Gotcha, Huh!! Paraprosdokians are
figures of speech in which the latter part of a sentence or phrase is
surprising or unexpected; frequently humorous. Winston Churchill
loved them. Here are some examples:
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 put '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. 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.
"The single biggest problem with communication is the illusion that it
has taken place" George Bernard Shaw
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7 comments:
This is my kind of humor..thanks for the smiles with my morning coffee!
Smooth "sailing" on your interstate move!!! We'll be in the same state later this summer.
too cute. loved these. several reminded me of the wry comic stephen wright. :)
Those are very funny. I hope you aren't expecting us to remember that name.
I love these. Thanks for sharing them with us.
OMW Sylvia. These are brilliant.It's 3.50am in East Africa and I chuckled at each one! I tried to pick a favorite but love them all. The one about equality between men and women takes the cake. May you have a smooth move to Portland. Greetings.Jo
Hari OM
Yes, I COL (cackled out loud!). Trouble is I know these as truisms... and I can remember the word - but am impressed with the bigger one!
Big cheesey smiles... YAM xx
No 13 is the Libra (moi) catch phrase Sylvia :)
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