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THE OLD GRAY MARE?
IN THE FALL OF 1961, MY HUSBAND AND I TOOK A FRIEND
OF OURS TO THE RACE TRACK. OUR FRIEND, JIMMY, IS NOW
74 YEARS OLD, AND IS BLIND (HAS BEEN FOR ABOUT 10 YEARS).
JIMMY COMES FROM ENGLAND AND HE HAD A FONDNESS FOR HORSE RACING
WHEN HE WAS SIGHTED.
WHEN WE TOOK HIM TO THE TRACK, WE HAD TO BE HIS "EYES",
SO I WOULD READ THE RACING SHEET ENTRIES TO HIM.
BEFORE EACH BET, HE WOULD ASK, "WHAT COLOR IS THE HORSE"?
UNLESS IT WERE GRAY, HE WOULD NOT BET ON IT BY HIMSELF:
HE WOULD, HOWEVER, SPLIT THE BET WITH US.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; HAZEL PARK RACEWAY
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Mammal BELIEF -- Color |
Date learned: 05-00-1965
TELEPHONE PRANK
CALLER: DO YOU HAVE SIR WALTER RALEUGH IN A CAN?
ANSWERER: (WHO CAN WORK IN A STORE) YES.
CALLER: WELL THEN LET HIM OUT.
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT HAS DONE THIS WITH FRIENDS
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; LINCOLN PARK
James Callow Keyword(s): PUN ; SLANG: "CAN" FOR TOILET."
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Work Commerce Business CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Entertainment Diversion |
Muskeg Molly
Every summer on my camping trip to Quetico Park, I am told
the legend of Muskeg Molly. Muskeg Molly and her new husband
were camping there for their honeymoon. Unfortunately, her
husband drowned and Molly is thought to still roam about in
the park. She is approximately six feet ten inches tall, has
blond hair, like her husband, and lives off the land. She
camps in sparsely populated campsites and will assault anyone
coming near her territory, especially fair-skinned people.
Only one case has actually been reported and to this day
he resides in a mental hospital.
Where learned: Quetico Provincial Park
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Physically handicapped Deformed BELIEF -- Physically handicapped Deformed BELIEF -- Product or activity of man or animal |
NOW I LAY ME DOWN TO SLEEP,
A BAG OF PEANUTS AT MY FEET,
AND IF I DIE BEFORE I WAKE,
I GIVE THE LORD A STOMACH ACHE.
Submitter comment: I REMEMBER THIS AS A PARODY OF A SCHOOL PRAYER.
Where learned: MICHIGAN, ASSUMED ; LINCOLN PARK
| Subject headings: | -- |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
ON ASSUMPTION DAY, AUGUST 15, WE WENT TO CHURCH IN THE MORNING
THEN WE HAD A PROCESSION. WE MARCHED ALL AROUND THE CITY IN
HONOR OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN. WE THEN HAD A BIG DINNER. IN THE
AFTERNOON, WE PLAYED BINGO AND EVERY WINNER GOT A FREE TICKET TO
USE LATER AT THE HORSERACES. WE HAD HORSERACING WITHOUT
BETTING. WHOEVER HAD THE SAME TICKET NUMBER AS THAT OF THE WINNING
HORSE WON A FREE PRIZE. AT NIGHT WE DANCED AND HAD FIREWORKS ALL
IN HONOR OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ALLEN PARK
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Racing Chasing Fighting CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- August 15 Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary BELIEF -- Religious hero |
THIS FELLOW IN NORFOLK, KENTUCKY FROM PINE BLUFF (ARKANSAS)
HE WAS A RELIGIOUS MAN IF ANYTHING. SOMETIMES ON WEEKENDS
HE'D GET DRUNK. HE FELT SO BAD ABOUT IT, THAT ON MONDAY
MORNING HE'D GO AND ERASE HIS NAME FROM THE BIBLE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ALLEN PARK
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Product or activity of man or animal |
Date learned: 02-07-1972
ONE TIME IT WAS AUGUST 15TH, ASSUMPTION DAY. WE WENT TO
CHURCH IN THE MORNING -- MY MOM AND MYSELF. I HAD A NICE
DRESS ON WITH NEW SHOES AND EVERYTHING. I WENT TO THE
BINGO AND I WAS ALL RIGHT. I STARTED TO GO TO THE
HORSERACES, BUT I COULDN'T GO. I STARTED GETTING A
HEADACHE AND UPSET STOMACH. MY MOTHER SAID, "WHAT'S THE
MATTER WITH YOU." I SAID, "I DON'T KNOW." SHE ASKED,
"DID YOU EAT TOO MUCH AT DINNER?" I SAID, "NO," AND SHE
SAID, "I BET YOU GOT THE EVIL EYES." SHE CALLED THIS OLD
LADY. THE LADY SHE COMES OVER. SHE SAID A PRAYER AND
POURED SOME OIL IN A DISH OF WATER. IF THE OIL SUNK YOU
HAD THE EVIL EYES, IF IT FLOATED YOU WERE FINE. THE OLD
LADY SAID, "IT SUNK; YOU GOT THE EVIL EYES." SHE SAID A
PRAYER AND I FELT BETTER RIGHT AWAY.
