Tom Swifties
June 8th, 2009 | Published in general
There’s a great and growing collection of Tom Swifties (dialog with built-in puns) going on now at Schott’s Vocab blog on NYT. A few favorites:
“I hear the president asked King Abdullah about the Saudi penalty for pickpockets,” Tom said offhandedly
” ‘Goody Two Shoes’ is the best song of the 1980s!” Tom argued adamantly.
“A reporter should always ask ‘who, what, when and why,’” he said unwarily.
“But I’m all for exams!” Tom protested.
“I don’t know what groceries to buy”, Tom said listlessly.
“Your boat motor sounds awful” said Evan rudely
“That just doesn’t add up,” said Tom, nonplussed.
“I just slipped on a banana,” said Tom superciliously.
“I’ve lost an entire month!” Tom cried, dismayed
“Actions speak louder than words,” said Tom proverbially.
My butt’s sore, Tom asserted.
“Certainly, Doris,” Tom said yesterday.