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David Green
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A paraprosdokian is a sentence or statement with an unexpected ending. It means "against expectations" in Greek.
 

Will glass coffins be a success?
Remains to be seen.

What's the difference between a hippo and a zippo?
One is really heavy and the other is a little lighter.

Hear about the new restaurant called Karma?
There's no menu - you get what you deserve.

I went to buy some camouflage trousers yesterday, but couldn't find any.

What do you call a bee that can't make up its mind?
A maybe.

I tried to sue the airline for losing my luggage.
I lost my case.

Is it ignorance or apathy that's destroying the world today?
I don't know and don't really care.

I wasn't originally going to get a brain transplant, but then I changed my mind.

Which country's capital has the fastest-growing population?
Ireland. Every day it's Dublin.

I saw an ad for burial plots, and I thought: "That's the last thing I need!"

Need an ark?
I Noah guy.

You're not completely useless, you can always serve as a bad example.

I broke my finger last week. On the other hand, I'm okay.

Did you hear about the guy who got hit in the head with a can of soda?
He was lucky it was a soft drink.

To the mathematician who thought of the idea of zero.
Thanks for nothing!

Son: "Dad, can you tell me what a solar eclipse is?"
Dad: "No sun."



   
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Thanks for the laughs !!!



   
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@100ford2003 +1.



   
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I remember a favorite of mine picked from your posts David:

I am reading a book about antigravity, cannot put it down.



   
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Geoff Jowett
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good stuff, thanks David



   
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Excellent!!  Thanks.



   
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