“What the hell does ‘pluperfect’ even mean?” Tom said tensely.
“Someday I hope to hold a middle-management post at Dunder Mifflin,” Tom said officiously.
“Are you serious?” said Tom, surely.
“That was truly a titanic failure” said Tom, with a sinking feeling.
“I’ll have you know I’m the world’s foremost authority on Word War I battlefields,” Tom said trenchantly.
“I’d rather work at Wernham-Hogg,” said Tom originally.
“There was an elm on the North Moors walking - walking seven yards to a step,” Tom said stridently.
“I love Ann McCaffrey’s novels about dragons on that other planet” said Tom, perniciously.
“What station is ‘Jeopardy!’ on here?” asked Tom, quizzically.
“There’s only one great French aircraft manufacturer,” Tom said desultorily.
“We’ll never make it to the top floor!” Tom said hysterically.
“At last I’ve got the smell of skunk off me,” Tom said distinctly.
“I seem to have been careless with a table saw”, Tom remarked offhandedly.
Regards,
Shodan
“I’d love the Dope even more regardless”, said Tom about Shodan.
“I firmly believe in Manifest Destiny,” Tom said expansively.
“Overthrow the government!” Tom cooed.
“Those physicists in Switzerland ain’t so hot shit just 'cause they found the Higgs boson” said Tom, discerningly.
“My harness horse just broke stride!” said Tom, distraught.
“I’m gonna sue! See you in court!” Tom said plaintively.
"I’ll be ready for that, " said Tom defensively.