Re: OT: Anybody wanna play Tom Swifties this week?

On Feb 24, 1:59�pm, Donz5 <do...@xxxxxxx> wrote:
On Feb 24, 1:56�pm, Sally <SallyDr...@xxxxxxx> wrote:





On Feb 24, 1:30 am, R H Draney <dadoc...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Sally filted:

On Feb 23, 6:26=EF=BF=BDpm, Donz5 <do...@xxxxxxx> wrote:
On Feb 23, 4:16=EF=BF=BDpm, foxyscrib...@xxxxxxxxx wrote:

"Who keeps taking my hairbrush!!" she bristled.

(took me 2 days to think of that one)

"May I present Her Royal Majesty, the Queen," he said diplomatically.

Great.

I gotta say to all...Helen, James....keep 'em coming. The more you do
it, the better they get. I loved Helen's pregnancy line. Classic. I
don't wanna stop the flow, so I'm not going to single out each person
for praise. Just keep 'em coming. I'm enjoying this SO much.

Others don't quite get it. Look at the work of rh draney, Shirlee,
Donz, Helen, James (if you dare,) and look at my examples. Follow that
pattern as closely as possible.

"All this laughing means I have to change my pants," she said, wetly..

Wikipedia says the original was:

"We must hurry", said Tom swiftly.

And they offer the following examples:

"Who left the toilet seat down?" Tom asked peevishly.
"Pass me the shellfish," said Tom crabbily.
"That's the last time I'll stick my arm in a lion's mouth," the lion-tamer said
off-handedly.
"Can I go looking for the Grail again?" Tom requested.
"I unclogged the drain with a vacuum cleaner," Tom said succinctly.
"I might as well be dead," Tom croaked.
"We just struck oil!" Tom gushed.
"They had to amputate them both at the ankles," Tom said defeatedly.
"Who discovered radium?" asked Marie curiously.
"Hurry up and get to the back of the ship," Tom said sternly.
"Would you like to ride in my new ambulance?" asked Tom hospitably.
"Who put the moss in the bog again?" asked Tom repeatedly.

Best one I think I ever read was:

"The prisoner is now coming down the stairs", said Tom condescendingly.

That kind of thing....r

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Whaddya know. A blitz of Swifties. Thanks for the back story.

Let's hear some new ones from you, ron h.

Sally

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"Will a knife do?" she said, cuttingly.

Sally
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