Wonderful words ... a new one for me ... Paraprosdokian ...!!!

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Steve Bond

... a figure of speech in which the latter part of a sentence or phrase is surprising and/or unexpected; frequently used in a humorous situation.
Examples ... "Where there's a will, I want to be in it"

If I agreed with you, we'd both be wrong!

Change is inevitable, except from a vending machine!

Ok people ... more examples please ... you know you love this stuff!!
 
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What ever goes up will come back down, unless it`s a price, your age or inflation.

For every negative, there needs to be a positive.
 
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Farm Boy

Deja vu? Again .

not sure I am on the right channel but still .
 
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Steve Bond

Thank you Mary-Anne ...
I'm a romantic at heart ... however remember ... behind every successful man is his woman. Behind the fall of a successful man is usually another woman!
 
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Steve Bond

Mary-anne ... the Lotus flower is regarded in many cultures as a symbol of purity, enlightenment, self-regeneration and re-birth. Its characteristics are a perfect analogy for the human condition; even when its roots are in the dirtiest waters, the Lotus produces the most beautiful flower.
 
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Steve I always thought it was Behind every successful man was a woman Behind every successful woman there is a man Waiting to take the credit
 
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colbb123

I have been wrong, once. I thought I had made a mistake. As it turned out, I hadn't.
 
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Steve Bond

Good one ... I enjoy being in front or behind a good woman!!

To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism; to steal from many is called research!
 
Happy2

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If one man makes a retreat it is cowardice
If a whole army lowers its arms & runs away it is a tactical withdrawal
 
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Steve Bond

happy2 said:
If one man makes a retreat it is cowardice
If a whole army lowers its arms & runs away it is a tactical withdrawal
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Mate ... i think we're getting the hang of this ...

You do not need a parachute to skydive; you only need a parachute to skydive twice!
 
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Farm Boy

A good landing is when you can walk away a excellent landing and you can use the plane again .
 
Happy2

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There's a fine line between a passionate embrace And holding her down so she cant get away
 
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Farm Boy

Ok I know that this is hopeless here are some better examples.

"He was at his best when the going was good." —Alistair Cooke on the Duke of Windsor[1]
"There but for the grace of God — goes God." —Winston Churchill[1]
"If I am reading this graph correctly — I'd be very surprised." —Stephen Colbert[8]
"You can always count on the Americans to do the right thing—after they have tried everything else." —Winston Churchill[8]
"On his feet he wore...blisters." —Aristotle[9]
"I've had a perfectly wonderful evening, but this wasn't it." —Groucho Marx[10]
"A modest man, who has much to be modest about." —supposedly Winston Churchill, about Clement Attlee[10]
"She looks as though she's been poured into her clothes, and forgot to say 'when'." —P. G. Wodehouse[10]
"I like going to the park and watching the children run around because they don't know I'm using blanks." —Emo Philips[10]
"If I could just say a few words... I'd be a better public speaker." —Homer Simpson[11]
"I haven't slept for ten days, because that would be too long." —Mitch Hedberg[3]
"I sleep eight hours a day and at least ten at night." —Bill Hicks[3]
 
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Alecia the Foxx

If you love something, set it free.
If it comes back to you, it's yours.
If it doesen't, hunt it down and kill it.
 
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Farm Boy

The Wembley rub and tug thread refers to a Fun King massage parlor is that a Paraprosdokian?
 
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Steve Bond

Farm Boy said:
Ok I know that this is hopeless here are some better examples.

"He was at his best when the going was good." —Alistair Cooke on the Duke of Windsor[1]
"There but for the grace of God — goes God." —Winston Churchill[1]
"If I am reading this graph correctly — I'd be very surprised." —Stephen Colbert[8]
"You can always count on the Americans to do the right thing—after they have tried everything else." —Winston Churchill[8]
"On his feet he wore...blisters." —Aristotle[9]
"I've had a perfectly wonderful evening, but this wasn't it." —Groucho Marx[10]
"A modest man, who has much to be modest about." —supposedly Winston Churchill, about Clement Attlee[10]
"She looks as though she's been poured into her clothes, and forgot to say 'when'." —P. G. Wodehouse[10]
"I like going to the park and watching the children run around because they don't know I'm using blanks." —Emo Philips[10]
"If I could just say a few words... I'd be a better public speaker." —Homer Simpson[11]
"I haven't slept for ten days, because that would be too long." —Mitch Hedberg[3]
"I sleep eight hours a day and at least ten at night." —Bill Hicks[3]
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omg fb ... Magnificent, I think you're a paraprosdokianaholic ..!!
 
Happy2

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Steve Bond said:
omg fb ... Magnificent, I think you're a paraprosdokianaholic ..!!
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paraprosdokianaholic ? Sounds like something the doctor would diagnose so you could get out of jury duty

When you are thinking I will fight fire with fire
Remember the Fire Department uses water
 
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Steve Bond

happy2 said:
paraprosdokianaholic ? Sounds like something the doctor would diagnose so you could get out of jury duty

When you are thinking I will fight fire with fire
Remember the Fire Department uses water
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the only challenge being the form ... is there enough space in the box to write 'suffers acute paraprosdokianaholicism'
 
Happy2

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Steve Bond said:
the only challenge being the form ... is there enough space in the box to write 'suffers acute paraprosdokianaholicism'
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But it would look better and fit better than: Lazy mongrel with no community spirit


I am terrified of spirits Unless there in a bottle
 
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AlexandraSilk

Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.
 
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Alecia the Foxx said:
If you love something, set it free.
If it comes back to you, it's yours.
If it doesen't, hunt it down and kill it.
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My favourite too.........lol......there have been a few who set out to "kill" me.............:bom:........but as you would say in German......."Unkraut vergeht nicht".

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Happy2

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Fudd said:
......oh, how good is this one......brilliant!!!!!.......:)
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I am with Fudd that is very good Alexandra
May be what the one I know is based on
Light is faster than sound Unless you made a arse of yourself at the bar with the mother in-law is present
 
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