
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&here was a fisherman named ,isher
who fished for some fish in a fissure.
&ill a fish with a grin,
pulled the fisherman in.
-ow the!'re fishing the fissure for ,isher.
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World Wide Web
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&o sit in solemn silence in a dull, dark dock,
In a pestilential prison, with a life'long lock,
Awaiting the sensation of a short, sharp shock,
,rom a cheap and chipp! chopper on a big black block)
&o sit in solemn silence in a dull, dark dock,
In a pestilential prison, with a life'long lock,
Awaiting the sensation of a short, sharp shock,
,rom a cheap and chipp! chopper on a big black block)
A dull, dark dock, a life'long lock,
A short, sharp shock, a big black block)
&o sit in solemn silence in a pestilential prison,
And awaiting the sensation
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,rom a cheap and chipp! chopper on a big black block)
by W## !ilbert of !ilbert and $llivan from %he Mi&ado
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Pick! people pick Peter Pan Peanut'.utter, 'tis the peanut'butter pick! people
pick.
from a commercial
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If Stu chews shoes, should Stu choose the shoes he chews?
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/uke /uck likes lakes.
/uke's duck likes lakes.
/uke /uck licks lakes.
/uck's duck licks lakes.
$uck takes licks in lakes /uke /uck likes.
/uke /uck takes licks in lakes duck likes.
from Dr# e$ss' Fo( in oc&s
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Se(ent! se(en bene(olent elephants
harder than it seems
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&here those thousand thinkers were thinking how did the other three thie(es go
through.
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4
Santa's Short Suit Shrunk
name of a children's boo&
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I was born on a pirate ship
Hold yo$r to$nge )hile saying it#
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I scream, !ou scream, we all scream for icecream)
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Wa!ne went to Wales to watch walruses.
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In 'ertford, 'ereford and 'ampshire, 'urricanes 'ardl! e(er 'appen.
from the film *My Fair "ady*
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0ne'one was a race horse.
&wo'two was one too.
0ne'one won one race.
&wo'two won one too.
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1le(en bene(olent elephants
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"elibate celebrant, celibate celebrant, celibate celebrant, ...
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Will!'s real rear wheel
David Bo)ser in Harrisb$rg, PA
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If Pickford's packers packed a packet of crisps would the packet of crisps that
Pickford's packers packed sur(i(e for two and a half !ears?
from +aomi Fletcher's real life
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Si+ sleek swans swam swiftl! southwards
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2obbling gorgo!les gobbled gobbling goblins.
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$id $ick Pickens prick his pinkie pickling cheap cling peaches in an inch of
Pinch or framing his famed ,rench finch photos?
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Pirates Pri(ate Propert!
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What a terrible tongue twister,
what a terrible tongue twister,
what a terrible tongue twister...
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When !ou write cop! !ou ha(e the right to cop!right the cop! !ou write. ...
continued here
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A big black bug bit a big black dog on his big black nose)
by ,itty Morro)
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1li%abeth's birthda! is on the third &hursda! of this month.
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Ann and And!'s anni(ersar! is in April.
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,lash message)
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,rogfeet, flippers, swimfins.
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assock hassock, black spotted hassock. .lack spot on a black back of a black
spotted hassock.
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ow man! cookies could a good cook cook If a good cook could cook cookies?
A good cook could cook as much cookies as a good cook who could cook
cookies.
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ow much ground would a groundhog hog, if a groundhog could hog ground? A
groundhog would hog all the ground he could hog, if a groundhog could hog
ground.
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ow much pot, could a pot roast roast, if a pot roast could roast pot.
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ow much wood could "huck Woods' woodchuck chuck, if "huck Woods'
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woodchuck could and would chuck wood? If "huck Woods' woodchuck could
and would chuck wood, how much wood could and would "huck Woods'
woodchuck chuck? "huck Woods' woodchuck would chuck, he would, as much
as he could, and chuck as much wood as an! woodchuck would, if a woodchuck
could and would chuck wood.
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#ar! #ac's mother's making #ar! #ac marr! me.
#! mother's making me marr! #ar! #ac.
Will I alwa!s be so #err! when #ar!'s taking care of me?
Will I alwa!s be so merr! when I marr! #ar! #ac?
from a song by Carbon "eaf
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#r. &ongue &wister tried to train his tongue to twist and turn, and twit an twat, to
learn the letter 3&3.
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Pete's pa pete poked to the pea patch to pick a peck of peas for the poor pink
pig in the pine hole pig'pen.
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She saw Sherif's shoes on the sofa. .ut was she so sure she saw Sherif's
shoes on the sofa?
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&hrough three cheese trees three free fleas flew.
While these fleas flew, free%! bree%e blew.
,ree%! bree%e made these three trees free%e.
,ree%! trees made these trees' cheese free%e.
&hat's what made these three free fleas snee%e.
from Fo( in o( by Dr# e$ss
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&wo tried and true tridents
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rudder (al(e re(ersals
the ca$se of some -lane crashes
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.irdie birdie in the sk! laid a turdie in m! e!e.
If cows could fl! I'd ha(e a cow pie in m! e!e.
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ow man! cans can a cannibal nibble
if a cannibal can nibble cans?
As man! cans as a cannibal can nibble
if a cannibal can nibble cans.
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&hirt!'three thirst!, thundering thoroughbreds thumped #r. &hurber on
&hursda!.
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,our furious friends fought for the phone.
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Pl!mouth sleuths thwart /uther's slithering.
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.obb! .ipp! bought a bat.
.obb! .ipp! bought a ball.
With his bat .ob banged the ball
.anged it bump against the wall
.ut so boldl! .obb! banged it
&hat he burst his rubber ball
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3.oo)3 cried .obb!
.ad luck ball
.ad luck .obb!, bad luck ball
-ow to drown his man! troubles
.obb! .ipp!'s blowing bubbles.
from mid.Willamette /alley theater
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.lack background, brown background.
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Wh! do !ou cr!, Will!?
Wh! do !ou cr!?
Wh!, Will!?
Wh!, Will!?
Wh!, Will!? Wh!?
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4er! well, (er! well, (er! well ...
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&ie twine to three tree twigs.
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*or! the warrior and *oger the worrier were reared wrongl! in a rural brewer!.
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#ares eat oats and does eat oats,
and little lambs eat i(!.
A 5id will eat i(! too, wouldn't ewe?
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&hree short sword sheaths.
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"aution6 Wide *ight &urns
seen on semi.tractor trailers
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*olling red wagons
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2reen glass globes glow greenl!.
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*obert Wa!ne *utter
-ersonal name
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I stood sadl! on the sil(er steps of .urgess's fish sauce shop, mimicking him
hiccuping, and wildl! welcoming him within.
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As I was in Arkansas I saw a saw that could out saw an! saw I e(er saw saw. If
!ou happen to be in Arkansas and see a saw that can out saw the saw I saw
saw I'd like to see the saw !ou saw saw.
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black back bat
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&he 7ueen in green screamed.
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ow man! berries could a bare berr! carr!,
if a bare berr! could carr! berries?
Well the! can't carr! berries
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8which could make !ou (er! war!9
but a bare berr! carried is more scar!)
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What did !ou ha(e for breakfast?
' rubber balls and li7uor)
What did !ou ha(e for lunch?
' rubber balls and li7uor)
What did !ou ha(e for dinner?
' rubber balls and li7uor)
What do !ou do when !our sister comes home?
' rubber balls and li7uor)
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Snap "rackel pop,
Snap "rackel pop,
Snap "rackel pop
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Si+ slim! snails sailed silentl!.
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I thought, I thought of thinking of thanking !ou.
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Se(en slick slime! snakes slowl! sliding southward.
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*ed .uick, blue .uick
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*oofs of mushrooms rarel! mush too much.
by Matt D$chno)s&i
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e threw three balls.
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&he great 2reek grape growers grow great 2reek grapes.
