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CHINESE WHISKERS

 
 
Eagle Star,
insurance company.
Eagle's tar,
bitumen manufactured by Eagle & Co.
 
 
Eclipse,
shading of the sun or moon.
Egg lips,
stained mouth.
 
 
Edelweiss,
alpine flower.
Idle vice,
unused clamp.
Idle vice,
lazy Under-President. (under president see Ms Lewinsky)
 
 
Eire,
Ireland.
Error,
mistake.
Sure there's many an error in Eire.
 
 
Elbow,
joint of the arm.
Elbow,
to push through a crowd (v).
 
 
spoonerisms
 
 
El Bow,
Spanish archer.
 
 
Elfish,
small, like a fairy.
El Fish,
Spanish swimmer.
 
 
Elide,
silent part of speech.
`e lied,
`e didn`t tell the truth.
 
 
Essential,
necessary.
SNCL,
Societe` National Credit Lyonaise?
 
 
Expert eyes,
keen vision.
 
 
malapropisms Chinese whispers devil’s dictionary
 
 
Expertise,
efficiency.
 
 
 
 

MALAPROPISMS

 
 
The Eclectic Light Co. The Electric Light Company
 
 
 
 
thesaurus
 
 
 
 

ODDS

 
 
Ewe are my heart's delight. Auvergne shepherd's song.
 
Ewe are my hart's delight. Auvergne cross-breeder's song.
 
You are my heart's delight. Song by Franz Lehar.
 
 
 
Exceed,
to go beyond, but there is no deceed.
Accede,
to agree, but no opposite.
 
 
Eavesdropper,
not one who drops guttering.
 
 
double entendres
 
 
Eighty,
8T.
 
 
Enriched Uranium,
Nuclear Fuel.
Enriched Iranian,
Loot in Bagdad.
 
 
Electrician
Alec Trician.
 
 
E II R, (pron. Ee two are}, symbol of Q E 2,
 
E to R,
alphabetical listing.
 
 
Evian is naive,
backwards.
Naïve is evian,
backwards.
 
 
 
 
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