Snoring sounds misunderstood. (Cf. J1833.)

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Snoring sounds misunderstood. (Cf. J1833.)

The wise and the foolish. · Fools (and other unwise persons). · Absurd misunderstandings. · Physical phenomena misunderstood. · view the constellation · filed as J1812.5

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Filed under Other sounds misunderstood.

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Numskull thief thinks snoring sleeper is asking for food

Filed beside it

Seeds rattling in pods thought to be insults. Numskull burns field Rabbits think sound of waves is great danger to them Fermenting dough: "Woe to you .." The rain drops: "Here he is.." The little bell: "He is hiding here.." Hissing of fire thought to be noise of cooking muffins

Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)

Numskull thinks the bishop's snoring is his death rattle. He strikes at a fly on the bishop's nose because it seems to be killing the bishop

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