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Topic: Dumb fun: Tom Swifty contest
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| Linda F | Posted – 9/4/2007 9:28:55 AM | show profile Yesterday I learned what a Tom Swifty was and, instead of working on my deadlines, spent hours coming up with my own. Examples are below. I decided to hold a contest on the Renegade Writer site for the best Tom Swifty; the winner will receive a copy of The Renegade Writer's Query Letters That Rock. To enter the contest, come up with a funny Tom Swifty -- bonus points if it's writing-related -- and post it in the Comments section here: http://therenegadewriter.com/?p=384 Thanks, and good luck! Examples (more on the Renegade Writer site): * "I write mainly for clips and exposure," Tom said senselessly. * "I don't have any more article ideas," Tom said querulously. * "Either get rid of that boat or we're leaving," Tom said rigorously. * "We encompass everything," the yogi said ominously. * "I can't believe those insects started their own baseball team," Tom said beleaguerdly. * "My husband proposed to me in the bathroom," she said alluringly. Linda |
| dianabloom | Posted – 9/8/2007 8:07:00 PM | show profile | email poster Not mine, but funny: I like necrophilia," said Tom in dead Ernest. Or, I'm ambivalent about necrophilia," said Tom half in Ernest. |
| Lifespeaks | Posted – 9/9/2007 11:03:04 PM | show profile Tom Swifties "I lost my girlfriend's corsage," Tom said lackadaisily. "My nose is running," Tom said coldly. "I hate all these forms," Tom said blankly. |
