# Paraprosdokian

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paraprosdokian/610162>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [January 20, 2012, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paraprosdokian/610162 "2012-01-20T19:35:50Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2012, 10:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paraprosdokian/610162/21 "2012-01-21T10:50:50Z")

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> [@Balance](#):
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> Because it’s thwarting your expectation of having your expectation thwarted. You, of all people, probably should have expected that. 😃

Of Course! I should have expected that. It’s so clear now. 🙂

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**Author:** ![jharvey963](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/54ee81/32.png) [@jharvey963](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jharvey963)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2012, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paraprosdokian/610162/22 "2012-01-26T00:25:02Z")

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> [@Backwater\_Under\_Duck](#):
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> I never drink … wine. /Bela Lugosi

“And I don’t smoke … shit.” George Hamilton as Dracula, **Love at First Bite**

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**Author:** ![YogSothoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/8edcca/32.png) [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2012, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paraprosdokian/610162/23 "2012-01-26T00:47:35Z")

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These are hilarious! 😃

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**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2012, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paraprosdokian/610162/24 "2012-01-26T02:24:10Z")

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Bill Nighy, as Billy Mack in _Love Actually_: “Hiya kids. Here is an important message from your Uncle Bill. Don’t buy drugs. Become a pop star, and they give you them for free!”

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