Tonker

My name is Jeff, otherwise known as Tonker, and I am a Cubs fan.

GoatRiders of the Apocalypse 2008

In that time, Sammy has fallen from grace, many Cub fans are embarassed to have ever cheered for him, but the author in question - Jeff "Tonker" Thomas, retired Goat Rider and current blogger for

GoatRiders of the Apocalypse 2008

Some of the couple's difficulties bore fictional fruit through Minnie and Tonker, the many- years-married couple at the forefront of "The Beckoning Lady."

A Queen of Mystery Sarah Weinman 2011

"We've had pl enty of fights but never any real business until now," says Tonker.

A Queen of Mystery Sarah Weinman 2011

Tonker had asked for a pistol, but Nuth replied that the sound of a shot "would bring everything down on us," and no more was said about it.

The Book of Wonder Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett Dunsany 1917

They saw the skeleton of some early Georgian poacher nailed to a door in an oak tree; sometimes they saw a fairy scuttle away from them; once Tonker stepped heavily on a hard, dry stick, after which they both lay still for twenty minutes.

The Book of Wonder Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett Dunsany 1917

First of all Nuth wanted to see a business reference, and when he was shown one from a jeweller with whom he happened to be hand-in-glove the upshot of it was that he agreed to take young Tonker (for this was the surname of the likely lad) and to make him his apprentice.

The Book of Wonder Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett Dunsany 1917

Nuth warned young Tonker against greed, and explained that the emeralds were worth less than cheese until they were safe away from the dreadful wood.

The Book of Wonder Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett Dunsany 1917

Tonker flickered up, but to Nuth's experienced sense it seemed too silent; and all the while there was that look in the sky that was worse than a spoken doom, so that Nuth, as is often the case when men are in doubt, had leisure to fear the worst.

The Book of Wonder Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett Dunsany 1917

"Tonker, we must fasten the shutters of a night-time, for Tommy's a burglar now."

The Book of Wonder Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett Dunsany 1917