A paraprosdokian (from Greek,
meaning "beyond" and "expectation") 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 reframe or reinterpret the first
part. It is frequently used for humorous or dramatic effect, sometimes
producing an anticlimax. For this reason, it is extremely popular among
comedians and satirists.
Some
paraprosdokians not only change the meaning of an early phrase, but also play
on the double meaning of a particular word, creating a syllepsis.
Last night, me and my girlfriend watched three DVDs back to back.
Luckily, I was the one facing the telly. - Tim
Vine
Last time I
tried to make love to my wife nothing happened, so I said to her, 'What's the
matter, you can't think of anybody either?' - Rodney Dangerfield
Last week my mother-in-law fell into a wishing well, can’t believe it
actually worked. - Unknown
Last, but not least, avoid cliches like the plague. - William Safire
Laughing at our mistakes can
lengthen our own life. Laughing at someone else’s can shorten it. - Cullen Hightower
Laughing is the best medicine.
Unless you are laughing for no reason, then you need medicine. - Unknown
Law of logical
argument: Anything is possible if you don't know what you are talking about. - Unknown
Life doesn’t imitate art, it
imitates bad television. - Woody Allen
Lord grant me the serenity to
accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and
the wisdom to hide the bodies of those people I had to kill because they pissed
me off. - Unknown
Love your
enemies. It makes them so damned mad. - P. D. East
Make crime pay. Become a Lawyer. -
Will Rogers
Marriage should be like a workshop
where the husband works and the wife shops. - Unknown
Middle age is when your age starts
to show around your middle. - Bob Hope
Money doesn't
always bring happiness. People with ten million dollars are no happier than
people with nine million dollars. - Hobart Brown
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