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Discussion Groups / English Usage / January 2009=SFTW= Supply Tom's six adverbs
To make it easy for anti-pundamentalists to killfile, this thread and any subsequent guessing games will have a subject header starting with =SFTW=, meaning "Something for the Weakened". Fill in the missing words in the following Tom Swifties. The adverbs are in alphabetical order. No conferring. "Any fool can tell the difference between Norman and Gothic architecture," said Tom ____ly. "Featherstonehaugh and I have been pals for yonks, haven't we, old boy?" said Tom ____ley. "I can't wait to see his reaction when he wakes up and finds one of his testicles has changed colour," said Tom ____ly. "I suddenly feel this compulsion to pronounce my post-vocalic r's," said Tom ____ly. "Anyone using the pill or the condom is guilty of cardinal sin," said Tom ____ly. "Silence must be observed between prime and sext," said Tom ____ly. James > To make it easy for anti-pundamentalists to killfile, this thread > and any subsequent guessing games will have a subject header [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > "Any fool can tell the difference between Norman and Gothic > architecture," said Tom ____ly. archly > "Featherstonehaugh and I have been pals for yonks, haven't we, > old boy?" said Tom ____ley. Cholmondley > "I can't wait to see his reaction when he wakes up and finds > one of his testicles has changed colour," said Tom ____ly. chromosomically > "I suddenly feel this compulsion to pronounce my > post-vocalic r's," said Tom ____ly. rhotically > "Anyone using the pill or the condom is guilty of cardinal sin," > said Tom ____ly. encyclically > "Silence must be observed between prime and sext," > said Tom ____ly. tacitly pe >"James Hogg" <Jas.HoggOUT@SPAM.gmail.com> wrote: > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >> Fill in the missing words in the following Tom Swifties. The >> adverbs are in alphabetical order. No conferring. >> "Silence must be observed between prime and sext," >> said Tom ____ly. > >tacitly tersely. Or tercely, I suppose.  SignaturePaul First I'd like to thank you and the others for wasting your time on this when you could be contributing to on-topic discussions of cold violins and Jimi Hendrix. >> Fill in the missing words in the following Tom Swifties. The >> adverbs are in alphabetical order. No conferring. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > >archly Yes, but Paul's "pointedly" must also get full marks for fitting perfectly. >> "Featherstonehaugh and I have been pals for yonks, haven't we, >> old boy?" said Tom ____ley. > >Cholmondley Cholmondeley (pronounced Chumley) is right. >> "I can't wait to see his reaction when he wakes up and finds >> one of his testicles has changed colour," said Tom ____ly. > >chromosomically No. the change of colour has been induced artificially. >> "I suddenly feel this compulsion to pronounce my >> post-vocalic r's," said Tom ____ly. > >rhotically Not quite. Tom's obsessive compulsion is of recent date. >> "Anyone using the pill or the condom is guilty of cardinal sin," >> said Tom ____ly. > >encyclically No, encyclicals are not normally written in such regular metre. >> "Silence must be observed between prime and sext," >> said Tom ____ly. > >tacitly As others have said, this should be "tersely". James > First I'd like to thank you and the others for wasting your time > on this when you could be contributing to on-topic discussions of [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > > No. the change of colour has been induced artificially. diabolically >>> "I suddenly feel this compulsion to pronounce my >>> post-vocalic r's," said Tom ____ly. >> >>rhotically > > Not quite. Tom's obsessive compulsion is of recent date. neurotically (I had that one already) >>> "Anyone using the pill or the condom is guilty of cardinal sin," >>> said Tom ____ly. >> >>encyclically > > No, encyclicals are not normally written in such regular metre. Still stumped on this one. >>> "Silence must be observed between prime and sext," >>> said Tom ____ly. