Simpleton sleeping in cold room breaks window to let the cold out. (Cf. J2123.)

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Simpleton sleeping in cold room breaks window to let the cold out. (Cf. J2123.)

The wise and the foolish. · Fools (and other unwise persons). · Absurd misunderstandings. · Physical phenomena misunderstood. · view the constellation · filed as J1819.2

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U.S. Baughman.

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Filed under Physical phenomena misunderstood – miscellaneous.

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Fools think thorn bush doesn't sting at night Fool wakes with sleeping mat over head and thinks it is still night

Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)

Sunlight carried into windowless house in baskets. When this plan does not succeed, they gradually pull down the house to get light

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