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Motif

Lies about surgical operations.

Humor. · Humor of lies and exaggeration · Lies: logical absurdities. · Absurd disregard of anatomy. · view the constellation · filed as X1721

Within the index

Filed under Absurd disregard of anatomy. (Cf. X1202, X1203, X1204.)

2 finer motifs beneath it
New backbone for the horse made from a stick Lie: man's organs replaced with animal's. (Cf. E782.) He acts like animal
Filed beside it
Lies about swallowing. (Cf. F910.) Seeing without eyes Digging without hands Man cuts off own head Absurd stories about beards Lies about falling Lies about sinking Man stays under water for long time Absurd disregard of anatomy – miscellaneous

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