[Fot] Fwd: paraprosdokians!

[Bill Dentinger]

I think Rolls Royce used to include a paraprosdokians caution with their tool pouch.  It said something like, "While this motor car will not break down, there may be times when it fails to proceed.

Bill Dentinger

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> On Dec 14, 2015, at 9:47 AM, Kas Kastner <kaskastner at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Not about cars, but some fun at Christmas time.
> Never be beaten by equipment.
> 
> 
> Interesting:
> The First time I 
> heard about paraprosdokians, I liked them.  Paraprosdokians are 
> figures of speech in which the latter part of a sentence or phrase is 
> surprising or unexpected and is frequently humorous. (Winston Churchill 
> loved them)
>  
> 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.
>  
> Spread the 
> Laughter, 
> Share the Cheer, 
> Let's Be 
> Happy
> While We're 
> here!
> 
> 
> 
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