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The fool is a stock character in creative works (literature, film, etc.) and folklore. There are several distinct, although overlapping, categories of fool: simpleton fool, wise fool, and serendipitous fool. The six volume Motif-Index of Folk-Literature contains (in volume four) a group of motifs under the category "Fools (and other unwise ...
The term useful idiot, for a foolish person whose views can be taken advantage of for political purposes, was used in a British periodical as early as 1864. [3] In relation to the Cold War, the term appeared in a June 1948 New York Times article on contemporary Italian politics ("Communist shift is seen in Europe"), [1] citing the Italian Democratic Socialist Party's newspaper L'Umanità []. [4]
"Fool" by Cat Power, from the 2003 album You Are Free "Fool" by Dragon, from the 1984 album Body and the Beat "Fool", by Fitz and the Tantrums from their 2016 self-titled album; Fool (Mansun song), from the 2000 album Little Kix "Fool" by Memphis May Fire, from the 2018 album Broken "Fool" by The Rasmus, from the 2006 album Peep
Schlemiel (Yiddish: שלומיאל; sometimes spelled shlemiel or shlumiel) is a Yiddish term meaning "inept/incompetent person" or "fool". [1] It is a common archetype in Jewish humor , and so-called " schlemiel jokes" depict the schlemiel falling into unfortunate situations.
Celebrate April Fools' Day with a funny prank and one of these silly jokes inspired by spring, trickery and tomfoolery. Find short one-liners and corny puns. 65 April Fools' jokes that are stupid ...
April Fools' Day is here, and you might have forgotten about it after a busy Easter weekend! This year, the holiday for pranksters falls on Monday, April 1, so you'll want to make sure you have ...
Ivar Nilsson as the Fool in a 1908 stage production of King Lear at The Royal Dramatic Theatre in Sweden [5]. In his article "The Wisdom of the Fool", Walter Kaiser illustrates that the varied names and words people have attributed to real fools in different societies when put altogether reveal the general characteristics of the wise fool as a literary construct: "empty-headed (μάταιος ...
Cameron Diaz is opening up about her return to acting. During the Jan. 17 episode of The Graham Norton Show, the actress, 52, appeared alongside her Back in Action costar Jamie Foxx to discuss ...