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > James SignatureRoland Hutchinson Will play viola da gamba for food. NB mail to my.spamtrap [at] verizon.net is heavily filtered to remove spam. If your message looks like spam I may not see it. >> First I'd like to thank you and the others for wasting your time >> on this when you could be contributing to on-topic discussions of [quoted text clipped - 46 lines] > >Still stumped on this one. No more clues here. But congratulations on getting diabolic and neurotic. James >>> No, encyclicals are not normally written in such regular metre. rhythmically? disappointed at the lack of groans for my disc-on-so-late-ly :) >>>> No, encyclicals are not normally written in such regular metre. > >rhythmically? Bingo! >disappointed at the lack of groans for my disc-on-so-late-ly :) Now I get it. Belated groans. I think I wasn't alone in trying to analyse it as a more aural and less visual pun: dis-console-late. James >>>>> No, encyclicals are not normally written in such regular metre. >> [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > Now I get it. Belated groans. I think I wasn't alone in trying to > analyse it as a more aural and less visual pun: dis-console-late. At a cricket match in Germany between a Brit military team and a club from Holland, I was told one of the visiting batsmen had played for his country: I reckoned this made him a Dutch cap. SignatureMike. > "Anyone using the pill or the condom is guilty of cardinal sin," > said Tom ____ly. Oh. Angrily or lustfully. >> "Anyone using the pill or the condom is guilty of cardinal sin," >> said Tom ____ly. > > Oh. Angrily or lustfully. Not red-facedly? SignatureTony Cooper - Orlando, Florida >>> "Anyone using the pill or the condom is guilty of cardinal sin," >>> said Tom ____ly. >> >> Oh. Angrily or lustfully. > >Not red-facedly? Interesting suggestions from both of you, but I was thinking of the rhythm method (Vatican roulette) as an alternative to the pill or the condom. James >> No. the change of colour has been induced artificially. > > diabolically groan. wonderful! > >> "Any fool can tell the difference between Norman and Gothic > >> architecture," said Tom ____ly. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Yes, but Paul's "pointedly" must also get full marks for fitting > perfectly. It's not in alphabetical order. Brian SignatureIf televison's a babysitter, the Internet is a drunk librarian who won't shut up. -- Dorothy Gambrell (http://catandgirl.com) >> >> "Any fool can tell the difference between Norman and Gothic >> >> architecture," said Tom ____ly. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > >It's not in alphabetical order. That just means that he didn't think of the word I meant. But at least he thought of a good word. James > >> >> "Any fool can tell the difference between Norman and Gothic > >> >> architecture," said Tom ____ly. [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > That just means that he didn't think of the word I meant. > But at least he thought of a good word. I was objecting to "fitting perfectly". It didn't fit all the criteria. Brian SignatureIf televison's a babysitter, the Internet is a drunk librarian who won't shut up. -- Dorothy Gambrell (http://catandgirl.com) >> >> >> "Any fool can tell the difference between Norman and Gothic >> >> >> architecture," said Tom ____ly. [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > >I was objecting to "fitting perfectly". It didn't fit all the criteria. In the context of this contest, no. But as a stand-alone Tom Swifty it was unimpeachable. James > > I was objecting to "fitting perfectly". It didn't fit all the > > criteria. > > In the context of this contest, no. > But as a stand-alone Tom Swifty it was unimpeachable. You da judge. Brian SignatureIf televison's a babysitter, the Internet is a drunk librarian who won't shut up. -- Dorothy Gambrell (http://catandgirl.com) >> > I was objecting to "fitting perfectly". It didn't fit all the >> > criteria. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > You da judge. ...conceded Tom, plaintiffly. SignatureRoland Hutchinson Will play viola da gamba for food. NB mail to my.spamtrap [at] verizon.net is heavily filtered to remove spam. If your message looks like spam I may not see it. >On 23 Jan 2009 21:08:25 GMT, "Default User" >>> On 23 Jan 2009 19:46:53 GMT, "Default User" [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] >>> > >>> > It's not in alphabetical order. Yes, it is. It precedes my other ding-dong-correct answer on the alphabetical scale. >>> That just means that he didn't think of the word I meant. >>> But at least he thought of a good word. