"I think this floral centerpiece is missing something,"...

[gnomi]

...Tom said lackadaisically.

Over dinner tonight, mabfan, farwing, mystful and I were discussing, among other things, Tom Swiftys. Here, as requested, is a big honking list of them.

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[mystful.livejournal.com]

Thanks, Nomi!! Those are amazing.

My favorite: "It's half a score," Tom said often.

[gnomi.livejournal.com]

I'm glad you like them! I love things like this -- I often credit growing up in a household where wordplay was common for the fact that I ended up in Linguistics.