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J2223 The thief as discoverer. The fool lies still as the thief enters the house, hoping that the thief may find something so that he can take it back from the thief
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- Other logical absurdities · J2220 entry
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- How does he know? A rustic refuses to believe reports about hell from a priest who has not been there · J2221 entry
- The inconvenience of having a father: The numskull to his father: "If you had never been born I would get my grandfather's estate." · J2222 entry
- Taking the seed out at night. Numskull plants seed in daytime and takes it out at night. "Man must guard his treasures" (or "Growing in the daytime is enough") · J2224 entry
- Three reasons for not giving alms. (1) Student has only one eye: Aristotle says to beware of those whom nature has marked. (2) Student comes from Bremen: no one of consequence comes from there. (3) His name is Nicholas: no one with that name can succeed · J2225 entry
- Learn to swim before going into the water · J2226 entry
- Let them eat cake. The queen has been told that the peasants have no bread · J2227 entry
- Loss of eating contest because of weak legs. The sheep thinks that that is the reason for loss of the contest · J2228 entry
- Why can't we have holidays the year round? · J2231 entry
- Imitation and the real pig. Imitator of the pig's cries applauded. Fool brings real pig but fails · J2232 entry
- Logically absurd defenses. Thief brought to judgment for breaking into house blames mason for building poor house. Mason blames maker of mortar, who blames potter, who blames pretty woman who diverted his attention. She blames goldsmith who caused her to go for her earrings. Goldsmith has no one to blame but he is too old to make a good execution. Hence a shopkeeper across the way is convicted · J2233 entry