Subject: Tom Swifties (Page 21)

“I have those totals for you”, Tom added.

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

“That may cause my violin strings to snap,” was Tom’s gut reaction.

“I decided which car to purchase after looking at the pictures,” said Tom autobiographically.

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

“My compliments to the company that makes the Macintosh computer”, said Tom applaudingly.

“Please get into the elevator”, said Tom uppishly.

“My giant sea creature died,” Tom wailed blubberingly.

“Okay, you can switch on the electric chair now,” said Tom conceitedly.

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

“We just struck oil!” Tom gushed.

“I’m just an average guy,” said Tom meanly.

“I’m being sent down to the minors,” said Tom beleagueredly.

“I was raised in a foster home,” said Tom transparently.

“My neurotic blood-sucking arachnid has put on weight”, said Tom, his nervous tic showing again.

“I’m wearing my wedding ring,” said Tom with abandon.

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

“I’m on social security,” said Tom dolefully.

“I can no longer hear anything,” said Tom deftly.

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

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