(Winston Churchill loved them) are figures of speech in which the latter part of a sentence or phrase is surprising or unexpected; frequently humourous.
Where there's a will, I want to be in it.
The last thing I want to do is hurt you. But it's still on my list.
Since light travels faster than sound, some people appear bright until you hear them speak.
If I agreed with you, we'd both be wrong.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paraprosdokian
http://www.englishforums.com/content/humour/paraprosdokians.htm
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