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WELLERISM-- SWIFTIE

NO NO YOU CAN'T HAVE ANY OF MY LOBSTER, HE SAID SHELLFISHLY

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT

James Callow Keyword(s): PUN ; SHELLFISH

Subject headings: PROVERB -- Wellerism Quotation

Date learned: 10-00-1968

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Belief: Animal

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Belief in Oysters:

Oysters make a man sexually potent.

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Original BN [P500, N245.8] crossed out. Replaced with current classifications

Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN ; GROSSE POINTE

Keyword(s): ANIMAL ; APHRODISIAC ; BELIEF ; Male ; Oysters ; Potent ; Prowess ; SEX ; Sexuality ; SHELLFISH ; SUPERSTITION

Subject headings: BELIEF -- Animal
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