Showing posts with label paraprosdokian. Show all posts
Showing posts with label paraprosdokian. Show all posts

Wednesday, April 27, 2011

paraprosdokian.21-28.

21.  I discovered I scream the same way whether I'm about to be devoured by a great white shark or if a piece of seaweed touches my foot.



22.  I used to be indecisive. Now I'm not sure.

23.  I always take life with a grain of salt, plus a slice of lemon, and a shot of tequila.


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


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


26.  Nostalgia isn't what it used to be.


27.  A bus is a vehicle that runs twice as fast when you are after it as when you are in it.


28.  Change is inevitable, except from a vending machine

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

paraprosdokian.16-20.

paraprosdokian.  paraprosdokian.  paraprosdokian.  i. love. that. word.

16.  Why does someone believe you when you say there are four billion stars, but checks when you say the paint is wet?

17.  Why do Americans choose from just two people to run for president and 50 for Miss America ?


18.  A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory.


19.  Money can't buy happiness, but it sure makes misery easier to live with.


20.  Always borrow money from a pessimist. He won't expect it back.

Friday, April 22, 2011

paraprosdokian.11-15.


11.  Dolphins are so smart that within a few weeks of captivity, they can train people to stand on the very edge of the pool and throw them fish.



12.  I thought I wanted a career, turns out I just wanted pay checks.


13.  A bank is a place that will lend you money, if you can prove that you don't need it.


14.  Whenever I fill out an application, in the part that says "In an emergency, notify:" I put "DOCTOR".


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


So, are you asking yourself "what is a paraprosdokian?"???

Paraprosdokian is the use of words at the end of a phrase or sentence that change the apparent initial meaning.


I just love paraprosdokians.
I just really love saying the word "paraprosdokian"!!

Thursday, April 21, 2011

paraprosdokian.6-10.


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.  Evening news is where they begin with 'Good evening', and then proceed to tell you why it isn't.


9.  To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism; To steal from many is research.


10.  A bus station is where a bus stops. A train station is where a train stops. On my desk, I have a work station.

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

paraprosdokian.1-5.

1.  The voices in my head may not be real, but they have some really good ideas!

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

 3.  The last thing I want to do is hurt you, but it's still on the list.


4.  If I agreed with you, we'd both be wrong.
(*** I have to remember this one)


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