PARAPROSDOKIANS

PARAPROSDOKIANS: (Winston Churchill loved them.) 

Here is the definition: 


“Figure of speech in which the latter part of a sentence or phrase is surprising or unexpected; frequently used in a humorous situation.”
“Where there’s a will, I want to be in it,” is a type of paraprosdokian.
 

  

1. Do not argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level and beat you with experience.

2. The last thing I want to do is hurt you. But it’s still on my list.

3. Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright
until you hear them speak.

4. If I agreed with you, we’d both be wrong.

5. We never really grow up, we only learn how to act in public.

6. War does not determine who is right – only who is left..

7. Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.

8. Evening news is where they begin with ‘Good Evening,’ and then proceed to tell you why it isn’t.

9. To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism. To steal from many is research.

10. A bus station is where a bus stops. A train station is where a train
stops. On my desk, I have a work station.

11. I thought I wanted a career. Turns out I just wanted paychecks.

12. Whenever I fill out an application, in the part that says, ‘In case of emergency, notify:’ I put ‘DOCTOR.’

13. I didn’t say it was your fault, I said I was blaming you.
 


14. Women will never be equal to men until they can walk down the streetwith a bald head and a beer gut, and still think they are sexy.

15. Behind every successful man is his woman. Behind the fall of a
successful man is usually the OTHER woman. 


16. A clear conscience is the sign of a fuzzy memory.

17. You do not need a parachute to skydive. You only need a parachute to skydive twice.

18. Money can’t buy happiness, but it sure makes misery easier to live with.

19. There’s a fine line between cuddling and holding someone down so they can’t get away.

20. I used to be indecisive. Now I’m not so sure.

21. You’re never too old to learn something stupid.
 


22. To be sure of hitting the target, shoot first and call whatever you hit
the target.

23. Nostalgia isn’t what it used to be.

24. Change is inevitable, except from a vending machine.

25. Going to church doesn’t make you a Christian any more than standing in a garage makes you a car.
 


26. Where there’s a will, there’s relatives. 

186 Replies to “PARAPROSDOKIANS”

  1. I just about had you declared having left the building and gone back to WordPress, Aadil.
    Likewise with Teresa. She hasn’t been seen here in ages. Well, she did make a quick cameo comment to someone 2 weeks ago. Otherwise, while I could be wrong, I think she’s been gone 3 or 4 weeks. I have no idea what’s going on there. [img]http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2V7xuwJLXKM/Unumax9VYGI/AAAAAAAAAD8/tnuBof7kFrU/s1600/Got_Me.gif[/img]

    No sooner had she officially declared Vivaldi as her new home when suddenly … POOF! She disappeared.

  2. I am mourning the loss of MyOpera too Aadil. ๐Ÿ™

    Thank you for visiting my blog. I know it’s not easy to find posts. Hopefully Vivaldi will resolve the notification issue soon. ๐Ÿ˜€

  3. I called Corporate about my Jeep issues today Sunny. I now have a case worker and #. He wasn’t too happy about having to wait until Thursday when my Service Manager returned. He agreed I should not have to pay to fix something they tore up…that they should have had the knowledge to prevent happening. He said he wasn’t going to make any promises, but he would FIGHT for me. ๐Ÿ˜€

  4. That’s great, Annette! A step in the right direction.
    I guess it’ll depend on just how much power the case worker has. Hopefully he’ll be the Chuck Norris of case workers.

  5. Ahhh, “Micro” Blogging, huh, Aadil? [img]http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-kfPjoQLl6WE/Unv6qVe4sEI/AAAAAAAAAHQ/dLXguuxobGA/s1600/BigGrin2.gif[/img]

  6. Ssss SO, Annette … how has the Gunfight at the Jeep Dealer Corral gone?
    Torn any new ones lately? [img]http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-xJeFUsPsjfQ/Unv6ZiGp3YI/AAAAAAAAAHI/VPY8G2nKGbQ/s1600/BigGrin.gif[/img]

  7. I put up a good fight, but I lost. Corporate Dude says they have a close working relationship with the dealership. They have to take the word of the dealership, and the dealership told him my car is old and they don’t feel they should be responsible for the memory going out. Corporate Dude said he would like to help me, but my vehicle is out of warranty and his hands are tied.

