It does sound like the Armenian/ Assyrian Yossarian, don't it!
Hehe and it means
A paraprosdokian (from Greek "παρα-", meaning "beyond" and "προσδοκία", meaning "expectation") is a figure of speech in which the latter part of a sentence or phrase is surprising or unexpected in a way that causes the reader or listener to reframe the first part. It is frequently used for humorous or dramatic effect, sometimes producing an anticlimax. For this reason, it is extremely popular among comedians and satirists.
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where did u run into this word?
I was reading up about stand up comedians and humorists.
There only. I think in specific reference to comedian Emo Phillips.
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