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Singing Samm! sung songs on sinking sand.
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We're real rear wheels.
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*h!s watched *oss switch his Irish wristwatch for a Swiss wristwatch.
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I wish to wash m! Irish wristwatch.
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-ear an ear, a nearer ear, a nearl! eerie ear.
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0n a la%! laser raiser lies a laser ra! eraser.
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Scissors si%%le, thistles si%%le.
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&om threw &im three thumbtacks.
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ow much caramel can a cann! canonball cram in a camel if a cann! canonball
can cram caramel in a camel?
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e threw three free throws.
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,resh ,rench fried fl! fritters
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2ig whip, gig whip, gig whip, ...
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I was born on a pirate ship.
ay it )hile holding yo$r tong$e#
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: Y's ; *.
: Y's ; ..
I " ; *.
: Y's < me)
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/ittle #ike left his bike like &ike at Spike's.
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1ddie edited it.
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Yellow butter, purple =ell!, red =am, black bread.
Spread it thick, sa! it 7uick)
Yellow butter, purple =ell!, red =am, black bread.
Spread it thicker, sa! it 7uicker)
Yellow butter, purple =ell!, red =am, black bread.
$on't eat with !our mouth full)
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Wow, race winners reall! want red wine right awa!)
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&he rudd! widow reall! wants ripe watermelon and red roses when winter
arri(es.
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I'll chew and chew until m! =aws drop.
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&riple $ickle
a strong drin&
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ow man! sheets could a sheet slitter slit if a sheet slitter could slit sheets?
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Supposed to be pistachio,
supposed to be pistachio,
supposed to be pistachio.
by Diane 0ste-
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"hester "heetah chews a chunk of cheep cheddar cheese.
from a high school singing class
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*eal rock wall, real rock wall, real rock wall
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Arg!le 2argo!le
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Pegg! .abcock, Pegg! .abcock, Pegg! .abcock, ...
-ersonal name
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If !ou're keen on stunning kites and cunning stunts,
bu! a cunning stunning stunt kite.
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&wo tin! tigers take two ta+is to town.
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Sounding b! sound is a sound method of sounding sounds.
by Pierre Abbat
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Willie's reall! wear!.
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Yall! .all! had a =oll! golliwog. ,eeling foll!, Yall! .all! .ought his =oll! golli' a
dollie made of holl!) &he golli', feeling =oll!, named the holl! dollie, Poll!. So Yall!
.all!'s =oll! golli's holl! dollie Poll!'s also =oll!)
by Mistah %)istah, %ony /al$ch
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0ut in the pasture the nature watcher watches the catcher. While the catcher
watches the pitcher who pitches the balls. Whether the temperature's up or
whether the temperature's down, the nature watcher, the catcher and the pitcher
are alwa!s around. &he pitcher pitches, the catcher catches and the watcher
watches. So whether the temperature's rises or whether the temperature falls
the nature watcher =ust watches the catcher who's watching the pitcher who's
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watching the balls.
by haron 1ohnson
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&omm! &ucker tried to tie &amm!'s &urtles tie.
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>ohn, where Peter had had 3had had3, had had 3had3?
3had had3 had had his master's appro(al.
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1+cited e+ecutioner e+ercising his e+cising powers e+cessi(el!.
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Pail of ale aiding ailing Al's tra(ails.
from 2ndia
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$ouble bubble gum, bubbles double.
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If !ou can't can an! cand! can,
how man! cand! cans can a cand! canner can
if he can can cand! cans ?
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0ctopus ocular optics.
and
A cat snaps a rat's pa+wa+.
by Pierre Abbat
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&his is the si+th %ebra snoo%ing thoroughl!.
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Salt! broccoli, salt! broccoli, salt! broccoli ....
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I saw 1sau kissing 5ate.
I saw 1sau, he saw me, and she saw I saw 1sau.
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A slime! snake slithered down the sand! sahara.
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Su%ie Seaword's fish'sauce shop sells unsifted thistles for thistle'sifters to sift.
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I eat eel while !ou peel eel
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-othing is worth thousands of deaths.
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"asual clothes are pro(isional for leisurel! trips across Asia.
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1ast ,ife ,our, ,orfar ,i(e
an act$al football res$lt from the cottish third division
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*o! Wa!ne
*o! *ogers
*o! *ash
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-ersonal names
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@@ was a racehorse,
:: was @:,
@@@@ race,
::@@:.
W$n)$n )as a racehorse, %$t$ )as one too# W$n)$n )on one race, %$t$ )on one too#
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It's not the cough that carries !ou off,
it's the coffin the! carr! !ou off in)
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She said she should sit.
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#o mi mo me send me a toe,
#e me mo mi get me a mole,
#o mi mo me send me a toe,
,e me mo mi get me a mole,
#ister kister feet so sweet,
#ister kister where will I eat )?
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Will !ou, William? Will !ou, William? Will !ou, William?
"an't !ou, don't !ou, won't !ou, William?
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I wish !ou were a fish in m! dish
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She stood on the balcon!, ine+plicabl! mimicking him hiccuping, and amicabl!
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welcoming him in.
an actor's vocal )arm$- for li-s and tong$e
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&he big black bug bit the big black bear,
but the big black bear bit the big black bug back)
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$ust is a disk's worst enem!.
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I see a sea down b! the seashore.
.ut which sea do !ou see down b! the seashore?
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0ld #r. unt
had a cudd! punt
-ot a cudd! punt
but a hunt punt cudd!.
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As one black bug, bled blue, black blood. &he other black bug bled blue.
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#omm! made me eat m! #A#s.
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I'm not the fig plucker,
nor the fig plucker's son,
but I'll pluck figs
till the fig plucker comes.
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A ga%illion gigantic grapes gushed
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graduall! gi(ing gophers gooe! guts.
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Aluminum, linoleum, mol!bdenum, aluminum, linoleum, mol!bdenum,
aluminum, linoleum, mol!bdenum
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&hin gripp! thick slipper!.
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A tree toad lo(ed a she'toad,
Who li(ed up in a tree.
e was a three'toed tree toad,
.ut a two'toed toad was she.
&he three'toed tree toad tried to win,
&he two'toed she'toad's heart,
,or the three'toed tree toad lo(ed the ground,
&hat the two'toed tree toad trod.
.ut the three'toed tree toad tried in (ain.
e couldn't please her whim.
,rom her tree toad bower,
With her two'toed power,
&he she'toad (etoed him.
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&he owner of the inside inn was inside his inside inn with his inside outside his
inside inn.
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If !ou notice this notice,
!ou will notice that this notice is not worth noticing.
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If !ou understand, sa! 3understand3.
If !ou don't understand, sa! 3don't understand3.
.ut if !ou understand and sa! 3don't understand3.
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how do I understand that !ou understand. ;nderstand)?
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She sees cheese.
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.rent Spence .ridge
"la! Wade .aile! .ridge
-laces in 3hio
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"hukotko'5amchatkan
-ertaining to the iberian -eo-le living in ,amchat&a
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&here those thousand thinkers were thinking
where did those other three thie(es go through.
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,i(e frantic frogs fled from fift! fierce fishes.
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0ne smart fellow, he felt smart.
&wo smart fellows, the! felt smart.
&hree smart fellows, the! felt smart.
,our smart fellows, the! felt smart.
,i(e smart fellows, the! felt smart.
Si+ smart fellows, the! felt smart.
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Se(en slea%! sh!sters in sharkskin suits sold sheared sealskins to seasick
sailors.
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I would if I could) .ut I can't, so I won't)
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.ut a harder thing still to do.
What a to do to die toda!
At a 7uarter or two to two.
A terrible difficult thing to sa!
.ut a harder thing still to do.
&he dragon will come at the beat of the drum
With a rat'a'tat'tat a'tat'tat a'tat'to
At a 7uarter or two to two toda!,
At a 7uarter or two to two.
from a college drama class
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/o(e's a feeling !ou feel when !ou feel
!ou're going to feel the feeling !ou'(e ne(er felt before.
