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Prank or Be Pranked: Comedy, Wit and Satire

Joke 27: The pregnant sister of the citizen of Constance
Facetia XXVII: Civis Constantiae Soror Gravida Facta
Joke 27: The pregnant sister of the citizen of Constance
Poggio Bracciolini
Joke 5: About the stupid man who thought his wife had two pussies
Facetia V: De Homine Insulso Qui Existimavit Duos Cunnos In Uxore
Joke 5: About the stupid man who thought his wife had two pussies
Poggio Bracciolini
Joke 70: The greedy man who tasted urine
Facetia LXX: De Avaro Qui Urinam Degustavit
Joke 70: The greedy man who tasted urine
Poggio Bracciolini
Now, you shoemakers of the new faith
Nuž, vy ševci viery nové
Now, you shoemakers of the new faith
Anonymous
Outside of Rome, crossing Marino
Partiendo de Roma, passando Marino
Outside of Rome, crossing Marino
Carvajal
Romance of the French (Alfred)
Le Roman des Franceis (Arflet)
Romance of the French (Alfred)
André de Coutances
Sermon on St. Nobody
Nemo [Sermon]
Sermon on St. Nobody
Anonymous
The Girl Who Wanted to Fly
La pucele qui vouloit voler
The Girl Who Wanted to Fly
Anonymous
The Gosling
Daz Genselin
The Gosling
Anonymous
The Neidhart Play of Sankt Paul
Das St. Pauler Neidhartspiel
The Neidhart Play of Sankt Paul
Neidhart [att.]
The Two Confessions
Dÿ zwu peicht
The Two Confessions
Anonymous
The Wino
Der Weinschwelg
The Wino
Anonymous
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