I think you are mostly correct on that. I think they read the limerick and kind of ignore the Tom Swifty, which they shouldn't do, because it is usually brilliant!
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Good punch line. As the photographer said to his girlfriend, 'Let us go into the darkroom and see what develops.'
I get the feeling that no one takes the punchline to be the Tom Swifty Are we clear on this?
I think you are mostly correct on that. I think they read the limerick and kind of ignore the Tom Swifty, which they shouldn't do, because it is usually brilliant!