Paraprosdokians?!

Posted by Pat on November 3, 2019 in Uncategorized |

It’s playing with words again (from my previous life as an English teacher!)

Paraprosdokians are figures of speech with abrupt changes of direction at the end, phrases that intentionally lead us down the garden path, then suddenly end with an unexpected twist. (Standup comics love them as did Winston Churchill!)

So..see which ones you like best!

Winston Churchill is said to have said: “If I agreed with you, we’d both be wrong.”

War does not determine who is right, only who is left. (attributed to Bertram Russell)

Where there’s a will, I want to be in it.

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

Since light travels faster than sound, some people appear bright until you hear them speak.

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

In filling out an application where it says, “In case of emergency, notify…” I answered “a doctor.”

I’m suppposed to respect my elders, but it’s getting harder and harder for me to find one now.

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

Going to church doesn’t make you a Christian, any more than standing in a garage makes you a car.

Got any you want to share with us? Any of these tickle your fancy?

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