Repost: Watch Out!

Watch 'ape,' a word, becoming 'bird' -- 

or 'coach-and-four' – or 'darkroom door.'
Catch 'elm,' a term, becoming 'firm' -- 

or 'gapers' block' – or 'hearty hock.'
See 'inch,' as gloss, becoming 'joss' -- 

or 'kinderdijk' – or ‘Lyle likes Ike.’
Mark 'mayonnaise,' though not a phrase, 

become ‘not nuts' – or ‘oars or butts.'
Observe as 'perm' (a hairstyle term) 

becomes 'Quran' – or 'race Ron ran.' 
Note 'stuff' (a noun) becoming 'down' -- 

or 'undersea' -- or 'VIP.'
Attend as 'word' becomes '(e)x-Kurd -- 

or 'yelp 'n' yell' – or 'Zinfandel.'
(Those language buffs get down ‘n’ dirty. 

Heads up! Best to watch the wordy!)