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RIDDLE
WHAT'S ROUND ON THE ENDS AND HIGH IN THE MIDDLE?
OHIO
Where learned: UNKNOWN
Keyword(s): SPELLING STATE LETTER SHAPE
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 11-29-1967
ENVELOPE MESSAGE
>. W. A. K. SEALED WITH A KISS
Submitter comment: THE INITIALS ARE PLACED ON THE BACK OF THE ENVELOPE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN
Keyword(s): TYPOGRAPHICAL VERSE ABBREVIATION LOVE LETTERS
| Subject headings: | -- |
Date learned: 10-02-1965
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BACKGROUND: A FIRM IN GERMANY ORDERED COFFEE FROM A FIRM IN
THE UNITED STATES. WHILE THE COFFEE WAS ENROUTE, A COUPLE OF BAGS
BROKE OPEN AND RATS NESTED IN THE COFFEE. THE GERMAN FIRM SENT
THE FOLLOWING LETTER CONCERNING THE CONDITION OF THE COFFEE --
135 WILHELMSTRASSE
HAMBERG, GERMANY
SCHENTELMENS:
DER LAST 2 PECKETECHES VE GOT FROM YOU OFF KOFFEE WAS MIT
RATTSCHIDT GEMIXT. DER KOFFEE MAY BE GUTE ENUF, BUT DER
RATTSDURDS SCHBOILS DER TRADE. VE DID NOT SEE DER RATTSCHIDT IN
DER SEMBLES VICH YOU SENT US FOR EXAMINASHUN.
IT TAKES SO MUTCH TIME TO PEK DER RATTSDURDS FROM DER KOFFEE.
VE ORDER DER KLEEN KOFFEE AND YOU SCHIPT SCHIDT MIXT MIT DER
KOFFEE. IT VUS A MISCHTAKE, YA? VE LIKE YOU TO SCHIPP US
DER KOFFEE IN VUN ZAK UND DER RATTSCHIDT IN DER ODER ZAK, DEN
VE MIXT IT TO SUIT DER KOSTOMER.
WRITE PLEASE IF VE SCHOULDT SCHIPP DER SCHIDT BEK UND KEEP DER
KOFFEE ODER IF VE SCHOULDT KEEP DER SCHIDT UND SCHIPP DER
KOFFEE BEK, OR SCHIPP DER HOLD SCHIDDEN VORK BEK.
VE VENT TO DO RITE IN DIS MADDER, BUT VE DON'T LIKE DISS
RATTSCHIDT BIZZINESS.
MIT MUTCH RESPECTS,
KARL GRUMMENSCHIDT
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): GERMAN DIALECT ; HUMOR -- LINGUISTIC ; PACKAGES RAT SHIT RAT TURDS SACK CUSTOMER SHIP LETTER
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Phonology Phonetics |
EVERY GOOD BOY DOES FINE. THESE ARE THE NAMES OF THE
FIRST FIVE NOTES ON THE LINES OF A MUSICAL SCALE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WARREN
James Callow Keyword(s): {THAT IS THE INITIAL LETTER OF THESE WORDS}.
| Subject headings: | ART CRAFT ARCHITECTURE -- MNEM |
Date learned: 10-02-1969
RIDDLE
GIRLS HAVE IT, BOYS DON'T. MRS. MULLIGAN HAD IT TWICE, IN SUCCESSION.
MRS. LEWIS HAD IT IN FRONT. EARL HAD IT IIN THE BACK. MRS. LOWEL HAD
IT ONCE IN FRONT AND ONCE BEHIND. WHAT IS IT?
THE LETTER "L".
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): LETTER "L"
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 02-23-1972
Retort
Did you get my letter?
No.
Oh, I forgot to stamp it. (And you stamp on your friend's foot.)
Data entry tech comment:
Motifs added by TRD
James Callow comment:
Original BN [C750] crossed out. Replaced with current classification.
From a book, so disqualified?
Where learned: CALIFORNIA ; Evans, Patricia ; Sticks and Stones ; The Porpoise Bookshop ; San Francisco
Keyword(s): COMEBACK ; Foot ; INSULT ; Letter ; PUN ; RETORT ; SARCASM ; STAMP ; Stomp ; Wisecrack
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula |
OYSTERS WERE NEVER EATEN IN THE MONTHS THAT HAD NO
"R" IN THEM.
Data entry tech comment:
Updated by TRD
Keyword(s): BELIEF ; Consumption ; CUSTOM ; FOOD ; Letter ; Oysters ; RITUAL ; SUPERSTITION
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Custom CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Measure of time Month Food Drink -- Meat Fish and other animal life related to water |
Date learned: 10-00-1968