Paraprosdokians. Jan.1, 2018
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01/01/18 03:48 AM
01/01/18 03:48 AM
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Happy New Year everyone. 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 ---- to be in it. -2.Since light travels faster than sound, some people appear b----- until you hear them speak. 3.War does not determine who is right, only who is ----. -4.Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit. W----- is not putting it in a fruit salad. -5.To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism. To steal from many is r-------. -6.In filling out an application, where it says, "In case of emergency, notify..." I answered "a d-----." -7.Behind every successful man is his woman. Behind the fall of a successful man is usually a------ w----. -8.Always borrow money from a pessimist. He won't e----- it back. -9.When tempted to fight fire with fire, remember that the Fire Department usually uses -----. -10.Change is inevitable, except from a v------ m------.
Last edited by curly; 01/02/18 09:50 AM.
What do birdies see when they faint?
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Re: Paraprosdokians. Jan.1, 2018
[Re: curly]
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01/01/18 11:45 AM
01/01/18 11:45 AM
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5. research
Morning curly, Happy New Year!
Gail
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Re: Paraprosdokians. Jan.1, 2018
[Re: curly]
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01/02/18 03:39 AM
01/02/18 03:39 AM
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Good one Cheryl.
Sorry mxm, I forgot to mark no.10 as done.
What do birdies see when they faint?
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