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BABY BELIEF
NEVER CUT A BABY'S FINGERNAILS BEFORE HE IS ONE YEAR OLD OR
HE WILL BE A THIEF.
Data entry tech comment:
Updated by TRD
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ROYAL OAK ; Drotar, Elizabeth
Keyword(s): BABY ; FINGERNAILS ; Nail ; PREDICTION ; SUPERSTITION ; Thief ; Trim
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Outlaw Criminal Bandit Pirate BELIEF -- Body part Senses |
Date learned: 10-28-1970
CHRISTMAS BELIEF
WHEN THE MORNING SKY IS RED AROUND CHRISTMAS TIME, IT'S MRS. SANTA
CLAUS BAKING UP LOTS OF CHRISTMAS COOKIES.
Submitter comment:
THIS WAS TOLD TO ELAINE BY HER GRANDMOTHER WHO IS GERMAN.
Data entry tech comment:
Updated by TRD
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ROYAL OAK ; Stephenson, Elaine
Keyword(s): Baking ; CHRISTMAS ; COLOR ; Cookies ; Legend ; Mrs. Claus ; Red ; SIGN ; Sky ; WEATHER
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Religious hero |
Date learned: 11-20-1967
LEGEND
THERE WILL BE AN INCREASE IN THE MATERNITY WARD AFTER A FULL
MOON OR A THUNDERSTORM.
Submitter comment: BELEIF OF NURSES AT HENRY FORD HOSPITAL, DETROIT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ROYAL OAK
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Moon BELIEF -- Lightning Thunder BELIEF -- Birth |
Date learned: 10-16-1967
UNIVERSITY BELIEF
BEFORE A FRESHMAN CAN STEP ON THE BIG M IN THE CENTRE OF THE
DIAG, HE MUST HAVE TAKEN HIS FIRST EXAM, OR ELSE HE WILL FLUNK
OUT OF SCHOOL WITHIN THE YEAR.
Data entry tech comment:
THE "BIG M" AND THE DIAG ARE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ROYAL OAK
James Callow Keyword(s): SLANG--DIAG FOR DIAGONAL? ; WALKING PROHIBITION
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- School |
Date learned: 00001967 (FALL)
TEAM BELIEF
NO ONE SHOULD TALK THAT THEIR TEAM HAS A WINNING
STREAK GOING OR IT WILL BE BROKEN.
Submitter comment:
Data entry tech comment:
Informant and collector are the same person.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ROYAL OAK
James Callow Keyword(s): OVER-CONFIDENCE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Entertainment Diversion |
Date learned: 09-24-1969
LEMMIE KISHA
WHAT IS YOUR NAME, LITTLE BOY?
MY NAME IS LEMMIE.
LEMMIE WHAT, LITTLE BOY?
LEMMIE KISHA.
WHAT IS YOUR NAME, LITTLE GIRL?
MY NAME IS IDA.
IDA WHAT, LITTLE GIRL?
IDA WONNA.
WHAT IS YOUR NAME, LITTLE BOY?
MY NAME IS LEMMIE.
LEMMIE WHAT, LITTLE BOY?
LEMMIE KISHA.
WHAT IS YOUR NAME, LITTLE GIRL?
MY NAME IS OSHKA.
OSHKA WHAT, LITTLE GIRL?
OSHKA MAMA.
WHAT IS YOUR NAME, LITTLE BOY?
MY NAME IS LEMMIE.
LEMMIE WHAT, LITTLE BOY?
LEMMIE KISHA.
WHAT IS YOUR NAME, LITTLE GIRL?
MY NAME IS ALLIE.
OLLIE WHAT, LITTLE GIRL?
OLLIE RIGHT
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ROYAL OAK
Keyword(s): KISSING ; PUNS ON NAMES
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Children |
Date learned: 10-16-1967
SONG
JOHN JACOB JINGLES IRISH SMITH
THAT'S MY NAME TOO.
WHENEVER WE GO OUT
THE PEOPLE ALWAYS SHOUT
THERE GOES JOHN JACOB JINGLES IRISH SMITH.
TRA LA LA LA LA LA LA.
Submitter comment:
THE VERSE IS SUNG SIX TIMES. EACH TIME IT IS SUNG THE SINGER'S
VOICE BECOMES A LITTLE SOFTER (EXCEPT FOR THE LAST TWO LINES WHICH
ARE ALWAYS SHOUTED) UNTIL THE WORDS ARE JUST MOUTHED FOR THE LAST
SINGING.
HEARD IN ROYAL OAK.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ROYAL OAK
Keyword(s): HUMOROUS NAME
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Children |
Date learned: 00001964 SUMMER
BOXING DAY
ON THE DAY AFTER CHRISTMAS, ONE WRAPS UP COOKIES AND GOODIES IN
A BOX TO GIVE TO FRIENDS.
Submitter comment: THIS WAS A CUSTOM OF A FORMER NEIGHBOR.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ROYAL OAK
Keyword(s): BOXING DAY
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- December 26 Boxing Day St. Stephen's Day |
ENGLISH FESTIVAL
BOXING DAY IS HELD THE DAY AFTER CHRISTMAS. IT BEGAN AS A CUSTOM IN
WHICH THE LANDLORDS GAVE GIFTS IN BOXES TO THE WORKERS ON THEIR LAND.
THE LANDLORDS WOULD GO VISITING AS THEY DELIVERED THE BOXES.
THE CUSTOM HAS DIED DOWN AND IS NOW USUALLY CARRIED OUT BY GIVING
MONEY TO MAIDS THE DAY AFTER CHRISTMAS.
