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HOW DRY I AM, HOW WET I'LL BE
IF I DON'T FIND THE BATHROOM KEY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GROSSE POINTE WOODS
Keyword(s): URINATION
| Subject headings: | 730 Lyrical Verse |
Date learned: 11-00-1969
POSH PLACE
POSH PLACE COMES FROM PORT OUT OF STARBOARD HOME.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): B478 EXPLANATION OF A NAME
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Custom |
Date learned: 10-14-1967
STYE SUPERSTITION
A STYE OR INFECTION IN YOUR EYE IS CAUSED BY A SPIDER PEEING IN
YOUR EYE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): URINATION
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses BELIEF -- Insect BELIEF -- Means of Causing or Avoiding Illness |
Date learned: 11-29-1967
NOT GIVEN
WHEN I WAS ABOUT SIX YEARS OLD AND WE LIVED NEAR THE COUNTRY,
I WOULD OFTEN GO OUT TO PLAY ALL DAY. SO I USED TO GO TO THE
LAVATORY OUTSIDE. MY MOTHER WOULD ALWAYS TELL ME THAT I SHOULD
COME HOME TO GO TO THE BATHROOM, BECAUSE WHEN THE DEVIL CAUGHT
LITTLE BOYS GOING TO THE BATHROOM OUTSIDE HE WOULD BITE OFF
THEIR PENIS.
Where learned: MARYLAND
James Callow Keyword(s): FUNCTION ; URINATION
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Devil Demon BELIEF -- Body part Senses BELIEF -- Product or activity of man or animal |
ON TELEVISION I ONCE HEARD THAT DREAMS ARE JUST A PAST
EXPERIENCE. HE SAID THAT YOU HAVE MORE THAN ONE LIFE.
WHEN YOU DIE, YOU ARE BORN AGAIN IN THE BODY OF A
BABY THAT IS BORN THE SAME DAY AND SECOND YOU ARE.
HE PUT ONE WOMAN FROM THE AUDIENCE IN A TRANCE AND SHE
REMEMBERED HER LIFE IN THE 16TH CENTURY. SHE TOLD WHEN
SHE GOT MARRIED, WHEN HER HUSBAND DIED, BUT SHE
COULDN'T REMEMBER HER LAST DAY. SHE ALSO SAID THAT SHE
WAS IN THE 18TH CENTURY AND SHE TOLD ABOUT SOME OF HER
EXPERIENCES. SOMETIMES I WONDER WHAT HAPPENED TO ME
IN MY PAST LIVES, IF THERE WERE ANY, BECAUSE IN MOST
OF MY DREAMS I GET KILLED BY SOMEBODY OR SOMETHING.
Where learned: DETROIT ; MICHIGAN, ASSUMED ; SAINT HYACINTH SCHOOL
James Callow Keyword(s): REINCARNATION
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Birth BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial BELIEF -- Dreams Reincarnation |
Date learned: 02-29-1972
RIDDLE QUESTION
Historical record from James Callow Folklore Archive.
AB C D GOLDFISH
BN NO GOLDFISH
O S A R AB
C M P N
Submitter comment:
THIS CAN BE TRANSLATED TO:
AB SEE THE GOLDFISH
BN, THERE IS NO GOLDFISH
OH YES THERE IS AB
SEE THEM PEEING
James Callow comment:
VARIATION: MNO GOLDFISH
CN[ HARTWIG, WILLIAM 720390
C1[ 260 ALAMEDA
C2[ YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO 44504
DNC[ 1,688
******************** C FILE 1 ********************
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; CAMPUS
James Callow Keyword(s): SCATALOGICAL URINATION
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 00001950S AND 00001960S
THE BLUE ROOM
WHEN THE FRENCH HELD THE ISLAND OF MALTA, A FRENCH SOLDIER TRIED
TO MARRY A MALTESE GIRL. WHEN SHE REFUSED, HE LOCKED HER IN A BLUE
ROOM AT THE TOP OF A GREAT HOUSE. SHE JUMPED OUT THE WINDOW.
NOW ANYONE SLEEPING IN THAT ROOM SEES HER GHOST JUMPING OUT THE
WINDOW.
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): NATIONALISM
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Ghost Spirit Phantom Specter PROSE NARRATIVE -- Product or activity of man or animal |
Date learned: 03-21-1975
ST. PATRICK'S DAY
WEARING GREEN IS THE OLDEST IRISH CUSTOM ON ST. PATRICK'S DAY.
THE COLOR GREEN IS THE COLOR OF THE CATHOLIC IRISH, AND WEARING
IT SHOWS YOUR RESPECT FOR YOUR COUNTRY AND YOUR FAITH.
Submitter comment:
ALL THE ITEMS I HAVE LEARNED HAVE BEEN
TAUGHT TO ME OVER THE YEARS BY
MY RELATIVES. I CAN'T PINPOINT EXACT DATES OR PEOPLE THOUGH.
