Fools think thorn bush doesn't sting at night

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Fools think thorn bush doesn't sting at night.

The wise and the foolish. · Fools (and other unwise persons). · Absurd misunderstandings. · Physical phenomena misunderstood. · view the constellation · filed as J1819.1

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general Christensen DF XLVII 219 No. 80.

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Filed under Physical phenomena misunderstood – miscellaneous.

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Simpleton sleeping in cold room breaks window to let the cold out. (Cf. J2123.)Fool wakes with sleeping mat over head and thinks it is still night

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