Will Rogers was a master of paraprosdokians. Martha shares a favorite, as well as one from comedian Mitch Hedberg. This is part of a complete episode.
Transcript of “Paraprosdokian Quotes”
We’re going to have more paraprosdokians, those statements that take a sharp turn.
Okay.
Of course, there’s the famous one by Will Rogers, I belong to no organized party. I’m a Democrat.
I like that one. Still true.
And I like this one from Mitch Hedberg. I used to do drugs. I still do, but I used to, too.
That one cracks me up.
Send us your funny turns of phrase, the stuff that just kind of takes the crook in the road and doesn’t go back.
