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02/19/2003 9:51 PM
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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.
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02/19/2003 10:02 PM
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02/19/2003 10:27 PM
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"I like Garfield, but not the dog," Tom said odiously.
"You'll never get me to a proctologist!" Tom said testily.
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02/20/2003 12:59 AM
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"I have cramps," she said periodically.
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#96306
02/20/2003 2:02 AM
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Here's a few:
which put me in mind of Shona. Where is he these days?
Shoooooooonnnnaaaaaaa, where aaaaaaaaarrrre yoooooooouuu?
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#96307
02/20/2003 12:38 PM
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"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.
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#96308
02/20/2003 12:52 PM
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Pa-da-bam.
And a tip o' the *rimshot* to ya, good doctor.
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02/20/2003 12:54 PM
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"I prefer French roast myself," Coffeebean said darkly.
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02/20/2003 1:01 PM
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"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".
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02/20/2003 1:06 PM
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"I am hot", he said sunnily. 
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02/20/2003 1:10 PM
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"I know the six most-used letters in the English language," etaoin said commonly.
"Cardinals go for corn, while woodpeckers prefer suet," birdfeed said seedily.
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02/20/2003 1:29 PM
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"I am hot" You sure are, she said pantingly. 
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02/20/2003 2:11 PM
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My words I like to rearrange, Betsy said anastrophically.
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02/20/2003 2:41 PM
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"I think I look a little pale," WO'N said juanly.
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02/20/2003 2:58 PM
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"What's the matter with ewe?" asked Faldage sheepishly.
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02/20/2003 3:29 PM
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I don't like talking about these things, wow said, disgustedly.
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02/20/2003 3:35 PM
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>I don't like talking about these things, wow said, disgustedly. "That's the spirit," Tom said gravely.
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02/20/2003 4:14 PM
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"Ummm, you _did_ mean a urologist?"
Doc, I stand corrected -- it is not my general practice to make such errors.
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02/20/2003 4:30 PM
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"I've been such a cad," said Tom ruefully.
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02/21/2003 3:05 AM
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"I couldn't run faster than the car," Tom said tiredly.
"I couldn't catch up with the car," Tom said exhaustedly.
(or, to make the above a bit plainer: Confucious say man who run in front of car get tired. Confucious say man who run behind car get exhausted.)
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02/21/2003 4:29 AM
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"What's the matter with ewe?" asked Faldage sheepishly.
Must resist temptation, WO'N said beastily.
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02/21/2003 4:57 AM
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I live at the top of the world, sjm said topsy-turvily.
I don't like Cleopatra, ASp said hissingly.
What flavor would you like, Bean asked vanillishly?
I love a good rhubarb, Rhuby said commandingly!
I'm a fabulous cook, Consuelo said tamalishly!
I feel totally worthless, tsuwm said wordily.
The surreal is sublime, musick said, loosely.
We've been adopted by a friend, ASp and Faldage said squirrelingly.
"I don't care if you're sick, you don't have an appointment!" Dr. Bill said curmudgeoningly.
My metamorphosis is more than just a transformation, Pfranz said Capfkaesquely.
I don't like moonlight swims, Hev said sharkingly!
I've crept through many caverns, Milo said spelunkeringly.
I've maxed out, WO'N said quordlepleeningly.
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02/21/2003 10:14 AM
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"Which puts me in mind of Shona. Where is he these days?"
Mod~god said mindlessly.
"Maybe he happy lives without us" Milo answered adverblessly.
"Milo! You left out the (...ily)!" WO'N said faldagingly.
"Well WO'N," Answered Milo dimly, "Never did I say that I was the brightest bulb in the marquee.
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02/21/2003 10:19 AM
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"vanillishly?", he asked creamily.
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#96327
02/21/2003 12:40 PM
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"We've beaten the Cardinals!" the Memphis players crowed.
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02/21/2003 3:27 PM
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slightly different, but in the same flavor, when others are telling jokes. you can slip these in.
do you know the joke about the rope?
Oh, never mind, skip it.
have you heard the joke about the wall?
Forget it, its over your head anyway..
Did you hear the joke about LA? (or the city of your choice)
Its a riot!
I know a lot of blonde* jokes (*or ethic group of choice).
They are all beauts, but simple minded.
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02/21/2003 4:39 PM
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“The spell is broken,” said Tom disenchantedly.
"Coffee's ready!" said Tom perkily.
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02/21/2003 5:29 PM
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"cream in mine, please", he lowed.
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02/21/2003 7:12 PM
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You can let the horse in, Helen said troyishly.
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02/22/2003 3:17 AM
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slightly different, but in the same flavor, when others are telling jokes. you can slip these in.
did you hear about the cannibal who passed his father in the jungle?
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02/22/2003 3:54 AM
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abnpr cv bhru lprnj, he said cryptically.
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02/22/2003 4:58 AM
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"Guess where the body's buried," Tom said cryptically.
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02/22/2003 8:14 AM
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'To your health!', he cheered spiritedly
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02/22/2003 11:27 AM
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".....and then I woke up." she said dreamily.
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02/22/2003 9:09 PM
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Again, trolling through some old papers, I found the Tom Swify exercise my Grade 11/13 English teacher gave us, so without further ado, I inflict 'em all on you (I'm a poet, an' I know it!):
"I just turned a back hand-spring," said Tom flippantly.
"I disapprove of prostitutes," said Tom tartly.
"I like the 25th letter of the alphabet best," said Tom wisely.
"I can't help it if I'm only four feet six inches," said Tom shortly.
"I must learn to swim this summer," said Tom buoyantly.
"We saw a Gilbert and Sullivan operetta last night," said Tom patiently.
"I must sharpen my pencil," said Tom pointedly.
"Brown eyes are hereditary," said Tom genially.
"Never!" said Tom, knowingly.
"That woman has no bust to speak of," said Tom flatly.
"I'm a homosexual," said Tom gaily.
"Go to the back of the boat," Tom said sternly.
"I'd give anything for a drink of water," Tom said drily.
"I just dumped my girlfriend," Tom said ruthlessly.
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02/23/2003 12:32 AM
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"Go to the back of the boat," Tom said sternly.
I love it!
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02/24/2003 1:28 AM
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"I prefer the light mesh racing bra," she said fastidiously.
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¡Ay Chichihuahua!
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"Don't give kitty anymore Nyquil," said Tom catatonically.
"Hand over the money!" said Tom tenderly.
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