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Publisher’s Note
Publisher’s Note

Paraprosdokian …

No, I Can’t Pronounce It Either!

Every once in a while, Carol
completely forgets who she’s
married to and decides to
improve my mind a bit. On a
recent Sunday afternoon, she
put down her book long enough
to try to explain a
Paraprosdokian sentence.
Needless to say, her explanation
fell on deaf (make that very
deaf) ears, but many of the
examples were hilarious. And
between you and me, I think she
was trying to get some points
across as well.
1. Do not argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level and beat
you with experience. (She rarely argues with me.)
2. The last thing I want to do is hurt you. But it’s still on the list. (Carol
loves lists.)
3. Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright
until you hear them speak. (She always tells me to keep it brief.)
4. If I agreed with you, we’d both be wrong. (She rarely agrees or dis-
agrees with me.)
5. The early bird might get the worm, but the second mouse gets the
cheese. (I’m the early riser in the house.)
Exceptional Care wish they were. (We are an extremely hospitable couple.)
6. Hospitality: making your guests feel like they’re at home, even if you
7. You do not need a parachute to skydive. You only need a parachute to
throughout South Florida skydive twice. (Or as Carol puts it, if you don’t skydive at all – you never
need the parachute.)
8. Dolphins are so smart that within a few weeks of captivity, they can
KIDZ Medical Services offers a continuum of high- train people to stand on the very edge of a pool and throw them fish. (I
think Carol is the dolphin in our marriage.)
quality care for newborns and children to age 18. And after complaining at length about the chaotic state of our shared
Our team of nearly 250 pediatric subspecialists and office (or more specifically my desk) Carol quoted, “A bus station is where
a bus stops. A train station is where a train stops.” And she called my desk
obstetricians works alongside highly-trained nursing and — a work station!

allied health professionals. Together, they treat patients
at many of the region’s top hospitals.
Charles Felix
Whether your child or teen needs a consultation or

highly-specialized tertiary care, you can count on the
KIDZ Medical team to provide the necessary expertise. You can reach Charles Felix at
Charles@southfloridahospitalnews.com

K K I I Z Z

Medical

Providing care to infants, children

and moms since 1988

Locations in Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach, Collier,
Lee and St. Lucie Counties

www.KidzMedical.com

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