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Tom's Tuesday Ten #1061018
03/29/16 01:37 PM
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More Tom Swifties.(For example "I'll have a martini," said Tom, drily.) As ever, grovelling apologies for any re-runs

Some of these are very clever and quite tough, so being all heart, I've given you first letter and length as a starter grin·

As ever, an asterisk represents a "real" hyphen.

One answer each for first 24 hours, please.

-1. "It's a fact - I brush my teeth several times a day," said Tom i---------.
-2. "I suppose I'd better check my instructions and see who I have to kill next" Tom said f-------------.
3. "I don't want my cow to be artificially inseminated," was Tom's f--------- r-------.
-4. "I love trying to make insects fly," said Tom f---------.
-5. "I like the cut of your . . . whatever it is," Tom g-------.
6. "I gave him a glowing reference," said Tom p---------------.
-7. "Every one of these desert plants is weak and feeble," said Tom x-------------.
-8. "The law says the building must go here", Tom c----.
-9. “I wonder what it was like being one of Zeus’s daughters,” Tom m----.
-10. "My new car's got a puncture repair aerosol instead of a fifth wheel," said Tom d-----------.


To waste one second of one's life is a betrayal of one's self.
I wonder what's on television...?
Re: Tom's Tuesday Ten [Re: Urban Worrier] #1061020
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9. mused wave2

Re: Tom's Tuesday Ten [Re: Urban Worrier] #1061022
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4. flippantly lol wave

Re: Tom's Tuesday Ten [Re: Urban Worrier] #1061023
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7. xerophytically grin

wave

Re: Tom's Tuesday Ten [Re: Urban Worrier] #1061024
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Life is what happens while you're making other plans.

Re: Tom's Tuesday Ten [Re: Urban Worrier] #1061025
03/29/16 02:20 PM
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Very good - I'm muchly impressed! praise wave


To waste one second of one's life is a betrayal of one's self.
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Re: Tom's Tuesday Ten [Re: Urban Worrier] #1061027
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2 - fatalistically ? wave

Re: Tom's Tuesday Ten [Re: Urban Worrier] #1061028
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No need for the question mark, niteowl - "fatal list" lol wave


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I wonder what's on television...?
Re: Tom's Tuesday Ten [Re: Urban Worrier] #1061029
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thumbsup wasn't sure i was spelling it correctly ! i love these !

Re: Tom's Tuesday Ten [Re: Urban Worrier] #1061031
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10. despairingly grin


Did you ever stop to think and then forget to start again?
Re: Tom's Tuesday Ten [Re: Urban Worrier] #1061037
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6. protestimonially think

Re: Tom's Tuesday Ten [Re: Urban Worrier] #1061039
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3. formidable rebuttal think

This looks right but I'm almost afraid to ask what the explanation is. The only part that seems to fit for me is "ble" for "bull".


Bob
As I've grown older, I've found that my memory is not as good as I used to think it was.
Re: Tom's Tuesday Ten [Re: Urban Worrier] #1061044
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Cue - spot-on! smile

Joan - clever but not mine frown - what glows?

Bob - not right but getting there. Yes, the "ble" is "bull", and the first two letters of the second word are correct... :thin:


To waste one second of one's life is a betrayal of one's self.
I wonder what's on television...?
Re: Tom's Tuesday Ten [Re: Urban Worrier] #1061046
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1. implacably grin


Sometimes lost is where you need to be. Just because you don't know your direction doesn't mean you don't have one.
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8. cited smile

Re: Tom's Tuesday Ten [Re: Urban Worrier] #1061062
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Not quite there on 3. Closest I got was forgettable (or forgiveable) rejoinder but they're all too long. smile

How about...

8. cited wave


Bob
As I've grown older, I've found that my memory is not as good as I used to think it was.
Re: Tom's Tuesday Ten [Re: Urban Worrier] #1061118
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Good calls, manxman and CCb! smile

Halfway there, Bob. If Tom didn't want to use AI, he would probably ______ another method think


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Re: Tom's Tuesday Ten [Re: Urban Worrier] #1061144
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3 - favourable response ?

Re: Tom's Tuesday Ten [Re: Urban Worrier] #1061165
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Nicely cleared up, niteowl and Joan bravo wave


To waste one second of one's life is a betrayal of one's self.
I wonder what's on television...?
Re: Tom's Tuesday Ten [Re: niteowl07] #1061228
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Originally Posted By: niteowl07
3 - favourable response ?


thumbsup lol


Bob
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Re: Tom's Tuesday Ten [Re: Urban Worrier] #1061285
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A belated half-cigar for persistence, Bob! grin


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