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Filed under Absurd ignorance.

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Urine diagnosis to tell where a man comes from. A farmer takes some of his master's urine for examination. The doctor asks where the man comes from. "You will soon see," says the man, expecting the analysis to tell. (Cf. K2321.1.)
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Hero does not learn his name until after first adventureThe city person ignorant of the farmIgnorance of certain foodsWhy the pigs shriek. The sheep does not understand why the pig being carried to slaughter shrieksFool cannot tell his right hand in the darkFools and the unknown animalFoolish lover ignorant of mistress's flawsIgnorance of religious mattersPriests (schoolmasters) ignorant of LatinThe countryman in the great worldIgnorance of datesIgnorance of marriage relationsAbsurd ignorance of sexIgnorance of readingThe archbishop's wife and family. Fool asks what he is to talk about when guests arrive. Is told: "Their wives and family." He asks the archbishop about his family. (Cf. J2461.2.)Absurd ignorance of the use of spectacles

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