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(Message started by: Noke Lieu on Jul 6^th, 2008, 11:40pm)

Title: Tom swifites
Post by Noke Lieu on Jul 6^th, 2008, 11:40pm

Probably my favourite class of pun is the Tom Swifty. (http://www.fun-with-words.com/tom_swifties_history.html)

Can you complete these ones?

"When it stops raining, we'll break camp," Tom said [hide]intently[/hide].

and so on.

1. "Now, THAT'S a fountain," Tom said
2. "You're... choking... me," Tom said
3. "I think one bowl of goulash should be enough" Tom said
4. "But then there won't be any fertiliser for the veggies" Tom said
5. "My baby son knows how to search the internet, yes he does..." Tom

Title: Re: Tom swifites
Post by denis on Jul 7^th, 2008, 4:59pm

1. [hide]gushingly[/hide]
5. [hide]cooed[/hide]

Title: Re: Tom swifites
Post by Noke Lieu on Jul 7^th, 2008, 6:12pm

yep and yep

Title: Re: Tom swifites
Post by ThudanBlunder on Jul 7^th, 2008, 9:17pm

2) [hide]gurgled[/hide]? ;D

Title: Re: Tom swifites
Post by towr on Jul 7^th, 2008, 11:33pm

3) [hide]hungry; considering goulash is from Hungary[/hide]

Title: Re: Tom swifites
Post by Noke Lieu on Jul 8^th, 2008, 1:59am

not gurgled. but close (ish)

Hungrily... maybe. not intended at least.
Maybe should change it to "should be enough to feed everyone"

Title: Re: Tom swifites
Post by ThudanBlunder on Jul 8^th, 2008, 9:17am

on 07/08/08 at 01:59:41, Noke Lieu wrote:

not gurgled. but close (ish)

2)[hide]spluttered[/hide]?

Title: Re: Tom swifites
Post by Noke Lieu on Jul 8^th, 2008, 4:33pm

it's 12 letters long...

Title: Re: Tom swifites
Post by Noke Lieu on Jul 16^th, 2008, 1:29am

jsut nip this one in the bud.. it didn't quite take off like I was hoping...

gushingly
breathlessly
stupidly (stew piddly)
all forlorn
cooed

Title: Re: Tom swifites
Post by Pheasant on Jul 18^th, 2008, 8:46pm

What about [hide]"strangely"[/hide] for the second one?

Title: Re: Tom swifites
Post by ThudanBlunder on Jul 18^th, 2008, 9:23pm

on 07/16/08 at 01:29:22, Noke Lieu wrote:

...it didn't quite take off like I was hoping...

.......said Noke lightly/breezily/airily ;)

Title: Re: Tom swifites
Post by Noke Lieu on Jul 19^th, 2008, 11:16pm

on 07/18/08 at 20:46:31, Pheasant wrote:

What about [hide]"strangely"[/hide] for the second one?

not bad, given my mis-type rate!.. he said exceptingly

Title: Re: Tom swifites
Post by ThudanBlunder on Jul 20^th, 2008, 1:09am

on 07/18/08 at 20:46:31, Pheasant wrote:

What about [hide]"strangely"[/hide] for the second one?

At this stage, Noke will except anything he can get. ;)