Submitter comment: HEARD IN ENGLAND
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ROYAL OAK
Keyword(s): BOXING DAY
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- December 26 Boxing Day St. Stephen's Day |
Date learned: 00-00-1964
CHRISTMAS CUSTOM
A FAMILY CUSTOM OF GERMAN ORIGIN ( HER MOTHER'S SIDE OF FAMILY ) WAS
TO LEAVE A BOWL ON THE FRONT PORCH DURING DINNER, ON THE FEAST OF
ST. NICHOLAS, DECEMBER 6. A LOUD KNOCK WAS HEARD, AND WHOEVER
ANSWERED THE DOOR FOUND NO ONE, BUT THE BOWL WAS FILLED WITH CANDY
AND SWEETS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ROYAL OAK
Keyword(s): ST. NICHOLAS
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- December 6 Feast of St. Nicholas CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- December 21 solstice to March 20 |
Date learned: 11-30-1967
BLACK PETER
IN HOLLAND, ON DECEMBER 6, ST. NICHOLAS TRAVELS AROUND THE COUNTRY
LEAVING FRUITS AND SWEETS FOR THE GOOD CHILDREN. BLACK PETER
ACCOMPANIES HIM AND TAKES ALL THE BAD CHILDREN AWAY ON A BOAT TO
AFRICA.
Submitter comment: MR. CLISDAL LEARNED OF THIS WHILE IN EUROPE LAST YEAR.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ROYAL OAK
Keyword(s): ST. NICHOLAS
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- December 6 Feast of St. Nicholas CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- December 21 solstice to March 20 |
Date learned: 10-16-1967
FRENCH EASTER CELEBRATION
ON GOOD FRIDAY AT O:00 P.M. ALL THE BELLS STOP AND THE
CHILDREN ARE TOLD THE BELLS HAVE FLOWN TO ROME. WHEN THE CHILDREN
HEAR THE BELLS ON EASTER THEY ARE TOLD THAT THE BELLS DROP
EASTER EGGS ON THEIR WAY BACK TO THE CHURCHES. THE EASTER EGG HUNT
BEGINS WHEN THE BELLS RING ON EASTER. THE BELLS TAKE THE PLACE OF
THE EASTER BUNNY.
Submitter comment: SEEN IN FRANCE
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ROYAL OAK
| Subject headings: | 663 Good Friday Favorites CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Spring Planting Easter eggs CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Spring Planting Bunny CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Spring Planting Easter Sunday BELIEF -- Church |
Date learned: 00001964 SUMMER
ONCE A PAUPER, ALWAYS A PAUPER
Data entry tech comment: ORIGINAL 5 X 8 CARD CONTAINS GREEK TEXT
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ROYAL OAK
Keyword(s): ELLIPSIS
James Callow Keyword(s): "NOTHING SUCCEEDS LIKE SUCCESS." ; CYNICISM ; POVERTY
| Subject headings: | 686 Properties attributed to specific numbers or numerals individually. PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 00-00-1969
PROVERBIAL METAPHOR
NOW THAT YOU HAVE JOINED IN THE DANCE YOU MUST DANCE
Data entry tech comment: ORIGINAL 5 X 8 CARD CONTAINS GREEK TEXT
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ROYAL OAK
Keyword(s): ELLIPSIS?
James Callow Keyword(s): COMMITTMENT ; TRANSLATION
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 00-00-1969
PROVERBIAL APOTHEGM
NECESSITY IS THE MOTHER OF INVENTION
Submitter comment: HE OFTEN REFERS TO THIS PROVERB AT HIS OFFICE
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ROYAL OAK
James Callow Keyword(s): CAUSE AND EFFECT ; OBSERVATION
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 10-16-1967
CHRISTMAS BELIEF
WHEN THE MORNING SKY IS RED AROUND CHRISTMAS TIME, IT IS MRS.
SANTA CLAUS BAKING LOTS OF CHRISTMAS COOKIES.
Submitter comment: LEGEND TOLD TO ELAINE BY GERMAN GRANDMOTHER.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ROYAL OAK
James Callow Keyword(s): COLOR SYMBOL
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- December 21 solstice to March 20 BELIEF -- Religious hero BELIEF -- Sign or prediction through Natural atmospheric phenomenon |
Date learned: 11-20-1967
LEGEND
THERE WILL BE AN INCREASE IN THE MATERNITY WARD AFTER A FULL
MOON OR A THUNDERSTORM.
Submitter comment: BELEIF OF NURSES AT HENRY FORD HOSPITAL, DETROIT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ROYAL OAK
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Moon BELIEF -- Wind Whirlwind Hurricane Cyclone Tornado BELIEF -- Birth |
Date learned: 10-16-1967
BEFORE A FRESHMAN CAN STEP ON THE BIG M IN THE CENTRE OF THE
DIAG, HE MUST HAVE TAKEN HIS FIRST EXAM, OR HE WILL FLUNK OUT OF
SCHOOL WITHIN THE YEAR.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ROYAL OAK
James Callow Keyword(s): SLANG--DIAG FOR DIAGONAL? ; WALKING PROHIBITION
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- School |
TEAM BELIEF
NO ONE SHOULD TALK THAT THEIR TEAM IS ON A WINNING
STREAK OR IT WILL BE BROKEN.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ROYAL OAK
James Callow Keyword(s): OVER-CONFIDENCE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Entertainment Diversion |
Date learned: 09-24-1969
UNTITLED
AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN THE TALE IS THAT A LION ROARS WHEN
A GIRL WALKS BY THE LION STATUES GUARDING THE MUSEUM. THE GIRL
MUST BE A VIRGIN. THIS HASN'T HAPPENED YET, AND PROBABLY WILL
NOT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ROYAL OAK
James Callow Keyword(s): IRONY? ; PESSIMISM ; SEXISM
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Human Being BELIEF -- Product or activity of man or animal |
Date learned: 10-00-1967