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Sill! sheep weep and sleep.
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&rul! rural, trul! rural, trul! rural, ...
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A turbot's not a burbot, for a turbot's a butt, but a burbot's not.
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I know a bo! named &ate
who dined with his girl at eight eight.
I'm unable to state what &ate ate at eight eight
or what &ate's tBte C tBte ate at eight eight.
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&he seething sea ceaseth? thus the seething sea sufficeth us.
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*eal weird rear wheels
by Michael D)or&in and Bill Harvey
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I slit a sheet, a sheet I slit, upon a slitted sheet I sit.
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A pessimistic pest e+ists amidst us.
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5nife and a fork bottle and a cork
that is the wa! !ou spell -ew York.
"hicken in the car and the car can go,
that is the wa! !ou spell "hicago.
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,i(e fu%%! ,rench frogs ,rolicked through the fields in ,rance.
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&wo to two to &oulouse?
183
Swatch watch
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$r. >ohnson and #r. >ohnson, after great consideration, came to the conclusion
that the Indian nation be!ond the Indian 0cean is back in education because
the chief occupation is culti(ation.
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*ound and round the rugged rock the ragged rascal ran.
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.uckets of bug blood, buckets of bug blood, buckets of bug blood
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I'm a sock cutter and I cut socks.
I'm a sock cutter and I cut socks.
I'm a sock cutter and I cut socks.
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If coloured caterpillars could change their colours constantl! could the! keep
their coloured coat coloured properl!?
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We won, we won, we won, we won, ...
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&hirt!'three thousand people think that &hursda! is their thirtieth birthda!.
by 1$lia Dic$m
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ow much ground could a grounghog grind if a groundhog could grind ground?
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ow ma! saws could a see'saw saw if a see'saw could saw saws?
by 1illian !oet4
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As he gobbled the cakes on his plate,
the greed! ape said as he ate,
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the greener green grapes are,
the keener keen apes are
to gobble green grape cakes,
the!'re great)
from Dr# e$ss's 3 ay Can 5o$ ay6
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ow much m!rtle would a wood turtle hurdle if a wood turtle could hurdle
m!rtle?
A wood turtle would hurdle as much m!rtle as a wood turtle could hurdle if a
wood turtle could hurdle m!rtle.
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Shut up the shutters and sit in the shop.
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*attle !our bottles in *ollocks' (an.
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A fl! and flea flew into a flue,
said the fl! to the flea 'what shall we do?'
'let us fl!' said the flea
said the fl! 'shall we flee'
so the! flew through a flaw in the flue.
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ow much dew does a dewdrop drop
If dewdrops do drop dew?
&he! do drop, the! do
As do dewdrops drop
If dewdrops do drop dew.
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If 5antie can tie a tie and untie a tie,
wh! can't I tie a tie and untie a tie like 5antie can.
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200
.ake big batches of bitter brown bread.
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.ut she as far surpasseth S!cora+,
As great'st does least.
Caliban describing Miranda's bea$ty in *%he %em-est*, by William ha&es-eare
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.ake big batches of brown blueberr! bread.
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She sits in her slip and sips Schlit%.
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Which wristwatch is a Swiss wristwatch?
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Whoe(er slit the sheets is a good sheet slitter.
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#ummies make mone!.
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"rush grapes, grapes crush, crush grapes.
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An elephant was asph!+iated in the asphalt.
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A black bloke's back brake'block broke.
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&his is a %ither.
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211
,resh fried fish,
,ish fresh fried,
,ried fish fresh,
,ish fried fresh.
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&here was a minimum of cinnamon in the aluminum pan.
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*eall! leer!, rarel! /arr!.
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.ig black bugs bleed blue black blood but bab! black bugs bleed blue blood.
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1li%abeth has ele(en el(es in her elm tree.
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er whole right hand reall! hurts.
diffic$lt in Bra4il
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"ome, come,
Sta! calm, sta! calm,
-o need for alarm,
It onl! hums,
It doesn't harm.
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&ie a knot, tie a knot.
&ie a tight, tight knot.
&ie a knot in the shape of a nought.
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219
*ed blood, green blood
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I'm a sheet slitter.
I slit sheets.
I'm the sleekest sheet slitter
that e(er slit sheets.
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.us! bu%%ing bumble bees.
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A lump of red leather, a red leather lump
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-at the bat swat at #att the gnat.
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I shot the cit! sheriff.
I shot the cit! sheriff.
I shot the cit! sheriff.
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A lad! sees a pot'mender at work at his barrow in the street.
3Are !ou copper'bottoming 'em, man?3
3-o, I'm aluminiuming 'em, #am.3
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I am not a pheasant plucker,
I'm a pheasant plucker's son
but I'll be plucking pheasants
When the pheasant plucker's gone.
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Su%ie, Su%ie, working in a shoeshine shop.
All da! long she sits and shines,
all da! long she shines and sits,
and sits and shines, and shines and sits,
and sits and shines, and shines and sits.
Su%ie, Su%ie, working in a shoeshine shop.
&omm!, &omm!, toiling in a tailor's shop.
All da! long he fits and tucks,
all da! long he tucks and fits,
and fits and tucks, and tucks and fits,
and fits and tucks, and tucks and fits.
&omm!, &omm!, toiling in a tailor's shop.
s$ng by 2an Mac&intosh
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Preshrunk silk shirts.
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"raig Duinn's 7uick trip to "rabtree "reek.
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Si+ shining cities, si+ shining cities, si+ shining cities.
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While we were walking, we were watching window washers wash Washington's
windows with warm washing water.
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A big black bear sat on a big black bug.
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A bloke's bike back brake block broke.
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Sweet sagacious Sall! Sanders said she sure saw se(en segregated seaplanes
sailing swiftl! southward Saturda!.
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.ett! .otter bought some butter but, said she, the butter's bitter.
If I put it in m! batter, it will make m! batter bitter.
.ut a bit of better butter will make m! bitter batter better.
So she bought some better butter, better than the bitter butter,
put it in her bitter batter, made her bitter batter better.
So 't was better .ett! .otter bought some better butter.
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ow much oil boil can a gum boil boil if a gum boil can boil oil?
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2ood blood, bad blood, good blood, bad blood, good blood, bad blood.
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-o nose knows like a gnome's nose knows.
by the Hofman family
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,reshl! fried fresh flesh
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&here are two minutes difference from four to two to two to two, from two to two
to two, too.
241
&here once was a man who had a sister, his name was #r. ,ister. #r. ,ister's
sister sold sea shells b! the sea shore. #r. ,ister didn't sell sea shells, he sold
silk sheets. #r. ,ister told his sister that he sold si+ silk sheets to si+ shieks. &he
sister of #r. ,ister said I sold si+ shells to si+ shieks too)
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242
Sall! sells sea shells b! the sea shore. .ut if Sall! sells sea shells b! the sea
shore then where are the sea shells Sall! sells?
243
She stood on the steps of .urgess's ,ish Sauce Shop, mimicking him hiccuping
and amicabl! welcoming him in.
244
Swan swam o(er the sea.
Swim, swan, swim)
Swan swam back again.
Well swum swan)
245
Sall! is a sheet slitter, she slits sheets.
246
She sells sea shells on the sea shore?
&he shells that she sells are sea shells I'm sure.
So if she sells sea shells on the sea shore,
I'm sure that the shells are sea shore shells.
247
You know -ew York.
You need -ew York.
You know !ou need uni7ue -ew York.
248
What noise anno!s an o!ster most?
A nois! noise anno!s an o!ster most.
249
*ipe white wheat reapers reap ripe white wheat right.
250
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.lake's black bike's back brake bracket block broke.
251
1ach 1aster 1ddie eats eight! 1aster eggs.
252
She slits the sheet she sits on.