    I told him I would NEVER go to another Chrysler Dealership again. I explained to him that I ALWAYS took my Chrysler Vehicles into the dealership for ALL repairs because I wanted professionals to do the work so I wouldn’t have these kinds of problems. I also told him if they were not going to insist the dealerships do quality repairs to cars which were out of warranty, then they should NOT be repairing them.

    I reiterated all the reason why I felt the dealership IS responsible, but in the end, Corporate Dude felt their relationship with the dealership is more important than their relationship with the customer. ๐Ÿ™

    So, when/if I have it repaired, it will be at my expense and the work will NOT be done at a dealership.

  8. MAN! So sorry to hear that, Annette. I was very much afraid this was gonna happen. This is to what I was referring when I commented on depending on how much power the Case Worker had. I didn’t want to say it at the time, but I did fear the Case Worker was gonna be just someone too low on the power totem pole so as to be able to actually force the Dealer to do the right thing.

    Instead of “Case Worker,” they should just be retitled “Complaint Takers” because they’re really not going to do anything.

  9. Unfortunately, Annette, I am not at all surprised that this is how this turned out. This is sooo by the numbers, to a T, by the formula … how my experience went with State Farm Insurance and that Body Shop where my Rodeo was repaired.

    As you may recall from my post, the secondary damages that materialized only 13 days after my Rodeo left the Shop … were blamed on me having supposedly run over something and having bent the drive shaft. That was of course 100% BS.

    But, when the Shop’s Body Shop Workers, their Management, my inept State Farm Insurance Agent and two even more inept State Farm Insurance Inspectors ALL got in cahoots to point the finger at me, I unfortunately didn’t stand a chance.

    I didn’t have the time or the money to engage in suing the Body Shop and State Farm Insurance. So, like you, I too had to very reluctantly just let it go.

  10. I remember being so enraged that for the remainder of my stay at the apartment where I lived at that time, which was probably around 2 years, I kept that drive shaft in my little storage closet as evidence “just in case.” I wasn’t sure what that “just in case” was, but I decided keep it around nevertheless.

    Maybe I figured later on when I simmered down and cleared my head … I’d Google “How to sue someone” and sue the Body Shop and State Farm.

    It was more like I came to my senses and realized that as they say … you can’t beat a HUGE company like that unless you have money and are willing and prepared to stick it out for the long haul because a big company like that has the money and lawyers to extend a case like that until they wear you down … and probably leave you broke.

    Since all that was really at stake was the $200.00 deductible that I was forced to pay to get the secondary damages repaired, I decided it wasn’t worth it to engage in a lawsuit. Sure, there was the matter of principle thing, being called a liar and other issues, but as far as something more tangible with which to work, it was ultimately that $200.00 deductible.

  11. I am reminded of a cartoon picture that is titled — The Last Act of Defiance
    It has an eagle that is just about to grasp … a rat, I think.
    The rat, knowing full well that his seconds alive are numbered, executes the only last act of defiance that he can think of. He throws a finger at the eagle. [img]http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Lu_9E2BgtGU/Un6hMzTO4jI/AAAAAAAAASI/19pOBfKLmMo/s1600/LOL2.gif[/img]

    Now while that might be a tempting idea for you to go and throw a finger at that Dealer Service Manager and that so-called Case Worker, that’s not what I had in mind.

    Your last act of defiance can be to do what I did to get some semblance of getting even with State Farm and with TigerDirect. I blogged about my experiences with them and dragged them through the mud and took my shots at them for all those who read those posts to see what slithering snakes they are.

  12. Unfortunately, the dealership offers no link for comments…good or bad. I would love to warn potential customers about them. Chrysler does and I have taken full advantage of that. Corporate Dude has been calling my home number and leaving messages asking if I’ve had the Jeep diagnosed and/or repaired. I haven’t bothered to call him back. If they’re not going to fix it, then it’s none of their business when/if I pay for what they tore up!

