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LEAVE - TAKING
WHEN YOU HAND SOMEONE HIS HAT BEFORE HE LEAVES YOUR HOUSE YOU CAN
SAY, "HERE'S YOUR HAT; WHAT'S THE HURRY?"
Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; TOLD AT
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula |
Date learned: 02-14-1971
BLONDIE AND DAGWOOD WENT DOWNTOWN/ BLONDIE BOUGHT AN EVENING GOWN/
SUZIE BOUGHT A PAIR OF SHOES/ DAGWOOD BOUGHT THE EVENING NEWS/ AND
THIS IS WHAT IT SAID: "SHUT YOUR EYES AND COUNT TO TEN, UNLESS YOU
WANT TO BE A BIG FAT HEN."
Keyword(s): CHARACTER ; ENDURANCE ; Jump
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 04-00-1970
CHRISTMAS EVE CUSTOM
ON CHRISTMAS EVE, USUALLY BEFORE THE EVENING MEAL, THE
OLDEST MEMBER OF THE FAMILY BREAKS UNLEAVENED BREAD
AND WISHES GOOD LUCK AND GOOD HEALTH TO EACH MEMBER
OF THE FAMILY. HE USUALLY STARTS WITH THE OLDEST MEMBER AND
CONTINUES DOWN THE LINE TO THE YOUNGEST.
Data entry tech comment:
Informant and collector share the same surname.
Where learned: 135 FERNWOOD DR ; ILLINOIS ; GLENVIEW ; TOLD AT INFORMANT'S HOME
Keyword(s): FOOD CUSTOM
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- December 24 Christmas Eve F122.82 |
Date learned: 11-29-1970
Jump Rope Rhyme
DOWN BY THE RIVER WHERE THE GREEN GRASS GROWS, THERE SITS ___(NAME)___ AS SWEET AS A ROSE.
ALONG CAME ___(BOY'S NAME)___ AND KISSED HER ON THE NOSE.
HOW MANY KISSES DID SHE RECEIVE?
1...2...3... (COUNT UNTIL MISS)
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT LEARNED FROM CHILDREN IN NEIGHBORHOOD OF VAN DYKE AND MCNICHOLS.
Data entry tech comment:
Informant and collector share same surname.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; TOLD AT INFORMANT'S HOME ; 8096 TUMEY
Keyword(s): ENDURANCE JUMP
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
IF YOU FEEL THAT SOMEONE IS GIVING YOU
THE EVIL EYE YOU WILL GET THE " GOURNA"
(A RED DEVIL'S HAND 0ITH THE INDEX FINGER AND BABY FINGER OUT)
FOR PROTECTION. SOMEONE WILL GIVE IT AS A GIFT.
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Prayer |
Date learned: 09-15-1971
CHRISTMAS TREAT
MANY YEARS AGO, MY GRANDMOTHER'S FAMILY SERVED
APPLES (RUSSET APPLES) AT CHRISTMAS TIME TO GUESTS.
THAT WAS THE ONLY TIME THEY HAD RUSSET APPLES. THE CHILDREN
WOULD RECEIVE ORANGES IN THEIR STOCKINGS. THIS WAS
THE ONLY TIME OF YEAR THAT THEY HAD ORANGES SO THEY
WERE A REAL TREAT.
Where learned: TOLD AT HOME
Keyword(s): FOOD CUSTOM
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- December 21 solstice to March 20 Single dishes |
Date learned: 03-31-1971
BELIEF
IF YOU HOLD A BIBLE, WHILE TAKING A TRIP BY AIRPLANE,
IT WILL KEEP YOU SAFE UNTIL YOU LAND.
Submitter comment:
SINCE MY GRANDMOTHER IS AFRAID OF AIR TRAVEL HERSELF
AND SEES MANY OF HER FAMILY DEPART ON AIRPLANE TRIPS.
SHE ALWAYS TELLS US THIS AND USUALLY BRINGS A BIBLE FOR US.
