μῦθοι Mythoi
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Why go all the way to fair? Man robbed of his plate of cakes half way to fair asks another vendor, "Why go to the fair, when half way up people come demanding your plate?" Vendor goes on and meets with same fate.

Deceptions. · Thefts and cheats. · Other cheats. · Other cheats. · view the constellation · filed as K475.3

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Filed under Cheating through equivocation.

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The stolen meat handed about. The thief hands it to his confederate. He says, "I haven't it." The confederate says, "I didn't steal it." "Have we leave to go?" Two prisoners are made stable boys on their promise not to escape secretly. Before horse race starts they ask: "Do we have your leave to go?" They go home

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