    March is the month our company pays us yearly bonuses and the time when a lot of my co-workers make new car purchases. I have warned everyone I talk to about this dealerships service department. Word of mouth can make or break a business in these small southern towns.

  13. By any chance did those phone calls by Corporate Dude start coming in AFTER you Let’r Rip with your Chrysler Review?

    This reminded me of way back when I was in the process of trying to find the right dealer where I was going to buy my Isuzu Rodeo back in 99. At one dealer, it was getting pretty late and after several rounds of haggling on the price, the salesman swore that that was it … that he was now giving me the absolute lowest price that could be given and still allow them to make a little bit of profit. He claimed that any lower and they’d be losing money. He was actually noticeably pissed.

    He then tried to make me blink and irritated me and pissed me off. He went something like, “If you walk out that door now and then come back another day, I’m not going to be able to give you that same deal. It’s no longer going to be on the table. It’s now or never.” I went, “I don’t care. Fine by me. I’m gonna buy my Isuzu Rodeo somewhere else.” Obviously pissed, he reluctantly gave me back my GMC Jimmy keys and I left.

    He must have been sooooo sure that’d I return in a couple of days begging him for his last offer. He called me one day all friendly like as if we had parted on good terms, “Heyyy, Carlos! This is Luke over at Blah Blah Blah Isuzu. So, you ready to get that Rodeo?” I went, “Oh, I already bought my Rodeo somewhere else.” He goes, “Awww Man! You should have called me. I would have beat their price.” I go, “You swore that evening that you were giving me the absolute lowest price that could be given on a Rodeo and still make a profit. I went to this other dealer and they quickly and easily beat your price and without claiming they weren’t making a profit.” He goes, “How much did you pay?” I went, “I’m not gonna tell you. Whatever price I say, you’re gonna claim you would have beat it. If you could have really given me such a great deal … you should have done it that night.”

    BAMM! Someone get a spatula and scrape him off the floor. [img]http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-pBdFzu4oO6A/UnwNLw28URI/AAAAAAAAAOE/TdBiB7AC_Oc/s1600/ROFL.gif[/img]
    That’ll learn him to lie and to try and take me for a much higher price.

  14. Yes, Corporate Dude did call after my review. He’s still leaving messages on my home phone…I’m so glad I didn’t give him my cell #.

    Because I’ve been working 7 days a week, 10 to 12 hours a day, I haven’t taken it anywhere else to be looked at yet, but that’s none of Chryslers business. If they aren’t going to make the dealership fix what they tore up, I’m not going to share ANY information with them.

    I have, and will continue to, steer EVERYONE from purchasing Chrysler products. I will most likely buy a new vehicle within the next year, IF I don’t get laid off again, and it will NOT be a Chrysler!

  15. It IS very odd that after Corporate Dude threw you under the bus and then hung you out to dry, he’d mysteriously be wanting to know if you got your Jeep diagnosed and repaired.

    Depending on what exactly you put in your review and what Higher Up might have read it … it’s quite possible that the stuff did hit the fan and Corporate Dude got in trouble. Maybe he was reprimanded and ordered to now make it right for you.

    Part of me is thinking that you SHOULD return the call.
    Cuz … if anything, it gives you the opportunity to tear him a new one.
    Well, you know … after giving him the succinct chance to state what he wants, why he’s wanting to know the outcome of something with which he didn’t want to help. Anything short of him being ready to fix your Jeep … lower the boom on him and give him a BIG Bowl of Southern Wrath!!! You know … relieve some pent up frustration.

    It’s an option. Your call.
    I think there’s a 50% chance that he IS ready to fix your Jeep.
    Otherwise it just doesn’t make sense that he’d be calling.

  16. For example: In MY case with TigerDirect … after my scathing review whereby I gave them full permission to contact me via E-mail, nobody ever did. So, obviously nobody higher up gave a flip.

    In YOUR case on the other hand, after your scathing review, you HAVE been contacted.
    Maybe someone’s got egg on their face after a butt chewing.

