Sentence or phrase is surprising or unexpected in a way that causes the
Reader or listener to reframe or reinterpret the first part. It is
Frequently used for humorous or dramatic effect.
1. Do not argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level and
Beat you with experience.
2. I want to die peacefully in my sleep, like my grandfather. Not
Screaming and yelling like the passengers in his car.
3. The last thing I want to do is hurt you. But it’s still on the list.
4. Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear
Bright until you hear them speak.
5. If I agreed with you, we’d both be wrong.
6. We never really grow up; we only learn how to act in public.
7. War does not determine who is right — only who is left.
8. Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit; Wisdom is not putting it
In a fruit salad.
9. The early bird might get the worm, but the second mouse gets the
Cheese.
10. Evening news is where they begin with “Good evening,” and then
Proceed to tell you why it isn’t.
11. To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism. To steal from many is
Research.
12. A bus station is where a bus stops. A train station is where a train
Stops. My desk is a work station.
13. How is it one careless match can start a forest fire, but it takes a
Whole box to start a campfire?
14. 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.
15. I thought I wanted a career; turns out I just wanted pay checks.
16. A bank is a place that will lend you money if you can prove that you
Don’t need it.
17. Whenever I fill out an application, in the part that says “If an
Emergency, notify:” I put “DOCTOR.”
18. I didn’t say it was your fault, I said I was blaming you.
19. Why does someone believe you when you say there are four billion
Stars, but check when you say the paint is wet?
20. Why do Americans choose from just two people to run for president
And 50 for Miss America?
21. Behind every successful man is his woman. Behind the fall of a
Successful man is usually another woman.
22. A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory.
23. You do not need a parachute to skydive. You only need a parachute to
Skydive twice.
24. The voices in my head may not be real, but they have some good
Ideas!
25. Always borrow money from a pessimist. He won’t expect it back.
26. A diplomat is someone who can tell you to go to hell in such a way
That you will look forward to the trip.
27. Hospitality: making your guests feel like they’re at home, even if
You wish they were.
28. Money can’t buy happiness, but it sure makes misery easier to live
With.
29. I discovered I scream the same way whether I’m about to be devoured
By a great white shark or if a piece of seaweed touches my foot.
30. Some cause happiness wherever they go. Others whenever they go.
31. There’s a fine line between cuddling and holding someone down so
They can’t get away.
32. I used to be indecisive. Now I’m not sure.
33. When tempted to fight fire with fire, remember that the Fire
Department usually uses water.
34. You’re never too old to learn something stupid.
35. Nostalgia isn’t what it used to be.
36. A bus is a vehicle that runs twice as fast when you are after it as
When you are in it.
37. If you are supposed to learn from your mistakes, why do some people
Have more than one child?
38. Change is inevitable, except from a vending machine.