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5:48AM
Mar-15-10


Glenn

Admin

posts 1057

An impressive collections. I have several "favorites" among them.

1:39PM
Mar-15-10


johng423

Member

posts 127

Thank you, Glenn. I consider you one of the masters so I value your comment.

One revision – I think I found a better word than "accused":
"Her perfume makes me sneeze," Tom eschewed.

1:48PM
Mar-15-10


EmmettRedd

Admin

posts 363

Can't choose – or maybe need a new idea . . .

1a "Back then, this whole area was flat," Tom explained.
1b "I used to fly a lot… but not any more," Tom explained.

How about:

1c "Any landing you can walk away from is a good landing," Tom explained.

Emmett

11:35AM
Mar-16-10


johng423

Member

posts 127

Tom Swifties – Now I really am addicted – I can't stop thinking about 'em! (as evidenced below)

Emmett – You just raised the "clever" level on that one!

Here are my latest attempts:
• "I banged my elbow and now my arm feels funny," she said humorously.
• "In the White Glove inspection, they'll give you a demerit for the tiniest thing," Tom warned perspectively.
• "This poet could describe the cosmos in a single stanza," said Tom universally.
• "The mother of Jesus is laughing," said John merrily.
• "We got no weights to tie on these useless ropes to keep this lousy boat from drifting," the sailor muttered cantankerously.
• "Give me a few of those, please," requested Tom handsomely.
• "It's a poem my cigarette lighter can identify with," he explained iambically.
• "Here we are, a-planting corn in a labyrinth again," said the farmer amazingly.
• "I'm opposed to using that sans serif font," she declared adversarially.
• "Don't make any noise on the bridge over the river," Tom advised quietly.
• "He's just like any other member of the lower house of Parliament," she said commonly.
• "This case is not about opinions or feelings," the attorney stated matter-of-factly.
• "Due to the nature of the cover-up we checked the background of everyone who put money into that company," the agent stated investigatively.
• "It rained every minute of the campout, so we couldn't go out," he said intensely.
• "I can do anything right-handed," she boasted adroitly.
• "That little shelter sure is a sorry sight," he drawled potently.
• "It is important for our experiment that both male and female models be correct to the smallest detail," asserted the nuclear radiation therapist anatomically.
• "A young lady, sitting erect on a stool, quite prim and proper, was playing the piano," he described uprightly.
• "In this country, the idea of everyone driving an automobile has become a reality," he said incarnationally.
• "The usual method is to can the cucumbers in brine," she explained typically.
• "Paul for President," the web site proclaimed electronically.
• "This microphone crackles and pops," Tony snapped.
…* (I still have a Rice Krispies box with a mail-in offer for a plastic microphone with the three characters.)

Adverb-free:
• "We find the defendant guilty," announced the jury foreman with conviction.
• "I can name all fifty capitals," Sam stated. ("Wisconsin? Oh, that's easy – W.")
• "Reporters want the meeting to be open to the public," the media disclosed.
• "He pushed her off the tenth floor," the lawyer alleged.
• "She said something about not wanting anything to do with males," he mentioned.
• "Warning your child three times will not be enough," the doctor foretold.
• "Using the good china? Don't tell me – Sydney Poitier is coming to dinner," Tracy guessed.
• "I can confirm he was right here, taking an exam," the teacher attested.
• "My guess is it's something related to evergreen trees," he opined.
• "All citizens must hold fast to this statement of faith," the emperor decreed.
• "Please, please stop crying. I'll give you some candy," the babysitter entreated.
• "Did you ride your horse today? Did you brush his coat? Did you feed him? " she nagged.
• His kids kept hounding him: "Can we get a dog? Can we? Pleeeeez?"
• "That will be $2 for the driver, plus 50 cents for each passenger," Tom told them.

And here's a tribute to the hosts:
• "During our podcast, I might go to a dictionary, then to a thesaurus, or Grant may go to a lexicon," Martha said, waywardly.

5:02PM
Mar-16-10


Ron Draney

Member

posts 428

"The recommended dosage is six teaspoons", Tom announced.

12:10PM
Jul-23-10


eiffes

New Member

posts 1

As to Military commands, officers are taught to call commands in a way that can be comprehended across a parade field. After about 15 ft fricitves are lost to the wind. Thus if you were to call "forward, March!" The third or so rank will be unable to hear the F, and likely won't catch the M. The command is modified to "o-ward, harch" to allow the commander to produce a louder sound, and for the subordinate to comprehend and obey the command. Further, a command given on the march (while moving) must be executed within two steps, with only "harch" on the second step. That makes clearly annunciating multiple consonants especially difficult. Just try to say "right oblique" in one breath between steps. Below are examples of other command contractions for your reading pleasure.

"Ite hace" right face
"yeft hace" left face
"arade, hest" parade rest
"ya-bout hace" about face

2:32PM
Jul-23-10


telemath

Member

posts 163

Here are a Tom Swifties that actually require the name "Tom":

"I did not impale that feral feline!" Tom categorically denied.
"What a bunch on nonsense," muttered Tommy rottenly.
"I'm just messing around," said Tom foolishly.
"That's a Miromiro," Tom tittered.
"She's not very ladylike," said Tom boisterously.
"There's a song about how to pronounce that vegetable's name," said Tom atonally.

1:18PM
Jul-24-10


adejoannis

New Member

posts 1

How interesting to hear a caller bring up the question of 'biologist' vs. 'naturalist': as a biologist, I have wondered the same thing. Biologists are people who work in the area of biology, like people who band birds and study their migration or life history, or people who study elephant social behavior, or people who raise fruit flies in a lab to study. 'Biologist' also refers to people who study plants, though they are usually specified as 'botanists'. Ecologists are people who study systems of biology, like coastal dunes, which incorporate plants, animals, soils, and climatic conditions. 'Naturalist' in the field of biology seems to refer to people who study nature in an explicitly empirical way (based on personal observations), and tend to share their observations with others through teaching or writing.

8:57AM
Jul-29-10


glandheim

St. George, UT

Member

posts 3

Queue

3:04PM
Aug-28-10


the dude

New Member

posts 1

"The panel has declared pottery from Israel as the finest," Tom said judiciously.

"That English nobleman looks to have gotten quite a lot of sun," Tom said tangentially.

"Hmm, I seem to have amputated an extremity," Tom said offhandedly.

That's all I got.