Where learned: HOME ; RELATIVES HOME
James Callow Keyword(s): NATIONALISM ; SYMBOL
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- March 17 Feast of St. Patrick BELIEF -- Color |
TESTS
SMOKE ONLY BEFORE AND AFTER A TEST AND YOU WILL PASS IT.
Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN ; DEARBORN
James Callow Keyword(s): MAGICAL CONTROL ; SMOKING TABU DURING EXAMINATIONS
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- School |
Date learned: CA1963-1975
TESTS
WEAR YOUR FAVORITE COLOR ON THE DAY OF A TEST AND YOU WILL PASSIT.
Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN ; DEARBORN ;
James Callow Keyword(s): EXAMINATIONS
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- School BELIEF -- Color |
Date learned: CA1963-1975
BABIES
IN CERTAIN PRIMITIVE TRIBES IN EAST AUSTRALIA, IT IS BELIEVED THAT
FEMALE BABIES ARE CREATED BY BAHLOO, THE MOON, WHILE MALE INFANTS ARE
ARE FASHIONED AT A NEAR-BY FACTORY SUPERVISED BY BOOMAYAHMAYAHMUL,
THE WOOD LIZARD. ACCORDING TO THEIR BELIEF, THE BABIES, AFTER BEING
CREATED IN SPIRIT BY THESE WOODLAND DIETIES, SUSPEND THEMSELVES
ON CERTAN COOLALABAH TREES WHENCE THEY ENTER--MORE OR LESS
PROMISCUOUSLY--THE BODIES OF PASSING WOMEN AND THERE BECOME
INCARNATED.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
James Callow Keyword(s): IMPREGNATION
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Creation and Order of Human Life |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
MIZSLE - LITHUANIAN RIDDLE
Q: DVIEM PUPOM VISAZ LAUKAZ APSEJA. - TWO SEEDS, SOW A WHOLE FIELD.
A: AKIMIS - WITH YOUR EYES.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): CAUSAL ; NATURAL PHENOMENA (Q) ; PARTS OF THE BODY (A)
James Callow Keyword(s): IMAGINATION
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- True Riddle |
Date learned: 03-06-1968
PROVERBIAL COMPARISON
AS IRISH AS PADDY'S PIG.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BIRMINGHAM
Keyword(s): ALLITERATION ; ANIMAL ; DEFINITION
James Callow Keyword(s): NAME: PADDY ; NATIONALISM ; PERSONAL PROVERB
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Blason Populaire PROVERB -- Proverbial Comparison |
Date learned: 00-00-1960
PROVERB
DON'T PUT OFF UNTIL TOMORROW WHAT YOU CAN DO TODAY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; TRENTON
James Callow Keyword(s): ADVICE: NEGATIVE ; PROCRASTINATION
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
DEFINITION
CANADIANS ARE NICKLE-PLATED AMERICANS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): COMPARISON
James Callow Keyword(s): CRITICISM ; NATIONALISM
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Mineral PROVERB -- Blason Populaire |
Date learned: 09-19-1969
DANDELION BELIEF
AS CHILDREN IN MAMARNECK, NEW YORK, WE BELIEVED THAT IF
YOU PICKED A DANDELION, YOU WOULD HAVE TO URINATE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): PLANT WEED ; YELLOW COLOR ASSOCIATES WITH URINATION?
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Plant |
Date learned: 12-00-1972
TAKING SIDES
WHEN A WOMAN IS PREGNANT IF SHE SLEEPS ON HER RIGHT SIDE, THE
CHILD WILL BE A BOY, IF ON HER LEFT IT WILL BE A GIRL.
Where learned: MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
James Callow Keyword(s): SEX DETERMINATION
| Subject headings: | 840 BELIEF -- Birth |
Date learned: 11-05-1969
BIRTH BELIEF
IF A PREGNANT WOMAN BECOMES FAT ALL OVER, SHE WILL HAVE A
GIRL. IF SHE BECOMES FAT SLIGHTLY, SHE WILL HAVE A BOY.
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT LEARNED THIS FROM HER GRANDMOTHER.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): SEX DETERMINATION
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Birth |
Date learned: 03-01-1971
BIRTH BELIEF
IF A WOMAN CARRIES A BABY OUT FRONT IN HER STOMACH, IT IS A BOY.
Submitter comment:
THIS WAS RELATED TO HER BY HER MOTHER WHO EXPERIENCED MANY CASES
THAT HAS PROVEN THIS BELIEF.
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): POSITION DIRECTION ; SEX DETERMINATION
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses BELIEF -- Birth |
Date learned: 02-20-1971
BIRTH BELIEF
IF A WOMAN CARRIES A BABY IN HER HIP, IT IS A GIRL.
Submitter comment:
THIS IS A BELIEF THAT WAS TOLD HER BY HER GRANDMOTHER.
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): POSITION DIRECTION ; SEX DETERMINATION
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Birth |
Date learned: 02-20-1971