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >In the context of this contest, no. >But as a stand-alone Tom Swifty it was unimpeachable. Peachy! If it helps defuse any tension, I hadn't paid any attention at all to the alphabetical aspect; though in my defence my answer did alphabetically precede my other answer, tersely. So I am internally consistent, Your Honours. What's more, I thought it better than archly, because it pointed (Ha!) to the difference, not just to where the difference could be found. Or I wouldn't have offered it. SignaturePaul >>> "Featherstonehaugh and I have been pals for yonks, haven't we, >>> old boy?" said Tom ____ley. >> >> Cholmondley > > Cholmondeley (pronounced Chumley) is right. Doesn't really work, because the adverb "chummily" isn't pronounced "chumly". Signatureathel >>>> "Featherstonehaugh and I have been pals for yonks, haven't we, >>>> old boy?" said Tom ____ley. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > >Doesn't really work, because the adverb "chummily" isn't pronounced "chumly". That didn't stop people from getting it right, though. Perhaps they pronounce Cholmondeley with an epenethetic vowel. James Latecomers, do not despair! We've had one correct answer from Paul and two and a half from Philip, so there's still work to be done. >Fill in the missing words in the following Tom Swifties. The >adverbs are in alphabetical order. No conferring. [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] >"Silence must be observed between prime and sext," >said Tom ____ly. James >On Fri, 23 Jan 2009 08:33:33 +0000, James Hogg ><Jas.HoggOUT@SPAM.gmail.com> wrote: [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >>"Any fool can tell the difference between Norman and Gothic >>architecture," said Tom ____ly. pointedly. Now I'm off. SignaturePaul > To make it easy for anti-pundamentalists to killfile, this thread > and any subsequent guessing games will have a subject header [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > "Any fool can tell the difference between Norman and Gothic > architecture," said Tom ____ly. archly > "Featherstonehaugh and I have been pals for yonks, haven't we, > old boy?" said Tom ____ley. Cholmondeley > "I can't wait to see his reaction when he wakes up and finds > one of his testicles has changed colour," said Tom ____ly. [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > "Silence must be observed between prime and sext," > said Tom ____ly. tersely >> To make it easy for anti-pundamentalists to killfile, this thread >> and any subsequent guessing games will have a subject header [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] >> "I suddenly feel this compulsion to pronounce my >> post-vocalic r's," said Tom ____ly. neurotically >> "Anyone using the pill or the condom is guilty of cardinal sin," >> said Tom ____ly. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > tersely SignatureRoland Hutchinson Will play viola da gamba for food. NB mail to my.spamtrap [at] verizon.net is heavily filtered to remove spam. If your message looks like spam I may not see it. >To make it easy for anti-pundamentalists to killfile, this thread >and any subsequent guessing games will have a subject header >starting with =SFTW=, meaning "Something for the Weakened". I appreciate the warning, James. I'll remember SFTW as "Something for Time Wasters", if you don't mind. <snip> SignatureRegards, Chuck Riggs Near Dublin, Ireland > To make it easy for anti-pundamentalists to killfile, this thread > and any subsequent guessing games will have a subject header > starting with =SFTW=, meaning "Something for the Weakened". > > Fill in the missing words in the following Tom Swifties. The > adverbs are in alphabetical order. No conferring. ... Why didn't we think of that in the SDC? > "I can't wait to see his reaction when he wakes up and finds > one of his testicles has changed colour," said Tom ____ly. orchidaceous? -- Jerry Friedman >On Jan 23, 2:33 am, James Hogg <Jas.Hogg...@SPAM.gmail.com> wrote: >> To make it easy for anti-pundamentalists to killfile, this thread [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > >Why didn't we think of that in the SDC? Enrol him! SignaturePaul > "jerry_fried...@yahoo.com" <jerry_fried...@yahoo.com> wrote>On Jan 23, 2:33 am, James Hogg <Jas.Hogg...@SPAM.gmail.com> wrote: ... > >> Fill in the missing words in the following Tom Swifties. The > >> adverbs are in alphabetical order. No conferring. