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Random Swifties
« on: 08 Aug 2013, 20:08 »

"I'm so scatterbrained I lost track of my own liver", said Tom, disorganized.
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« Reply #1 on: 09 Aug 2013, 08:16 »

"I never felt so square", said the root

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« Reply #2 on: 09 Aug 2013, 08:48 »

"There goes my hat!" said Tom off the top of his head.   
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« Reply #3 on: 09 Aug 2013, 08:52 »

"There's a hole in my head?" asked Tom, absentmindedly.
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« Reply #4 on: 09 Aug 2013, 11:03 »

"I thought I heard a voice talking about my breasts," Marigold said cannily.
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« Reply #5 on: 09 Aug 2013, 14:20 »

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« Reply #6 on: 09 Aug 2013, 15:03 »

My flowers won't grow, said Tom lackadaisically.
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« Reply #7 on: 09 Aug 2013, 18:48 »

"The exorcist destroyed my best friend, and now that Prohibition passed I can't even drink to forget!" said Tom, dispirited.
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« Reply #8 on: 09 Aug 2013, 19:44 »

"I most definitely will find that Wolf." said Tom, showing dogged determination.
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« Reply #9 on: 09 Aug 2013, 22:16 »

"I am definitely your type! Face it!" said Tom boldly.
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« Reply #10 on: 10 Aug 2013, 09:52 »

His wife was staring at the toaster. "It's browning, Elizabeth, bear it!" Bob said poetically.
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« Reply #11 on: 10 Aug 2013, 14:15 »

^^^
Well worth the stretch. 
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« Reply #12 on: 10 Aug 2013, 15:58 »

"We all groan at puns when the reach this stage.", Akima sighed theatrically.
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« Reply #13 on: 10 Aug 2013, 16:17 »

"You're a font of wisdom for these times," said the courier, seriphically.
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« Reply #14 on: 11 Aug 2013, 16:45 »

"What on earth is going on in this thread?" queried May, confusedly.  :?
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« Reply #15 on: 11 Aug 2013, 19:11 »

A series of American adventure fiction for children in the early 1900s featured a character named Tom Swift. The form of humor named after him pairs up an adverb with a quote that fits it. For example, "It was YOUR job to change the light bulb", Tom said darkly.
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« Reply #16 on: 11 Aug 2013, 19:15 »

"What on earth is going on in this thread?" queried May, confusedly.  :?
"This thread is thoroughly tangled!" said May with a snarl.
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Re: Random Swifties
« Reply #17 on: 11 Aug 2013, 23:45 »

"Barmymoo broke up with me!", said Tom, dismayed.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Swifty
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« Reply #18 on: 12 Aug 2013, 03:38 »

:D
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« Reply #19 on: 12 Aug 2013, 06:35 »

"I had never heard of Tom Swift, but I saw the pattern", observed Akima heuristically.
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« Reply #20 on: 12 Aug 2013, 06:48 »

"Look in the box!" said Schrödinger, cattily. 


Inspired by today's Google doodle.
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« Reply #21 on: 12 Aug 2013, 06:52 »

"I can't see where the cat is and where it's going," said Heisenberg uncertainly.
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« Reply #22 on: 20 Sep 2013, 18:15 »

"You failed to make a point", said Tom bluntly.
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« Reply #23 on: 22 Sep 2013, 01:47 »

"Really, I though I made it clear", said Tom pointedly.
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« Reply #24 on: 03 Oct 2013, 01:51 »

"I wonder if we should maybe go camping", said Tom tentatively.
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« Reply #25 on: 03 Oct 2013, 07:49 »

"I'm feeling a bit sick," Tom said coughingly.
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« Reply #26 on: 03 Oct 2013, 08:19 »

"I'm stupid, a real dunderhead!" Tom said, redundantly.
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« Reply #27 on: 03 Oct 2013, 19:21 »

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« Reply #28 on: 03 Oct 2013, 19:32 »

"I've always preferred Lamb" said Tom sheepishly.
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« Reply #29 on: 03 Oct 2013, 19:36 »

"All in favor? All opposed? The neighs have it," said Tom, hoarsely.
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« Reply #30 on: 03 Oct 2013, 19:40 »

"Should we put a stop to this?" Asked Tom haltingly.
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« Reply #31 on: 03 Oct 2013, 19:51 »

"I think that frog I just licked was poisonous," croaked Tom.
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« Reply #32 on: 03 Oct 2013, 20:04 »

I love that one.
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« Reply #33 on: 03 Oct 2013, 20:35 »

"Is it cold in here?" Tom said, moderatingly.
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« Reply #34 on: 03 Oct 2013, 21:17 »

"Could be him just playing around" Tom said gamely.
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« Reply #35 on: 03 Oct 2013, 22:24 »

"This is so cool!" Tom ejaculated excitedly.
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« Reply #36 on: 03 Oct 2013, 22:51 »

Ew. 
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« Reply #37 on: 04 Oct 2013, 00:28 »

Way back in the day, it was a synonym of 'exclaimed' when used as a dialogue modifier.  And yes, Tom Swift "ejaculated" a lot of lines.
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« Reply #38 on: 04 Oct 2013, 01:57 »

Just as "intercourse" was used for "conversation".

I guess someone could have ejaculated while engaged in intercourse...



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« Reply #39 on: 04 Oct 2013, 07:17 »

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« Reply #40 on: 04 Oct 2013, 08:46 »

Way back in the day, it was a synonym of 'exclaimed' when used as a dialogue modifier.  And yes, Tom Swift "ejaculated" a lot of lines.

Yes, of course, but there's only one way that's a pun, hence the "Ew". 

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« Reply #41 on: 04 Oct 2013, 12:29 »

Someone needs to do a Claireface with the Oktoberfest puns.
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« Reply #42 on: 04 Oct 2013, 13:04 »

I'm told there's a German-style café in London with the slogan "Our wurst is the best".

Look, I didn't think those up...
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« Reply #43 on: 04 Oct 2013, 13:06 »

Kat and I live just down the road from, and are frequent customers of, The Wurst Bar
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« Reply #44 on: 04 Oct 2013, 15:34 »

Well, there is a local Franchise here called Fritz's Wieners  *Shrug*
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« Reply #45 on: 04 Oct 2013, 15:47 »

"Guŕncháng (灌肠), one of the Chinese words for sausage, also means enema", Tom choked.
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« Reply #46 on: 04 Oct 2013, 15:52 »

"I'll have the kielbasa", Tom mustered.
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« Reply #47 on: 04 Oct 2013, 16:01 »

"BBQ or Mustard?"  Tom asked saucily.
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« Reply #48 on: 04 Oct 2013, 16:04 »

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"Cleaning mirrors is something I could see myself doing", Tom reflected.
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