Subject: Tom Swifties (Page 22)

“Watch this insect sail through the air,” said Tom flippantly.

“Oops! There goes my hat!” said Tom off the top of his head.

“My friend and I steal things together,” Tom corroborated.

“Watch this insect sail through the air,” said Tom flippantly.

“He’s a boring chap,” said Tom indulgently.

“That’s already been taken care of,” Tom pretended.

“I only use one herb when I cook,” said Tom sagely.

“I’ll get you out of prison in no time,” said Tom balefully.

“That’s price-fixing!” said Tom caustically.

“I was the first to climb Mount Everest,” said Tom hilariously.

“I insist on naming the first male insect”, said Tom adamantly.

“Everything in Texas is bigger,” he said in measured tones; “Even the cowboys,” he continued hoarsely.

“I’d like to make a toast,” Tom said warmly.

“I presented my case to the judge,” Tom said briefly.

“The executioner has received the tool he needs”, said Tom with a heavy accent.

“It’s my maid’s night off,” said Tom helplessly.

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

“If I die, you get everything,” said Tom willingly.

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

“There, there,” was Tom’s pat answer.

“It’s my personal magnetism,” said Tom ironically.