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| <\/td>\n | (Courtesy: Richard Salomon, Boston)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Paraprosdokian sentences\u00a0\u00a0 A paraprosdokian (from Greek “\u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03b1-“, meaning “beyond” and “\u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c3\u03b4\u03bf\u03ba\u03af\u03b1”, meaning “expectation”) is a figure of speech in which the latter part of a sentence or phrase is surprising or unexpected in a way that causes the reader or listener to reframe or reinterpret the first part. It is frequently used for humorous or dramatic effect, sometimes producing an anticlimax. Some paraprosdokians not only change the meaning of an early phrase, but also play on the double meaning,creating a syllepsis.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n \u00d8\u00a0\u00a0 I asked God for a bike, but I know God doesn’t work that way. So I stole a bike and asked for forgiveness.<\/p>\n \u00d8\u00a0\u00a0 Do not argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level and beat you with experience.<\/p>\n \u00d8\u00a0\u00a0 I want to die peacefully in my sleep, like my grandfather. Not screaming and yelling like the passengers in his car.<\/p>\n \u00d8\u00a0\u00a0 Going to church doesn’t make you a Christian any more than standing in a garage makes you a car.<\/p>\n \u00d8\u00a0\u00a0 The last thing I want to do is hurt you. But it’s still on the list.<\/p>\n \u00d8\u00a0\u00a0 Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.<\/p>\n \u00d8\u00a0\u00a0 If I agreed with you we’d both be wrong.<\/p>\n \u00d8\u00a0\u00a0 We never really grow up, we only learn how to act in public.<\/p>\n \u00d8\u00a0\u00a0 War does not determine who is right – only who is left.<\/p>\n \u00d8\u00a0\u00a0 Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit; Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.<\/p>\n \u00d8\u00a0\u00a0 The early bird might get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.<\/p>\n \u00d8\u00a0\u00a0 Evening news is where they begin with ‘Good evening’, and then proceed to tell you why it isn’t.<\/p>\n \u00d8\u00a0\u00a0 To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism. To steal from many is research.<\/p>\n \u00d8\u00a0\u00a0 A bus station is where a bus stops. A train station is where a train stops. On my desk, I have a work station.<\/p>\n \u00d8\u00a0\u00a0 How is it one careless match can start a forest fire, but it takes a whole box to start a campfire?<\/p>\n \u00d8\u00a0\u00a0 Some people are like Slinkies … not really good for anything, but you can’t help smiling when you see one tumble down the stairs.<\/p>\n \u00d8\u00a0\u00a0 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.<\/p>\n \u00d8\u00a0\u00a0 I thought I wanted a career, turns out I just wanted pay checks.<\/p>\n \u00d8\u00a0\u00a0 A bank is a place that will lend you money, if you can prove that you don’t need it.<\/p>\n \u00d8\u00a0\u00a0 Whenever I fill out an application, in the part that says “If an emergency, notify:” I put “DOCTOR”.<\/p>\n \u00d8\u00a0\u00a0 I didn’t say it was your fault, I said I was blaming you.<\/p>\n \u00d8\u00a0\u00a0 I saw a woman wearing a sweat shirt with “Guess” on it…so I said “Implants?”<\/p>\n \u00d8\u00a0\u00a0 Why does someone believe you when you say there are four billion stars, but check when you say the paint is wet?<\/p>\n \u00d8\u00a0\u00a0 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.<\/p>\n \u00d8\u00a0\u00a0 Why do Americans choose from just two people to run for president and 50 for Miss America?<\/p>\n \u00d8\u00a0\u00a0 Behind every successful man is his woman. Behind the fall of a successful man is usually another woman.<\/p>\n \u00d8\u00a0\u00a0 A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory.<\/p>\n \u00d8\u00a0\u00a0 You do not need a parachute to skydive. You only need a parachute to skydive twice.<\/p>\n \u00d8\u00a0\u00a0 The voices in my head may not be real, but they have some good ideas!<\/p>\n \u00d8\u00a0\u00a0 Always borrow money from a pessimist. He won’t expect it back.<\/p>\n \u00d8\u00a0\u00a0 A diplomat is someone who can tell you to go to hell in such a way that you will look forward to the trip.<\/p>\n \u00d8\u00a0\u00a0 Hospitality:\u00a0 making your guests feel like they’re at home, even if you wish they were.<\/p>\n \u00d8\u00a0\u00a0 Money can’t buy happiness, but it sure makes misery easier to live with.<\/p>\n \u00d8\u00a0\u00a0 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.<\/p>\n \u00d8\u00a0\u00a0 Some cause happiness wherever they go. Others whenever they go.<\/p>\n \u00d8\u00a0\u00a0 There’s a fine line between cuddling and holding someone down so they can’t get away.<\/p>\n \u00d8\u00a0\u00a0 I used to be indecisive. Now I’m not sure.<\/p>\n \u00d8\u00a0\u00a0 I always take life with a grain of salt, plus a slice of lemon, and a shot of tequila.<\/p>\n \u00d8\u00a0\u00a0 When tempted to fight fire with fire, remember that the Fire Department usually uses water.<\/p>\n \u00d8\u00a0\u00a0 You’re never too old to learn something stupid.<\/p>\n \u00d8\u00a0\u00a0 To be sure of hitting the target, shoot first and call whatever you hit the target.<\/p>\n \u00d8\u00a0\u00a0 Nostalgia isn’t what it used to be.<\/p>\n \u00d8\u00a0\u00a0 Some people hear voices. Some see invisible people. Others have no imagination whatsoever.<\/p>\n \u00d8\u00a0\u00a0 A bus is a vehicle that runs twice as fast when you are after it as when you are in it.<\/p>\n \u00d8\u00a0\u00a0 If you are supposed to learn from your mistakes, why do some people have more than one child?<\/p>\n \u00d8\u00a0\u00a0 Change is inevitable, except from a vending machine<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" (Courtesy: Richard Salomon, Boston) Paraprosdokian sentences\u00a0\u00a0 A paraprosdokian (from Greek “\u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03b1-“, meaning “beyond” and “\u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c3\u03b4\u03bf\u03ba\u03af\u03b1”, meaning “expectation”) is a figure of speech in which the latter part of a sentence or phrase is surprising or unexpected in a way that causes the reader or listener to reframe or reinterpret the first part. It is frequently … Continue reading DYK? 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