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Paraprosdokians
A sentence with a surprise ending is called a paraprosdokian. Here are couple of examples...
"I've had a perfectly wonderful evening, but this wasn't it." Groucho Marx
"If you can' t think of anything nice and kind to say about anyone - why, do come and sit beside me." Alice Roosevelt Longworth
"If all the girls who attended the Yale prom were laid end to end, I should not be at all surprised." Dorothy Parker
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