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DAIRY FARMER HANDSHAKE
ONE PERSON INTERLOCKS THE FINGERS OF BOTH HANDS WITH HIS
THUMBS HANGING DOWN. THE OTHER PERSON GRABS THE THUMBS
AND PULLS THEM LIKE HE IS MILKING THEM.
Where learned: CYO CAMP
| Subject headings: | 602 Body Parts Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Dramatic SPEECH -- Body parts involved SPEECH -- Greetings Salutations SPEECH -- Games Riddles Jokes |
Date learned: 00-00-1961
A.D.A. HANDSHAKE
YOU RHYTHMICALLY SQUEEZE SOMEONE'S HAND WHILE SHAKING IT
AND SAY "AMERICAN DAIRY ASSOCIATION, GLAD TO MEET YOU."
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; CYO CAMP ; CARSONVILLE
| Subject headings: | 602 Body Parts Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Dramatic SPEECH -- Body parts involved SPEECH -- Greetings Salutations SPEECH -- Games Riddles Jokes |
Date learned: 00001970 SUMMER
LUMBERJACK HANDSHAKE
ONE PERSON STICKS OUT HIS FIST WITH HIS THUMB STICKING UP.
THE OTHER PERSON WRAPS HIS FIST AROUND THE THUMB AND
STICKS UP HIS THUMB. THEY EACH PUT THEIR OTHER HAND ON
IN THE SAME WAY. THEN THEY MOVE THEIR HANDS BACK AND FORTH
LIKE THEY'RE USING A SAW.
Where learned: CYO CAMP
| Subject headings: | 602 Body Parts Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Dramatic SPEECH -- Body parts involved SPEECH -- Greetings Salutations SPEECH -- Games Riddles Jokes |
Date learned: 00-00-1961
MOCK HANDSHAKE
WHILE SHAKING HANDS ONE SQUEEZES THE OTHER'S
HAND AND SAYS, "HI, I'M FROM THE MICHIGAN MILK
PRODUCERS ASSOCIATION."
Data entry tech comment: GIVING THE MILKING HANDSHAKE?
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DEARBORN HEIGHTS
| Subject headings: | 602 Body Parts SPEECH -- Greetings Salutations SPEECH -- Games Riddles Jokes |
Date learned: 10-00-1970
WHEN SOMEONE TELLS YOU A SOB-STORY YOU RUB YOUR INDEX
FINGER AND THUMB TOGETHER AND ASK THEM IF THEY KNOW
WHAT IT MEANS. THEN YOU TELL THEM THAT IT'S THE
WORLD'S SMALLEST VIOLIN PLAYING "MY HEART BLEEDS
FOR YOU."
Where learned: GARDEN CITY ; MICHIGAN, ASSUMED
Keyword(s): SARCASM
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Mock sympathy and mock enthusiasm SPEECH -- Games Riddles Jokes RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 00-00-1968
PLACING THE TWO FINGERS NEXT TO YOUR THUMB ON YOUR
RIGHT HAND IN THE FORM OF A "V" OVER YOUR LEFT
SHOULDER: SIGN FOR DRAG RACING.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Special Object or Implement SPEECH -- Games Riddles Jokes |
Date learned: 09-30-1968
GESTURE JOKE
WHAT'S THE OTHER HALF OF THIS? (CUPPED HAND WITH FINGERS
SPREAD).
THE ANSWER IS THE SAME...CUPPED HAND WITH FINGERS
SPREAD IN REVERSE DIRECTION.
Data entry tech comment: DIAGRAM ON 5 X 8 CARD.
Where learned: MICHIGAN
James Callow Keyword(s): NON-OPPOSITIONAL LITERAL
| Subject headings: | 602 Body Parts PROSE NARRATIVE -- Jest Anecdote SPEECH -- Games Riddles Jokes RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 10-15-1965
GESTURE JOKE
YOU ASK "WHAT IS THIS? ACCOMPANIED WITH THE GESTURE:
INDEX FINGER OF LEFT HAND TOPPED BY BUNCHED FINGERS
OF RIGHT HAND.
ANSWER: A SPIDER ON TOP A FLAG POLE.
Data entry tech comment: DIAGRAM ON 5 X 8 CARD.
Where learned: MICHIGAN
| Subject headings: | 602 Body Parts PROSE NARRATIVE -- Jest Anecdote SPEECH -- Games Riddles Jokes RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 10-15-1965
SAYING PLUS GESTURE
SEE THE MAN ACROSS THE STREET (FOREFINGER IS PASSED
UNDER THE NOSE).
WITH STRIPES DOWN HIS PANTS (FOREFINGER IS RUBBED DOWN
TROUSER LEG).
Where learned: PENNSYLVANIA
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Jest Anecdote Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Athletic sport and exercise Gymnastics SPEECH -- Games Riddles Jokes |
Date learned: 09-12-1965
A FAVORITE GESTURE TO TRICK A NEW PERSON YOU MEET
IS TO LOOK UP AT THE SKY (WHEN NOTHING IS THERE)
AND TO SHAKE YOUR HEAD AS IF SOMETHING IS WRONG.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Jest Anecdote SPEECH -- Games Riddles Jokes |
Date learned: 11-02-1969
TONGUE AND CHEEK GESTURE
AFTER SAYING SOMETHING FUNNY (JOKE, ETC.) STICK
YOUR TONGUE INTO YOUR CHEEK SYMBOLIZING TONGUE &
CHEEK HUMOR.
Data entry tech comment: TONGUE IN CHEEK HUMOR
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Jest Anecdote SPEECH -- Games Riddles Jokes |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
JOKE-GESTURE ABOUT STRONG MEN, ON HOW THEY USE ANY
EXCUSE TO SHOW OFF. EXAMPLE IS POINTING GESTURE:
THEY FLEX THEIR ARM THEN TURN WRIST AND THEN POINT.
Where learned: CHILDHOOD
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Jest Anecdote SPEECH -- S236 SPEECH -- Games Riddles Jokes |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
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Fun
Historical record from James Callow Folklore Archive.
Fun, Fun, Fun.
Fun, Fun, Fun.
Fun, Fun, Fun
Worry, Worry, Worry
(The absence of period after final "fun" is the crux of the joke.)
Data entry tech comment:
Motifs and BN [S682] submitted by TRD
James Callow comment:
Original BN [W200] crossed out. V300? written at bottom of card.
Submission card located in pile marked To Be Classified.
Where learned: Myself
Keyword(s): ALLUSION TO SEXUAL INTERCOURSE ; JOKE ; PREGNANCY ; WORDPLAY
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Games Riddles Jokes PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim Filter - Mature Content |