Tom's Tuesday Ten
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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 · 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...?
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03/29/16 05:20 PM
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3. formidable rebuttal 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.
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03/29/16 06:11 PM
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Cue - spot-on! Joan - clever but not mine - 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...?
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03/29/16 08:55 PM
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Not quite there on 3. Closest I got was forgettable (or forgiveable) rejoinder but they're all too long. How about... 8. cited
Bob As I've grown older, I've found that my memory is not as good as I used to think it was.
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