I'll Take Famous Tom's for 100 . . .

This morning I was challenged to come up with a fast blog about Things named "Tom" Obviously the person in question does not know me as well or they would have been more specific, to slow down my brain. So here we go . . .



Tom date: 02/01/2010 10:15 A.M.


I could start off by miss-quoting Bill Shakespeare's quote from Romeo and Juliet . . . Would a Tom by any other name sound so sweet?, Incidentally Shakespeare's folks would have named him Tom, but they had a premonition of a story about an Uncle Tom and his Cabin. I could also start by mangling a quote by Astronaut and Luna foot print artist extraordinaire Neil Armstrong . . . That's one small step for blogers and one giant trip-up for Tom-kind. Instead I will take the high ground on this and just jump right in on the subject of Famous Tom's.


Tom Turkey who is delicious when fried, Tommy Edison who's shocking invention both brought light and a monthly utility bill to the electrically challenged. There was T.S. Elliot who had some interesting and poetic scribbling for the masses, (PSssst. the "T" stands for Tom).


How about Tom Selleck and his famous mustache, also named Tom, or Tom Bergeron who has been shuffling his Go-Go Boots into our homes for years with Dancing with the stars.


Other famous Tom's: our 3rd President and the keeper of the Two dollar bill, Tom Jefferson. There's Theater's Tommy Tune, The Who's Tommy and music's other Tom, Tom Jones, who is not unusual, Saint Thomas which is a great place to visit and the Patron Saint Of Courage. Scientology's Tom Cruise, News reporter Tom Brokow, Televisions Tom Bosley and let us not forget Tom thumb who was actually all pinkies, not to be confused with football player Tom Brady who at times is all thumbs. There is also 1960's comedian Tommy Smothers who has always marched to the beat of a different drum which brings me to the Tom-Tom an Indian drum. And who can't remember the Tommy-hawk an Indian implement for parting ones hair from their head ( This would be called scalping, but not the ticket kind ).


How about the fact that they call male cats Toms until they have them fix and then call them tamed.


So you see my friend who shall remain nameless (Tom Murphy), I can come up with a fast blog on Tom's and I'm sure I left out a few incase you want Tom's part 2, because when it comes to Tom's I'm no Tom, Dick, or Harry.


Tom date: 02/01/2010 - 12:09 P.M.


Fitzy: Legion of Decency Retired


P.S. Tom I like My Coffee Large 2 sugars and a splash of Half & Half.