Subject: Tom Swifties (Page 21)

“Who is this Tom Swifty character anyway?” asked Tom unselfconsciously.

“I couldn’t believe there were 527,986 bees in the swarm!” Tom recounted.

“I wrote the book on that subject”, said Tom authoritatively.

“I’m burning aromatic substances,” said Tom, incensed.

“I wouldn’t mind going with you to the tennis match,” she said gamely.

“I’m the butcher’s assistant,” said Tom cuttingly.

 “Your Honor, you’re crazy!” said Tom judgmentally.

“How do you start a model-T Ford without a battery?” asked Tom crankily.

“I wonder if there’s a number between seven and nine,” said Tom considerately.

“This blood-sucking insect likes French cheese,” said Tom briefly.

“I swallowed some of the glass from that broken window,” Tom said painfully.

“The lion has its head caught in the skylight,” said Tom uproariously.

“I’m embarrassed,” Tom admitted readily.

“I punched him in the stomach three times,” said Tom triumphantly.

“I don’t work here on a regular basis,” said Tom casually.

“We need more people like Ronald Reagan and Ronald McDonald,” said Tom moronically.

“That’s nothing!” said Tom naughtily.

“This fabric is not good enough to make a bolero,” said Tom unravellingly.

“Why do I have to strip naked again?” asked Tom rebuffingly.

“These propulsion systems were used by NASA on moon rockets,” said Tom apologetically.

“I want a motorized bicycle,” Tom moped.