253
A rough'coated, dough'faced, thoughtful ploughman strode through the streets
of Scarborough? after falling into a slough, he coughed and hiccoughed.
254
A twister of twists once twisted a twist.
and the twist that he twisted was a three'twisted twist.
now in twisting this twist,
if a twist should untwist,
would the twist that untwisted untwist the twists?
255
*ed loll!, !ellow loll!.
256
#rs unt had a countr! cut front
in the front of her countr! cut pett!coat.
257
5napsack strap.
258
>ohn, where #oll! had had 3had3, had had 3had had3. 3ad had 3 had had the
teachers appro(al
259
#iss Smith's fish'sauce shop seldom sells shellfish.
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260
2reat gra! goats
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Whether the weather be fine
or whether the weather be not.
Whether the weather be cold
or whether the weather be hot.
We'll weather the weather
whether we like it or not.
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Sunshine cit!, sunshine cit!, sunshine cit!, ...
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&he batter with the butter is the batter that is better)
264
&here's a sandwich on the sand which was sent b! a sane witch.
265
ow man! !aks could a !ak pack pack if a !ak pack could pack !aks?
266
&wel(e twins twirled twel(e twigs.
267
If !ou stick a stock of li7uor in !our locker
it is slick to stick a lock upon !our stock
or some =oker who is slicker
is going to trick !ou of !our li7uor
if !ou fail to lock !our li7uor with a lock.
268
"lowns grow glowing crowns.
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269
"an !ou imagine an imaginar! menagerie manager
imagining managing an imaginar! menagerie?
270
Sister Su%ie sewing shirts for soldiers
Such skill as sewing shirts
0ur sh! !oung sister Su%ie shows
Some soldiers send epistles
Sa! the!'d rather sleep in thistles
&han the sauc!, soft short shirts for soldiers Sister Su%ie sews.
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*ed leather, !ellow leather, ...
272
IF IF = THEN THEN THEN = ELSE ELSE ELSE = IF;
-rogramming lang$age P"72 by Br$ce Wal&er
273
Anno$ncement at /ictoria tation, "ondon8
&wo to two to &ooting too)
274
*ichard's wretched ratchet wrench.
275
*ugged rubber bab! bugg! bumpers.
276
A bo+ of biscuits,
a bo+ of mi+ed biscuits,
and a biscuit mi+er.
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277
When a doctor doctors a doctor,
does the doctor doing the doctoring
doctor as the doctor being doctored wants to be doctored or
does the doctor doing the doctoring doctor as he wants to doctor?
278
What to do to die toda! at a minute or two to two. A terribl! difficult thing to sa!
and a harder thing to do. A dragon will come and beat his drum *a'ta'ta'ta'ta'ta'
ta'ta'too at a minute or two to two toda!. At a minute or two to two.
Who is the a$thor6
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If two witches would watch two watches, which witch would watch which watch?
280
&he soldier's shoulder surel! hurts)
281
She sees seas slapping shores.
282
A lo!al warrior will rarel! worr! wh! we rule.
by Ray Weisling
283
2reek grapes.
284
#r. See owned a saw and #r Soar owned a seesaw.
-ow See's saw sawed Soar's seesaw before Soar saw See.
285
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Si+ sick sea'serpents swam the se(en seas.
286
&here was a little witch which switched from "hichester to Ipswich.
287
A proper cup of coffee from a proper copper coffee pot.
288
$on't trouble trouble, until trouble troubles !ou) If !ou trouble trouble, triple
trouble troubles !ou)
289
&heophilus &hadeus &histledown, the succesful thistle'sifter, while sifting a
sie(e'full of unsifted thistles, thrust three thousand thistles through the thick of
his thumb. -ow, if &heophilus &hadeus &histledown, the succesful thistle'sifter,
thrust three thousand thistles through the thick of his thumb, see that thou, while
sifting a sie(e'full of unsifted thistles, thrust not three thousand thistles through
the thick of th! thumb.
290
Shoe section, shoe section, shoe section, ...
291
A smart fella, a fella smart.
It takes a smart fella to sa! a fella smart.
292
She is a thistle'sifter. She has a sie(e of unsifted thistles and a sie(e of sifted
thistles and the sie(e of unsifted thistles she sifts into the sie(e of sifted thistles
because she is a thistle'sifter.
293
Admidst the mists and coldest frosts,
With stoutest wrists and loudest boasts,
e thrusts his fists against the posts,
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And still insists he sees the ghosts.
294
,u%%! Wu%%! was a bear,
,u%%! Wu%%! had no hair,
,u%%! Wu%%! wasn't (er! fu%%!,
was he?
295
.lue glue gun, green glue gun.
296
&o! boat, to! boat, to! boat, ...
297
#allor!'s hourl! salar!.
298
I slit a sheet, a sheet I slit, and on that slitted sheet I sit.
299
$on't spring on the inner'spring this spring or there will be an offspring ne+t
spring.
300
A flea and a fl! in a flue,
were imprisoned. So what could the! do?
Said the fl!, 3/et us flee3.
Said the flea, 3/et us fl!3.
So the! flew through a flaw in the flue.
301
5ing &histle stuck a thousand thistles in the thistle of his thumb.
A thousand thistles 5ing &histle stuck in the thistle of his thumb.
If 5ing &histle stuck a thousand thistles in the thistle of his thumb,
ow man! thistles did 5ing &histle stick in the thistle of his thumb?
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302
,i(e fat friars fr!ing flat fish.
303
&he bottle of perfume that Will! sent
was highl! displeasing to #illicent.
er thanks were so cold
that the! 7uarreled, I'm told
o'er that sill! scent Will! sent #illicent
304
1sau Wood sawed wood. All the wood 1sau Wood saw, 1sau Wood would saw.
All the wood Wood saw, 1sau sought to saw. 0ne da! 1sau Wood's wood'saw
would saw no wood. So 1sau Wood sought a new wood'saw. &he new wood'
saw would saw wood. 0h, the wood 1sau Wood would saw. 1sau sought a saw
that would saw wood as no other wood'saw would saw. And 1sau found a saw
that would saw as no other wood'saw would saw. And 1sau Wood sawed wood.
305
A skunk sat on a stump and thunk the stump stunk,
but the stump thunk the skunk stunk.
306
1+tinct insects' instincts, e+tant insects' instincts.
by Pierre Abbat
307
Sweater weather, leather weather.
308
0ne black beetle bled onl! black blood, the other black beetle bled blue.
309
&he big black bug's blood ran blue.
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310
I am not the pheasant plucker,
I'm the pheasant plucker's mate.
I am onl! plucking pheasants
'cause the pheasant plucker's late.
311
1d -ott was shot and Sam Shott was not. So it is better to be Shott than -ott.
Some sa! -ott was not shot. .ut Shott sa!s he shot -ott. 1ither the shot Shott
shot at -ott was not shot, or -ott was shot. If the shot Shott shot shot -ott, -ott
was shot. .ut if the shot Shott shot shot Shott, the shot was Shott, not -ott.
owe(er, the shot Shott shot shot not Shott ' but -ott. So, 1d -ott was shot and
that's hot) Is it not?
312
We will learn wh! her lowl! lone, worn !arn loom will rarel! earn immoral mone!.
by Ray Weisling
313
;ni7ue -ew York, uni7ue -ew York, uni7ue -ew York, ...
314
If $r. Seuss Were a &echnical Writer.....
ere's an eas! game to pla!.
ere's an eas! thing to sa!6
If a packet hits a pocket on a socket on a port,
And the bus is interrupted as a (er! last resort,
And the address of the memor! makes !our flopp! disk abort,
&hen the socket packet pocket has an error to report)
If !our cursor finds a menu item followed b! a dash,
And the double'clicking icon puts !our window in the trash,
And !our data is corrupted 'cause the inde+ doesn't hash,
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then !our situation's hopeless, and !our s!stem's gonna crash)
You can't sa! this? What a shame, sir)
We'll find !ou another game, sir.
