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We all like tongue-twisters, so I thought I would start a thread about them. Which are your favourites, and why?

Personally, I prefer "Unique New York" (Or "You neek, you nork!" as it always turns into after a few goes).
My pal from Jönköping has me on to "Sex laxar i en lax ask" (Which means "six salmon in a salmon box"), too.

~Well if you insist you want to try a twist, then step up mister and twist your tongue~

Fischer's Fritze fischt frische Fische. Frische Fische fischt Fischer's Fritze.

Personally, I prefer "Unique New York" (Or "You neek, you nork!" as it always turns into after a few goes).

Not working for me. :p

blaukraut bleibt blaukraut und brautkleid bleibt brautkleid...

i usually am rather good at those, but i can't say that one even once..

I'm not a pheasant plucker, I'm a pheasant plucker's son, and I'm only plucking pheasants 'til the pheasant plucker comes.

Or, as it turns into: I'm not a pleasant fucker, I'm a pleasant fucker's son, and I'm only fucking pheasants 'til the pleasant fucker comes.

Ed edited it.

Not the hardest, but you usually lose track of the syllables.

"please" and "thank you"

I see tons of people every day unable to say those words. So i reckon they must be the hardest tongue twisters. Maybe i'm just bitter because i have to work with the general public.

My pal from Jönköping has me on to "Sex laxar i en lax ask" (Which means "six salmon in a salmon box"), too.



Actually it's Sex laxar i en vaxad lax-ask. (Six salmon in a waxed salmon box)

Also try Kvistfritt kvastskaft(it means broomhandle without splinters, say it really fast) and Sju sjösjuka sjöman på det sjunkande skeppet Shanghai.(Seven seasick seamen on the sinking ship of Shanghai)

Fischer's Fritze fischt frische Fische. Frische Fische fischt Fischer's Fritze.

Fischer's Fritze frisst frische Fische... ;)

"please" and "thank you"

I see tons of people every day unable to say those words. So i reckon they must be the hardest tongue twisters. Maybe i'm just bitter because i have to work with the general public.
Don't forget "sorry"!

Also: The classic "She sells sea shells on the sea shore" 15 years, and I've only met two people who can say that...

"please" and "thank you"

I see tons of people every day unable to say those words. So i reckon they must be the hardest tongue twisters. Maybe i'm just bitter because i have to work with the general public.

Maybe you are just needy.

"Toy boat"

Three Free Throws

One smart fellow, he felt smart
Two smart fellows, they both felt smart
Three smart fellows, they all felt smart

I'm not a fig plucker
I'm the fig plucker's mate
I'm only plucking figs
cause the fig plucker's late

in a similar vein,

I'm not a pheasant plucker
I'm the pheasant plucker's son
But I'll be plucking pheasants
til the pheasant plucking's done

I'm not a pheasant plucker, I'm a pheasant plucker's son, and I'm only plucking pheasants 'til the pheasant plucker comes.

Or, as it turns into: I'm not a pleasant fucker, I'm a pleasant fucker's son, and I'm only fucking pheasants 'til the pleasant fucker comes.

Also A Great Drinking Game with 3 or more people, One says Pheasant Plucker, and then points to the next person, the next says plucking pheasant, and so on. round and round faster and faster till someone fouls up or pauses,points to themselves (it can happen) then they get to down their pint, if they fail to down it, A Round for everyone Hurrah!

also am quite fond of trying to read the whole of Dr Seuss' Fox in Sox as quick as I can.

good blood, bad blood...

Also try Kvistfritt kvastskaft(it means broomhandle without splinters, say it really fast)

uh, i'm still trying to say it at all, no mentioning of fast. give me a break.

She sells sea shells in seychelles.

How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?

I think there can be a second line to that, but I don't remember how it goes.

The sixth Sheik's sixth sheep is sick.

"Toy boat"
For a second there I was wondering if you were posting in the wrong thread with those two measly words. But holy cow - I can't for the life of me repeat this correctly even twice. I'm impressed.

How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?

I think there can be a second line to that, but I don't remember how it goes.

He'd chuck as much wood as a woodchuck could, if a woodchuck could chuck wood.

blaukraut bleibt blaukraut und brautkleid bleibt brautkleid...

i usually am rather good at those, but i can't say that one even once..
Damn....tough one

my preferred method of tongue twisting involves a willing female.