Where learned: HOME ; FARMINGTON ; TOLD AT ; 29501 GRAND RIVER
| Subject headings: | Charm / Enchantment / Conjuration |
Date learned: 02-26-1970
JUMP ROPE RHYME
IN WENT THE DOCTOR
IN WENT THE NURSE
IN WENT THE LADY
WITH THE ALLIGATOR PURSE.
I HAD A LITTLE BROTHER
HIS NAME WAS TINY TIM
I PUT HIM IN THE BATHTUB
TO TEACH HIM HOW TO SWIM.
HE DRANK UP ALL THE WATER
AND ATE UP ALL THE SOAP
AND DIE (SIC) LAST NIGHT
WITH A BUBBLE IN HIS THROAT.
OUT WENT THE DOCTOR
OUT WENT THE NURSE
OUT WENT THE LADY
WITH THE ALLIGATOR PURSE.
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT SAID SHE ACTUALLY PLAYED TO THIS RHYME.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; TOLD AT COLLECTOR'S HOME ; 11355 Lakepointe
Keyword(s): CHARACTER ; PLAIN-JUMP
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 10-04-1970
THE PURPLE GORILLA
A MAN LIVES ON THE 30TH FLOOR OF AN APARTMENT BUILDING.
WHEN HE MOVED IN HE WAS TOLD THAT HE COULDN'T GO DOWN
INTO THE BASEMENT. AND, BEING THE CURIOUS FELLOW THAT
HE WAS, HE JUST HAD TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS IN THE BASE-
MENT. SO HE PLANNED AND SCHEMED ON HOW TO GET TO THE
BASEMENT WITHOUT BEING CAUGHT. AND ONE MORNING HE
DECIDED HE WOULD GO TO THE BASEMENT, SO HE DID. WHEN HE
GOT TO THE BASEMENT, IT WAS VERY DARK AND HE HAD MUCH
DIFFICULTY SEEING AROUND. AFTER LOOKING AROUND THE
BASEMENT, HE FOUND A CAGE IN THE CORNER. WHEN HE LOOKED
IN THE CAGE, HE SAW A PURPLE GORILLA. HE REACHED INTO
THE CAGE TO TOUCH THE GORILLA. AS SOON AS HE TOUCHED
THE GORILLA, THE ANIMAL JUMPED UP AND DOWN WITH RAGE
AND BROKE OUT OF HIS CAGE. HE CHASED THE MAN AROUND THE
ROOM. THE MAN RAN UP TO THE FIRST FLOOR. THE GORILLA
CHASED THE MAN AROUND THE FIRST FLOOR, SO THE MAN RAN UP
TO THE SECOND FLOOR (...ON UP TO THIRTY). THE GORILLA
CHASED THE MAN AROUND THE THIRTIETH FLOOR, THEN THE MAN
RAN BACK DOWN TO THE BASEMENT. THE STAIRWAY FELL DOWN
SO HE COULDN'T GET BACK UP. THE GORILLA CORNERED THE
THE MAN AND CHARGED AT HIM. HE TOUCHED THE MAN AND SAID
"YOU'RE IT!"
| Subject headings: | 6677 Formula Tale |
Date learned: 11-18-1970
THE KILLER
A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO, I WAS A WITNESS TO A KILLING.
SO I WENT TO COURT AND THE MURDERER WAS CONVICTED AND
SENTENCED TO DIE IN THE ELECTRIC CHAIR. WHEN THE KILLER
WAS LEAVING THE COURTROOM, HE TURNED TO ME AND SAID
"I'LL GET YOU LATER." I GHOUGHT THAT THIS WAS KIND OF
FUNNY, 'CAUSE THEY ALL SAY THE SAME THING. A FEW WEEKS
LATER, I SAW IN THE NEWSPAPER THAT HE HAD ESCAPED FROM
THE PRISON, BUT I WASN'T TOO WORRIED, BECAUSE I DIDN'T
THINK HE'D {ILLEGIBLE} FIND ME. ONE NIGHT THAT WEEK
I WAS WALKING HOME FROM A DATE WHEN A CAR PULLED UP
ALONG SIDE OF ME. IT WAS THE KILLER IN THE CAR AND HE
JUMPED OUT AND STARTED TO CHASE ME. I HAD NO WHERE TO GO,
BUT DOWN THIS DARK ALLEY. HE WAS RUNNING JUST BEHIND ME.