If the label on the cable on the table at !our house,
Sa!s the network is connected to the button on !our mouse,
.ut !our packets want to tunnel on another protocol,
&hat's repeatedl! re=ected b! the printer down the hall,
And !our screen is all distorted b! the side effects of gauss,
So !our icons in the window are as wa(! as a souse,
&hen !ou ma! as well reboot and go out with a bang,
'"ause as sure as I'm a poet, the sucker's gonna hang)
When the cop! of !our flopp!'s getting slopp! on the disk,
And the microcode instructions cause unnecessar! risk,
&hen !ou ha(e to flash !our memor! and !ou'll want to ram !our rom.
Duickl! turn off the computer and be sure to tell !our mom)
from the 9ni( fort$ne database, attrib$ted to DementD1:cci-#-er&in.elmer#com in the rec#h$mor#f$nny
ne)sgro$-
315
Pick! people pick Peter Pan Peanut .utter.
Peter Pan Peanut is the peanut pick! people pick.
316
*a! *ag ran across a rough road.
Across a rough road *a! *ag ran.
Where is the rough road *a! *ag ran across?
317
1lmer Arnold
-ersonal name
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318
A &udor who tooted the flute
tried to tutor two tooters to toot.
Said the two to the tutor,
3Is it harder to toot or
to tutor two tooters to toot?3
319
#rs Pugg! Wugg! has a s7uare cut punt.
-ot a punt cut s7uare,
>ust a s7uare cut punt.
It's round in the stern and blunt in the front.
#rs Pugg! Wugg! has a s7uare cut punt.
320
&im, the thin twin tinsmith.
321
&hin sticks, thick bricks
322
*ed lorr!, !ellow lorr!.
323
A big black bug bit a big black bear and made the big black bear bleed blood.
324
ow much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck would chuck wood?
A woodchuck would chuck how much a woodchuck would chuck if a woodchuck
would chuck wood.
325
/arr! urle!, a burl! s7uirrel hurler, hurled a furr! s7uirrel through a curl! grill.
326
Si+ twin screwed steel steam cruisers.
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327
A nurse anesthetist unearthed a nest.
328
I thought a thought.
.ut the thought I thought
Wasn't the thought I thought I thought.
If the thought I thought I thought,
ad been the thought I thought,
I wouldn't ha(e thought I thought.
329
She sells sea shells on the seashore.
&he seashells she sells are seashells she is sure.
330
From the -rogrammer's des&8
She sells cshs b! the " shore.
331
A noise anno!s an o!ster, but a nois! noise anno!s an o!ster more)
332
Plain bun, plum bun, bun without plum.
333
Slick slim slippers sliding south.
334
&he /eith police dismisseth us
&he! thought we sought to sta!?
&he /eith police dismisseth us
&he! thought we'd sta! all da!.
&he /eith police dismisseth us,
We both sighed sighs apiece?
And the sighs that we sighed as we said goodb!e
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Were the si%e of the /eith police.
335
Ah shucks, si+ stick shifts stuck shut)
336
#eter maid #ar! married manl! #atthew #arcus #a!o,
a mood! male mailman mo(ing mostl! metered mail.
337
&he king would sing, about a ring that would go ding.
338
ow much dough would .ob $ole dole
if .ob $ole could dole dough?
.ob $ole would dole as much dough
as .ob $ole could dole,
if .ob $ole could dole dough.
339
People pledging plent! of pennies.
340
#ares eat oats and does eat oats, but little lambs eat i(!.
from a -re.)ar 0nglish m$sic.hall song
341
&o begin to toboggan,
first bu! a toboggan.
.ut don't bu! too big a toboggan.
&oo big a toboggan is too big a toboggan to bu! to begin to toboggan.
342
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"ourtne! $workin
-ersonal name
343
Switch watch, wrist watch.
344
Si+ thick thistle sticks
345
#oses supposes his toeses are roses,
but #oses supposes erroneousl!.
,or #oses, he knowses his toeses aren't roses,
as #oses supposes his toeses to be.
Donald 3'Connor and !ene ,elly in *inging in the rain*
346
I wish I were what I was when I wished I were what I am.
347
She sells seashells on the seashore. &he seashells she sells are seashore
seashells.
348
Irish wristwatch
349
She had shoulder surger!.
350
&o put a pipe in b!te mode, t!pe PIPE_TYPE_BYTE.
45
from the /is$al C;; hel- file#
351
%hree %ree %$rtles
&hree tree turtles took turns talking tongue twisters.
If three tree turtles took turns talking tongue twisters,
where's the twisters the three tree turtles talked?
352
My Friend !ladys
0h, the sadness of her sadness when she's sad.
0h, the gladness of her gladness when she's glad.
.ut the sadness of her sadness,
and the gladness of her gladness,
Are nothing like her madness when she's mad)
353
I would if I could, and if I couldn't, how could I?
You couldn't, unless !ou could, could !ou?
common school &ids nonsense, circa <=<>
354
real rear wheel
355
2i(e me the gift of a grip'top sock,
A clip drape shipshape tip top sock.
-ot !our spinslick slapstick slipshod stock,
.ut a plastic, elastic grip'top sock.
-one of !our fantastic slack swap slop
,rom a slap dash flash cash haberdash shop.
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-ot a knick knack knitlock knockneed knickerbocker sock
With a mock'shot blob'mottled trick'ticker top clock.
-ot a supersheet seersucker rucksack sock,
-ot a spot'speckled frog'freckled cheap sheik's sock
0ff a hodge'podge moss'blotched scotch'botched block.
-othing slipshod drip drop flip flop or glip glop
&ip me to a tip top grip top sock.
artic$lation )arm$- for actors
356
-ational Sheepshire Sheep Association
357
&he crow flew o(er the ri(er with a lump of raw li(er.
358
&he little red lorr! went down /imuru road.
"im$r$ ?"ee.moo.roo@ road is a the name of a road in ,enya#
359
,lies fl! but a fl! flies.
360
$id $oug dig $ick's garden or did $ick dig $oug's garden?
by Pa$l Davies
361
If a ottentot taught a ottentot tot to talk ere the tot could totter, ought the
ottentot tot be taught to sa! ought or naught or what ought to be taught 'er?
362
ow man! cans can a canner can if a canner can can cans? A canner can can
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as man! cans as a canner can if a canner can can cans.
363
,ederal 1+press is now called ,ed1+.
When I retire I'll be a ,ed1+ e+.
.ut if I'm an officer when I retire, I'll be an e+ ,ede+ 1+ec.
&hen after a di(orce, m! e+'wife will be an e+ ,ed1+ e+ec's e+.
If I re=oin ,ed1+ in time, I'd be an e+ e+ ,ed1+ e+ec.
When we remarr!, m! wife will be an e+ e+ ,ed1+ e+ec's e+.
364
Which witch snitched the stitched switch for which the Swiss witch wished?
by Ann Clar&
365
$oes this shop sport short socks with spots?
366
"ustomer6 $o !ou ha(e soothers?
Shopkeeper 8thinking he had said 3scissors396 -o, we don't ha(e scissors.
"ustomer6 Soothers)
Shopkeeper 6 -o, we don't ha(e scissors or soothers.
... scissors or soothers, scissors or soothers, scissors or soothers, ...
act$al conversation in a sho- in Canada, recorded by Don Monson
367
&omm!, &omm!, toiling in a tailor's shop.
All da! long he fits and tucks,
all da! long he tucks and fits,
and fits and tucks, and tucks and fits,
and fits and tucks, and tucks and fits.
&omm!, &omm!, toiling in a tailor's shop.
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368
-o need to light a night'light on a light night like tonight.
369
I wish to wish, I dream to dream, I tr! to tr!, and I li(e to li(e, and I'd die to die,
and I cr! to cr! but I dont know wh!.
from a ong by o$ndgarden named *ome)here* com-osed and )ritten by Ben he-herd
370
#! momm! makes me muffins on #onda!s.
by %im McCa$ley, age A
371
A real rare whale.
