Were it to be a real Spoonerism it would be 'the tlot phickens', Which is why it isn't and will never be a true Spoonerism...
The Reverend Spooner's impediment was in speech, not writing, so the substitution was one of sounds, not individual letters. Hence "Our Queer Dean", in which the apparent letter substitution is a four for three swap, even though only the initial phoneme is transposed. Since the syndrome is a neurological misfire, it is necessary for at least the first word in the pair to be a pre-existing word in the language.
The Reverend Spooner's impediment was in speech, not writing, so the substitution was one of sounds, not individual letters. Hence "Our Queer Dean", in which the apparent letter substitution is a four for three swap, even though only the initial phoneme is transposed. Since the syndrome is a neurological misfire, it is necessary for at least the first word in the pair to be a pre-existing word in the language.