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Forwarded post:
Paraprosdokians
Paraprosdokians are figures of speech in which the latter
part of a sentence or phrase is surprising or unexpected
and is frequently humorous.
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 answered "a 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, but 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 it's getting
harder and harder for me to find one now.
Posted by sodpoodle
End of forwarded post.
Jai Maharaj, Jyotishi
Om Shanti
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