Becoming a linguist has apparently had a profound effect on my sense of humor. I don't think this should seem as funny to me as it does:

from George Carlin, in Brain Droppings

INSIDE-OUT TALK

Here's something pretty stupid. You inflect these phrases the same way as the originals. It's inside-out talk! Tell your pals.
  • Palsable celery
  • The Arionese Syberation Limby
  • Footday Night Monball
  • Daise Don't Please the Eatsies
  • A knocknical techout
  • The New Bork Yockerknickers
  • Beach the Combdanner
  • Sylstoner Vallest
  • Cronker Waltite
  • The Unington of Washiversity
  • Third Enkinders of the Close Count
  • Kind Enclosures of the Third Count
  • The Inhuldable Crelk
  • Circy Flython's Pything Montus
  • The Delaseverty Sixenty Philyers