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BELIEF
TAKE A LUMP OF SUGAR AND BALANCE IT IN THE TEASPOON, DIP IT INTO
YOUR CUP OF TEA SO THAT THE TEA COMES INTO THE SPOON AND SOAKS INTO
THE SUGAR BUT DOES NOT DROWN THE SUGAR. THINK OF A GIRL AND IF THE
SUGAR, IN DISSOLVING, FALLS TOWARD YOU, THAT'S WHOM YOU WILL MARRY.
IF IT FALLS AWAY, YOU WON'T.
Where learned: OHIO ; CHAGRIN FALLS
James Callow Keyword(s): POSITION DIRECTION
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Marriage BELIEF -- Use of Object |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
PREDICTION: SEX OF UNBORN CHILD
WHEN PREGNANT WOMAN CARRIES CHILD HIGH, THE CHILD WILL BE A GIRL.
IF CHILD IS CARRIED LOW, THEN IT WILL BE A BOY.
IF CHILD IN WOMB KICKS ON RIGHT SIDE, IT WILL BE A BOY. ON LEFT
SIDE, IT WILL BE A GIRL.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
James Callow Keyword(s): POSITION, DIRECTION ; RIGHT, LEFT
| Subject headings: | Prediction / Divination BELIEF -- Birth |
Date learned: 03-00-1969
THIS END UP {ARROW POINTING DOWN}
Submitter comment: DONE AS A JOKE, SAYS COLLECTOR.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): POSITION DIRECTION
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
WHEN ONE PUTS A STAMP ON A LETTER UPSIDE DOWN, IT
MEANS YOU LOVE THE PERSON THE LETTER IS WRITTEN TO.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): POSITION DIRECTION
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- To Be Seen |
Date learned: 11-04-1969
FORMULA SPEECH
"HANG A LOUIE" MEANS MAKE A LEFT TURN.
"MAKE A ROGER" MEANS MAKE A RIGHT TURN.
Submitter comment: THIS IS USED WHEN DRIVING A CAR. IT IS A SLANG EXPRESSION.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): DIRECTION
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula |
Date learned: 00-00-1965
A GREETING CUSTOM
WHEN A MAN GREETS A LADY, SHE OFFERS HIM HER RIGHT
HAND. HE BOWS AND KISSES HER ON THE BACK OF
HER RIGHT HAND, WHILE HE IS HOLDING IT.
Where learned: DETROIT ; MICHIGAN, ASSUMED
James Callow Keyword(s): POSITION DIRECTION
| Subject headings: | 602 Body Parts SPEECH -- Body parts involved SPEECH -- Greetings Salutations |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
GREETING-GESTURE
THERE IS A SPECIAL HANDSHAKE THAT IS USED IN THE
BOY SCOUTS WHERE THE MIDDLE FINGER AND THE FOREFINGER
ARE PLACED ON THE OTHER PERSON'S WRIST AND THE PALMS
ARE CLASPED AND THE THUMB IS PLACED ON TOP OF HIS
HAND AND THE RING FINGER AND PINKEY ARE PLACED ON THE
BOTTOM OF HIS HAND. THE HANDSHAKE IS GIVEN WITH THE
LEFT HAND.
Submitter comment: I WAS TOLD THIS IN THE SCOUTS IN 1961-1967.
Where learned: PORT CHESTER ; NEW YORK, ASSUMED
James Callow Keyword(s): POSITION DIRECTION
| Subject headings: | 602 Body Parts SPEECH -- Body parts involved SPEECH -- Greetings Salutations |
BLACK MEMBERS OF THE MARINE CORPS HAVE ADOPTED CERTAIN BLACK
MUSLIM HANDSHAKES AS A FORM OF GREETING. THEY ARE QUITE
COMPLICATED, AND INDIVIDUALS ARE FREE TO DEVELOP THEIR OWN
VARIATIONS. THE RIGHT HAND IS HELD IN A FIST AND THE TWO
PEOPLE STRIKE THEIR FISTS TOGETHER RAPIDLY IN COMBINATIONS
OF SIDE, FRONT, TOP, AND BOTTOM, AND USUALLY END BY OPENING
THEIR FISTS AND GRASPING ONE ANOTHER'S HANDS. SOME WEAR
LEATHER BRACELETS WITH FRINGE OR TASSELS HANGING FROM THEM,
AND THESE FLY ABOUT RHYTHMICALLY DURING THE HANDSHAKE.
WHEN THE GREETING IS BETWEEN A BOY AND A GIRL, SOME FORM OF
LIGHT KISS IS OFTEN INCLUDED IN THE HANDSHAKE.
Submitter comment:
I HAVE SEEN SITUATIONS MANY TIMES WHERE A BLACK PERSON
WOULD COME UP TO A TABLE OF AS MANY AS A DOZEN OTHER BLACK
PEOPLE AND GIVE SUCH A HANDSHAKE TO EACH ONE, A PROCESS
OF PERHAPS 5 MINUTES ALTOGETHER.
