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malaise

(269,147 posts)
Sun Aug 16, 2020, 11:40 AM Aug 2020

Your Sunday Morning 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 an 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.

* I had to look up the meaning as well

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Your Sunday Morning Paraprosdokians :-) (Original Post) malaise Aug 2020 OP
These are great! Thank you, malaise! n/t CaliforniaPeggy Aug 2020 #1
These are awesome! This is a new word for me too! Greybnk48 Aug 2020 #2
I love these underpants Aug 2020 #3
A new word! SheltieLover Aug 2020 #4
K&R safeinOhio Aug 2020 #5
Thanks malaise... N_E_1 for Tennis Aug 2020 #6
We can agree to disagree, but you're still wrong gratuitous Aug 2020 #7
Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah malaise Aug 2020 #8
Must always recommend a master of the form... JHB Aug 2020 #9
Too good malaise Aug 2020 #10
"She's scaring me!" dmr Aug 2020 #27
Thank you...hadn't heard these! Karadeniz Aug 2020 #56
Great! Thanks! Makes me think of my dad.... apcalc Aug 2020 #11
Good one malaise Aug 2020 #12
"Heck, the fall alone will kill you!" JHB Aug 2020 #13
THAT is a great one! calimary Aug 2020 #49
It's the brutal truth malaise Aug 2020 #52
These are great and most are funny. Thanks. yonder Aug 2020 #14
Once I thought I was mistaken lunatica Aug 2020 #15
😂 apcalc Aug 2020 #75
Odd--I thought I was wrong once--- lastlib Aug 2020 #79
These are great! Heartstrings Aug 2020 #16
LOL! K&R & thanks! nt tblue37 Aug 2020 #17
People who have birthdays lunatica Aug 2020 #18
This is great! Thanks for a new word and the wonderful laughs, malaise. nt crickets Aug 2020 #19
1. Where there's a will, I want to be in it. malaise Aug 2020 #21
Hah! I like these a lot Malaise! Tracer Aug 2020 #20
Do you walk to school or take your lunch? eleny Aug 2020 #22
ROFL malaise Aug 2020 #29
I love all these and you for posting about them! eleny Aug 2020 #51
old standby... siriuslll Aug 2020 #23
New to me malaise Aug 2020 #31
Or...you can lead a whore to culture, but you can't make her think. Come to think of it, this applie Karadeniz Aug 2020 #58
Love it grantcart Aug 2020 #24
OMG! Learn something new every day! calimary Aug 2020 #25
I have a good friend who sends me this stuff every now and then malaise Aug 2020 #33
Content with the content! calimary Aug 2020 #47
I actually used that at a friend's book launch malaise Aug 2020 #61
Content is a noun or an adjective, not a verb. lagomorph777 Aug 2020 #84
True it's not a verb but it still works malaise Aug 2020 #85
Number 5 took me 30 years to figure out. cayugafalls Aug 2020 #26
My paternal granny used to say show me a boy of five and I'll show you malaise Aug 2020 #37
Show me a boy of three and I will show you... JHB Aug 2020 #44
i ran into a three year old girl yesterday malaise Aug 2020 #53
Yes, but... "boy". JHB Aug 2020 #55
It's stunning to watch malaise Aug 2020 #66
She was a very smart woman. cayugafalls Aug 2020 #48
Paraprosdokians dmr Aug 2020 #28
You win the thread malaise Aug 2020 #36
"To be sure of hitting the target, shoot first and call whatever you hit the target." KY_EnviroGuy Aug 2020 #30
So true malaise Aug 2020 #38
Just outstanding!!! PCIntern Aug 2020 #32
Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah! malaise Aug 2020 #35
Thanks for making my day! k&r alwaysinasnit Aug 2020 #34
You're welcome malaise Aug 2020 #64
I keep missing my ex, but my aim's getting better. lindysalsagal Aug 2020 #39
HahHahahahahaha malaise Aug 2020 #41
K&R n/t denbot Aug 2020 #40
K&R Solomon Aug 2020 #42
A great new word, and a delightful... 3catwoman3 Aug 2020 #43
Me likey. oasis Aug 2020 #45
Kick to return later! Hekate Aug 2020 #46
I had #9 posted on my wall at work. Delmette2.0 Aug 2020 #50
HaHa malaise Aug 2020 #60
There's gotta be a "Bad Managers Creed" - and that's on it n/t Mopar151 Aug 2020 #90
Yogi Berra was a master, in his own way.... Mopar151 Aug 2020 #54
That's a great one malaise Aug 2020 #62
If you come to a fork in the road - take it! n/t Mopar151 Aug 2020 #92
Kick! burrowowl Aug 2020 #57
Very entertaining. Thanks! Que tengas buen da. Paz. RestoreAmerica2020 Aug 2020 #59
Back at yah malaise Aug 2020 #63
Paraprosdokians: Sounds like a species in Lord of the Rings, or Game of Thrones. BComplex Aug 2020 #65
Remember now my friend sent these to me malaise Aug 2020 #69
I'm not drinking anymore... MerryBlooms Aug 2020 #67
Very cool malaise Aug 2020 #68
Wonderful thread, thanks for the giggles. MerryBlooms Aug 2020 #71
Learn something new every day shanti Aug 2020 #70
Kickingt for humor Pathwalker Aug 2020 #72
My first time being exposed to Paraprosdokians BadGimp Aug 2020 #73
I didn't know what they were called malaise Aug 2020 #74
My favorite genxlib Aug 2020 #76
Ha malaise Aug 2020 #81
Time flies like an eagle. Fruit flies like a banana. tclambert Aug 2020 #77
I pray for President Trump every day, but still no lightning. tclambert Aug 2020 #78
Two great ones malaise Aug 2020 #80
I'm gonna keep this list and use one every day. lagomorph777 Aug 2020 #82
Ha malaise Aug 2020 #83
I was going to procrastinate but never got around to it. keithbvadu2 Aug 2020 #86
Hehehehe malaise Aug 2020 #87
Thank you, malaise, these are so much fun. wendyb-NC Aug 2020 #88
We all needed a break malaise Aug 2020 #89
Paraprosdokians. Bookmark. ❤ nt littlemissmartypants Aug 2020 #91