  17. While I could be wrong, more reasoning would that …
    I wouldn’t think that he could possibly be sooooo heartless so as to be so adamant about needing to talk to you about the outcome … only to go either:

    “Oh, I’m glad you got it fixed.”
    Or …
    “Well, good luck. Hope you get it fixed.”

    That would be pointless, meaningless, useless AND mean.
    It stands more to reason that he wants to talk to you because for whatever reason, he now wants to either fix your Jeep or reimburse you if you already got it fixed.

  18. Corporate Dude wants me to have it repaired at a Chrysler Dealership per our previous conversation. He made that VERY clear. He also said, if I took it to another dealership and it turned out this dealership is at fault, they will NOT refund the diagnostic fee the other dealership charges. IMO, it’s a lose, lose situation…for ME!!!

    The closest dealerships are an hour, or more, away. Since I work 7 days a week, it’s not practical for me to entertain a visit to one.

    Co-workers have been telling me about HONEST repair shops they have had their Jeeps into…ones that fix it right the first time and don’t tear up other things in the process. I have heard really good things about one in particular. I will probably take it to that one eventually. It is about 30 minutes away.

  19. Ahhhhh, I see. As was said on The Wizard of Oz … that’s a horse of a different color. I see there’s a factor in the equation of which I wasn’t aware.

    Then I see how no, those calls from Corporate Dude wouldn’t be likely to have anything to do with fixing your Jeep with a guarantee that you wouldn’t pay a single cent.

    Yeah, you’re right. Corporate Dude’s suggestion IS a very risky gamble.

    The bright side is that Winter is almost over. You’re not as likely to need your seat warmers.

  20. Oops! Okay … over HERE the Winter is almost over. It’s already in the light at the end of the tunnel stage … on the home stretch. I already even removed the Dallas Cowboys blanket from my bed. No more sometimes wearing socks to bed. And I already switched back to short sleeve shirts. I can only use my long sleeve shirts in the Winter. They’re too hot for non-Winter weather.

    Yeah, now that you mention it, I HAD heard about yet another Winter storm over that way in your neck of the woods.

  21. Well, we should thaw out sometime Tuesday. It’s supposed to be back up to the 40’s by then.

    It’s already started raining and that WILL freeze. Then, it’s supposed to snow on top of the ice. This is a good thing because it will give you some traction.

    Work gave us a weather number last month. We can call to see if the plant is closed. Those of us brave enough, or crazy enough, can report to work even if they decide to close. There is ALWAYS something HOT that needs to be ran.

  22. Then let me recommend you eat a bag of Chester’s Flaming Hot Popcorn. That’ll warm you up. [img]http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-xJeFUsPsjfQ/Unv6ZiGp3YI/AAAAAAAAAHI/VPY8G2nKGbQ/s1600/BigGrin.gif[/img]
    I had some yesterday for the first time. MAN! It was good! [img]http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Gsds2RhmxlI/UnwAv2rR5RI/AAAAAAAAAJw/D9bWia26T38/s1600/Drool.gif[/img]
    The Chester’s Flaming Hot Fries are also very good.

    Anyway … Yikes! That sure sounds like some very stressful weather.

  23. Hello SummerAngel ๐Ÿ˜‰
    You did a good post, I try to find how works Vivaldi, and being disapointed for some points like in MyOpera: People from where they are (the country), a self introduction to know a little of the people before chating… etc.

  24. I think I’ll pass on the Chester’s Flaming Hot Popcorn Sunny. I don’t care much for pepper hot stuff.

    On the way home from work today my Coolant Low Light came on. This is what started the whole nightmare with the dealership. I now have to take it in…somewhere else to have this looked at. I sure hope I won’t have to have the dash taken out again. ๐Ÿ™

  25. Hi CloHoldo. Welcome to my blog. Vivaldi is in the very early stages. We are hopeful they will work things out and this will be a good blogging community.

    I am from the United States of America. What country are you from?

  26. Okay … Take Two.
    My computer locked up right as I was going to submit my comment.
    Eventually got it to boot up again.

