"Paraprosdokian" comes from the Greek word προσδοκίαν.
It means "unexpected ending."

I created a few originals.

No man is an island, but I am a remote peninsula.

There is an old song, "The Old Gray Mare She Ain't What She Used to Be."

But then again, neither is the Old Gray Stallion..

My friends gathered together in a restaurant for my 40th birthday. Instead of singing Happy Birthday, they sang The Old Gray Mare. and these were my friends.


Into each life, some rain must fall. Get a Fall Alert.

I'm in over my head, but I'm a good swimmer.

All who wander are not lost, but I am.

Don't curse the dark.  Light a flame-thrower.

We are all in the gutter, but some of us have our minds fixed on the stars.

But a rare few are too pissed to give a damn.

Quote from: Gyppo on December 23, 2025, 09:48:12 PMWe are all in the gutter, but some of us have our minds fixed on the stars.

But a rare few are too pissed to give a damn.

I am neither in the gutter, nor too pissed.  Nobody is impressed with your effort to be witty.

Busy as a sloth

Quote from: Spell Chick on December 24, 2025, 03:05:39 PMBusy as a sloth

Busy as a sloth would more correctly be called an oxymoron.