Paraprosdokians
A paraprosdokian (according to Wikipedia) is a figure of speech in which the latter part of a sentence or phrase is surprising or unexpected in… Read More »Paraprosdokians
September 2013
Yogiisms
A “Yogiism” is an odd saying attributed to baseball catcher Lawrence “Yogi” Berra (still alive: he’s 88). He often mangled sentences when speaking to reporters,… Read More »Yogiisms
Training Camp Good News
In an army training camp, the drill sergeant made his morning announcement to the fresh recruits: “Today, gentlemen, I have some good news and some… Read More »Training Camp Good News
Better Grades
The little boy wasn’t getting good marks in school. One day he made the teacher quite surprised. He tapped her on the shoulder and said,… Read More »Better Grades
NC Three-Kick Rule
A Yankee lawyer went duck hunting in eastern North Carolina. He shot and dropped a bird, but it fell into a farmer’s field on the… Read More »NC Three-Kick Rule
COMPUTER TERMS – TEXAS TRANSLATION
LOG ON: Making a wood stove hotter. LOG OFF: Don’t add no more wood. MONITOR: Keeping an eye on the wood stove. DOWNLOAD: Gettin’ the… Read More »COMPUTER TERMS – TEXAS TRANSLATION
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