    Alrighty, where was I?
    Hopefully this latest problem is a simple case of just more Antifreeze needing to be added. You definitely don’t want it being within 500 miles of being related to that infamous dash removal. [img]http://2.bp.blogspot.com/–9ySJk6JJp4/UnwD_qo6riI/AAAAAAAAALQ/8d7UDDjwSSw/s1600/Insane.gif[/img] Otherwise that’ll be dรฉjร  vu.

  27. Hello SummerAngel ๐Ÿ™‚
    I hope so for Vivaldi, I start to like it as it is ๐Ÿ˜‰
    But I would ask a few things to Jon the creator, about how Vivaldi lives (That includes also how Jon lives, I mean “get money”), because I start to be afraid that some day, Vivaldi will follow the end of MyOpera…

    SummerAngel, we were friends on MyOpera, I will add some photos about me soon ๐Ÿ˜‰
    I’m from France, the south, near Marseille…

  28. I remember you CloHoldo. I followed the link to your blog and discovered you are claudeholdowicz on wordpress and remembered you were the same on MyOpera. Great to see you here. I hope Vivaldi will make some much needed changes soon and will be around longer than MyOpera was.

  29. So far so good Sunny. Since filling it up with Antifreeze, the Coolant Low hasn’t displayed again. Hopefully it won’t! I am beginning to HATE this Jeep. I WILL trade ASAP!!!

  30. As to how Vivaldi lives / operates / survives … how it’s funded?

    Way in the beginning, I had inquired about this myself. I had been told it was very well-funded and no need to worry. And so I relaxed a bit.

    But, then in this Vivaldi Forum thread:

    https://vivaldi.net/forum/suggestion-box/274-the-register-interview-with-jon

    … in this article of an interview with Jon, he says [b]HE[/b] is funding Vivaldi himself.

    http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/02/07/opera_founder_its_all_gone_to_crap/

    Nnnnggg, that worries me a bit.

  31. That’s good to hear that it was just as I suspected, Annette … just a need for some Antifreeze to be added.

    Then again, who knows? You MIGHT have a point. It is possible that your Jeep might be headed in the direction of starting to morph into a Money Pit. Some years back, my youngest sister had a GMC Jimmy that was the same year (99) as my Isuzu Rodeo, but that GMC Jimmy quickly became history. It had already become a Money Pit. Then that same stepdaughter of hers that destroyed my Dell computer … totaled that GMC Jimmy. That solved the problem of what to do with that Money Pit.

  32. Wow Claude, you got your old MyOpera comments with your import. I only got the blog posts. I would have imported them here too if I had received the comments too.

  33. Hopefully this one will hold on until I can get a new one next year. As much as I don’t like this one now, I would hate to have another wreck.

  34. Alors, Bonjour, je trouve que รงa commence plutรดt bien… J’aime beaucoup ces rรฉflexions lร  !
    A bientรดt

  35. Since I KNOW how much you care, Annette …
    There have been changes made to this upcoming DWTS season that starts this coming Monday St. Patrick’s Day.

    The 1st change was very puzzling and I couldn’t figure out or read anywhere as to why they did it. However, when I then read about the other change, I was able to connect the dots.

  36. Cutie Hostess Brooke Burke, one of my longtime Eye Candy Favorites … was let go. [img]http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zQQ66NfvZrQ/UnwUhmOVu4I/AAAAAAAAARU/MsRmekXZMhE/s1600/Yikes.gif[/img] Yep, just like that. It didn’t make remotely any sense as to why they let her go.

    Then I read on another link that the Band that’s been on the Show since the first season — Harold Wheeler and his Band, were also let go. This change wasn’t sugar-coated. With this one they flat out said that they were replacing Harold Wheeler’s BIG Band with a small Electronic Combo and with Recordings so as to attract a younger demographic.

  37. Ahhhhh! NOW I was able to connect the dots as to Brooke Burke’s being let go. Since Brooke Burke who is 42 is being replaced by by Fox Sports’ Freelance Reporter Erin Andrews who is 35 … they’re betting on that Erin Andrews will draw in the younger demographic.

    O — Kay! Looks like DWTS has Jumped the Shark.