Greybnk48

(10,170 posts)
2. These are awesome! This is a new word for me too!
Sun Aug 16, 2020, 11:49 AM
Aug 2020

I think this was comedian Steven Wright's schtick primarily.

underpants

(182,863 posts)
3. I love these
Sun Aug 16, 2020, 11:53 AM
Aug 2020

We have quote of the day at our morning staff conference calls. I’ve heard some of these there but I can use some too. Thanks.

apcalc

(4,465 posts)
11. Great! Thanks! Makes me think of my dad....
Sun Aug 16, 2020, 12:10 PM
Aug 2020

He would say “ it isn’t speed that kills....it’s that sudden stop.”

Karadeniz

(22,557 posts)
58. Or...you can lead a whore to culture, but you can't make her think. Come to think of it, this applie
Sun Aug 16, 2020, 02:23 PM
Aug 2020

To Trump!

calimary

(81,421 posts)
25. OMG! Learn something new every day!
Sun Aug 16, 2020, 01:13 PM
Aug 2020

Last edited Sun Aug 16, 2020, 01:52 PM - Edit history (1)

Especially here!

Who knew?

Thanks, malaise! I read all these to my husband (who loves wordplay like this, also) and he approves, too!

malaise

(269,147 posts)
33. I have a good friend who sends me this stuff every now and then
Sun Aug 16, 2020, 01:46 PM
Aug 2020

Last week he sent this one
Words that are spelled the same but pronounced with emphasis on different syllables literally tell us how to pronounce them. Stress on the first syllable is a noun; stress on the last syllable is a verb. Content, record, contract, impact, address, object and others.
I replied thus - Ï was content with the content.
English speakers know this instinctively, but it is useful for persons learning English.

JHB

(37,161 posts)
55. Yes, but... "boy".
Sun Aug 16, 2020, 02:19 PM
Aug 2020

Though at three I was smarter and better mannered than 45 too. But there were impulses for which I learned how to act in public, and for which he never, ever did (and reveled in not doing so).

KY_EnviroGuy

(14,494 posts)
30. "To be sure of hitting the target, shoot first and call whatever you hit the target."
Sun Aug 16, 2020, 01:29 PM
Aug 2020

That's Trump's primary method of governing. Just throw some shit out there and see what sticks....


Great stuff for a Sunday's easy time. Thanks, Malaise!.......

PCIntern

(25,572 posts)
32. Just outstanding!!!
Sun Aug 16, 2020, 01:31 PM
Aug 2020

My fave of all time:

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

3catwoman3

(24,026 posts)
43. A great new word, and a delightful...
Sun Aug 16, 2020, 01:56 PM
Aug 2020

...thread.

And fascinating about the syllable emphasis and part of speech. Never thought about that.

Delmette2.0

(4,168 posts)
50. I had #9 posted on my wall at work.
Sun Aug 16, 2020, 02:06 PM
Aug 2020

I was a front line supervisor in a financial office. My staff didn't know it was pointed at my immediate boss and the boss had no clue. It wasn't up there for very long.

9. I didn't say it was your fault, I said I was blaming you.

BComplex

(8,059 posts)
65. Paraprosdokians: Sounds like a species in Lord of the Rings, or Game of Thrones.
Sun Aug 16, 2020, 03:00 PM
Aug 2020

I love all of these!! Malaise, you're the best!!

shanti

(21,675 posts)
70. Learn something new every day
Sun Aug 16, 2020, 03:41 PM
Aug 2020

Thank you, ma'am! At first, I thought it had something to do with Armenians!

genxlib

(5,529 posts)
76. My favorite
Sun Aug 16, 2020, 10:38 PM
Aug 2020

Walk a mile in someone’s shoes before you criticize them. That way, when you do criticize them, you will be a mile away and you will have their shoes.

tclambert

(11,087 posts)
78. I pray for President Trump every day, but still no lightning.
Sun Aug 16, 2020, 10:56 PM
Aug 2020

C'mon, God, he's on the golf course all the time. What more opportunity do you need?

wendyb-NC

(3,328 posts)
88. Thank you, malaise, these are so much fun.
Mon Aug 17, 2020, 11:47 AM
Aug 2020

I learned something new today, what those short, witty are called, paraprosdokians, that grab your attention, but with a twist. You hear or read the first part expecting a fable, but the ending is a play on our humor. I laughed out loud! Thank for the break for my all caught up in seriousness, the current reality with the abominable scumbag in the white house. A break is necessary from the constant din of dread. Thanks again, malaise.

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