The little-used title word paraprosdokian comes to mind when reading many comments.

As everyone knows, a paraprosdokian is a figure of speech in which the latter part of a sentence or phrase is surprising or unexpected in a way that causes the reader or listener to reframe or reinterpret the first part.

To offer a chuckle for the day, I append below some of the better-known paraprosdokians, which I would not attribute to readers, but which I hope all will enjoy, even though most are well-known.

Where there’s a will, I want to be in it.

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

Since light travels faster than sound, some people appear bright until you hear them speak.

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

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

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

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

They begin the evening news with ‘Good Evening’ and then proceed to tell you why it isn’t.

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

I thought I wanted a career. Turns out I just wanted pay cheques.

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

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

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

A clear conscience is the sign of a fuzzy memory.

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

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

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

You’re never too old to learn something stupid.

Nostalgia isn’t what it used to be.

Change is inevitable, except from a vending machine.

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

Where there’s a will, there are relatives.

I’ve had a perfectly wonderful evening but this wasn’t it.

Finally, and this is dedicated to Peter Murray, now approaching 14,000 comments (and you thought I was going to mention his age he’s supposed to respect his elders but it’s getting harder and harder for him to find one now.

I would be delighted if readers would offer other examples.