On Thu, 23 Jul 2020 12:20:07 +1000, Peter Moylan
Post by Peter MoylanPost by occamAside: I've always thought that 'lisp' should be spelled "lithp".
More onomatopoeic.
I once heard a comedian who said that he was a lithper. He also said
that it was cruel to give this disability a name that the sufferers
couldn't pronounce.
On the other hand, he did appreciate the disability parking permit.
When I was much younger, my auntie would laugh herself silly whenever
I told a variation of this joke:
There is an old, old story about a traveling evangelist who also
advertised himself as a faith healer. In one of his crusade services
he jumped on the platform and said, I have faith that two people will
be healed tonight. Where are you? he asked. Who would like to be
healed?
A man ran down the aisle, named Harry. Asked what his ailment was,
Harry said he had a lisp. He explained sadly, I cant talk wite. He
was instructed to go behind a curtain.
Another man hobbled down on crutches. His name was Frank. He said, I
havent walked in 20 years without crutches.
He was told to go behind the curtain with Harry. Then the healer said
Frank, youve been healed. Slide those crutches out under curtain one
at a time. Slowly the crutches appeared under the curtain, and the
crowd went crazy. The healer held up the crutches and broke them over
his knee. Everyone cheered!
Then dramatically he declared that Harry was healed of his speech
impediment too. The evangelist said: Harry, the next sentence you
speak will be the first youve ever said normally. Then he said,
Usher, take him a microphone. After he was certain Harry had the
microphone the evangelist asked, What would you like to say, Harry?
There was a moment of silence. Then, from behind the curtain came
these words, He fell on his ath.