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Hee hee! I leave the compuker off all weekend and come back to such a lot of fun! but sorry to say I still don't understand/get the point of some of these? I'm going to pick on ewein for an example (sorry honey! you know I love you!). She said: I wish I were taller, said Ewein longingly!For this to be a Tom Swiftly (Swifty? now I'm even confused about the name of this game! is there an "l" or isn't there?), I would have said it should be: I wish I were taller, said Ewein shortly.Perhaps "longingly" could be used thusly: "I didn't mean to look down on you," said Wilt Chamberlain, longingly. (or maybe that's a stretch....   ) but I think Geoff's response was entirely a propos! Let us go in peace to love and serve the board.
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"This tourniquet should stop the bleeding," said Tom staunchly. "I'm going to write a note to my mother," said Tom malignly. (get it? get it?! ma + lign - or line - get it, get it get it get it??!!) "I hate working late at night," said Tom shiftily. "My baby done lef' me," said Tom, Gracelessly. "Even Stalin had his moments," said Tom, dictatorially. "The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind," sang Tom, breezily. "We talked until two in the morning," said Tom, conversationally. "Is it possible for a camel to go through the eye of a needle?" asked Tom narrowly. "How many angels can dance on the head of a pin?" asked Tom minutely (or minuetly!). "I should not have stood in front of that car," said Tom - pilfering tiredly from another thread. "I should not have stood behind that car, either," said Tom exhaustedly.    Let us go in peace to love and serve the board.
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"I should not have stood behind that car, either," said Tom exhaustedly.
The above quote is quite appropriate, methinks, for one named MG! "Tornado watch in Chesterfield County until 6:00 p.m." said the meteorologist, windily.
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"I can't dance", said Michael, flatly.
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"I lost my cool," Tom said heatedly.
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I lost my lawsuit, said Tom plaintively...
"I lost my suit" said Tom, casually.
You'll have to speak louder. Since I lost my suit, I can barely hear you!
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"I told you that wasn't wheat, but would you listen? Noooo!" said Tom scornfully.
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"Didn't I tell you to wear well-fitted shoes and socks when you run the Marathon?" said Tom blisteringly.
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"Now look what's happened. Didn't I tell you not to attempt to decode those messages by yourself?" said Tom blisteringly.
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"Never did find out what the coded messages said, did you?" said Tim enigmatically.
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"I just ran a load of contraband past the border guards!" said Tom smugly.
(Edit: someone should have fun with "automatically," too - alluding to the car, or even to the restaurant that opened the door and gave food when you put nickels in the slot. Haven't time to do it myself at the moment, unfortunately.)
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"I never could get the hang of driving stick shift," said Tom automatically. (thanks wofa!)
"Madame Garbanzo wasn't in her tent when I went to have my palm read," said Tom, unfortunately. (okay, it's a bit of a stretch!)
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