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Toast
Here's to you as good as you are, here's to me as bad as I am. As good as you are and as bad as I am I'm as good as you are as bad as I am.
Submitter comment:
An old drinking refrain uttered at the 20's
Data entry tech comment:
Motifs Added By TRD
James Callow comment:
Original BN [C700] crossed out. Replaced with current classification
NOT in verse form
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; Carlson, Gary
Keyword(s): Bad ; CHARACTER ; DRINKING ; Good ; PLAY ON WORDS ; PUN ; TOAST ; VERSE
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Speech Speech |
Tongue Twister
Theopolis Thistledown, the successful Thistle Sifter,
In sifting a sieve full of unsifted thistles,
Thrust three thousand thistles
Through the thick of his thumb
If, then, Theopolis Thistledown,
The successful thistle sifter,
In sifting a sieve of unsifted thistles,
Thrust these thousand thistles
Through the thick of his thumb,
See that though, in sifting a sieve of unsifted thistles,
Does not get the thistles stuck in thy tongue.
Data entry tech comment:
Motifs Added By TRD
James Callow comment:
Already (tho shorter) typed as prose
Where learned: Cahill, Edward
Keyword(s): PLAY ON WORDS ; PUN ; RHYME ; Thistle ; TONGUE TWISTER ; VERSE ; WORD PLAY
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Speech Speech |
Verse in Formula
I was told to cheer up;
"Things could be worse"
So I cheered up,
And sure'nuff, things got worse.
Data entry tech comment:
Motifs Added by TRD
Keyword(s): ; Cheer UP ; Formula ; Language ; PLAY ON WORDS ; PUN ; RHYME ; VERSE ; Worse
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Speech Speech |
Riddle
WHY DID THE BOY PUT HIS CAR IN THE OVEN?
HE WANTED A HOT ROD.
Data entry tech comment:
Updated by TRD
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE ; Anderson, Lori
Keyword(s): Boy ; Car ; Hot Rod ; JOKE ; Oven ; PLAY ON WORDS ; PUN ; RIDDLE ; WORDPLAY
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 03-00-1972
Joke
WHAT DID ONE STRAWBERRY SAY TO THE OTHER?
IF YOU HADN'T BEEN SO SWEET WE WOULDN'T HAVE GOTTEN
IN THIS JAM.
Data entry tech comment:
Updated by TRD
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE ; Anderson, Lori
Keyword(s): Jam ; JOKE ; PLAY ON WORDS ; PUN ; STRAWBERRY ; Sweet ; WORDPLAY
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 02-00-1972
Riddle
WHAT DID THE DOG SAY WHEN HE SAT ON THE SANDPAPER?
RUFF, RUFF (ROUGH, ROUGH).
Data entry tech comment:
Updated by TRD
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE ; Landon, Rachel
Keyword(s): JOKE ; PLAY ON WORDS ; PUN ; RIDDLE ; WORDPLAY
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 04-00-1972
GRAFFITTI
DOES THE NAME PAVLOV RING A BELL?
Data entry tech comment:
Updated by TRD
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE ; Teske, Tina
Keyword(s): Bell ; GRAFFITI ; Pavlov ; PLAY ON WORDS ; PUN
| Subject headings: | L700 |
Date learned: 04-00-1972
Joke - Riddle
What's big and purple and travels under water?
Answer: Moby Grape
Data entry tech comment:
Entered by TRD
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE ; Hibbett, Cheryl
Keyword(s): GAME ; Grape ; JOKE ; Melville ; Moby Dick ; PLAY ON WORDS ; PUN ; RIDDLE
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Joke - Riddle
Whats green and sings?
Answer: Elvis Parsley
Data entry tech comment:
Entered by TRD
Keyword(s): Elvis Presley ; Herb ; JOKE ; Parsley ; PLAY ON WORDS ; Pub ; RIDDLE ; Saying
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
SIGN TO BE LEFT IN ANGER
THANKS FOR TAKING TWO PARKING SPACES. I HAD TO PARK
IN THE NEXT BLOCK, YOU SELFISH, IDIOTIC MORON!!
YOU HAVE VIOLATED SECTION 368 D.A.M.I.T.
Data entry tech comment:
Updated by TRD
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): ACRONYM ; ANGER ; Note ; PLAY ON WORDS ; PUN ; SIGN
James Callow Keyword(s): ABBREVIATION ; IRONY
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- To Be Seen |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
ROTC=ROTTEN OLD TIN CANS.
Data entry tech comment:
Updated by TRD
Where learned: HOME
Keyword(s): ACRONYM ; JOKE ; MILITARY ; PLAY ON WORDS ; PUN
James Callow Keyword(s): ACRONYM ; ROTC:MILITARY TRAINING UNIT. ; SATIRE
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- School BELIEF -- P535 SPEECH -- To Be Seen |
Date learned: 02-15-1970