0 Pearls of Wisdom: NPR Sunday Puzzle


Will Shortz, Sunday Puzzle, NPR
Since I'm obsessed with puzzles, pretty much all kinds, I've decided to re-post the NPR Weekend Edition Sunday Puzzle for my readers. For those of you who aren't familiar with the program, each week, New York Times crossword puzzle editor and NPR's Puzzlemaster Will Shortz presents an on-air quiz to one contestant and gives a challenge for Weekend Edition listeners at home.

(Proud to say I solved this week's puzzle in under a minute! Hint: Don't overthink it!)
Spoonerism
Definition: A play on words on a phrase in which the initial (usually consonantal) sounds of two or more of the main words are transposed.
Example: The phrase "right lane" becomes "light rain."
Etymology: Named after the Reverend W. A. Spooner (1844-1930), who is supposed to have habitually made such slip-ups. [source]
NPR Sunday Puzzle for June 6:
Think of a familiar two-word phrase that's an instruction seen on many containers. "Spoonerize" it to name two things seen at the beach. What's the phrase and what are the things?

Listen to this week's broadcast below and submit your answer to NPR. (I just sent my answer in for the first time ever...wish me luck!) Visit Jenny's Noodle next weekend to see the correct answer!

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