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Paraprosdokians(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:
? A bus station is where a bus stops. A train station is where a train stops. On my desk, I have a work station.
? A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory.
? A diplomat is someone who can tell you to go to hell in such a way that you will look forward to the trip.
? A fool and his money are soon elected.
? Buses stop in bus stations. Trains stop in train stations. On my desk there is a work station.
? Change is inevitable, except from a vending machine.
? Do not argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level and beat you with experience.
? 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.
? How is it that one careless match can start a forest fire, but it takes a whole box to start a campfire?
? I always take life with a grain of salt, plus a slice of lemon, and a shot of tequila
? I want to die peacefully in my sleep, like my grandfather. Not screaming and yelling like the passengers in his car.
? If you are supposed to learn from your mistakes, why do some people have more than one child?
? Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.
? . Since light travels faster than sound, some people appear bright
until you hear them speak..
? Some cause happiness wherever they go. Others whenever they go.
? Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana.
? To be sure of hitting the target, shoot first and call whatever you hit the target.
? To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism. To steal from many is research.
? We never really grow up; we only learn how to act in public.
? When tempted to fight fire with fire, remember that the Fire Department usually uses water.
? Why do Americans choose from just two people to run for president and 50 for Miss America?
? Why does someone believe you when you say there are four billion stars but check when you say the paint is wet?
spiral – lulz. But you clearly copied many of them, considering your repeat of one of the jokes 😛
p.s. don’t worry, I copy these kinds of jokes all the time
Something my grandmother A”H used to say:
“When you are well you have so many problems but when you are sick you have just one.”
@frummt in the tummy:
I ABSOLUTELY did not copy anything. So don’t try to rationalize and say “you do it too” , because even though you do, I most definately do not.
woops, wrong screen name
God will punish the wicked. And before he does, i will.
You shall love your crooked neighbor with your crooked heart.
Why do Americans choose from just two people to run for president and 50 for Miss America?
My answer – Because all of the garbage from the advertisements would fill too many landfills and no one would be able to talk on the phone because of all of the automated phone calls persuading them to vote for one of the 50 candidates. Can you imagine a debate on that scale?
When life gives you lemons, unscramble and make melons 🙂
Build a man a fire and you keep him warm for a night.
Set a man on fire and you will keep him warm for the rest of his life.
Why am I seeing so many repeats in this thread
Why am I seeing so many repeats in this thread
This name is already taken
I have 2 subtitles both of which aren’t listed.
BYEnglish- Thanx for the lesson in english, However I think we should leave this title Because no one in the CR know s what paraprosdokians
means besides you (and now me)
“I don’t belong to an organized political party. I’m a Democrat.”
“I’ve had a perfectly wonderful evening, but this wasn’t it.
Posted 4 days ago #
spiral
Member
Paraprosdokians(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:
? A bus station is where a bus stops. A train station is where a train stops. On my desk, I have a work station.
? A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory.
? A diplomat is someone who can tell you to go to hell in such a way that you will look forward to the trip.
? A fool and his money are soon elected.
? Buses stop in bus stations. Trains stop in train stations. On my desk there is a work station.
? Change is inevitable, except from a vending machine.
? Do not argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level and beat you with experience.
? 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.
? How is it that one careless match can start a forest fire, but it takes a whole box to start a campfire?
? I always take life with a grain of salt, plus a slice of lemon, and a shot of tequila
? I want to die peacefully in my sleep, like my grandfather. Not screaming and yelling like the passengers in his car.
? If you are supposed to learn from your mistakes, why do some people have more than one child?
? Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.
? . Since light travels faster than sound, some people appear bright
until you hear them speak..
? Some cause happiness wherever they go. Others whenever they go.
? Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana.
? To be sure of hitting the target, shoot first and call whatever you hit the target.
? To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism. To steal from many is research.
? We never really grow up; we only learn how to act in public.
? When tempted to fight fire with fire, remember that the Fire Department usually uses water.
? Why do Americans choose from just two people to run for president and 50 for Miss America?
? Why does someone believe you when you say there are four billion stars but check when you say the paint is wet?
Posted 4 days ago #
frummy in the tummy
Member
spiral – lulz. But you clearly copied many of them, considering your repeat of one of the jokes 😛
p.s. don’t worry, I copy these kinds of jokes all the time
Posted 4 days ago #
This name is already taken
I have 2 subtitles both of which aren’t listed.
frummy in the tummy – lulz. But you clearly copied many of them, considering your repeat of one of the jokes I saw at least 2 doubles
spiral-most of them were sayings, the point of this thread is to distort them
Posted 3 days ago #
mky
Member
Something my grandmother A”H used to say:
“When you are well you have so many problems but when you are sick you have just one.”
