Paraprosdokians - what you always wanted to know

I wondered why the ball appeared to be getting larger - then it hit me.

Some bring happiness wherever they go; others whenever they leave.

You don't need a parachute to skydive. You only need it to skydive twice.

That's a new word for me Maw just have to find a way of introducing it into conversation now.
Great examples Bathsheba

My dad's favourite one was:

If a thing's worth doing, it's worth doing badly.

That's DH's motto Baggs - hoping to get out of being asked to do the same task again

If everything seems under control, you're just not going fast enough.

There is that interpretation, callis, but my dad mainly used it to encourage people to try to do something they didn't think they'd be any good at. You'll never know till you try and, in any case, if you like, say, playing football then you should play football even if you're not very good at it.

It usually means the washing up Baggs!

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