# 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:** 69
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2013, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-swifties/663095/1361 "2013-11-21T03:27:28Z")
“Early '80s British rock is hands down the best,” Tom said adamantly. ---
**Author:** ![Colophon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2013, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-swifties/663095/1362 "2013-11-21T13:00:31Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > “Early '80s British rock is hands down the best,” Tom said adamantly. “You’re absolutely right - some of the singers were amazing,” replied Freddie mercurially. ---
**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:** [November 21, 2013, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-swifties/663095/1363 "2013-11-21T13:26:25Z")
“Eighties British rock was okay, but it was the Sixties that started it all rolling,” said Tom, stoned. ---
**Author:** ![Colophon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2013, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-swifties/663095/1364 "2013-11-21T14:00:19Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > “Eighties British rock was okay, but it was the Sixties that started it all rolling,” said Tom, stoned. “Your choice of Sixties bands concerns me,” frowned Paul, beetle-browed. ---
**Author:** ![Askance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/askance/32/8281_2.png) [@Askance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askance)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2013, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-swifties/663095/1365 "2013-11-22T03:40:41Z")
“You really got me” said Tom kinkily. ---
**Author:** ![Find\_Friends](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c37758/32.png) [@Find\_Friends](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Find_Friends)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2013, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-swifties/663095/1366 "2013-11-22T18:06:52Z")
> [@Colophon](#): > > “You’re absolutely right - some of the singers were amazing,” replied Freddie mercurially. 🙂 “I can tell you all about the ‘king’ of planets,” boasted Tom, jovially. ---
**Author:** ![Find\_Friends](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c37758/32.png) [@Find\_Friends](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Find_Friends)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2013, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-swifties/663095/1367 "2013-11-22T18:09:37Z")
“… there is something very absurd, in supposing a continent to be perpetually governed by an island,” [asserted](http://www.ushistory.org/paine/commonsense/singlehtml.htm) Thomas, pained. ---
**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:** [November 22, 2013, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-swifties/663095/1368 "2013-11-22T18:11:22Z")
“Rock singers of the past were great, but, when all is said and done, I always prefer that hot Ms. Kitt,” said Tom earthily. ---
**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:** [November 22, 2013, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-swifties/663095/1369 "2013-11-22T19:46:19Z")
“I’m not a baby, and I wish you wouldn’t pinch me there,” Tom said cheekily. ---
**Author:** ![Malacandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Malacandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malacandra)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2013, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-swifties/663095/1370 "2013-11-22T20:10:38Z")
“I can’t remember who that cowboy was in _The Dandy_ - somebody ‘Dan’,” said Tom desperately. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2013, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-swifties/663095/1371 "2013-11-22T22:04:37Z")
“Wasn’t that the bad guy who tried to steal Roy Rogers’ horse?”, said Tom, triggering a thought. ---
**Author:** ![Askance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/askance/32/8281_2.png) [@Askance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askance)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2013, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-swifties/663095/1372 "2013-11-23T05:35:42Z")
“Who was that masked man? He didn’t stop to let us …” asked Tom thankfully. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2013, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-swifties/663095/1373 "2013-11-23T15:46:28Z")
“I hate all singers that die at age 27” said Tom, whining curtly ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2013, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-swifties/663095/1374 "2013-11-23T16:26:49Z")
“I hear that swimmer who played Tarzan liked young female horses”, Tom filibustered. ---
**Author:** ![si\_blakely](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d9b06d/32.png) [@si\_blakely](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/si_blakely)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2013, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-swifties/663095/1375 "2013-11-23T20:46:59Z")
“I’ve given the directions to your destination”, said Tom, repeatedly. ---
**Author:** ![si\_blakely](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d9b06d/32.png) [@si\_blakely](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/si_blakely)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2013, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-swifties/663095/1376 "2013-11-23T20:49:41Z")
“I’ve been f\*cking throwing up all night”, Tom yawned colourfully. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2013, 10:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-swifties/663095/1377 "2013-11-24T10:21:08Z")
“Nothing, and I mean _nothing_, is going to keep me away from the greyhound races today,” Tom said doggedly. ---
**Author:** ![Askance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/askance/32/8281_2.png) [@Askance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askance)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2013, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-swifties/663095/1378 "2013-11-25T04:01:32Z")
“I’m sorry Mr Amin, even though you’re a dictator you’ll have to hold still while I clean your ears out” said Tom idiotically. ---
**Author:** ![Malacandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Malacandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malacandra)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2013, 8:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-swifties/663095/1379 "2013-11-25T08:01:02Z")
Amazing! 😃 ---
**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:** [November 25, 2013, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-swifties/663095/1380 "2013-11-25T15:18:57Z")
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