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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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[-] 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

“I’m not racist but the weather is nice today“

[-] 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."

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