1200—1999 Joke and anecdote.
1200—1349 Numskull.
| 1210. | oc 1. HFB V nos 28 and 29 p. 29 (Ass is hoisted up tower but is hanged in the process). 2. ECPE no 186: Mt *1703 + Mt 1210 (Ass hoisted up tower but hanged in process). |
| 1240. | BLC I 29. |
| 1250. | Cf Mt *1703. |
| 1335. | Cf Mt 34. |
1350—1439 Married couple.
| 1350. | BLC II 151. as 1. CTA p. 205. oc 1. ECPE no 93. |
| 1352. | Cf Mt *435, the frame. |
| *1355. | Husband and wife quarrel and place a plank between them in bed. During the night husband sneezes. "God help you", says wife. "Do you really mean that?" he asks. "Yes!" "Then away with the plank!" as 1. LRAC no 96. |
| *1358. | Husband working away from home faithfully sends wife money. But she commits a grave fault while he is away. He returns and they carry on an indirect conversation over baptism of cats [K 1557], in which she confesses her sin and promises never to repeat it. He tells her he knew she did it, but he will keep silent about it; however he would never trust her again. as 1. LRAC no 95. |