372
&err! &eeter, a teeter'totter teacher, taught her daughter &ara to teeter'totter, but
&ara &eeter didn't teeter'totter as &err! &eeter taught her to.
by Pierre Abbat
373
5en $odd's dad's dog 's dead.
374
I bought a bit of baking powder and baked a batch of biscuits. I brought a big
basket of biscuits back to the baker! and baked a basket of big biscuits. &hen I
took the big basket of biscuits and the basket of big biscuits and mi+ed the big
biscuits with the basket of biscuits that was ne+t to the big basket and put a
bunch of biscuits from the basket into a biscuit mi+er and brought the basket of
biscuits and the bo+ of mi+ed biscuits and the biscuit mi+er to the baker! and
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opened a tin of sardines.
aid to be a diction test for )o$ld.be radio anno$ncers8 %o be read clearly, )itho$t mista&es, in less than
B> seconds ?from Coronet Maga4ine, A$g$st <=CA@#
375
5anta is a masai girl. She can tie a tie and untie a tie. If 5anta can tie a tie and
untie a tie, wh! can't I tie a tie and untie a tie?
376
I'm a mother pheasant plucker,
I pluck mother pheasants.
I'm the most pleasant mother pheasant plucker,
to e(er pluck a mother pheasant. Actuall!, ...
I'm -ot the pheasant plucker,
I'm the pheasant plucker's son.
.ut I'll sta! and pluck the pheasants
&ill the pheasant plucking 's done)
377
If !ou go for a gopher a gopher will go for a gopher hole.
378
Se(en slick and se+! sealskin ski suits slid slowl! down the slope.
379
&he chief of the /eith police dismisseth us.
380
,red &hrelfall's thirt!'fi(e fine threads are finer threads than ,red &hrelfall's
thirt!'fi(e thick threads.
by Anthony +ichols
381
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.ug's black blood, .lack bug's blood
382
*eed Wade *oad
name of a road in Batesville Ar&ansas
383
>ack's nap sack strap snapped.
384
I saw 1sau sitting on a seesaw. I saw 1sau? he saw me.
385
A 7uick witted cricket critic.
386
itchcock awk Watch Spots *ecord *aptors
%itle of an article in the +eola !a4ette
387
Sure, sir, the ship's sure shipshape, sir.
388
&he Smothers brothers' father's mother's brothers are
the Smothers brothers' mother's father's other brothers.
389
0ne $ouble $o%en $ouble $amask $inner -apkins
+ame of a s&etch )ritten by Dion %itheradge for a "ondon m$sical rev$e and originally -erformed by
Cicely Co$rtneidge in the early <=D>'s# %he comedienne Bea "illie -erformed the s&etch in an American
film starring Bing Crosby in <=DA, and that film's name )as *Doctor Rhythm*# %he s&etch became famo$s
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and "illie did -erform it on n$mero$s occasions on radio, as )ell as record it on t)o EAr-m records#
390
&he cat crept into the cr!pt, crapped and crept out.
391
$ear mother,
gi(e !our other udder
to m! other brother.
392
.lended bab! blue bug's blood blotches.
made $- )atching b$gs s-latter on the )indshield ### $ghF
393
So, this is the sushi chef?
-o&en to a friend in a 1a-anese resta$rant on the chefGs ret$rn#
394
,urnish ,reddie's nurser! with fort!'four furr! ,urb! .eanie .abies.
395
Arnold Palmer, Arnold Palmer, Arnold Palmer, ...
name of the famo$s American golfer
396
A bitter biting bittern bit a better biting bittern
And the better biting bittern bit the bitter biting bittern back.
Said the bitter biting bittern to the better biting bittern
EIFm a bitter biting bittern bitten backG
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397
"ertified certificates from certified certificate certifiers.
398
Imagine, imagining imagining, an imaginar! imaginar! imaginar! menagerie
manager, imagining imagining imagining an imaginar! imaginar! imaginar!
managerie.
399
What noise anno!s a nois! o!ster?
An! noise anno!s a nois! o!ster,
but a nois! noise anno!s a nois! o!ster most)
400
We need a plan to fan a pan? find a pan to fan, then find a fan to fan the pan,
then fan the pan.
ome ,orean st$dents find diffic$lt to -rono$nce difference bet)een 'f' and '-'#
401
ow man! snacks could a snack stacker stack,
if a snack stacker snacked stacked snacks?
by Christine Reynolds
402
,redd! is read! to roast red roaches.
*ead! for ,redd!'s roasted red roaches?
403
Who washed Washington's white woolen underwear when Washington's
washer'woman went west?
404
0n mules we find two legs behind and two we find before.
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We stand behind before we find what those behind be for.
405
&hree gre! geese
In a green field gra%ing,
2re! were the geese
And green was the gra%ing.
406
Susie sits shinning sil(er shoes
407
*alph rakes lea(es reall!, reall! lousil!.
for 1a-anese st$dents of 0nglish
408
/ad! /uck dislikes losers.
for 1a-anese st$dents of 0nglish
409
.roken back brake block
410
#umbling, bumbling. .umbling, mumbling.
411
0f all the felt I e(er felt I ne(er felt felt that felt like that felt felt.
412
&he! hatch fish at the state fish hatcher! and sell hatched fish to the fish stick
factor!.
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by ,evin Bro)n
413
In pine tar is. In oak none is. In mud eels are. In cla! none is.
2f read fast, it so$nds li&e gibberish#
414
&he si+th sick sheik's si+th sick sheep.
415
&hirt!'si+ thick silk threads
416
Sill! shoe'fl! pie fans sell chill! shoe'fl! pie pans.
417
5antai can tie a tie. If 5antai can tie a tie,
wh! can't I tie a tie like 5antai can tie a tie.
418
&he two'toed tree toad tried to tread where the three'toed tree toad trod.
419
&rick! &ristan tracked a trail of tin! turtles.
ow man! tin! turtles did &rick! &ristan track?
&rick! &ristan tracked twent! two tin! turtles?
that's how man! tin! turtles trick! &ristan tracked.
420
1sau Wood saw a wood saw, saw wood, as no wood saw would saw wood. If
1sau Wood saw a wood saw, saw wood, as no wood saw would saw wood,
where is the wood saw witch would saw wood, as no wood saw would saw
wood.
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421
You're beha(ing like a babbling, bumbling band of baboons.
from Harry Potter
422
Iranian ;ranium
423
2idd! kidd! goat,
2idd! kidd! goat,
2idd!, gidd!, gidd!, gidd!, gidd!, kidd! goat.
424
e wanted to desert his dessert in the desert)
425
If a ottentot tot taught a ottentot tot to talk before the tot would totter, ought
the ottentot tot be taught to sa! ought, or naught, or what ought to be taught
the ottentot tot? If to hoot and to toot a ottentot tot be taught b! a ottentot
tutor, should the tutor get hot if the ottentot tot hoots and toots at the ottentot
tutor?
426
&here was a writer called Wright, he taught his son to write Wright right6
3It's not right to write Wright '*ite', please tr! to write Wright right)3
427
4er! rare (agrant wader
a *vagrant )ader* is a )ading bird that is not ty-ical to a -artic$lar region
428
"rash Duiche "ourse
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429
I broke a brickbat and a brickbat broke me.
430
A wooden worm wouldn't be worth! of worship but would he if he wondered and
worried about what he would be worth! of if he wasn't wooden?
by amy !osselin
431
2i(e papa a cup of proper coffee in a copper coffee cup.
432
-ine nice night nurses nursing nicel!.
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,arrell's features fabulous food 'n' fantastic fountain fantasies for frolicking, fun'
filled festi(e families.
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Who holds >oe's nose when he blows? >oe knows.
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A singl! circularl! linked list.
