western australia

Another Paraprosdokian - Remember Them?

@JudyEv (382019)

Rockingham, Australia

September 14, 2016 9:31am CST

Have you been practising saying 'paraprosdokian? I wrote about this figure of speech a few days ago. While at Gnomesville today, we saw another example in a sign attached to a group of gnomes. The sign read 'You came, you saw and you got completely lost'. I could have said that about me a time or two. Have you ever been pretty confident about something then become completely lost, either physically or otherwise?

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@Inlemay (17712)

• South Africa

14 Sep 16

Oh those Gnomes are sooooo cute - I have only but one in the garden - Donnybrook sure delivered some lovely sights.

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@Inlemay (17712)

• South Africa

15 Sep 16

@JudyEv that would be lovely to see - otherwise you will have to make a slide show

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@JudyEv (382019)

• Rockingham, Australia

15 Sep 16

@Inlemay I have lots of photos of individual gnomes with clever puns but for people to get an idea of the scope of the place I put up ones with lots of gnomes.

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@JudyEv (382019)

• Rockingham, Australia

15 Sep 16

It is hard to do the place justice with one photo. I thought I had a slideshow of them somewhere on YouTube. Must see if I can find it.

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@amadeo (111937)

• United States

14 Sep 16

I am always lost.Let's Get Lost.Chet Baker

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@JudyEv (382019)

• Rockingham, Australia

15 Sep 16

We got lost a few times in Europe, mostly in small villages where the streets got narrower and narrower.

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Arthur Chappell

@arthurchappell (44941)

• Preston, England

14 Sep 16

I go on walks just to get myself lost

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@JudyEv (382019)

• Rockingham, Australia

15 Sep 16

How do you find your way home?

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Arthur Chappell

@arthurchappell (44941)

• Preston, England

15 Sep 16

@JudyEv I eventually find a bus route or something I passed previously - I always give mysef plenty of time to get myself back on course

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@JudyEv (382019)

• Rockingham, Australia

15 Sep 16

@arthurchappell Have you had some very tired feet and legs a time or two?

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (323168)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

17 Sep 16

Did that a few days ago. My son was confident he knew where the highway was. I was driving. We were lost, or as my father always said, taking the scenic route.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (323168)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

21 Sep 16

@JudyEv The good thing about the scenic route is you get to see things you didn't know were there before and you never know what you're going to find. This scenic route was actually very pretty and rural looking though it was just outside the city limits.

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@JudyEv (382019)

• Rockingham, Australia

30 Sep 16

@just4him That's very true. It's just that it usually takes longer.

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@JudyEv (382019)

• Rockingham, Australia

18 Sep 16

We've taken the scenic route a few times too. :)

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@paigea (36143)

• Canada

15 Sep 16

I never heard of that word before this. There are some good ones out there. And I have been frustratingly lost many times.

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@JudyEv (382019)

• Rockingham, Australia

15 Sep 16

It is reassuring to know how many of us have lost our way occasionally.

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@thelme55 (79308)

• Germany

15 Sep 16

I can relate to that. I am usually lost when I was looking something and suddenly I didn´t know anymore what I was looking for when I reached the room I intented to find something.

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@JudyEv (382019)

• Rockingham, Australia

15 Sep 16

I think it is a sign of our age!

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@thelme55 (79308)

• Germany

15 Sep 16

@JudyEv I think so.

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@BelleStarr (61463)

• United States

15 Sep 16

lol I rarely get lost when I am driving but I am mentally lost most of the time lol

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@JudyEv (382019)

• Rockingham, Australia

15 Sep 16

Yeah, me too!

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@Jessicalynnt (50523)

• Centralia, Missouri

14 Sep 16

that sign is funny, and totally describes my mom on any trip out, lol

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@JudyEv (382019)

• Rockingham, Australia

15 Sep 16

It's clever isn't it? I love signs like this.

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@DianneN (254926)

• United States

14 Sep 16

We got lost using GPS in our car, so yes!

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@Morleyhunt (21741)

• Canada

15 Sep 16

Mathematically I can become mired down and lost. Physically, I have a strong sense of direction.

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@JudyEv (382019)

• Rockingham, Australia

15 Sep 16

I'm not bad out in the countryside but I tend to get turned around in the cities.

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@teamfreak16 (43586)

• Denver, Colorado

14 Sep 16

I often forget where I parked and start wandering around aimlessly.

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@JudyEv (382019)

• Rockingham, Australia

15 Sep 16

It's easy to do isn't it?

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@Ronrybs (21499)

• London, England

14 Sep 16

See! They're all smiling. What are they hidding?

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@BettyB (4117)

• Summerville, South Carolina

14 Sep 16

Yep. I've gotten lost more times than I like to admit. I have no sense of direction. I love the picture. The gnomes are adorable.

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@JudyEv (382019)

• Rockingham, Australia

15 Sep 16

Mostly I have a good sense of direction particularly in country areas. I can get 'turned around' in towns though.

• New Delhi, India

15 Sep 16

There are times when I get mentally lost. I open the refrigerator and stand wondering why I opened it. Or I will forget to keep back certain things in kitchen from the dinning table even though I would have crossed the same path five to ten times.

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@JudyEv (382019)

• Rockingham, Australia

15 Sep 16

Isn't this annoying? I am always doing these sorts of things. :)

@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

14 Sep 16

I pride myself in having an excellent command of English and a good vocabulary, but this word was new to me.

@JudyEv (382019)

• Rockingham, Australia

15 Sep 16

Pride comes before a rude - or not-so-rude - awakening.

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@salonga (27775)

• Philippines

14 Sep 16

Most times my husband and I get lost and we could only but laugh at ourselves as we try tracing back our way.

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@JudyEv (382019)

• Rockingham, Australia

15 Sep 16

@salonga @JamesHxstatic I am not very good with left and right and often end up having to say 'I meant the other left'.

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crazyhorseladycx

@crazyhorseladycx (39503)

• United States

15 Sep 16

gigglin' o'er the sign 'n all those gnomes! yes ma'am, i got lost time 'fore last when i went to take care 'f my dad. the hospital he t'was stayin' bein' a town o'er, i let the aunts gps guide me through a back way (they were blastin' rocks'n the highway). dang thingy took me 'p a loggin' road with nary a place to turn 'round fer nearly 20 miles. i should'a known better...

@JamesHxstatic (29410)

• Eugene, Oregon

14 Sep 16

Anne scoffs at my sense of direction, since I get turned around so easily.

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@responsiveme (22923)

• India

14 Sep 16

we get lost when my husband won't ask for directions but goes on driving :)

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@JudyEv (382019)

• Rockingham, Australia

15 Sep 16

This happens ALL the time! I usually make sure I have a map now. :)

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