A Friend sent me a list of these. I thought it would be fun to share them.
Paraprosdokians are phrases or sentences that lead us down the garden path to an unexpected ending.
Some cause happiness wherever they go. Others whenever they go.
Day after Christmas
This morning I woke up to a nice decorative coating of snow.
On the one hand it’s pretty and all… On the other hand, It means that I’ll be outside shoveling snow.
I’d have posted a picture of the mountain but visibility is pretty bad right now.
The sky is starting to clear so It will probably be a bright pretty day a little later on.
I hope that you’re having a great day after Christmas.
If you’re shopping… Take a deep breath and be patient. It looks like it’s a bit crazy out in the malls.
Happy Holidays
Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas!
Mother nature has not been too co-operative this year so I’m using a photo from a year or two ago.
What can I say? You use what you’ve got.
I hope that all of you are snug in your fuzzy bunny slippers enjoying a nice quiet morning.
Hopefully you’re sipping a nice mellow cup of coffee contemplating your next move.
Me, I’ve ground up a batch of Hawaiian Peaberry coffee and I’m relaxing and savoring it. 30 Minutes from now i’ll be buzzing around like a maniac. Peaberry is smooth and tasty and it loaded with caffeine so if any of you got some in your christmas stocking, use with caution.
I swear you’ll fell like you’re on a speed high.
Have a happy holiday everyone…
The halls are decked
The tree is up
, the house is mostly ready for a family visit.
I’ve been threatening to shave the dogs, because they’re shedding continuously. I’m running the vacuum daily, sometimes twice a day.
It’s not their fault, it’s the weather. For example, yesterday and today it’s been 40. Last week it was in the 20s, the week before that started in the 50s.
The dogs can’t figure out which wardrobe they’re supposed to be wearing but they’re trying to keep up.
More chores to do, then I prep for cooking Christmas dinner.
I’m looking forward to being a couch potato on Christmas evening and watching some movies on DVD.
We’ve survived the Mayan apocalypse, we’ll survive the madness of the holiday season and then the country drops off the fiscal cliff.
Merry Christmas from your representatives in Washington DC.
I’m not going to care… I’m going to be entertained by fantasy on my big screen TV.
I’m thinking Star Wars!!!
Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night!
I’m off to make cookies.
I think she’s going have her college degree paid for….
I noticed that this case was proceeding.
This Article is short.
Essentially a high school girl wore a Romney / Ryan T-shirt to class. It’s alleged that her teacher told her to leave the room and that wearing that T-Shirt was akin to wearing a KKK outfit. (Neither of which is banned in America, if I recall both are still protected by the first amendment.).
A KKK outfit? Really? Had I been a student in that school I’d have shown up the next day in a Nazi Uniform. With the added touch of putting an Obama / Democratic Party logo below the swastika. At least then I’d have been sent home for just cause. I’m assuming that the school has some kind of dress code that precludes something as blatant as a Nazi uniform.
The teacher went on to say that the school was Democratic.
Clearly the teacher forgot the other definitions of democratic.
Websters says
1) “of, relating to, or favoring democracy”.
2) “often capitalized: of or relating to on of the two major political parties in the United States evolving in the early 19th century from the anti-federalists and the Democratic-Republican party and associated in modern times with policies of broad social reform and internationalism.”
3) “relating to, appealing to, or available to the broad masses of the people”
4) “favoring equality: not snobbish”
Yes I know that the teacher was speaking about the party… But I’ve noticed recently that the average members of the Democratic party… the citizens claiming to be Democrats often don’t practice what they preach.
The school and the teacher are being taken to court for violation of the girls first amendment rights. But the young lady has since transferred to a different school and was apparently threatened by other students due to the teachers action.
I’m ambivalent about the lawsuit thing.
I wouldn’t mind seeing the teacher punished.
Not because they expressed their opinion. But because they in one moment destroyed the concept that everyone has a right to speak their mind. The teacher used their power in the classroom to create a mob mentality. Us vs. THEM!
The teacher instituted a CLASS distinction. They created a situation where clearly the ruling class (We’re Democrats) had the ability to oppress anyone that disagreed with them.
The oppression came in this case in the form of the young lady being sent home from school. And subsequently when she was threatened by her peers.
In our society we must listen to differing opinions. It’s our duty to protect the rights of people to speak their mind. EVEN if we ourselves disagree vehemently with their position.