  38. What a bunch of idiot hypocrites. They kick Brooke Burke to the curb because OMG! She’s 42! … Yet one of the upcoming contestants is going to be 76-year old Billy Dee Williams. Ohhhh, THAT’s gonna draw in the younger demographic.

  39. Granted for the longest time I wanted Harold Wheeler and his Band to be 86ed and now it’s finally materialized. I always thought that the Band played very weak renditions of whatever song they were playing.

    However, I think an Electronic Combo and Recordings are sooo NOT the way to go.
    I just can’t see an Electronic Combo playing Paso Dobles, Sambas, Rumbas, Waltzes, Etc.
    Now I’m gonna have to take a peek next Monday to see what train wreck materializes.

  40. When I was younger, ballroom dancing wasn’t something I would watch. I doubt younger people these days are interested in watching DWTS unless someone they are interested in is competing.

  41. Exactly! For the younger demographic, there’s that other dancing show:
    [b]So You Think You Can Dance[/b]?

    So, trying to shove Ballroom Dancing and DWTS down a younger demographic’s throats will be about as easy as trying to pull an elephant through someone’s Wedding Ring.

    Sure, it has its small cult following by the younger demographic, but certainly nothing remotely widespread. It’s about like Soccer in the USA … it has its small cult following, but it will NEVER be accepted into the BIG TIME. [img]http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-XQRs2_baHSE/UnwPx6laEGI/AAAAAAAAAPc/P9BGP8D0hU0/s1600/Stop.gif[/img]

  42. I thought of you the other day, Annette … while watching An Officer and a Gentleman.
    Yep, remember how I had just mentioned recently not being able to believe that I didn’t have my own VHS copy of An Officer and a Gentleman? Well, I can now say that I am the proud owner of my own copy of An Officer and a Gentleman. [img]http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-hiQ9gLgZMyk/UnwTu75YQ4I/AAAAAAAAAQ8/UCeAkTi_sls/s1600/Yahoo.gif[/img]

    About 2 weeks ago, I went to this 2nd hand thrift store and donated all the VHS Tapes that I didn’t care to even see, those that plain ole sucked and those of which I had duplicate copies. I took a box with probably around 30 VHS Tapes. For my donation, I was then given a coupon for 20% Off from whatever I bought there at the store.

    I bought 7 VHS Tapes for 99ยข each. With the 20% Off discount, they were 80ยข each.
    I got:
    [b]An Officer and a Gentleman[/b] … [b]Road House[/b]
    [b]No Way Out[/b] … [b]The X Files[/b]
    [b]Lost in Space[/b] … [b]Hard to Kill[/b]
    [b]Marked for Death[/b]

    Unfortunately, I found out last night that that last one, the tape turned out to be stuck or something. The VCR just keeps spitting it out. It just never starts playing. Oh well, I lost out on 80ยข there. [img]http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xrRjwTWnQrc/Unu_-KuULHI/AAAAAAAAAFI/6xz2HsKp964/s1600/Unhinged.gif[/img]

  43. Sounds like it’s overwound.
    Usually caused by the cheap re-winding jigs used by VHS rental shops in the Eighties. You will need to manually unwind it to loosen the grip.
    Another possible cause is that the locking mechanism that prevents it from being wound manually is damaged. We used to fix this by opening the cassette and transferring the video reels to another cassette. (I once worked at a VHS rental shop.)

  44. I opened up the tape this morning. I quickly saw what the problem was.
    Let me backtrack. Since the day that I first stuck the tape in the VCR and it wouldn’t play, I subsequently noticed that the tape’s door wouldn’t open that little bit that the other tapes would. It appeared to be stuck. After fiddling with it, pulling on it, I got it unstuck. The tape still wouldn’t play.

    After opening up the tape today, I now saw to what the door had been stuck. Somehow, a little section of the tape was flat out stuck to the door, as in sticky stuck, not as in caught on something. And because of the attempts to play the tape with the tape stuck to the door … the tape was now cut there.

    Yadi Yadi Yada … BAMM! To the trash.

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