THE ALLEY ENDED IN A DEAD-END, SO I STARTED UP A FIRE
ESCAPE, BUT THE KILLER GRABBED ME FROM BEHIND AND PULLED
MY LEGS, JUST LIKE I'M PULLING YOURS!
| Subject headings: | 6677 Formula Tale |
Date learned: 11-18-1970
THE PURPLE GORILLA
A MAN LIVES ON THE 30TH FLOOR OF AN APARTMENT BUILDING.
WHEN HE MOVED IN HE WAS TOLD THAT HE COULDN'T GO DOWN
INTO THE BASEMENT. AND, BEING THE CURIOUS FELLOW THAT
HE WAS, HE JUST HAD TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS IN THE BASE-
MENT. SO HE PLANNED AND SCHEMED ON HOW TO GET TO THE
BASEMENT WITHOUT BEING CAUGHT. AND ONE MORNING HE
DECIDED HE WOULD GO TO THE BASEMENT, SO HE DID. WHEN HE
GOT TO THE BASEMENT, IT WAS VERY DARK AND HE HAD MUCH
DIFFICULTY SEEING AROUND. AFTER LOOKING AROUND THE
BASEMENT, HE FOUND A CAGE IN THE CORNER. WHEN HE LOOKED
IN THE CAGE, HE SAW A PURPLE GORILLA. HE REACHED INTO
THE CAGE TO TOUCH THE GORILLA. AS SOON AS HE TOUCHED
THE GORILLA, THE ANIMAL JUMPED UP AND DOWN WITH RAGE
AND BROKE OUT OF HIS CAGE. HE CHASED THE MAN AROUND THE
ROOM. THE MAN RAN UP TO THE FIRST FLOOR. THE GORILLA
CHASED THE MAN AROUND THE FIRST FLOOR, SO THE MAN RAN UP
TO THE SECOND FLOOR (...ON UP TO THIRTY). THE GORILLA
CHASED THE MAN AROUND THE THIRTIETH FLOOR, THEN THE MAN
RAN BACK DOWN TO THE BASEMENT. THE STAIRWAY FELL DOWN
SO HE COULDN'T GET BACK UP. THE GORILLA CORNERED THE
THE MAN AND CHARGED AT HIM. HE TOUCHED THE MAN AND SAID
"YOU'RE IT!"
| Subject headings: | 6677 Formula Tale |
Date learned: 11-18-1970
THE KILLER
A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO, I WAS A WITNESS TO A KILLING.
SO I WENT TO COURT AND THE MURDERER WAS CONVICTED AND
SENTENCED TO DIE IN THE ELECTRIC CHAIR. WHEN THE KILLER
WAS LEAVING THE COURTROOM, HE TURNED TO ME AND SAID
"I'LL GET YOU LATER." I GHOUGHT THAT THIS WAS KIND OF
FUNNY, 'CAUSE THEY ALL SAY THE SAME THING. A FEW WEEKS
LATER, I SAW IN THE NEWSPAPER THAT HE HAD ESCAPED FROM
THE PRISON, BUT I WASN'T TOO WORRIED, BECAUSE I DIDN'T
THINK HE'D {ILLEGIBLE} FIND ME. ONE NIGHT THAT WEEK
I WAS WALKING HOME FROM A DATE WHEN A CAR PULLED UP
ALONG SIDE OF ME. IT WAS THE KILLER IN THE CAR AND HE
JUMPED OUT AND STARTED TO CHASE ME. I HAD NO WHERE TO GO,
BUT DOWN THIS DARK ALLEY. HE WAS RUNNING JUST BEHIND ME.
