In a 1930 interview, Spooner himself admitted to uttering "Kinkering Congs Their Titles Take" (Conquering Kings...) Spooner called this hymn out from the pulpit in 1879. Many other quotations, "probable and improbable, were invented" and attributed to Spooner, including:   Spooner is supposed to have committed other absent-minded gaffes. He was said to have invited a don to tea, "to welcome Stanley Casson, our new archaeology Fellow". "But, sir," the man replied, "I "am" Stanley Casson". "Never mind," Spooner said, "Come all the same." On his death, "The Times" recorded that "He was not afraid of conversation."