Where learned: CALIFORNIA ; SAN DIEGO
James Callow Keyword(s): POSITION DIRECTION
| Subject headings: | 602 Body Parts SPEECH -- Greetings Salutations |
Date learned: 09-00-1970
BLACK POWER EMBRACE. TOUCH RIGHT TO LEFT CHEEK, THEN
LEFT TO RIGHT CHEEK.
Where learned: DETROIT ; MICHIGAN, ASSUMED
James Callow Keyword(s): POSITION DIRECTION
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Body parts involved S602.1 SPEECH -- Greetings Salutations |
Date learned: 09-00-1968
THE MAN WALKS ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE STREET {SIDEWALK}
BECAUSE BEFORE THE STREETS WERE PAVED HE WAS
SUPPOSED TO PROTECT THE WOMAN FROM GETTING SPLASHED.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): POSITION DIRECTION
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank SPEECH -- Respect |
Date learned: 11-05-1968
THE MAN WALKS DOWN THE STAIRWAY BEFORE THE WOMAN, SO
IF SHE SHOULD FALL HE CAN CATCH HER.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): POSITION DIRECTION
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Respect |
Date learned: 11-05-1968
BEAUTIFUL
THERE IS A BRASILIAN GESTURE IN WHICH THE RIGHT
FINGERS ARE TUGGING AT THE EARLOBE, WHICH MEANS THAT
SOMETHING WAS GOOD OR BEAUTIFUL.
Submitter comment: INFORMANT LIVED IN BRASIL FOR 6 YEARS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BRAZIL ; ROSEVILLE
Keyword(s): BRAZIL
James Callow Keyword(s): POSITION DIRECTION
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Congratulations Appreciation Appreciation of female beauty |
Date learned: 02-12-1970
GESTURE FOR BEAUTIFUL
THE JAW IS DROPPED AND THE NAIL OF THE RIGHT FORE-
FINGER IS DRAWN FROM THE CHEEK BONE TO THE CHIN TO
INDICATE THAT SOMEONE IS BEAUTIFUL.
Where learned: ITALY
James Callow Keyword(s): POSITION DIRECTION
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Marriage SPEECH -- Congratulations Appreciation Appreciation of female beauty |
Date learned: 00001969 FALL
TAPPING YOUR FINGERS ON A TABLE CAN MEAN EITHER
IMPATIENCE OR BOREDOM.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): POSITION DIRECTION
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Derision Scorn |
Date learned: 11-16-1967
ITALIAN GESTURE
BY CHUCKING CHIN FROM BODY OUTWARD WITH THE RIGHT
HAND MEANS "I DON'T GIVE A DMAN."
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ROSEVILLE
James Callow Keyword(s): POSITION DIRECTION
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Derision Scorn |
Date learned: 02-17-1970
CHILDREN WHO AREN'T GETTING ALONG IN NEWFOUNDLAND
{CANADA} HAVE AN INSULTING GREETING WHICH CONSISTS
OF LIFTING UP THE RIGHT LEG OFF OF THE GROUND AND
SLAPPING THE RIGHT BUTTOX WITH THE RIGHT HAND.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): BUTTOCKS ; POSITION DIRECTION
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Derision Scorn |
Date learned: 11-00-1971
WHEN YOU SPILL THE SALT ON THE TABLE; MAKE A WISH
AND THROW SOME OVER YOUR LEFT SHOULDER.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): POSITION DIRECTION
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Mineral BELIEF -- Prayer BELIEF -- Good luck P881.22 SPEECH -- Wishes Wants Desires Predictions |
Date learned: 11-15-1968
WHEN ITALIANS WANT TO MOTION YOU TO COME HERE--
THEY WAVE THEIR HAND IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION
AS AMERICANS (FROM BODY OUTWARDS).
Where learned: GRAND RAPIDS ; MICHIGAN, ASSUMED
James Callow Keyword(s): POSITION DIRECTION
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Derision Scorn SPEECH -- Instructions Directions |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
DRIVING--TURN SIGNAL
LEFT ARM EXTENDED OUT WINDOW WITH FOREARM AT A
90 DEGREE ANGLE WITH BICEP MEANS RIGHT TURN.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN ; PARENTS
James Callow Keyword(s): AUTOMOBILE ; POSITION DIRECTION
| Subject headings: | 602 Body Parts CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank SPEECH -- Instructions Directions |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
LEFT ARM STRAIGHT OUT THE WINDOW MEANS LEFT TURN.
Submitter comment: LEARNED FROM PARENTS.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
Keyword(s): DRIVING TURN-SIGNAL ; MANUAL
James Callow Keyword(s): POSITION DIRECTION
| Subject headings: | 602 Body Parts CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank SPEECH -- Instructions Directions |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN