"Tom Swifties" (Was Re: Prescriptivism)

[Jonathan Lighter]

Gorge here on "Tom Swifties" :

  www.fun-with-words.com/tom_swifties_history.html

  JL


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In a message dated 12/4/05 5:29:08 PM, wuxxmupp2000 at YAHOO.COM writes:


> =A0 As I heard it, the Swiftie in question began, "' I'm not queer,"=20
> ejaculated Tom....' "
>=20

As I heard it (when I was abut 14), it was about what one maggot said to=20
another, but I can't remember what was said.



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