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&he ,inal ,i+ing of the ,oolish ,ugiti(e
,eeling footloose, fanc!'free and frisk!, this feather'brained fellow finagled his fond
father into forking o(er his fortune. ,orthwith, he fled for foreign fields and frittered
his farthings feasting fabulousl! with fair'weather friends. ,inall!, fleeced b! those
foll! filled fellows and facing famine, he found him'self a feed flinger in a filth! farm'
lot. e fain would ha(e filled his frame with foraged food from fodder fragments.
3,ooe!) #! father's flunkies fare far fancier,3 the fra%%led fugiti(e fumed fe(erishl!,
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frankl! facing fact.
,rustrated from failure and filled with forebodings, he fled for his famil!. ,alling at
his father's feet, he floundered forlornl!. 3,ather, I ha(e flunked and fruitlessl!
forfeited further famil! fa(ors . . .3
.ut the faithful father, forestalling further flinching, franticall! flagged his flunkies to
fetch forth the finest fatling and fi+ a feast.
.ut the fugiti(e's fault finding frater, faithfull! farming his father's fields for free,
frowned at this fickle forgi(eness of former falderal. is fur! flashed, but fussing
was futile.
is foresighted father figured, 3Such filial fidelit! is fine, but what forbids fer(ent
festi(ities? &he fugiti(e is found) ;nfurl the flags) With fanfare flaring, let fun, frolic
and fri(olit! flow freel!, former failures forgotten and foll! forsaken.3
,orgi(eness forms a firm foundation for future fortitude.
8Sir >ohn ensch of /ondon9
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&hirt!'three thousand feathers on a thrushes throat.
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When I went to Warsaw, I saw a saw that could outsaw an! saw that I e(er saw.
-ow, if !ou go to Warsaw and see a saw that could outsaw the saw I saw, I'd
like to see !our saw saw.
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If practice makes perfect and perfect needs practice,
IFm perfectl! practiced and practicall! perfect.
by ,aren and Alyse Ferry
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Si+ "%ech cricket critics
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*ubber .erber 2erberH .urger
An ersat4 +orth African taste treat ###
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/ucid /ou slued loose the sluice that slew the slough.
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In ertford, ereford and ampshire hurricanes hardl! e(er happen.
from My Fair "ady the m$sical based $-on !eorge Bernard ha)'s Pygmalion
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&homas &attamus took two &'s to tie two tots to two tall trees.
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ercules, a hard! hunter, hunted a hare in the ampshire ills. it him on the
head with a hard, hard hammer and he howled horribl!)
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,rank's fisher fishes on ,rida! for ,rank's ,rida! fresh fried fish'fest.
by teven Combs
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I saw a saw in Warsaw. 0f all the saws I e(er saw I ne(er saw a saw that could
saw, like the saw I saw in Warsaw.
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$ick had a dog,
the dog dug,
the dog dug deep,
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how deep did $ick's dog dig?
$ick had a duck,
the duck di(ed,
the duck di(ed deep,
how deep did $ick's duck di(e?
$ick's duck di(ed as deep as $ick's dog dug)
by Ale(andra H$nt ?<< years old@
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It's a nice night for a white rice fight.
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If a fella met a fella in a field of fitches
"an a fella tell a fella where a fella itches?
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I feel a feel a funn! feel a funn! feel feel I,
If I feel a funn! feel a funn! feel feel I.
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-e(er trust
a slopp! crust,
a s7uall! gust,
ships that rust,
or girls with lust.
.ut if !ou must,
!ou ma! trust
to go bust,
and back to dust,
which ser(es !ou =ust.
on board of a /ictory hi- in the <=C>s
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453
A sad stor! about -obod!
&his is a stor! about four people named 1(er!bod!, Somebod!, An!bod! and
-obod!. &here was an important =ob to be done and 1(er!bod! was sure that
Somebod! would do it. An!bod! could ha(e done it, but -obod! did it. Somebod!
got angr! about that, because it was 1(er!bod!'s =ob. 1(er!bod! thought An!bod!
could do it, but -obod! realised that 1(er!bod! wouldn't do it. It ended up that
1(er!bod! blamed Somebod!, when -obod! did, what An!bod! could ha(e done.
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#r 5nott and #r Watt on the Phone
ello?
Who's calling?
Watt.
What's !our name?
Watt's m! name.
Yes, what is !our name?
#! name is >ohn Watt.
>ohn what?
Yes.
... I'll call on !ou this afternoon.
All right, are !ou >ones?
-o, I'm 5nott.
Will !ou tell me !our name, then?
Will 5nott.
Wh! not?
#! name is 5nott.
-ot what?
-ot Watt. 5nott.
What?
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*ound brown bread
the 2ndian bread *Roti*
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grip glue, grip glue, grip glue, ...
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.ob's pop'up blocker blocks .ob's pop'ups.
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"hill, Shake, Ser(e, ...
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#. *. $ucks
#.*. not $ucks
0. S. #. *.
/. I'll ..
#. *. $ucks)
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ow much cash could a sas7uatch stash if a sas7uatch could stash cash?
by 1anet Cashman.hi-man and family
461
A cunning !oung canner from "anning
0nce obser(ed to his grann!,
3A canner can can
a lot of things gran,
.ut a canner can't can a can, can he?3
462
ow man! ducks could a duck duct'tape, if a duck could duct'tape ducks?
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463
.ad dead bed'bugs bleed bug blood.
by Mimi Ro$th
464
;pper roller, lower roller,
upper roller, lower roller,
upper roller, lower roller, ...
465
.ill had a billboard, .ill also had a board bill. &he billboard bored .ill so .ill sold
the billboard to pa! for the board bill.
466
Washington's wash woman washed Washington's wash while Washington's wife
went west.
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,aith's face cloth, ,aith's face cloth, ,aith's face cloth, ...
by Monica Holmes."a$der
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$eer, deer, oh dear, oh dear,
!our career as a deer is o(er here
no, no, oh no, although
!our career as a skell!tun's begun.
%he Road&ill ong
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&he si+th sick Sikh's si+th sheep is sick.
470
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"lick, clap, pluck, ...
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#ister &wister's tongue twisters, ...
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um'min'a, um'min'a, um'min'a, ...
sometimes said by 1ac&ie !leason in *%he Honeymooners*
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#ud bug, mud bug, mud bug, ...
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Polish it in the corner. Polish it in the corner. Polish it in the corner. ...
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I gratefull! ga%ed at the gracefull! gra%ing ga%elles.
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*eall! (er! wear!, reall! (er! wear!, reall! (er! wear!, ...
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&he si+th sick sheik's si+th sheep 's sick.
variation of the famo$s tong$e t)ister
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&hrushcross 2range
the name of the "inton's ho$se in *W$thering Heights* by 0mily BrontH
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Si+ stick! skeletons, si+ stick! skeletons, si+ stick! skeletons, ...
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480
Sheila is selling her shop at the seashore
,or shops at the seashore are so sure to lose
And sheFs not so sure of what she should be selling
Should Sheila sell seashells or should she sell shoes
Danny ,aye song, arro$nd <=D>
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A canner e+ceedingl! cann!,
0ne morning remarked to his grann!,
A canner can can,
An!thing that he can,
.ut a canner can't can a can? can he?
I Win 2vin
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She sat upon a balcon!, inimicabl! mimicking him hiccuping and amicabl!
welcoming him in.
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I can't belie(e that 3I "an't .elie(e It's -ot .utter)3 is actuall! a butter that I can't
belie(e is not butter.
*2 Can't Believe 2t's +ot B$tterF* is a b$tter s$bstit$te -rod$ced by Becel7Flora7Promise, a s$bsidiary of
9nilever#
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You name it, we claim it. If we can't get it, we'll send !ou to get it. If we can't
send !ou to get it, forgit it. Who's got it, if we don't got it?
from the <=J>'s
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485
If !our .ob doesnt gi(e our .ob that bob that !our .ob owes our .ob, our .ob
will gi(e !our .ob a bob in the e!e.
