Val Killmore
 
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Reply Tue 12 Jun, 2012 05:52 pm
I may be poor but at least i am unhappy.



"Give a man a fish, and he will eat for a day. Teach a man to fish, and he'll sit in a boat and drink beer all day." - My Grandpa

George
 
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Reply Wed 13 Jun, 2012 04:39 am
Early to bed and early to rise,
and your girl goes out with other guys.
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Phoenix32890
 
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Reply Wed 13 Jun, 2012 07:57 am
Support mental health, or I'll kill you!

This paraprosdokian was actually plastered all over the N.Y.C. subways for years.
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thack45
 
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Reply Wed 13 Jun, 2012 08:05 am
@Val Killmore,
Val Killmore wrote:
I may be poor but at least I'm not happy.

fixed
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Val Killmore
 
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Reply Wed 13 Jun, 2012 09:00 am
Diplomacy is the art of saying 'Nice doggie!'... till you find a bigger stick.
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Irishk
 
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Reply Wed 13 Jun, 2012 02:41 pm
I thought this thread was going to be about some yummy Greek dessert.
Phoenix32890
 
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Reply Thu 14 Jun, 2012 05:30 am
@Irishk,
Hmm..............By the name, I would have expected people to guess Armenian!
parados
 
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Reply Thu 14 Jun, 2012 06:57 am
@Phoenix32890,
A stitch in time saves nine, but the tenth one will have to go naked.
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George
 
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Reply Thu 14 Jun, 2012 09:37 am
To prepare for an airplane crash:
bend over, put your head between your knees,
and kiss your ass good-bye.
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parados
 
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Reply Tue 26 Jun, 2012 09:22 pm
If the knife fits, twist it.
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Eva
 
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Reply Tue 26 Jun, 2012 09:29 pm
If it's not one thing, it's my mother.
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parados
 
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Reply Tue 24 Jul, 2012 08:55 am
There is no elevator to success,
but successful people often have elevators, sometimes even for their cars.
izzythepush
 
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Reply Tue 24 Jul, 2012 09:12 am
@parados,
This is a selection of Milton Jone's classic one-liners. They don't all fit the definition of paraprosdokian.

1.I was mugged by a man on crutches, wearing camouflage. Ha ha, I thought, you can hide but you can’t run.
2.If you’re being chased by a police dog, try not to go through a tunnel, then on to a little seesaw, then jump through a hoop of fire. They’re trained for that.
3.Militant feminists: I take my hat off to them. They don’t like that.
4.So I phoned up the spiritual leader of Tibet, he sent me a large goat with a long neck. Turns out I phoned dial a lama.
5.I was walking along the road the other day and on the pavement I saw a white baby ghost. However, come to think of it, it may have been a tissue.
6.I don’t know if you’ve ever fallen asleep whilst eating a plate of cauliflower, and then woken up, and thought you were in the clouds.
7.I’m very English really. I even ordered a book on the internet, ‘how to have absolutely nothing to do with your neighbours’. Unfortunately I was out when it was delivered.
8.I lost my job as a cricket commentator for saying “I don’t want to bore you with the details.”
9.Old ladies in wheelchairs with blankets over their legs, I don’t think so…retired “mermaids.”
10.If they make it illegal to wear the veil at work, bee keepers are going to be furious.


http://www.bitcomedy.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Milton-Jones-One-Liners.jpg
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Phoenix32890
 
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Reply Tue 20 Nov, 2012 03:55 pm
Candy is dandy, but liquor is quicker!
Lustig Andrei
 
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Reply Tue 20 Nov, 2012 05:11 pm
@Phoenix32890,
That's a Dorothy Parker quote, although I think Ogden Nash had something similar.
roger
 
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Reply Tue 20 Nov, 2012 05:12 pm
Strangely crude, but delightfully tacky.

(seen on a tee shirt)
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Phoenix32890
 
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Reply Tue 20 Nov, 2012 06:19 pm
@Lustig Andrei,
Nope- The quote is from Ogden Nash.
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Phoenix32890
 
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Reply Tue 20 Nov, 2012 06:23 pm
I found some good ones:


Quote:
I asked God for a bike, but I know God doesn't work that way. So I stole a bike and asked for forgiveness.
Do not argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level and beat you with experience.
I want to die peacefully in my sleep, like my grandfather, not screaming and yelling like the passengers in his car.
Going to church doesn't make you a Christian any more than standing in a garage makes you a car.
Courtesy of Toothpaste for dinner
The last thing I want to do is hurt you. But it's still on the list.
Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.
If I agreed with you, we'd both be wrong.
We never really grow up; we only learn how to act in public.
War does not determine who is right - only who is left.
Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit; Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
Evening news is where they begin with 'Good evening' and then proceed to tell you why it isn't.
To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism. To steal from many is research.
A bus station is where a bus stops. A train station is where a train stops. On my desk, I have a work station.
How is it one careless match can start a forest fire, but it takes a whole box to start a campfire?
Some people are like Slinkies ... not really good for anything, but you can't help smiling when you see one tumble down the stairs.
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.
I didn't say it was your fault; I said I was blaming you.
Why does someone believe you when you say there are four billion stars but check when you say the paint is wet?
Why do Americans choose from just two people to run for president and 50 for Miss America?
Behind every successful man is his woman. Behind the fall of a successful man is usually another woman.
A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory.
You do not need a parachute to skydive. You only need a parachute to skydive twice.
The voices in my head may not be real, but they have some good ideas!
Always borrow money from a pessimist. He won't expect it back.
A diplomat is someone who can tell you to go to hell in such a way that you will look forward to the trip.
Hospitality: making your guests feel like they're at home, even if you wish they were.
Money can't buy happiness, but it sure makes misery easier to live with.
Some cause happiness wherever they go. Others whenever they go.
I used to be indecisive. Now I'm not sure.
When tempted to fight fire with fire, remember that the Fire Department usually uses water.
You're never too old to learn something stupid.
To be sure of hitting the target, shoot first and call whatever you hit the target.
Nostalgia isn't what it used to be.
Some people hear voices. Some see invisible people. Others have no imagination whatsoever.
A bus is a vehicle that runs twice as fast when you are after it as when you are in it.
If you are supposed to learn from your mistakes, why do some people have more than one child?
Change is inevitable, except from a vending machine.

Lustig Andrei
 
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Reply Tue 20 Nov, 2012 06:26 pm
@Phoenix32890,
Yup. Most of those are very good indeed.
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