Subject: Tom Swifties (Page 10)

“Let’s all play an A, a C#, and an E”, cried the band with one accord.

“I chop down trees for a living,” said Tom lumberingly.

“It’s made the grass wet,” said Tom after due consideration.

I dropped the toothpaste,” said Tom, crestfallen.

“The girl has been kidnapped,” said Tom mistakenly.

“We’d like a table for two,” said Tom without reservation.

“Pretend we were in the days before railways,” Tom coached.

“Once again, I read it on Wikipedia,” Tom recited.

“Would you stop horsing around!” yelled Tom woefully.

“The policeman charged me twenty bucks for speeding,” said Tom finally.

“These bit patterns will be more readable in groups of 8,” said Tom bitingly.

“I’ve been to a film festival in Southern France,” said Tom cannily.

“I’m concerned about the number of people not attending,” said Tom absentmindedly.

“I won’t stand for painting,” said Tom uneasily.

“The escaped prisoner is camping out in the woods,” said Tom contentedly.

“I have a split personality,” said Tom, being frank.

“I have lost all my Hungarian sheet music,” said Tom listlessly.

“Do you know the location?” asked Tom warily.

“I caught two hares”, said Tom abrasively.

“A dog bit me,” said Tom rabidly.

“I’ve transferred my money back into a German bank account,” Tom remarked with interest.