Subject: Tom Swifties (Page 22)

“By convention!” cussed Tom airily.

“I like camping,” said Tom intently.

“That young insect is female,” said Tom gallantly.

“I caught two hares”, said Tom abrasively.

“The food here is terrible,” he muttered, swallowing his words.

“I have three houses, and I’m going to buy another,” said Tom forebodingly.

“I unclogged the drain with a vacuum cleaner,” said Tom succinctly.

“I’m going to be intestate,” said Tom unwillingly.

“I just came in through the door,” said Tom, entranced.

“A dog bit me,” said Tom rabidly.

“Now, how can I trick Sidney?” Tom considered.

“The roof is about to collapse”, Tom upheld.

“So this is your new computer!” said Tom calculatingly.

“I don’t want to rewrite this in prose,” said Tom aversely.

“I like modern painting,” said Tom abstractly.

“I manufacture tabletops for shops,” said Tom counterproductively.

“I was removed from office,” said Tom disappointedly.

“All right, I will allow the prisoners to wear perfume,” the warden consented.

“She even flies her own jet,” Tom leered.

“I feel so empty,” said Tom vacuously.

“All right – we’ll use a water solution”, Tom acquiesced.