Quibbling answers. E.g., Where are you going? – Forward. Where are you going to cut the tree? – At the foot

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Quibbling answers. E.g., Where are you going? – Forward. Where are you going to cut the tree? – At the foot.

The wise and the foolish. · Cleverness. · Clever verbal retorts (repartee). · Clever verbal retorts – general. · view the constellation · filed as J1252

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Baffling malice with ready answers Evading a direct answer which may trap one Answering only "yes" and "no"

Carried in tale types

Witty Answers · ATU 921D* 1 recorded variant

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