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PROVERB
IT'S BETTER TO LOSE A JEST THAN A FRIEND.
Submitter comment:
THIS MEANS THAT PEOPLE WHO PLAY JOKES ON THEIR FRIENDS AND LOSE
SHOULDN'T DO THIS.
Where learned: NASHVILLE ; TENNESSEE, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 05-09-1972
