gunfixer Posted September 2, 2012 Share Posted September 2, 2012 Paraprosdokian: pæ-rê-prahz-dok-i-ên 'Figures of speech in which the latter part of a sentence or phrase is surprising or unexpected; frequently humorous. (Winston Churchill loved them) Enjoy! 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 its getting harder and harder for me to find one now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zhunter Posted September 2, 2012 Share Posted September 2, 2012 Outstanding. I had heard of several of these, but quite a few were new too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toolguy Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 Here are some of mine. (To the Boss) We're having more fun than a barrel of managers! Don't feed the hand that bites you. A small mind is always attached to a big mouth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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