A Tom Swifty (or Tom Swiftie) is a phrase in which a quoted sentence is linked by a pun to the manner in which it is attributed. Yea, these are corny, but I love 'em !!
? "I couldn't believe there were 527,986 bees in the swarm!" Tom recounted.
? "Who left the toilet seat down?" Tom asked peevishly.
? "They had to amputate them both at the ankles," Tom said defeatedly.
? "Your fly is undone," was Tom's zippy rejoinder.
? "I only have diamonds, clubs and spades," said Tom heartlessly.
? "I wonder if there's a number between seven and nine," said Tom considerately.
? "I manufacture tabletops for shops," said Tom counterproductively.
? "It's not fair!" said Tom darkly.
? "I'm about to hit the golf ball," Tom forewarned.
? "I won't finish in fifth place," Tom held forth.
? "That little devil didn't tell the truth," Tom implied.
? "I want a motorized bicycle," Tom moped.
? "I feel so empty," said Tom vacuously.
? "Eating garbage is a form of recycling, but I can't eat any more" said Tom wastefully.
? "I visit my parents every Sunday," said Tom weakly.
? "The prisoner escaped down a rope," said Tom condescendingly.
? "I dropped the toothpaste," said Tom, crestfallen.
? "I've struck oil!" said Tom crudely.
? "I didn't do well in the test," Tom said degradingly.
? "I couldn't believe there were 527,986 bees in the swarm!" Tom recounted.
? "Who left the toilet seat down?" Tom asked peevishly.
? "They had to amputate them both at the ankles," Tom said defeatedly.
? "Your fly is undone," was Tom's zippy rejoinder.
? "I only have diamonds, clubs and spades," said Tom heartlessly.
? "I wonder if there's a number between seven and nine," said Tom considerately.
? "I manufacture tabletops for shops," said Tom counterproductively.
? "It's not fair!" said Tom darkly.
? "I'm about to hit the golf ball," Tom forewarned.
? "I won't finish in fifth place," Tom held forth.
? "That little devil didn't tell the truth," Tom implied.
? "I want a motorized bicycle," Tom moped.
? "I feel so empty," said Tom vacuously.
? "Eating garbage is a form of recycling, but I can't eat any more" said Tom wastefully.
? "I visit my parents every Sunday," said Tom weakly.
? "The prisoner escaped down a rope," said Tom condescendingly.
? "I dropped the toothpaste," said Tom, crestfallen.
? "I've struck oil!" said Tom crudely.
? "I didn't do well in the test," Tom said degradingly.
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