486
46 4oilC) In (iew, a humble (aude(illian (eteran, cast (icariousl! as both (ictim
and (illain b! the (icissitudes of ,ate. &his (isage, no mere (eneer of (anit!, is a
(estige of the (o+ populi, now (acant, (anished. owe(er, this (alorous
(isitation of a b!'gone (e+ation, stands (i(ified and has (owed to (an7uish
these (enal and (irulent (ermin (an'guarding (ice and (ouchsafing the (iolentl!
(icious and (oracious (iolation of (olition.
Icar(es 4 into poster on wallJ
46 &he onl! (erdict is (engeance? a (endetta, held as a (oti(e, not in (ain, for
the (alue and (eracit! of such shall one da! (indicate the (igilant and the
(irtuous.
IgigglesJ
46 4eril!, this (ich!ssoise of (erbiage (eers most (erbose, so let me simpl! add
that it's m! (er! good honor to meet !ou and !ou ma! call me 4.
from the screen-lay of the movie */ for /endetta*, at the beginning, )hen / meets 0vie for the first time
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chip shop chips
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4el(et *e(ol(er
4el(et *e(ol(er
4el(et *e(ol(er
...
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Shine m! cit! shoes)
re-eat really fast
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490
Sniff Sesh) Sniff Sesh) Sniff Sesh)
a dog sniffing a blan&et
491
&he 5night said, 3e's3, with niceties, 3some nights a tease or nice at ease on
nice settees3.
492
ow much snus could a moose on the loose use
if a moose on the loose could use loose snus?
493
.lack *ock .rain /ock
494
Which Witch snitched the Snitch Witch?
0r did the Snitch Witch snitch the Witch?
If the Snitch Witch snitched the Witch
then which Witch did the Snitch Witch snitch?
by 0mily !reen
495
A maid named /ad! #armalade
made mainl! lard and lemonade.
#'lad! lamel! ne(er made
a well'named, labelled marmalade.
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&heodore &histle threw three thorn! thistles.
ow man! thorn! thistles did &heodore &histle throw?
497
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Sill! Sall! Shouldnort sha(ed sheep she should show soon so selling sheep
sha(ed showed she shouldn't show sha(ed sheep so soon.
by 1ames +orton
498
"racker rapper, cracker rapper, cracker rapper, ...
by ,a4ia ar-ola
499
/enn! /ou leopard led leprechauns leaping like lemmings.
by Brian & !race Mc,eon
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lo!al ro!al law!er
501
$arn dawn dog gone)
%he sometimes annoying -et canine is not at home this morning#
502
,ree *it% wristwatch.
&r! sa!ing *it% wristwatch K times fast)
from the bac& of a Rit4 crac&er bo(
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Si+ slick, slim, slender saplings.
504
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&ell a tall tale of a tall tailed dog, that told &im it tap a tall ale and thump the top
of &im's tomb.
505
0ld lad! unt had a cu%%! ,unt not a cu%%! ,unt but a unt ,unt cu%%!.
506
ow much =uice does a fruit =uice producer produce when a fruit =uice producer
produces fruit =uice? We can deduce a fruit =uice produces as much =uice as a
fruit =uice produce can seduce from the fruit that produces =uice.
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&he! think that their teeth get thinner at times the! want to taste thick meat.
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&hree tired tigers tr! to throw three trees.
509
I wish to wish the wish !ou wish to wish, but if !ou wish the wish the witch
wishes, I won't wish the wish !ou wish to wish.
510
5en can ken that 5en's kin can ken 5en's kin's ken.
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&he si+th shack's si+th sick sheik's si+th sheep 's sick.
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Which Swiss witch switched the Swiss wristwatches?
by Marnie inger
513
"ook 3"ookie3 &urk took 5ookie 5irk a turke! cookie.
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by Marnie inger
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ow man! tow trucks could a tow truck tow if a tow truck could tow tow trucks.
by Cheyenne Perry ?age <>@
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I miss m! Swiss miss.
#! Swiss miss misses me.
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-ow the trees are all groaning in growling, rough gales
&hat with thuds and hoarse roaring roll raging around)
Such leaf'rousing, branch'ruining, ripping, raw wails,
Such a terrible, thrashing and tree'wrecking sound)
by Mar& crivener
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Slinking, sliding, slithering sl!l!,
Swiftl! slipping through the grasses sh!l!,
Silent but for swish and hiss
Is the sinuous snake's leglessness.
by Mar& crivener
518
"or!thosaurus bit the gor! esophagus of the dillapitated $ilophosaurus who
li(ed in the sorest of forests with the whack! pach!'rinosaurus and the
ceratosaurus, but the most poorest and mourish panoplosaurus called Wang
sang and rang chorus with the lurdusaurus and the brachiosaurus who was
d!ing of staph!lococus'aureas.
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by Henry Dyne and !eorgie Warden
519
ow much s7uash could a sas7uatch s7uish, if a sas7uatch could s7uish
s7uash?
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fresh fish and fried prawns
521
She thrust three thousand thistles through the thick of her thumb.
522
It dawned on $on at dawn.
523
A snake sneaks to seek a snack.
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A s!non!m for cinnamon is a cinnamon s!non!m.
525
2reat 2ate "rasher
From a -ersonal e(-erience at a friend's -arty ###
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Sister Susie's sewing shirts for soldiers,
Such sauc! soft short shirts for soldiers sister Susie sews,
Some soldiers send epistles sa! the!'d sooner sleep on thistles,
&han those sauc! soft short shirts for soldiers,
Sister Susie sews.
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ow man! rats would the ruskies roast if the ruskies could roast rats?
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ow man! cats would a caddie catch if a caddie could catch cats?
528
*ural ruler
529
Swift shift
530
An illusor! (ision is a (isionar! illusion. Is it?
531
In shoulder surger! some surgeons sew soldiers' shoulders.
by a rehabilitation medical doctor
532
#idget minute, midget minute, midget minute, ...
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Will!'s wooden whistle wouldn't whistle when Will! went wild.
534
Wilson Winston winced whilst he minced a s7uinting prince.
co.)ritten by Charles C# Canoll 2/ and Megan "# "$&e
535
If a dog chews shoes, whose shoes does he choose?
536
I thought the haught! Professor &ortoise taught ontolog!, but the naught!
&ortoise taught us tautolog!.
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by Dachlan Cart)right
537
2randma 2abb! 2rammer grabbed a gram of gumm! goulash. If 2randma
2abb! 2rammer grabbed a gram of gumm! goulash, ow man! grams of
gumm! goulash did 2randma 2abb! 2rammer grab?
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3e thrusts his fists against the posts,
and still insists he sees the ghosts.3
from *2t* by te-hen ,ing s$bmitted by %ed chec&
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&hrift! &heophilus, the theocratic thistle sifter, thrice thrust three thousand
thistles through the slick thick of his softl! throbbing thumb.
540
What's a s!non!m for cinnamon or is cinnamon s!non!m'less?
541
$imensional anal!sis
542
,riskies frisbee
My friend got a frisbee )ith the *Fris&ies*.logo on it
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ulk awk is hulking the hawk, awk ulk is hawking ulk ... awk hugs the
hedgehog
by Ale(ander from R$ssian ?<> years old@
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*ather *uth's writhings than *oth's wrath.
by David Phili-s
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&he third time the three three'toed tree toads tried t!ing their toes together, the
third three'toed tree toad tied the two three'toed tree toads toes to the third
toads toes. &hen the two tied three'toed tree toads told the third three'toed tree
toad that t!ing their toes together thrilled them to their toe tips.
from a high school 0nglish class many years ago
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$arla's dollars
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I see he sees high seas she sees.
Minsea and 5o$ngsea made this together in their 0nglish class
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I saw a kitten eating chicken in the kitchen.
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#! back black brake blocks are broken.
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