My favorite tongue twister is the entire Dr. Seuss book Fox in Socks. Three generations in my family have held races for who could read it the fastest with the fewest errors. I think my dad still holds the record.

I swear I have a memory of some standup comedian—Steve Martin? Chevy Chase? That era—messing up a line, turning his head and going “toy boat, toy boat, toy boat,” to recover. I remember it because I could never do it myself. But a search of the interwebz gave me nothing, which might indicate I made the whole thing up.

The hubs says his favorite is reminiscent of Florida: She sells seashells by the seashore.

My mom used to sing to me about Sarah, Sarah, sitting in the shoeshine shop, all day long she shines and sits…

When I was in junior high, a drama teacher made us memorize the entire “to sit in solemn silence” thing as a vocal warmup. 

What’s your favorite?