THE ALLEY ENDED IN A DEAD-END, SO I STARTED UP A FIRE
ESCAPE, BUT THE KILLER GRABBED ME FROM BEHIND AND PULLED
MY LEGS, JUST LIKE I'M PULLING YOURS!
| Subject headings: | 6677 Formula Tale |
Date learned: 11-18-1970
THE SILVER KNIFE
MY GRANDMOTHER WAS ALWAYS AFRAID THAT
EVIL PEOPLE WOULD ENTER THE HOUSE
SO SHE KEPT A SILVER KNIFE OVER THE ENTRANCES
TO THE HOUSE.
Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; 8370 LOGAN ; TOLD AT
| Subject headings: | Charm / Enchantment / Conjuration |
Date learned: 03-12-1970
BAD LUCK (COLLECTOR'S TITLE) ; BAD LUCK: OBJECTS (CLASSIFIER'S TITLE)
TRAVELING MUSICIANS ALWAYS PLAYED WHILE THEY TRAVELED EXCEPT
WHEN THEY PASSED OVER A BRIDGE BECAUSE TO PLAY MUSIC OVER A BRIDGE
WAS BAD LUCK.
Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; 2268 ADELE ; TOLD AT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Bad luck P882.1 |
Date learned: 03-11-1970
CHRISTMAS BELIEF
GRANDPA USED TO SAY THAT IF YOU GO TO THE
BARN ON CHRISTMAS EVE AT MIDNIGHT
YOU WILL HEAR THE ANIMALS TALK.
BUT YOU WILL NEVER LIVE TO TELL ABOUT IT.
Submitter comment:
TOLD TO INFORMANT BY HER FATHER, INFORMANT
STATED THAT SHE REALLY BELIEVED IT.
Where learned: HOME ; DETROIT ; 20188 BINDER ; TOLD AT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- December 25 Christmas Also see F642, below. |
Date learned: 03-08-1970
GREEN LIGHT
WHEN NUNS ARE DRIVING IN A CAR
AND WANT TO GET SOMEWHERE IN A HURRY,
THEY PRAY TO ST. PATRICK SO THAT
HE MIGHT BE ABLE TO CHANGE ALL THE
TRAFFIC LIGHTS GREEN.
Submitter comment:
THIS IS PRACTICED BY INFORMANTS DAUGHTER,
WHO IS A NUN, AND SHE SAID THAT THIS IS
A COMMON PRACTICE AMOUNG NUNS.
Where learned: HOME ; DETROIT ; TOLD AT ; 20000 BARLOW
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Prayer |
Date learned: 04-05-1970
HARD HEAD
A HARD HEAD MAKES A SOFT TAIL
Submitter comment: A SAYING BY INFORMANTS PARENTS
Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; 16177 OHIO ; TOLD AT
Keyword(s): ANTITHESIS
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 10-10-1969
SPRING CUSTOM __ PALM SUNDAY
THE UKRANIAN PEOPLE USED TO BLESS PUSSY WILLOWS INSTEAD OF PALMS
AFTER THE PUSSY WILLOWS WERE BLESSED AT CHURCH THEY WOULD BE TAKEN
HOME BY EACH FAMILY. IN THE HOME THEY WERE PLACED ABOVE A HOLY
PICTURE. AT THE END OF THE DAY ALL THE OLD PUSSY WILLOWS WERE
BURNED. THIS DAY WAS SOMETIMES CALLED WILLOW SUNDAY. WILLOWS
WERE USED BECAUSE PALMS WERE COSTLY.
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT KNEW OF THIS PRACTICE THROUGH A FRIEND AT THE UNIVERSITY
OF MICHIGAN. HIS NAME IS SMENA RAKOVSKEY.
Where learned: HOME ; DETROIT ; 1284 N RADEMACHER ; TOLD AT
Keyword(s): RELIGIOUS CUSTOM ; WILLOW
| Subject headings: | 663 Palm Sunday CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Spring Planting Tuesday |
Date learned: 10-25-1971
A HEAD THAT DOES NOT THINK, BECOMES BALD
Keyword(s): METONYMY
| Subject headings: | Favorites PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 11-11-1967