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“Outside of a dog, a book is a man’s best friend. Inside of a dog, it’s too dark to read.” This kind of sudden, surprising turn in a sentence is called a paraprosdokian. Martha and Grant trade some examples. This is part of a complete episode...
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...
Martha shares two more paraprosdokians about money. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Money Paraprosdokians” Grant, we were talking earlier in the show about paraprosdokians. Those statements that start out one way and then take a...