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#181056 12/20/08 12:08 AM
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Listening to the news yesterday I thought of a Swifty:

"I have a yen for foreign currency," said Tom frankly.

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You and your swifties are what got me hooked on this place in the first, um, place.

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"So, let's get with the drill" Tom said boringly.

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I might have put, "Let's get with the drill" Tom droned boringly.
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"This spooky vapor-filled swamp will be the perfect setting for my new whodunit," said Tom mysteriously.

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"I laughed", I said jokingly.


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"This vapor-filled spooky swamp will be the perfect setting for my new whodunit," said Tom mist-eerie-ously.

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"Your stuffing needs more seasoning," said Tom sagely.

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"This vapor-filled spooky swamp will be the perfect setting for my new whodunit," said Tom mist-eerie-ously.

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"I knew what you meant," he said understandingly.


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"Your gearbox is stuffed," he said mechanically.

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"I didn't put anything in it." she said hollowly.

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"Avoid needless," said Tom.

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