Paraprosdokian Sentences

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Ø I asked God for a bike, but I know God doesn’t work that way. So I stole a bike and asked for forgiveness.

Ø Do not argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level and beat you with experience.

Ø I want to die peacefully in my sleep, like my grandfather. Not screaming and yelling like the passengers in his car.

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

Ø The last thing I want to do is hurt you. But it’s still on the list.

Ø Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.

Ø If I agreed with you we’d both be wrong.

Ø We never really grow up, we only learn how to act in public.

Ø War does not determine who is right – only who is left.

Ø Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit; Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.

Ø The early bird might get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.

Ø Evening news is where they begin with ‘Good evening’, and then proceed to tell you why it isn’t.

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

Ø Some people are like Slinkies … not really good for anything, but you can’t help smiling when you see one tumble down the stairs.

Ø 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.

Ø I thought I wanted a career, turns out I just wanted pay checks.

Ø Whenever I fill out an application, in the part that says “If an emergency, notify:” I put “DOCTOR”.

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

Ø I saw a woman wearing a sweat shirt with “Guess” on it…so I said “Implants?”

Ø Why does someone believe you when you say there are four billion stars, but check when you say the paint is wet?

Ø 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.

Ø A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory.

Ø The voices in my head may not be real, but they have some good ideas!

Ø Always borrow money from a pessimist. She won’t expect it back.

Ø A diplomat is someone who can tell you to go to hell in such a way that you will look forward to the trip.

Ø Hospitality: making your guests feel like they’re at home, even if you wish they were.

Ø 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.

Ø Some cause happiness wherever they go. Others whenever they go.

Ø There’s a fine line between cuddling and holding someone down so they can’t get away.

Ø I used to be indecisive. Now I’m not sure.

Ø I always take life with a grain of salt, plus a slice of lemon, and a shot of tequila.

Ø When tempted to fight fire with fire, remember that the Fire Department usually uses water.

Ø Nostalgia isn’t what it used to be.

Ø Some people hear voices. Some see invisible people. Others have no imagination whatsoever.

Ø If you are supposed to learn from your mistakes, why do some people have more than one child?

Ø Change is inevitable, except from a vending machine.
 
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Paraprosdokian? I had no idea that they had any such name.

Some famous sayings, you've probably heard most of them before.


  • "He was at his best when the going was good."

  • "There but for the grace of God— goes God."

  • "If I am reading this graph correctly—I'd be very surprised."

  • "You can always count on the Americans to do the right thing—after they have tried everything else."

  • "If all the girls who attended the Yale prom were laid end to end, I wouldn't be a bit surprised."

  • "I've had a perfectly wonderful evening, but this wasn't it."

  • "A modest man, who has much to be modest about."

  • "She looks as though she's been poured into her clothes, and forgot to say 'when'."

  • "I like going to the park and watching the children run around because they don't know I'm using blanks."

  • "If I could say a few words, I'd be a better public speaker."

  • "I haven't slept for ten days, because that would be too long."

  • "I sleep eight hours a day and at least ten at night."
 
Some famous sayings, you've probably heard most of them before.


  • "He was at his best when the going was good."

  • "There but for the grace of God— goes God."

  • "If I am reading this graph correctly—I'd be very surprised."

  • "You can always count on the Americans to do the right thing—after they have tried everything else."

  • "If all the girls who attended the Yale prom were laid end to end, I wouldn't be a bit surprised."

  • "I've had a perfectly wonderful evening, but this wasn't it."

  • "A modest man, who has much to be modest about."

  • "She looks as though she's been poured into her clothes, and forgot to say 'when'."

  • "I like going to the park and watching the children run around because they don't know I'm using blanks."

  • "If I could say a few words, I'd be a better public speaker."

  • "I haven't slept for ten days, because that would be too long."

  • "I sleep eight hours a day and at least ten at night."

I like this one

Some cause happiness wherever they go. Others whenever they go.
 
Got this in email today. I took out a few that were in a previous post, that's why the numbering is off.

Puns for Educated Minds


1. The fattest knight at King Arthur's round table was Sir Cumference. He acquired his size from too much pi.

2. I thought I saw an eye doctor on an Alaskan island, but it turned out to be an optical Aleutian .

3. She was only a whiskey maker, but he loved her still.

4. A rubber band pistol was confiscated from algebra class, because it was a weapon of math disruption.

5. No matter how much you push the envelope, it'll still be stationery.

6. A dog gave birth to puppies near the road and was cited for littering.

8. Two silk worms had a race. They ended up in a tie.

9. A hole has been found in the nudist camp wall. The police are looking into it.

10. Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.

11. Atheism is a non-prophet organization.

12. Two hats were hanging on a hat rack in the hallway. One hat said to the other: 'You stay here; I'll go on a head.'

14. A sign on the lawn at a drug rehab center said: 'Keep off the Grass.'

15. The midget fortune-teller who escaped from prison was a small medium at large.

16. The soldier who survived mustard gas and pepper spray is now a seasoned veteran.

18. In a democracy it's your vote that counts. In feudalism it's your count that votes.

19. When cannibals ate a missionary, they got a taste of religion.

21. A vulture boards an airplane, carrying two dead raccoons. The stewardess looks at him and says, 'I'm sorry, sir, only one carrion allowed per passenger.'

22. Two fish swim into a concrete wall. One turns to the other and says 'Dam!'

23. Two Eskimos sitting in a kayak were chilly, so they lit a fire in the craft. Unsurprisingly it sank, proving once again that you can't have your kayak and heat it too.

24. Two hydrogen atoms meet. One says, 'I've lost my electron.' The other says 'Are you sure?' The first replies, 'Yes, I'm positive.'

25. Did you hear about the Buddhist who refused Novocain during a root canal? His goal: transcend dental medication.

26. There was the person who sent ten puns to friends, with the hope that at least one of the puns would make them laugh. No pun in ten did.
 
Yeah, I had only read the first several quotes when I posted that. It became evident very quickly (such as the slinkly quote) that they were assorted quotes. I think he first four or so are Chesterton, though...
 
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