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT DOES NOT KNOW WHETHER OR NOT TO BELIEVE THIS,
HOWEVER, SHE DID FEEL MUCH BETTER. THE NEXT DAY WAS JUST
LIKE NOTHING HAPPENED.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ALLEN PARK
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Body part Senses |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
KISS A FOOL
TODAY, WHILE CHATTING OVER A CUP OF COFFEE IN THE
ROOST OF MERCY COLLEGE'S STUDENT CENTER (DETROIT, MICHIGAN),
IT NOTICED RUTH'S NOSE TWITCH A LITTLE. SHE GAVE IT A
SMALL SCRATCH AND MUMBLED SOMETHING UNDER HER BREATH.
I THOUGHT PERHAPS SHE HAD CAST A SPELL ON ME BY THIS
LITTLE RITUAL. (RECENTLY I SAW A TELEVISION SHOW
"BEWITCHED" IN WHICH THE WITCH'S NOSE TWITCHING
INDICATED THAT SHE WAS CASTING A SPELL). I ASKED RUTH
WHAT SHE HAD SAID. OF COURSE, I RECEIVED THE TYPICAL
FEMALE ANSWER, "OH, NOTHING." AFTER PUMPING A FEW
MINUTES, SHE FINALLY PLEASED MY CURIOSITY. SHE HAD
SAID "ITCHY NOSE MEANS YOU'LL KISS A FOOL."
MY ONLY THOUGHT WAS THAT I WOULDN'T KISS HER
GOODNIGHT. I KNOW BETTER--NOW.
Where learned: HIGHLAND PARK ; ILLINOIS
| Subject headings: | Observation |
REMEDY
TO REMOVE SCARS FROM THE SKIN MIX THOROUGHLY THE FOLLOWING: ONE-HALF
OUNCE BORAX, TWELVE GRAMS OF SALICYLIC ACID, THREE GRAMS GLYCERINE,
AND SIX OUNCES OF ROSEWATER. BATHE THE SCARS THREE OR FOUR TIMES
DAILY IN THIS LOTION AND THE SCARS SHOULD BEGIN TO FADE AWAY.
Where learned: FLORIDA ; OAKLAND PARK
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Remedy |
Date learned: 10-00-1981
REMEDY
IN ORDER TO EFFACE SCARS, MASSAGE THEM ONCE A DAY WITH THREE
TEASPOONS OF BORIC ACID, 1 OUNCE OF ALCOHOL, 2 TEASPOONS OF TANNIC
ACID, AND ONE OUNCE OF ORANGE FLOWER WATER MIXED TOGETHER.
Where learned: FLORIDA ; OAKLAND PARK
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Remedy |
Date learned: 10-00-1981
REMEDY
TO DRAW OUT A SPLINTER FROM UNDER A FINGER NAIL, COMBINE COMMON
YELLOW SOAP WITH BROWN SUGAR AND APPLY TO THE AREA. IT CAN THEN
BE REMOVED EASILY.