Posted 3 days ago #
syeshiva
Member
@frummt in the tummy:
I ABSOLUTELY did not copy anything. So don’t try to rationalize and say “you do it too” , because even though you do, I most definately do not.
Posted 3 days ago #
Syag Lchochma
Tell it to me, and I will tell you if its Loshon Hara 🙂
woops, wrong screen name
Posted 3 days ago #
puppy
Member
God will punish the wicked. And before he does, i will.
You shall love your crooked neighbor with your crooked heart.
Posted 3 days ago #
Nechomah
Member
Why do Americans choose from just two people to run for president and 50 for Miss America?
My answer – Because all of the garbage from the advertisements would fill too many landfills and no one would be able to talk on the phone because of all of the automated phone calls persuading them to vote for one of the 50 candidates. Can you imagine a debate on that scale?
Posted 3 days ago #
tzaddiq
Member
When life gives you lemons, unscramble and make melons 🙂
Build a man a fire and you keep him warm for a night.
Set a man on fire and you will keep him warm for the rest of his life.
Posted 3 days ago #
Yekke Mitt a Gartel
Member
Why am I seeing so many repeats in this thread
Posted 2 days ago #
BaalHabooze
On the rocks
Why am I seeing so many repeats in this thread
Posted 2 days ago #
This name is already taken
I have 2 subtitles both of which aren’t listed.
Why am I seeing so many repeats in this thread
Posted 1 day ago #
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I tried I failed. I tried again I failed better
Rabbi Friedler- one who reaches for the stars may not reach them but forsure he wont end up with a handful of mud.
~Alcohol does not solve any problems, but then neither does milk.
“Only those who achieve the impossible can attempt the absurd”
“When life gives you lemons make Lemon juice”
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When life gives you melons, you’re dyslexic.
No pain, no pain.
Life is a bowl of cherries, school is a bowl of pits.
Its as easy as driving a car off a cliff.
When life gives you lemons, create lemons jokes ad nauseum.
A joke is like a frog…
…I love dissecting frogs
I like turtles!
Anything unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
This isnt the hoadama corn thread…
Speaking of ha’adoma corn, what do you get when an elephant steps on your corn?
Ground corn.
Mod42
You have a gift for these jokes : -p
42 – or else sore toes (it depends on your corn)
If at first you don’t succeed, give up and buy an elephant.
if life gives you lemons make lemonade. if life gives you melons you are probably dyslexic.
i didnt trip, the floor just needed a hug
keep calm and talk with a british accent
always be yourself. unless u can be a unicorn, then always be a unicorn
i dont suffer from insanity, i enjoy every minute of it
If life gives you lemons, keep them, because, hey, free lemons!
The only thing we have to fear, is fear itself…. and spiders.
If life gives you melons, you may be dyslexic.
Time’s fun when you’re having flies.
-Kermit the Frog
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the last thing i want to do is hurt you, but it’s still on my list 😉
Never mind the dog, Beware of the kids…
Laugh and the world laughs with you, cry and the world laughs at you.
The severity of the itch is inversely proportional to the ability to reach it.
Thanks goldersgreen for some old laughs…..if you’re still here
#Life is like a roller coaster, It has it’s ups and downs, but, it’s your choice to scream or enjoy the ride!
If someone points out my black clothes, and asks whose funeral I’m going to, I reply by looking around the room and saying ” I haven’t decided yet:
YOu are not fat, you have fat. you also have fingernails, but you are not fingernails
If the constitution allows free speech, why are there phone bills?
When “I” is replaced by “we”, even ‘illness’ becomes ‘welness’
Your not the sharpest tool in the shed, not the brightest bulb in the harbor , your elevator doesn’t reach the top, your not playing with a full deck, you only have one ore in the water
#*wellness…
Mir talmid, I would really like to know what you meant.
You can’t always buy a bottle of Vitameatavegamin tomorrow!
You’d better be careful if you don’t know where you’re going – you may never get there.”
(another Yogi Berra classic)
Interesting, mir talmid is a new-very old member! Welcome (back?) to the CR! You may stick around (this time!)!
If life gives you lemons, make lemonade. Then find someone whose life gave them vodka and throw a party.
If life gives you lemons, squirt them back in his face.
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