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Paraprosdokians

Postby oldfriend » 25 Jun 2017, 20:40

Paraprosdokians are figures of speech in which the latter part of a sentence or phrase is surprising or unexpected and is frequently humorous. (Winston Churchill loved them).

1. Where there's a will, I want to be in it.

2. The last thing I want to do is hurt you ...but it's still on my list.

3. Since light travels faster than sound, some people appear bright until you hear them speak.

4. If I agreed with you, we'd both be wrong.

5. We never really grow up -- we only learn how to act in public.

6. War does not determine who is right, only who is left.

7. Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.

8. To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism. To steal from many is research.

9. I didn't say it was your fault, I said I was blaming you.

10. In filling out an application, where it says, "In case of emergency, notify..." I answered "a doctor."

11. Women will never be equal to men until they can walk down the street with a bald head and a beer gut, and still think they are sexy.

12. You do not need a parachute to skydive. You only need a parachute to skydive twice.

13. I used to be indecisive, but now I'm not so sure.

14. To be sure of hitting the target, shoot first and call whatever you hit the target.

15. Going to church doesn't make you a Christian, any more than standing in a garage makes you a car.

16. You're never too old to learn something stupid.

17. I'm supposed to respect my elders, but it's getting harder and harder for me to find one now.

Oldfriend :lol:
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Re: Paraprosdokians

Postby purple19 » 26 Jun 2017, 01:48

Found this
1)We never really grow up; we only learn how to act in public.
2)Change is inevitable, except from a vending machine.
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Re: Paraprosdokians

Postby Fergal » 28 Jun 2017, 17:46

Excellent list Oldfriend, I do like those. I especially like number 4, suppose that's evidence of my cheeky side.
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Re: Paraprosdokians

Postby purple19 » 02 Jul 2017, 01:14

Found this
1)The last thing I want to do is hurt you. But it’s still on the list.
2)Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.
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Re: Paraprosdokians

Postby morgoodie » 02 Jul 2017, 01:50

Great list!! My favorite is #3 as it seems to be especially true some days. I found this to be true when I was working in customer service and it can definitely burn you out and leave you with no hope for humankind. I love these kinds of things and other word plays.
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Re: Paraprosdokians

Postby ladyninja » 12 Jul 2017, 15:45

Haha! Parapros..what? Never heard of that word. You do learn something new every day:)
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