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Enrol him! I tried. I think you have to be on the Committee to enroll people by force. -- Jerry Friedman James Hogg filted: >"Anyone using the pill or the condom is guilty of cardinal sin," >said Tom ____ly. Inconceivably, unbearably, impenetrably, impregnably, inscrutably...pick one....r Signature"You got Schadenfreude on my Weltanschauung!" "You got Weltanschauung in my Schadenfreude!" >James Hogg filted: >> [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >Inconceivably, unbearably, impenetrably, impregnably, inscrutably...pick >one....r Then I pick rhythmically, or even dactylically. James >>James Hogg filted: >>> [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > James ObUsage: How do we decide whether this is a dactylic line that has been truncated or an anapestic line that has been decapitated? SignatureRoland Hutchinson Will play viola da gamba for food. NB mail to my.spamtrap [at] verizon.net is heavily filtered to remove spam. If your message looks like spam I may not see it. >>>"Anyone using the pill or the condom is guilty of cardinal sin," >>>said Tom ____ly. >Then I pick rhythmically, or even dactylically. Do you pick your toes in Poughkeepsie? ¬R Around here, the fun is always filled with blanks. http://users.bestweb.net/~notr/arkville.html --Theresa Willis >James Hogg filted: >> [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >Inconceivably, unbearably, impenetrably, impregnably, inscrutably...pick >one....r Vicariously? SignatureRobin (BrE) Herts, England >To make it easy for anti-pundamentalists to killfile, this thread >and any subsequent guessing games will have a subject header >starting with =SFTW=, meaning "Something for the Weakened". I thought this would get mobbed, but see only one response, with no answers in it. So I'll bite. >Fill in the missing words in the following Tom Swifties. The >adverbs are in alphabetical order. No conferring. > >"Any fool can tell the difference between Norman and Gothic >architecture," said Tom ____ly. Archly. >"Featherstonehaugh and I have been pals for yonks, haven't we, >old boy?" said Tom ____ley. Cholmondeley. Though it seems to me it should be something like Cholmondeleley. >"I can't wait to see his reaction when he wakes up and finds >one of his testicles has changed colour," said Tom ____ly. Dunno. >"I suddenly feel this compulsion to pronounce my >post-vocalic r's," said Tom ____ly. Dunno. >"Anyone using the pill or the condom is guilty of cardinal sin," >said Tom ____ly. Dunno. >"Silence must be observed between prime and sext," >said Tom ____ly. Tercely. -JoAnne -- >>To make it easy for anti-pundamentalists to killfile, this thread >>and any subsequent guessing games will have a subject header >>starting with =SFTW=, meaning "Something for the Weakened". > >I thought this would get mobbed, but see only one response, with no answers >in it. So I'll bite. I see 35 posts in this thread, including yours and the original. SignaturePeter Duncanson, UK (in alt.usage.english) >>To make it easy for anti-pundamentalists to killfile, this thread >>and any subsequent guessing games will have a subject header >>starting with =SFTW=, meaning "Something for the Weakened". > >I thought this would get mobbed, but see only one response, with no answers >in it. So I'll bite. I don't understand. There are over thirty messages in this thread, and all the puns have been guessed by now: http://groups.google.com/group/alt.usage.english/browse_frm/thread/ea744b280b05f57c Your three answers are right, though. If you want to see a thread that definitely did NOT get mobbed, look at the set of four Scottish ones I posted yesterday to mark Burns Night. Not a single answer. I suppose the only people who could have answered them were busy eating their haggis and drinking whisky. James > To make it easy for anti-pundamentalists to killfile, this thread > and any subsequent guessing games will have a subject header [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > "Silence must be observed between prime and sext," > said Tom ____ly. I was too dumb to solve any of these, said Athel listlessly. Signatureathel >I was too dumb to solve any of these, said Athel listlessly. If you feel like entering the lists again, there will be some croakers tomorrow. James (BrE) |
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