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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“I promise” followed by anything. That thing will 100% not happen.

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I Promise I will get a girlfriend.

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I promise i will NOT get a girlfriend.

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The universe works out the logic of this statement, weighs the pros and cons of complying, ultimately decides to just shut things down.

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I promise that I am lying to you right now

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I promise that in a few hours the sun will rise.

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You’ve done doomed us all, donnie!

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“After this, I’m retiring”

The would-be retiree is dying the ABSOLUTE next scene. RIP my wingman PJ, he was gonna marry his girl after we left the Avalon Dam

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“After this, im retiring”

2 years later: Hayao Miyazaki is making a new movie.

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“After this, no more albums.”

10 years later: Tupac still going strong.

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“I’m not racist, but” oh, they are going to say something racist.

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See also, “Nobody likes to say it out loud, but…”

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“The hard truth is…” something completely obvious.

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Something completely untrue.

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“I’m not gay but…” proceeds to say the gayest thing you have ever heard.

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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.

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

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

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Have you heard of GME?

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💎🙌

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So I married a stripper in my barracks and…

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