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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 1 of 17 1 2 3 … 16 17 Go to page... Tom Swifty-ness #96302 02/19/03 09:51 PM Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 725 Oregon, USA Coffeebean OP old hand OP Coffeebean old hand Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 725 Oregon, USA Let's try a Tom Swifty thread. Tom Swiftys are named after the Tom Swift American adventure novels. The author Victor Appleton (Edward L. Stratemeyer or Howard Garis in Stratemeyer's employ) would always describe every action with an adverb: Tom never just said anything, he said it carefully, excitedly, eagerly, etc. A Tom Swifty is a particular type of pun centering on the adverb in the following formula: "You should go clean the lawn," Tom said rakishly. "I hate being on welfare," Tom said dolefully. "Those knives are dangerous," Tom said pointedly. - from www.wikipedia.org As stated above, a Tom Swifty contains a pun. Good ones may contain two or three puns! As always, brevity is the soul of wit. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Tom Swifty-ness #96303 02/19/03 10:02 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 618 Australia D doc_comfort addict doc_comfort addict D Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 618 Australia Here's a few: http://wordsmith.org/board/showflat.pl?Cat=&Board=wordplay&Number=73860 and more: http://wordsmith.org/board/showflat.pl?Cat=&Board=miscellany&Number=22294 Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Tom Swifty-ness #96304 02/19/03 10:27 PM Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 725 Oregon, USA Coffeebean OP old hand OP Coffeebean old hand Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 725 Oregon, USA "I like Garfield, but not the dog," Tom said odiously. "You'll never get me to a proctologist!" Tom said testily. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Tom Swifty-ness #96305 02/20/03 12:59 AM Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 180 Atlanta, GA birdfeed member birdfeed member Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 180 Atlanta, GA "I have cramps," she said periodically. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Tom Swifty-ness #96306 02/20/03 02:02 AM Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 833 Eastern Ontario, Canada M modestgoddess old hand modestgoddess old hand M Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 833 Eastern Ontario, Canada Here's a few: which put me in mind of Shona. Where is he these days? Shoooooooonnnnaaaaaaa, where aaaaaaaaarrrre yoooooooouuu? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Tom Swifty-ness #96307 02/20/03 12:38 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,758 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,758 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA "You'll never get me to a proctologist!" Tom said testily. Ummm, you _did_ mean a urologist? Unless perhaps you wanted "...never get me to a proctologist, he said acidly." Which brings to mind the old saying, "Don't start vast projects with half-vast ideas..." Pa-da-bam. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Tom Swifty-ness #96308 02/20/03 12:52 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York Pa-da-bam. And a tip o' the *rimshot* to ya, good doctor. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Tom Swifty-ness #96309 02/20/03 12:54 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York "I prefer French roast myself," Coffeebean said darkly. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Tom Swifty-ness #96310 02/20/03 01:01 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky "I prefer French roast myself," Coffeebean said darkly. HA! That was GREAT! C-bean, welcome aBoard, if I haven't already. "I am roasting, she said hotly". Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Tom Swifty-ness #96311 02/20/03 01:06 PM Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont "I am hot", he said sunnily. formerly known as etaoin... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Page 1 of 17 1 2 3 … 16 17 Go to page... 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