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Touch of Magic
Fighting the Mundane
A Pari of Readeisms
A Pari of Readeisms
Jul
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stickmaker
"It's dull," he said, bluntly.
"It's a potent herb," he said, sagely.
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Date:
2018-07-19 02:11 pm (UTC)
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kengr
Those are both "Tom Swifties".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Swifty
Frank Reade
Date:
2018-07-19 02:51 pm (UTC)
From:
stickmaker
Frank Reade and his son, boy inventor Frank Reade, Jr. came first:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Reade
(Updated on 07/20.)
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Date: 2018-07-19 02:11 pm (UTC)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Swifty
Frank Reade
Date: 2018-07-19 02:51 pm (UTC)Frank Reade and his son, boy inventor Frank Reade, Jr. came first:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Reade
(Updated on 07/20.)