I saw this thread on Reddit and thought I'd make a list of my favourite Paraprosdokian expressions.
- "If we hit that bullseye the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards."
- "I'd agree with you, but then we'd both be wrong."
- "I'll burn that bridge when I get to it."
- "It's all just water under the fridge"
- "It isn't rocket surgery"
- "That train has sailed."
- "If I wanted your opinion, I'd give it to you."
- "Who do you think I am, Alfred Einstein?"
- "If I gave a shit, you'd be the first person I'd give it to."
- "Whatever doesn't kill you just postpones the inevitable."
- "Don't put all your chickens in one biscuit."
- "power corrupts, Powerpoint corrupts absolutely."
- "Most accidents happen in the household. And most households happen through accidents."
- "Rome wasn't built in a day, but it burned in one."
- "People who sit on glass toilets shouldn't shit bricks."
- "Well, onward and awkward."
- "I resemble that remark!"
- "Don't jump to contusions."
- "Now the tide has turned the table onto the other foot."
- "He passed with flyin' fucking carpets."
- Mock my words!