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See [[Stealth Pun]] for when the puns are hidden more covertly and [[Punny Stuff]] for a range of [[Pun]] subtropes.
{{examples}}▼
== Literature ==▼
* The ''[[Discworld]]'' series is littered with them, most captured at [http://www.lspace.org/books/apf/ The Annotated Pratchett File]. Probably the first was in ''[[Discworld/The Light Fantastic|The Light Fantastic]]'' when, after being summoned by the Rite of Aske Kent, we read of [[Grim Reaper|Death]]:▼
{{quote|{{smallcaps|I was at a party}}, he added, a shade reproachfully.}}▼
** It was also used in combination with a [[Shout-Out]] in ''[[Discworld/Soul Music|Soul Music]]'' which is about <s> Rock and Roll</s> Music With Rocks In.▼
{{quote|{{smallcaps|Thank you}}, said the grateful Death.}}▼
* Here are some from "Community Life", a short story by Lorrie Moore, in the collection ''Birds of America'':▼
{{quote|"This hot dog's awful," she said frankly.▼
"She's a real dog," he said cattily.▼
"You're only average," he said meanly.▼
"I have to go to the hardware store," he said wrenchingly.▼
"Would you like a soda," he asked spritely. }}▼
* Much of the plot of David Lubar's ''[[Sleeping Freshmen Never Lie]]'' actually ''depends'' on Tom Swifties. As such, there are many scattered throughout the book.▼
* Probably an unintentional example in ''[[Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkaban]]'': "He's friends with that dog," said Harry grimly. (He's believed said dog to be a dog-shaped death omen called the Grim for most of the book.)▼
* The New York Times [http://schott.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/06/05/weekend-competition-tom-swifties/#comment-13201 held a contest] for the top [[Tom Swiftie|TomSwifties]].▼
* More examples [http://thinks.com/words/tomswift.htm here].▼
* The Boy Scouts of America magazine ''Boy's Life'' has these in its jokes section.▼
* Mark Rosewater of ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]'' held a Magic-related Tom Swifty contest a few years ago. The results can be seen [http://www.wizards.com/magic/magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtgcom/daily/mr115 here.] (All the way down - they will only make sense if you know the cards they're referencing, though.)▼
▲== Catalogue of Tom Swifties ==
* "I've lost the rights to that gold mine," Tom exclaimed.
* "Pass me the shellfish," said Tom crabbily.
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* "I just ate a bunch of lions," said Tom, full of pride.
* "The Red Sox didn't need the Babe", said Tom, ruthlessly.
* "Sometimes we lose some, but not today," Tom said winsomely.
▲{{examples}}
▲== Literature ==
▲* The ''[[Discworld]]'' series is littered with them, most captured at [http://www.lspace.org/books/apf/ The Annotated Pratchett File]. Probably the first was in ''[[
▲{{quote|{{smallcaps|I was at a party}}, he added, a shade reproachfully.}}
▲** It was also used in combination with a [[Shout-Out]] in ''[[
▲{{quote|{{smallcaps|Thank you}}, said the grateful Death.}}
▲* Here are some from "Community Life", a short story by Lorrie Moore, in the collection ''Birds of America'':
▲{{quote|"This hot dog's awful," she said frankly.
▲"She's a real dog," he said cattily.
▲"You're only average," he said meanly.
▲"I have to go to the hardware store," he said wrenchingly.
▲"Would you like a soda," he asked spritely. }}
▲* Much of the plot of David Lubar's ''[[Sleeping Freshmen Never Lie]]'' actually ''depends'' on Tom Swifties. As such, there are many scattered throughout the book.
▲* Probably an unintentional example in ''[[Harry Potter and
▲* The New York Times [http://schott.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/06/05/weekend-competition-tom-swifties/#comment-13201 held a contest] for the top [[Tom Swiftie
▲* The Boy Scouts of America magazine ''Boy's Life'' has these in its jokes section.
== Tabletop Games ==
▲* Mark Rosewater of ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]'' held a Magic-related Tom Swifty contest a few years ago. The results can be seen [http://www.wizards.com/magic/magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtgcom/daily/mr115 here.] (All the way down - they will only make sense if you know the cards they're referencing, though.)
== Web Original ==
▲* More examples [https://web.archive.org/web/20140928101924/http://thinks.com/words/tomswift.htm here].
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[[Category:Punny Stuff]]
▲[[Category:Tom Swifty]]
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