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X460 Humor concerning other professions
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- Jokes on fortune-tellers · X461 entry
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- Young man plowing corn sees letters "P. C." formed by clouds. He explains situation to minister, asks to be ordained. The minister explains that the letters mean "plow corn" instead of "preach Christ" · X459.1.1 entry
- Man heeds what he thinks to be call to the ministry · X459.1 entry
- Jokes on parsons – miscellaneous · X459 entry
- Bishop willing to admit castrated man as monk: wishes all were in the same condition · X457.1 entry
- Jokes on fortune-tellers · X461 entry
- Fortune-teller shows others how to get rich but remains poor himself. (Cf. J1062.) · X461.1 entry
- Humor concerning other social classes · X500 entry
- Jokes concerning usurers · X510 entry