Robbed man blames thief for not warning him so that he could have witnesses to the theft

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Robbed man blames thief for not warning him so that he could have witnesses to the theft.

The wise and the foolish. · Fools (and other unwise persons). · Absurd lack of logic. · Other logical absurdities. · view the constellation · filed as J2223.1

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Filed under The thief as discoverer. The fool lies still as the thief enters the house, hoping that the thief may find something so that he can take it back from the thief.

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