There's a room named after him at New College which is traditionally, though not officially…

The Reverend William Archibald Spooner lived from 1844–1930), and was Warden from 1903 to 1924 of New College, Oxford, and was allegedly susceptible to this mistake. He apparenly once stood in the pulpit and announced the hymn: ‘Kinkering Kongs their Titles Take’ (“…
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There's a room named after him at New College which is traditionally, though not officially, referred to as the Rooner Spoom.
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Professional translator by day. Writer of silly and serious stuff by night. Also by day, when I get fed up of tedious translations. Founder of Iberospherical.
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