Fun With Tom Swifty

The other day, one of my friends sent me a list of Tom Swifties.  Reading through the list, I realized I hadn't thought about them for decades, ever since my boys stopped getting the Boy's Life Scout magazine.  (In case you don't know, a Tom Swifty is a play on words that takes the form of a quotation by Tom followed by an adverb.) 

The list was cute, and I thought I'd share:

• "I'm back from my lobotomy", said Tom absentmindedly.
• "Only one of my speakers works", Tom said, monotonously.
• "I'll try and dig it up for you", Tom said gravely.
• "Stay sharp!" Tom said pointedly.
• "The doctor removed my left ventricle and atrium", Tom said halfheartedly.
• "My hand's been too long in the freezer," Tom said icily.
• "This is what happens when you mix an acid and a base", Tom said neutrally.
• "I think I'll use a different font", said Tom boldly.
• "I knocked down the rest of the pins on my second try", Tom said sparingly.
• "I need a pencil sharpener", said Tom bluntly.
• "I forgot to mark down which groceries to buy", Tom said listlessly.
• "Who ate all the apples"? asked Tom, fruitlessly.
• "I think all I need is some condiments to make the perfect hotdog", Tom said with some relish.
• "Hey, we’re out of laundry detergent", said Tom cheerlessly.
• "I have a candy bar", Tom snickered.
• "Looks like a modern work of art," said Tom abstractly.
• "I wish we had some pineapple", said Tom dolefully.
• "Hey, get this dog off me", Tom barked.
• "Can’t you darn your own socks"? Tom needled.
• "My oil well just came in"! Tom gushed.
• "Where’s my bullfrog"? Tom croaked.
• "Pass me the shellfish," said Tom crabbily

Can you add anything to the list?

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