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Swifties: Kickin' it up a notch 1

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SkipVought

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This thread will be restricted to Swifties of a Second (or more) Order of Mangitude.

Example of the FIRST magnitude:

"Sign me up for another tour of duty," Tom [red]rejoined[/red].

rejoined is a SINGLE Swifty

Examples of the Second (or more) Order of Mangitude:

"I insist on naming the first male insect," said Tom [red]adamantly[/red].

adam - named animals
man - male
ant - insect

"selecting another derriere from the women's baseball team is [red]asinine[/red]!" [red]rebutted[/red] Tom.

as - derriere
nine - baseball team
rebutted - derriere

"I like the raised effect, especially on the vertical surface," Tom [red]sighed[/red] with [red]relief[/red].

sighed - vertical surface
relief - raised effect

"This deserted vehicle was not involved in an accident, and therefore, your insurance company cannot cover the expenses which you demand," [red]exclaimed[/red] Tom with [red]wreckless abandon[/red].

claim - insurance demand
ex - claim denied
wreckless - not an accident
abandon - deserted

Get the picture?

ALSO...

If you see a way to IMPROVE the Swiftie, by adding an Order of Magnitued or by rewording, (or if your just damn critical ;-)), post your suggestions and comments.

Skip,
[sub]
[red]Be advised:[/red] [glasses]
Alcohol and Calculus do not mix!
If you drink, don't derive! [tongue][/sub]
 


"Maybe he is a manipulating, prevaricating, devil," implied Tom.
Code:
[white]
imp - devil
plied - manipulating
lied- prevaricating
[/white]

Skip,
[sub]
[red]Be advised:[/red] [glasses]
Alcohol and Calculus do not mix!
If you drink, don't derive! [tongue][/sub]
 

"The number of blunt nails I bang into the walls of my domicile each day has decreased," Tom hammered home pointlessly

Dan
 
Dan,

Good one!

As I read your Swiftie, the word, decreased, jumped out and I just HAD to leverage on it...

"The number of blunt nails I bang into the walls of my domicile each day has decreased," Tom glibly hammered home pointlessly.


Skip,
[sub]
[red]Be advised:[/red] [glasses]
Alcohol and Calculus do not mix!
If you drink, don't derive! [tongue][/sub]
 
At the Outback restaurant, things weren't going well for Tom.

"You're burnt to a crisp and far too well done. As for you, well, you're just... well... erm... a stupid onion," said Tom, putting down his steak and picking slowly on his bloomin' onion.

A far-fetched scenario, but hey... such is life ;o)

Dan
 

Yea, but aren't groaners fun?

How 'bout this for an embellishment?

"You're burnt to a crisp, tastless and anything but prime. As for you, well, you're just... well... erm... a stupid cibol," said Tom blandly, degrading his steak and picking haltingly on his bloomin' onion.


Skip,
[sub]
[red]Be advised:[/red] [glasses]
Alcohol and Calculus do not mix!
If you drink, don't derive! [tongue][/sub]
 


"This foray into the Men's Warehouse to commendeer this assortment of cravats is contemptible!" charged Tom in a tirade.

Skip,
[sub]
[red]Be advised:[/red] [glasses]
Alcohol and Calculus do not mix!
If you drink, don't derive! [tongue][/sub]
 
cute, people. :)

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A sacrifice is harder when no one knows you've made it.
 
I just put my former wife on a flight to Antartica" Tom explained coldly.

VBAjedi [swords]
 
VBA's first Swiftie of the THIRD Order!

What a [blue]COLD[/blue] guy!

Skip,
[sub]
[red]Be advised:[/red] [glasses]
Alcohol and Calculus do not mix!
If you drink, don't derive! [tongue][/sub]
 
And:

"Fortunately, I'm too tied up to help you move" Tom nodded knowingly.

VBAjedi [swords]
 
???
knotted, no wing?

I'm lost!

Skip,
[sub]
[red]Be advised:[/red] [glasses]
Alcohol and Calculus do not mix!
If you drink, don't derive! [tongue][/sub]
 


"The disparity between a bird with one wing and one with two wings, is just a matter of opnion," said Tom knowingly, with detached indifference.

Skip,
[sub]
[red]Be advised:[/red] [glasses]
Alcohol and Calculus do not mix!
If you drink, don't derive! [tongue][/sub]
 
VBAjedi, I suppose the name of Tom's wife is Lee?

As for these "higher-order" swifties, some of them are too much of a stretch... :p

-------------------------------------
A sacrifice is harder when no one knows you've made it.
 
No, no:

Tom knotted no in glee.

C'mon, you guys! I'm new at this, but I don't think that one was THAT hard!

VBAjedi [swords]
 
I'll ask again, Lee: can you pick out the talking horse from these mug-shots?" Tom replied pointedly.

VBAjedi [swords]
 
VBA, that reminds me...

What's long, thin, green, and is made out of cement?
Code:
[white]
Grass.  
I threw in the cement to make it hard!
[/white]


Skip,
[sub]
[red]Be advised:[/red] [glasses]
Alcohol and Calculus do not mix!
If you drink, don't derive! [tongue][/sub]
 
Shall we watch Ms McBeal on television?" Tom asked a group of transistors, quizically.

Code:
[white]quiz: ask
ic: group of transistors: (I.C. - Integrated Circuit)
ally: Ms McBeal[/white]

Dan

 
I'm going to push the book you've written, "Pertaining to 'The'", out of the way so I can get into bed," said Susan, debunking Tom's theory.

Code:
[white]debunking: self explanatory ;o)
theory: "the ory" would be something pertaining to "the"[/white]

Dan
 
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