Deer captured in bird-net: water flows upstream. One partner claims a deer he has captured in his bird-net. The other pretends to be watching water flow upstream

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Deer captured in bird-net: water flows upstream. One partner claims a deer he has captured in his bird-net. The other pretends to be watching water flow upstream.

The wise and the foolish. · Cleverness. · Clever practical retorts. · One absurdity rebukes another. · view the constellation · filed as J1534

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general Coster-Wijsman 32 No. 8.

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Borrower's absurdities Adulteress's absurdity rebuked Absurdities concerning birth of animals, or men. (Cf. J1531.3.)Ruler's absurdity rebuked One absurdity rebukes another – miscellaneous

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