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#96362 - 03/04/03 05:01 AM Re: Tom Swifty-ness
RubyRed member Registered: 03/02/03 Posts: 104	This is too much fun! "My brain spills over with Tom-Swifties," she said brimmingly. "I'm wondering if we may use poetic license with some of our adverbs?" she said curiously and inventingly. "I wonder if I should stop (fill in the blank)" she said haltingly. "I wonder if there is too much of a good thing," she said amply. "I wish I could stop with this already!" she said ceaselessly.
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#96363 - 03/04/03 06:38 AM Re: Tom Swifty-ness
dxb Pooh-Bah Registered: 03/06/02 Posts: 1692 Loc: UK	Nice ones Ruby! “Its just a pipe dream,” said Tom stonily. “I made a lot of money at the Ascot race meeting once…harrchh…behind the stands…harrchh…only my hat”, she coughed hoarsely. “No! She gets my goat!” Tom rebutted hornily. “Ehgve yerst ‘ed meh tons’ls ehrt,” said Tom glottally. “Six or seven?” Tom asked confusedly. “The TV control is on the table,” Tom said remotely.
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#96364 - 03/04/03 07:08 AM Re: Tom Swifty-ness
RubyRed member Registered: 03/02/03 Posts: 104	Thanks, dxb :) Back atcha for this one: “The TV control is on the table,” Tom said remotely.
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#96365 - 03/04/03 07:12 AM Re: Tom Swifty-ness
Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Registered: 06/24/02 Posts: 7184 Loc: Vermont	"I thought we could see the breakers from here", he said confusedly. _________________________ formerly known as etaoin...
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#96366 - 03/04/03 07:27 AM Re: Tom Swifty-ness
AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel Registered: 03/15/00 Posts: 6511 Loc: lower upstate New York	"Once a Scot, always a Scot," said Tom clandestinely. I think this one gets my vote!
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#96367 - 03/04/03 02:47 PM Re: Tom Swifty-ness
Zed Pooh-Bah Registered: 08/27/02 Posts: 2154 Loc: British Columbia, Canada	"I don't like vodka" he said absolutly. "That's because you're not Russian." she replied swiftly.
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#96368 - 03/04/03 04:52 PM Re: Tom Swifty-ness
Coffeebean old hand Registered: 02/11/03 Posts: 725 Loc: Oregon, USA	This one's for AnnaS. "Once stung, twice shy," said Tom begrudgingly.
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#96369 - 03/04/03 09:40 PM Re: Tom Swifty-ness
modestgoddess old hand Registered: 02/18/02 Posts: 833 Loc: Eastern Ontario, Canada	“No! She gets my goat!” Tom rebutted hornily. this one gets MY vote! verb and adverb, very clever!
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#96370 - 03/05/03 06:38 PM Re: Tom Swifty-ness
Zed Pooh-Bah Registered: 08/27/02 Posts: 2154 Loc: British Columbia, Canada	Oh, I hadn't thought of verb AND adverb. "The law is an honourable profession." she retorted briefly.
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#96371 - 03/05/03 06:47 PM Re: Tom Swifty-ness
Coffeebean old hand Registered: 02/11/03 Posts: 725 Loc: Oregon, USA	"Who took my flowers?" asked Tom lackadaisically.
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