Lexophilia or Paraprosdokians: An oldie .

Lexophilia or Paraprosdokians: An oldie .

A paraprosdokian 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 re-frame or re-interpret the first part. It is frequently used for humorous or dramatic effect. For this reason, it is extremely popular among comedians and satirists. 

1. I asked God for a bike, but I know God doesn't work that way. So I stole a bike and asked for forgiveness. 
2. Do not argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level and beat you with experience. 
3. I want to die peacefully in my sleep, like my grandfather, not screaming and yelling like the passengers in his car. 
4. Going to church doesn't make you a Christian any more than standing in a garage makes you a car. 
5. The last thing I want to do is hurt you. But it's still on the list. 
6. Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak. 
7. If I agreed with you, we'd both be wrong. 
8. We never really grow up; we only learn how to act in public. 
9. War does not determine who is right - only who is left. 
10. Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit; Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad. 
11. Evening news is where they begin with 'Good evening' and then proceed to tell you why it isn't. 
12. To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism. To steal from many is research. 
13. A bus station is where a bus stops. A train station is where a train stops. On my desk, I have a work station. 
14. How is it one careless match can start a forest fire, but it takes a whole box to start a campfire? 
15. Some people are like Slinkies .. not really good for anything, but you can't help smiling when you see one tumble down the stairs. 
16. 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. 
17. I didn't say it was your fault; I said I was blaming you. 
18. Why does someone believe you when you say there are four billion stars but check when you say the paint is wet? 
19. Why do Americans choose from just two people to run for president and 50 for Miss America? 
20. Behind every successful man is his woman. Behind the fall of a successful man is usually another woman.