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MAN LOSES HIS HEAD TWICE
A MAN HAD HIS HEAD CUT OFF BY A TRACTOR ON A VERY COLD DAY. HE
PICKED IT UP AND PUT IT BACK ON. THAT EVENING HE SAT BEFORE THE
FIRE TO WARM HIMSELF AND HIS HEAD ROLLED OFF.
Submitter comment: HEARD WHILE IN SCHOOL SEVERAL YEARS AGO.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Air Weather Fire PROSE NARRATIVE -- Lie Tall tale BELIEF -- Body part Senses Head, physiognomy, face |
Date learned: 08-08-1964