77 Paraprosdokian Quotes from Movies (+ Sound Clips) - page 8

Updated: Sep 11, 2025

A selection of paraprosdokian quotes with sound bites from famous or less known movies, as rated by our visitors, accompanied by short MP3 or WAV audio samples.

71 Ah, 'tis spring again. The bird is on the wing. Or is it... the wing is on the bird? No matter.

Daws Butler as Snagglepuss in Snagglepuss (1961)

72 Attention: Anyone seeking a vital weakness of his or her enemy contact box 501.

Kirk Alyn as Clark Kent in Superman (1948)

73 You know, I don't like that fella. He's the kind who will pat you on your back to your face, and then laughs in your face behind your back.

John Wayne as Breck Coleman in The Big Trail (1930)

74 Before the quest begins, I hope theirs time for a good hot cup of tea. -Tea? Milk!

Harry Morgan as Carolinus in The Flight of Dragons (1982)

75 Message from the front, sir. -Oh, I'm sick of messages from the front. Don't we ever get a message from the side?

Groucho Marx as Rufus T. Firefly in Duck Soup (1933)

76 The sergeant, man, he just couldn't handle it no more. He just picked up his iron, flipped it to rock 'n' roll and... (imitates salvo firing)

Marlon Brando as Colonel Walter Kurtz in Apocalypse Now

77 It is the east and the mailman is the sun with the mail even.

Daws Butler as Snagglepuss in Snagglepuss (1961)

77 Paraprosdokian Quotes from Movies (+ Sound Clips) - page 8

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