Dead man identified by his cough. Numskull asked to identify corpse tries to do so by his cough

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Dead man identified by his cough. Numskull asked to identify corpse tries to do so by his cough.

The wise and the foolish. · Fools (and other unwise persons). · Absurd disregard of facts. · Absurd disregard of natural laws. · view the constellation · filed as J1937.1

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Scholars’ trail — 1reference

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general Clouston Noodles 15.

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Filed under Absurd ideas about the dead.

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A healthy place for a tomb. Numskull objects to unhealthy place for his tomb

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