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POLISH JOKE
Historical record from James Callow Folklore Archive.
WHY ARE POLISH MOTHERS SO STRONG AND SQUARE-SHOULDERED?
FROM RAISING DUMBELLS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; SOUTHFIELD
James Callow Keyword(s): DUMBELL: SLANG FOR STUPID PERSON
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Poli |
Date learned: 02-00-1980
Retort
You are so dumb that you could screw up a one-car funeral.
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Motifs added by TRD
James Callow comment:
Just the hearse?
Where learned: Matouski, Nat
Keyword(s): Car ; COMEBACK ; Dumb ; Funeral ; INSULT ; RETORT ; SARCASM ; Wisecrack
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula |
Proverb
Good Advice:
It's better to be thought dumb, than to speak and remove all doubt.
Submitter comment:
Informant frequently uses saying as a warning to children. The source is unknown.
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Where learned: Chmura, Frank
Keyword(s): Aphorism ; Apothegm ; Doubt ; Dumb ; Maxim ; PROVERB ; Speak ; SPEECH ; VERSE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |