A paraprosdokian 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 re-frame or re-interpret the first part. It is frequently used for humorous or dramatic effect. For this reason, it is extremely popular among comedians and satirists.
- I asked God for a bike, but I know God doesn't work that way. So I stole a bike and asked for forgiveness.
- Do not argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level and beat you with experience.
- I want to die peacefully in my sleep, like my grandfather, not screaming and yelling like the passengers in his car.
- Going to church doesn't make you a Christian any more than standing in a garage makes you a car.
- The last thing I want to do is hurt you. But it's still on the list.
- Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.
- If I agreed with you, we'd both be wrong.
- We never really grow up; we only learn how to act in public.
- War does not determine who is right - only who is left.
- Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit; Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
- Evening news is where they begin with 'Good evening' and then proceed to tell you why it isn't.
- To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism. To steal from many is research.
- A bus station is where a bus stops. A train station is where a train stops. On my desk, I have a work station.
- How is it one careless match can start a forest fire, but it takes a whole box to start a campfire?
- Some people are like Slinkies ... not really good for anything, but you can't help smiling when you see one tumble down the stairs.
- 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.
- I didn't say it was your fault; I said I was blaming you.
- Why does someone believe you when you say there are four billion stars but check when you say the paint is wet?
- Why do Americans choose from just two people to run for president and 50 for Miss America ?
- Behind every successful man is his woman. Behind the fall of a successful man is usually another woman.
- A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory.
- You do not need a parachute to skydive. You only need a parachute to skydive twice.
- The voices in my head may not be real, but they have some good ideas!
- Always borrow money from a pessimist. He won't expect it back.
- A diplomat is someone who can tell you to go to hell in such a way that you will look forward to the trip.
- Hospitality: making your guests feel like they're at home, even if you wish they were.
- Money can't buy happiness, but it sure makes misery easier to live with.
- Some cause happiness wherever they go. Others whenever they go.
- I used to be indecisive. Now I'm not sure.
- When tempted to fight fire with fire, remember that the Fire Department usually uses water.
- You're never too old to learn something stupid.
- To be sure of hitting the target, shoot first and call whatever you hit the target.
- Nostalgia isn't what it used to be.
- Some people hear voices. Some see invisible people. Others have no imagination whatsoever.
- A bus is a vehicle that runs twice as fast when you are after it as when you are in it.
- If you are supposed to learn from your mistakes, why do some people have more than one child?
- Change is inevitable, except from a vending machine.
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Birthdays on April 23rd
1858 - Max Planck
1936 - Roy Orbison
1852 - Edwin Markham
1928 - Shirley Temple
1791 - James Buchanan
1936 - Roy Orbison
1852 - Edwin Markham
1928 - Shirley Temple
1791 - James Buchanan
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Blast from the Past
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Afternoon Funnies
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This day in History
- Lead Story
- William Shakespeare born, 1564
- American Revolution
- John Paul Jones burns Whitehaven, England, 1778
- Automotive
- Chrysler buys luxury automaker Lamborghini, 1987
- Civil War
- "Panic has seized the country," writes Davis, 1865
- Cold War
- Truman confronts Molotov, 1945
- Crime
- Sirhan Sirhan receives death penalty, 1969
- Disaster
- Soviet cosmonaut is killed, 1967
- General Interest
- King Brian of Ireland murdered by Vikings, 1014
- Hollywood
- Otto Preminger dies, 1986
- Literary
- Birth and death of William Shakespeare celebrated, 1564
- Music
- Judy Garland plays Carnegie Hall, 1961
- Old West
- Byers publishes first Denver newspaper, 1859
- Presidential
- James Buchanan is born, 1791
- Sports
- Hank Aaron hits first home run of his MLB career, 1954
- Vietnam War
- Ford says that war is finished for America, 1975
- World War I
- Poet-soldier Rupert Brooke dies in Greece, 1915
- World War II
- Germans begin "Baedeker Raids" on England, 1942
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