Slips of the tongue

These were related to me by Lee, who does like to tease people, especially ladies.

His next door neighbour on one side was explaining that she was having trouble with a smoking chimney and concluded “I shall have to call the swimney cheep”. “Ah” said Lee, “The swimney cheep, excellent idea”. “Oh, trust you not to let that go!” said the woman.

Then there was the lady on the other side who was telling Lee about her greengrocery purchases which included, “….a qualiflower”. Lee allowed the conversation to carry on long enough for the lady to relax, in the belief she had got away with it. He then pulled her up short with, “By the way, don’t for one moment think I didn’t hear you call that a ‘qualiflower'” Her reaction was similar to that of the first lady.