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submitted 11 months ago by vis4valentine@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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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[-] TOModera@lemmy.world 71 points 11 months ago

"I'm not racist, but" oh, they are going to say something racist.

[-] bionicjoey@lemmy.ca 46 points 11 months ago

It'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.

[-] OneWomanCreamTeam@sh.itjust.works 9 points 11 months ago

It still works. If I heard that my first thought would be "who are they racist against?"

[-] snowe@programming.dev 7 points 11 months ago

β€œI’m not racist but the weather is nice todayβ€œ

[-] TheGreenGolem@lemm.ee 4 points 11 months ago

I use something similar often. "I'm not racist but the color of the bread is white."

See also, "Nobody likes to say it out loud, but..."

[-] PeepinGoodArgs@reddthat.com 19 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

"The hard truth is..." something completely obvious.

[-] ivanafterall@kbin.social 11 points 11 months ago

Something completely untrue.

[-] Justas@sh.itjust.works 1 points 11 months ago

"I'm not gay but..." proceeds to say the gayest thing you have ever heard.

[-] OneWomanCreamTeam@sh.itjust.works 2 points 11 months ago

Oh weird, I did that one constantly as a kid. πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸ³οΈβ€βš§οΈ

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