# Tom Swifties! **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [July 10, 2013, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-swifties/663095 "2013-07-10T01:10:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Colophon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2013, 8:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-swifties/663095/101 "2013-07-11T08:58:44Z")
Or another example of this type: “No, it’s A - A - R - O - N,” said Aaron Spelling. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2013, 10:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-swifties/663095/102 "2013-07-11T10:23:29Z")
“I’m here by choice,” Tom said accidentally. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2013, 10:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-swifties/663095/103 "2013-07-11T10:24:32Z")
“I’m here by accident,” Tom said purposefully. ---
**Author:** ![Colophon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2013, 10:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-swifties/663095/104 "2013-07-11T10:38:19Z")
“This penicillin hasn’t done anything for my cold,” said Alexander Fleming. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2013, 10:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-swifties/663095/105 "2013-07-11T10:44:39Z")
“It’s pitch black in here. Who turned off all of the lights?” Tom asked brightly. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2013, 10:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-swifties/663095/106 "2013-07-11T10:52:14Z")
“That’s odd,” Tom said evenly. ---
**Author:** ![Colophon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2013, 11:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-swifties/663095/107 "2013-07-11T11:21:17Z")
“I got a really good suntan during the school holidays!” said Tom Brown. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2013, 11:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-swifties/663095/108 "2013-07-11T11:32:43Z")
“This noon-time equatorial sun is so bright,” Tom said dimly. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2013, 11:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-swifties/663095/109 "2013-07-11T11:34:10Z")
“Do you like the new single rear tires on my truck?” asked Tom Dooley. ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2013, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-swifties/663095/110 "2013-07-11T12:50:08Z")
“Do you like my new hair color?” asked Tom gingerly. ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2013, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-swifties/663095/111 "2013-07-11T13:02:43Z")
“All that fuss over a loaf of bread,” said Tom to Les miserably. ---
**Author:** ![Parthol](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/dec6dc/32.png) [@Parthol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Parthol)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2013, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-swifties/663095/112 "2013-07-11T13:34:32Z")
“My pregnant wife’s doctor has a throat infection!” said Tom obstreperously. ---
**Author:** ![Parthol](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/dec6dc/32.png) [@Parthol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Parthol)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2013, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-swifties/663095/113 "2013-07-11T13:35:39Z")
“I’ve finished smashing the chandeliers,” said Tom delightedly. ---
**Author:** ![Colophon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2013, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-swifties/663095/114 "2013-07-11T13:36:07Z")
“When I’m not writing, I do enjoy Zorbing,” said J. K. Rowling. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2013, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-swifties/663095/115 "2013-07-11T13:36:46Z")
“I just read that new bio of Ben Franklin!” Tom said electrifyingly. ---
**Author:** ![Colophon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2013, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-swifties/663095/116 "2013-07-11T13:44:21Z")
“There are no conifers here,” Tom opined. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2013, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-swifties/663095/117 "2013-07-11T13:44:33Z")
“Do you like my quaaludes?” Tom asked nervously. ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2013, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-swifties/663095/118 "2013-07-11T13:47:53Z")
“Hey, you’re pretty hot and tasty,” said Tom emphatically. ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2013, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-swifties/663095/119 "2013-07-11T13:57:02Z")
“I want to play either linebacker or safety,” said Tom defensively. ---
**Author:** ![Colophon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2013, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-swifties/663095/120 "2013-07-11T14:02:43Z")
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