Post your favorite tongue twister

[Godhumor]

I'll start with one that absolutely amused my Japanese students when I taught over there:

"I wish to wish the wish you wish, but if you wish the wish the witch wishes I won't wish the wish you wish to wish."


My students just went "wish, wish, wish, wish..."

[Dangerously Amused]

1. I think I'd have to get his permission first.

[Godhumor]

2. I wondered how long it would take someone to go there

One reply is a good start :)

[Dangerously Amused]

4. "Go" there?

Dude, I abide there.

:hi:

[Godhumor]

8. Fun place to be

I make occasional visits.

[grannylib]

3. "tomorrow's powerball" try saying that ten times really fast

messes me up every time

[Hugin]

5. Say "Usual Users" rapidly several times...

Let me know what you end up saying.

I discovered this one myself.

[Godhumor]

7. I just end up making a strange whistling sound if I go too fast

What is the stumble supposed to sound like?

[Hugin]

9. With me it degrades into...

"Usual losers".

I discovered this one way back when I was a network administrator.

[many a good man]

6. Not my fave, but the official world's hardest is....

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

[begin_within]

10. A skunk sat on a stump. Jump, skunk, jump!

[begin_within]

11. Peggy Babcock Peggy Babcock Peggy Babcock Peggy Babcock

[joneschick]

12. Betty had a bit of bitter butter

but it made her batter bitter. Betty bought a bit of better butter to make her bitter batter better.

Thank you Miss Nelson. :hi:

[DarkTirade]

13. Try saying this one ten times fast.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIu4fP4fOHE

[mike_c]

14. so many possible replies, so little time....

[pokerfan]

15. Either asking for directions

or admitting that I was wrong.

(not really, but I love reinforcing the stereotype.)