What is a sentence that makes you predict the rest of the story?
What is a sentence that makes you predict the rest of the story?
I was thinking about sentences that can tell the entire story on their own. I have 2 common examples:
- So, I started to play WOW
- My husband was 20 older than me
I can already tell how is gonna develop and end. What other sentences you know that have this effect?
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"I'm not racist, but" oh, they are going to say something racist.
70 0 ReplyIt's fun to put "I'm not racist but" in front of totally innocuous statements.
I'm not racist but there's a blue Hyundai parked outside my building.
44 0 ReplyIt still works. If I heard that my first thought would be "who are they racist against?"
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See also, "Nobody likes to say it out loud, but..."
25 0 Reply"The hard truth is..." something completely obvious.
19 0 ReplySomething completely untrue.
11 0 Reply"I'm not gay but..." proceeds to say the gayest thing you have ever heard.
1 0 ReplyOh weird, I did that one constantly as a kid. 🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
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