Paraprosdokian (a funny way of talking)
Posted: Sun Oct 24, 2010 2:44 pm
A paraprosdokian is a figure of speech in which the latter part of a sentence or phrase is surprising or unexpected in such a way that it causes the reader or listener to reframe or reinterpret the first part.
I asked God for a bike, but I know God doesn't work that way. So I stole a bike and asked for His forgiveness!
The last thing I want to do is hurt you, but it's still on the list !
Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is knowing not to put it in a Fruit Salad !
How is it that one careless match can start a bushfire, but it takes a box of matches to light a campfire ?
A bank is a place that will lend you money, but only if you can prove you don't need it !
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 !
You do not need a parachute to skydive. You only need a parachute to skydive twice !
I always take life with a grain of salt, plus a slice of lemon and a shot of tequila !
The early bird catches the worm but it's the second mouse that gets the cheese !
I asked God for a bike, but I know God doesn't work that way. So I stole a bike and asked for His forgiveness!
The last thing I want to do is hurt you, but it's still on the list !
Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is knowing not to put it in a Fruit Salad !
How is it that one careless match can start a bushfire, but it takes a box of matches to light a campfire ?
A bank is a place that will lend you money, but only if you can prove you don't need it !
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 !
You do not need a parachute to skydive. You only need a parachute to skydive twice !
I always take life with a grain of salt, plus a slice of lemon and a shot of tequila !
The early bird catches the worm but it's the second mouse that gets the cheese !