Came =
across a list of Tom Swifty jokes, where the final adverb adds a sharp (and=
funny) point to the sentence. Of course, for my grandkids I changed if all=
to “Grandpa” instead of “Tom”. So now workin=
g on some “Grandpa Swifties”.
“I don’t think I could eat another hot dog, said Grandpa, fra=
nkly.
"I’m not afraid of a little poison ivy!" Grand=
pa said rashly.
"The thermostat is =
set too high," said Grandpa, heatedly.
"If you want me, I will be in the attic," said Grandpa, lof=
tily.
"Pass me the shellfish,"=
said Grandpa, crabbily.
"My pencil=
is dull," said Grandpa, pointlessly.
"I’ve joined the navy," Grandpa said fleetingly.
"I used the vacuum cleaner to clear the dr=
ain," Grandpa said succinctly.
&quo=
t;I think I’ll use a different font for my Grif Net jokes," said=
Grandpa, boldly.
**ANSWERS TO MORE DAFFY-NITIONS QUIZ**
Example: =
y =3D Musician who does nothing but fiddle around =
=3D Violinist
1. A very, very sm=
all joke =3D Minnehaha or puny pun
2. So=
meone who faints in the doctor’s office =3D Outpatient
=
3. Person whose job it is to put you in your place =3D=
Real estate agent
4. Money put aside in=
case your car gets a flat =3D Retirement Fund
5. Where tadpoles save their money =3D Riverbank
6. The sickest tree in the forest =3D the Sycamore
7. Man who patients are wearing thin =3D Diet do=
ctor or bariatric surgeon
8. What a poli=
ceman would yell at a runaway Timex =3D Stopwatch
9. Apparatus on the corner that turns red the closer you move tow=
ard it in your car =3D Traffic light
10.=
Mail that arrives wet =3D postage due
~~
Dr. Bob =
Griffin
“Abhorring all my sin, adoring only Him”
[email protected] www=
=2Egrif.net
=2Eavast.com