Town of fools
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town-of-fools-161-11342125
title:
Town of fools
text:
A town of fools is the base of a number of joke cycles found in various cultures. Jokes of these cycles poke fun at the stupidity of the inhabitants of a real or fictional populated place. In English folklore the best known butt of jokes of this type are the Wise Men of Gotham. A number of works of satire are set in a town of fools. The Motif-Index of Folk-Literature includes the motif J1703: "Town (country) of fools".
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Joke category
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Town_of_fools
date created:
2023-12-28T03:47:17Z
date modified:
2024-08-27T07:48:57Z
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