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X. Humor
Index of Motifs
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x0–99 Humor of discomfiture
x100–199 Humor of disability
x300–499 Humor dealing with professions
x500–599 Humor concerning other social classes
x700–799 Humor concerning sex
x800–899 Humor based on drunkenness
x1100–1199 Lie: great hunters and fishermen
x1700–1799 Lies: logical absurdities
 

X. Humor

x0–99 Humor of discomfiture

52.1:   Woman exposed to ridicule when her wig is snatched off by a monkey [Exposure to ridicule when wig is snatched off]
MN: UBEd 75 (ca. 1345)

x100–199 Humor of disability

120:   Humor of bad eyesight
MN: BlHau 205 (ca. 1400), VolAM 190 (>1250)
122:   One-eyed man as appraiser of horse
MN: GvMFa 100 (>1270)

x300–499 Humor dealing with professions

436:   The parson sings like a goat [like an ass]
MN: UBEd 82 (ca. 1345)
457:   Jokes on monks
MN: Gaens 88 (>1250)

x500–599 Humor concerning other social classes

500:   Humor concerning other social classes
MN: JuH 1065, JuH 1427 (>1400)

x700–799 Humor concerning sex

700:   Humor concerning sex
MN: Spieg 1 (>1300)

x800–899 Humor based on drunkenness

800:   Humor based on drunkenness
MN: FLWM 250 (>1271), StrUZ 1 (>1220/50)

x1100–1199 Lie: great hunters and fishermen

1156:   Lie: other unusual methods of catching fish
MN: StrPA 1177 (>1220/50)

x1700–1799 Lies: logical absurdities

1788:   Lie: the realistic painting
MN: StrPA 491 (>1220/50)