Where learned: FLORIDA ; OAKLAND PARK
| Subject headings: | Favorites BELIEF -- Remedy |
Date learned: 00001920S
REMEDY
TO RELIEVE A SNAKE BITE, MIX THE YOLK OF AN EGG WITH SALT AND APPLY
AS A PLASTER TO THE AFFECTED AREA TO LESSEN SORENESS.
Where learned: FLORIDA ; OAKLAND PARK
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Remedy |
Date learned: 00001920S
BAD LUCK BY POINTING TO THE SKY (COLLECTOR,S TITLE) ; CONVERSION: BITING (CLASSIFIER,S TITLE) ; GESTURE OR SIGN LANGUE BY USE OF HANDS (CLASSIFIER,S TITLE)
THEY SAY THAT IT IS BAD LUCK TO POINT TO THE SKY, IF YOU DO,
YOU SHOULD BITE YOUR FINGER UNTIL IT HURTS.
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT SAID THAT HER MOTHER ALWAYS DID THIS, AND SAID THAT HER
MOTHER ALWAYS SAID THAT GOD DOES NOT LIKE TO BE POINTED AT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; OAK PARK
| Subject headings: | Favorites BELIEF -- Conversions P883.22 SPEECH -- Gesture |
Date learned: 02-02-1972
IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO DIED WAITING IN LINE--LIKE ME.
Submitter comment: FOUND 125 FEET UP IN THIS MONUMENT.
Where learned: CANADA ; NIAGARA FALLS ; QUEENSTON HEIGHTS PARK
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Art Craft Architecture Art, Craft, Architecture |
Date learned: 09-22-1968
TELEPHONE PRANK
CALLER: DO YOU HAVE SIR WALTER RALEIGH IN A CAN?
ANSWERER: (WHO WORKS IN A STORE) YES.
CALLER: WELL THEN LET HIM OUT!
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT HAS DONE THIS WITH HIS FRIENDS
Data entry tech comment:
SIR WALTER RALEIGH IS A BRAND OF TOBACCO
SOLD IN CANS
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; LINCOLN PARK ; COLLECTED AT INFORMANTS HOME
James Callow Keyword(s): PUN ; SLANG: "CAN" FOR "TOILET"
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Work Commerce Business CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Entertainment Diversion |
Date learned: 10-26-1971
REMEDY
AS A CURE FOR BUNIONS, TAKE OUT THE INSIDE OF A SMALL ONION AND FILL
IT WITH COMMON SALT. BIND THIS ON THE BUNION AND THE PAIN SHOULD
DISAPPEAR.
Where learned: FLORIDA ; OAKLAND PARK
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Remedy BELIEF -- Plant |
Date learned: 00001920S
INSTEAD OF SHAKING HANDS WITH ME, INFORMANT ALWAYS
GREETS ME BY PUTTING HIS HAND ON MY NECK AND
SAYING, "HI YA, BUDDY!"
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ALLEN PARK
| Subject headings: | 602 Body Parts SPEECH -- Formula SPEECH -- Body parts involved SPEECH -- Body parts involved S602.2 SPEECH -- Greetings Salutations |
Date learned: 12-00-1970
GESTURE IN JOKE
WHEN SOMEONE SAYS A DEAD JOKE, YOU SAY
"THAT'S A KNEE SLAPPER, HA, HA" DURING WHICH YOU
PROCEED TO SLAP THE OTHER'S KNEE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ALLEN PARK
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula SPEECH -- Gesture |
Date learned: 10-08-1971
THICK AS TWO IN BED
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ALLEN PARK
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Comparison |
FORMULA SPEECH (SOUTHERN EXPRESSION)
IT'S MOVING AS FAST AS MOLLASSES {SIC} RUNNING UP A HILL
IN THE MIDDLE OF JANUARY.
Submitter comment:
I HEARD THE INFORMANT SAY THIS WHILE HE WAS WAITING IN A
LINE AT THE UNEMPLOYMENT OFFICE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ALLEN PARK
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Comparison |
Date learned: 00-00-1971