At least a year or a couple of years ago now, I don't remember where we were, what we are doing, or what show it was on, but my kids and I saw one of those funny-picture or funny-ad segments about this furniture company called "Sofa King." It showed an ad that said something like "Shop Sofa King where the prices are Sofa King low." (A Google search shows a lot of people have jumped onto the "Sofa King" bandwagon.)
Of course, my kids (and I'll admit it, me) thought this was hilarious. And, of course, they tried to use it as a way to say the f-word without actually saying the f-word. After our initial giggles wore off, my husband and I banned the "Sofa King" proclamations. But, even so long after the initial appearance of this phrase, it comes up every now and then. And it is still as funny as it ever was.
For the past week or so, our temperatures here have been hovering around the 100 degree mark with heat indexes well above that. I cannot even count the number of times I've thought, "It is Sofa King hot!" And then I had a little chuck and it made me feel a bit better. Go ahead, give it a try!
The moral of the story: Say your written words out loud to make sure they sound like you want them to sound.
From: The Wordsy Woman
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