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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. |
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01 |
Where
there's
a will,
I want
to be in
it. |
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02 |
The last
thing I
want to
do is
hurt
you. But
it's
still on
my list. |
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03 |
Since
light
travels
faster
than
sound,
some
people
appear
bright
until
you hear
them
speak. |
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04 |
If I
agreed
with
you,
we'd
both be
wrong. |
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05 |
We never
really
grow up,
we only
learn
how to
act in
public. |
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06 |
War does
not
determine
who is
right -
only who
is left. |
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07 |
Knowledge
is
knowing
a tomato
is a
fruit..
Wisdom
is not
putting
it
in a
fruit
salad |
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08 |
To steal
ideas
from one
person
is
plagiarism.
To steal
from
many is
research. |
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09 |
I didn't
say it
was your
fault, I
said I
was
blaming
you. |
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10 |
In
filling
out an
application,
where it
says,
'In case
of
emergency,
Notify:'
I put
'DOCTOR'. |
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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. |
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12 |
You do
not need
a
parachute
to
skydive.
You only
need a
parachute
to
skydive
twice. |
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13 |
I used
to be
indecisive.
Now I'm
not so
sure.. |
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14 |
To be
sure of
hitting
the
target,
shoot
first
and call
whatever
you hit
the
target. |
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15 |
Going to
church
doesn't
make you
a
Christian
any more
than
standing
in a
garage
makes
you a
car. |
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16 |
You're
never
too old
to learn
something
stupid. |
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17 |
I'm
supposed
to
respect
my
elders,
but it’s
getting
harder
and
harder
for me
to find
one now |
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18 |
I asked
God for
a bike,
but I
know God
doesn't
work
that
way. So
I stole
a bike
and
asked
for
forgiveness. |
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19 |
Do not
argue
with an
idiot.
He will
drag you
down to
his
level
and beat
you with
experience. |
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20 |
I want
to die
peacefully
in my
sleep,
like my
grandfather,
not
screaming
and
yelling
like the
passengers
in his
car. |
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21 |
Evening
news is
where
they
begin
with
'Good
evening'
and then
proceed
to tell
you why
it isn't |
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22 |
A bus
station
is where
a bus
stops. A
train
station
is where
a train
stops.
On my
desk, I
have a
work
station. |
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23 |
How is
it one
careless
match
can
start a
forest
fire,
but it
takes a
whole
box to
start a
campfire? |
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24 |
Some
people
are like
Slinkies
... not
really
good for
anything,
but you
can't
help
smiling
when you
see one
tumble
down the
stairs. |
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25 |
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. |
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26 |
Why does
someone
believe
you when
you say
there
are four
billion
stars
but
check
when you
say the
paint is
wet? |
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27 |
Why do
Americans
choose
from
just two
people
to run
for
president
and 50
for Miss
America? |
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28 |
Behind
every
successful
man is
his
woman.
Behind
the fall
of a
successful
man is
usually
another
woman. |
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29 |
A clear
conscience
is
usually
the sign
of a bad
memory. |
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30 |
The
voices
in my
head may
not be
real,
but they
have
some
good
ideas! |
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31 |
Always
borrow
money
from a
pessimist.
He won't
expect
it back. |
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32 |
A
diplomat
is
someone
who can
tell you
to go to
hell in
such a
way that
you will
look
forward
to the
trip. |
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33 |
Hospitality:
making
your
guests
feel
like
they're
at home,
even if
you wish
they
were. |
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34 |
Money
can't
buy
happiness,
but it
sure
makes
misery
easier
to live
with. |
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35 |
Some
cause
happiness
wherever
they go.
Others
whenever
they go. |
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36 |
When
tempted
to fight
fire
with
fire,
remember
that the
Fire
Department
usually
uses
water. |
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37 |
Nostalgia
isn't
what it
used to
be. |
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38 |
Some
people
hear
voices.
Some see
invisible
people.
Others
have no
imagination
whatsoever |
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39 |
A bus is
a
vehicle
that
runs
twice as
fast
when you
are
after it
as when
you are
in it. |
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40 |
If you
are
supposed
to learn
from
your
mistakes,
why do
some
people
have
more
than one
child? |
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41 |
Change
is
inevitable,
except
from a
vending
machine.. |
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42 |
Experts
know
more nd
more
about
less and
less
till
they
know
absolutely
everything
about
nothing. |
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