Posted By: Urban Worrier
Tom's Tuesday Ten - 03/29/16 06:37 PM
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
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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-----------.
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-----------.
wasn't sure i was spelling it correctly ! i love these !
- what glows?