Paraprosdokians
Paraprosdokians
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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
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1. Where there's a will, I want to be in it.
2. Since light travels faster than sound, some people appear bright until you hear them speak.
3. If I agreed with you, we'd both be wrong.
4. Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
5. You're never too old to learn something stupid.
6. I'm supposed to respect my elders, but it's getting harder and harder for me to find one now.
Winston Churchill loved them
.
1. Where there's a will, I want to be in it.
2. Since light travels faster than sound, some people appear bright until you hear them speak.
3. If I agreed with you, we'd both be wrong.
4. Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
5. You're never too old to learn something stupid.
6. I'm supposed to respect my elders, but it's getting harder and harder for me to find one now.
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My glass has a v/c ratio of 0.5
Maybe the tyranny of Murphy is the penalty for hubris. - http://xkcd.com/319/
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8. That was my post, please don't pee against it.
"Everyone is entitled to their own opinions, but they are not entitled to their own facts."
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"Everyone is entitled to their own opinions, but they are not entitled to their own facts."