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What is a sentence that makes you predict the rest of the story?

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

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kerplink@lemmy.sedimentarymountains.com
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See also, “Nobody likes to say it out loud, but…”

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PeepinGoodArgs@reddthat.com
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“The hard truth is…” something completely obvious.

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ivanafterall@kbin.social
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Something completely untrue.

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Justas🇱🇹@sh.itjust.works
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“I’m not gay but…” proceeds to say the gayest thing you have ever heard.

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bionicjoey@lemmy.ca
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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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OneWomanCreamTeam@sh.itjust.works
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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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snowe@programming.dev
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“I’m not racist but the weather is nice today“

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