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gunning "If you and I was out _gunning_ and we killed so many _baccalieu birds_ (Turres); if I give you 1 bird, we'd have the same number, but if you give me one, I'd have twice as many as you. How many have we got?" (I got 7 and you got 5, 12 birds in all). I heard this about 6...
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| Summary: | gunning "If you and I was out _gunning_ and we killed so many _baccalieu birds_ (Turres); if I give you 1 bird, we'd have the same number, but if you give me one, I'd have twice as many as you. How many have we got?" (I got 7 and you got 5, 12 birds in all). I heard this about 6 years ago from a member of the local "young Briton's" Lodge. We were all together before the meeting and we got telling jokes and riddles and this was one of them. DICT CEN. (Please do not use name in this one) Used I and Sup Used I and Sup Not used NEWFOUNDLAND FOLKLORE SURVEY |
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