I appreciate a finely crafted sentence, all the more so because I know how hard it is to come up with them! And one of my favorite kinds of sentences, a guilty pleasure kind of sentence, is the Tom Swifty.
A Tom Swifty is a punny sentence that links the verb or adverb back to the main subject of the sentence in a humorous way. The name comes from the Tom Swift series of books that was famous for overusing adverbs. Here's an example of a Tom Swifty:
"I'll have a martini," said Tom, drily.
Having a dirty, dirty mind, I immediately began brainstorming some sexy versions of the Tom Swifty. Below are a few of my attempts. Can you think of anything more racy?
"I put it in her," he said cockily.
"Come in my mouth!" she said saucily.
"The breast enhancement went well," he affirmed.
"They're fucking me in all holes!" she said prickily.
"I like it from behind," he asserted.
Published on February 11, 2012 07:43