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COUNTING OUT
ENGINE, ENGINE NUMBER NINE, COMING DOWN THE RAILROAD LINE,
WHICH COLOR DO YOU CHOOSE, GREEN--G-R-E-E-N, YOU ARE NOT IT.
Submitter comment:
THIS RHYME IS SAID AMONG MANY CHILDREN PLAYING TAG. ONE
PERSON RECITES THIS RHYME AND WHILE DOING SO, HE POINTS TO
A DIFFERENT PERSON ACCODING TO THE RHYTHM OF HE TUNE.
THE PERSON HE POINTS TO AT THE END OF THE TUNE IS LEFT
OUT OF THE CHOOSING FOR WHO WILL BE IT. THIS SYSTEM
CONTINUES UNTIL ONE PERSON IS LEFT WHO IS CHOSEN TO BE IT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
COUNTING RHYME
ONE, TWO, BUCKLE MY SHOE.
THREE, FOUR, CLOSE THE DOOR.
FIVE, SIX, PICK UP STICKS.
SEVEN, EIGHT, CLOSE THE GATE
NINE, TEN, BIG FAT HEN.
ELEVEN, TWELVE, GO TO HELL.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
ELDER ARMENIANS FINGER A STRING OF BEADS SIMILAR TO A
ROSARY TO PASS THE TIME. IN THE UNITED STATES,
ARMENIAN PEOPLE FINGER BEADS SO THAT THEY CAN STOP
SMOKING.
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT DORMS
James Callow Keyword(s): WORRY BEADS.
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Entertainment Diversion |
Date learned: 09-00-1967
SUPERSTITION
DON'T SAY "GOOD LUCK" TO ACTORS; RATHER SAY, "BREAK A
LEG."
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Entertainment Diversion BELIEF -- Fate Destiny Luck Chance |
Date learned: 10-18-1967
SUPERSTITION
DON'T ADD UP THE SCORE IF YOU HAVE A STRING OF
STRIKES. (BOWLING)
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Entertainment Diversion BELIEF -- Fate Destiny Luck Chance |
Date learned: 10-18-1967
Superstition: Baseball
BASEBALL PITCHER IS PITCHING A NO-HITTER, NO ONE SPEAKS
OF IT.
Data entry tech comment:
Motifs added by TRD
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): BAD LUCK ; BASEBALL ; BASEBALL STADIUM ; CHANCE ; CUSTOM ; Fan ; FATE ; jinx ; LUCK ; No-Hitter ; Shutout ; SPORTS ; SUPERSTITION
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Entertainment Diversion BELIEF -- Entertainment Diversion BELIEF -- Fate Destiny Luck Chance |
Date learned: 10-16-1967
SUPERSTITION
A BASEBALL PLAYER ON A HITTING STREAK WOULDN'T CHANGE
HIS SOCKS.
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Entertainment Diversion BELIEF -- Fate Destiny Luck Chance |
Date learned: 10-16-1967
LEGEND OF THE FLETCHER TUBE
A NON-EXISTANT PIECE OF CHEMICAL LABORATORY APPARATUS
THAT CAN BE USED FOR ANY PURPOSE. (IT IS A FAVORITE
TRICK TO PLAY ON A NOVICE. YOU TELL HIM THAT THAT IS
JUST WHAT HE NEEDS, BUT OF COURSE HE CANNOT FIND ONE.
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Entertainment Diversion |
Date learned: 03-00-1969
COUNTING OUT RHYME
OSA TWSA, KITCHAN ASKCAN BUZZABAN, SEE-SAW BUCK. DONE AS YOU TAP ON THE TOES OF THE PLAYERS.
Submitter comment: CHICAGO VERSE
James Callow comment: RDNeedsReview
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 10-05-1967
BELIEF IN ANIMAL
WHEN YOU GO HUNTING AND YOU SHOOT A WOODCHUCK, YOU
MUST CUT OFF ITS TAIL TO PROVE TO THE OTHERS IT'S
DEAD. YOU ARE TO KEEP THE TAIL BECAUSE IT GIVES YOU
THE POWER OF THE WOODCHUCK.
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT GOES HUNTING AND WHENEVER HE SHOOTS A
WOODCHUCK, HE CUTS THE TAIL OFF.
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Entertainment Diversion |
Date learned: 11-08-1971
ONE POTATO, TWO POTATO, THREE POTATO, FOUR,
FIVE POTATO, SIX POTATO, SEVEN POTATO, MORE.
(YOU'RE NOT "IT")
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 11-12-1968
BODY PARTS, SENSES
AT A BAND JOB, A MAN FROM THE AUDIENCE CAME UP ON STAGE
AND BEGAN SINGING THE "WARSAW WALTZ." WHILE DOING SO,
HE WAS STROKING HIS NOSE WITH HIS HAND, MAKING A NASAL
SOUND. NOW, WHENEVER THE BLUE ANGELS PLAY THE "WARSAW
WALTZ," THE LEADER OF THE BAND STROKES HER NOSE.
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT IS A MEMBER OF THE BAND AND WITNESSED THIS
PROCEDURE.
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Entertainment Diversion |
Date learned: 11-02-1971
WHEN SITTING IN A HUNTING LODGE, THE OLDER HUNTERS
GET TO SIT AROUND THE FIREPLACE, WHILE THE NOVICE
HUNTERS PERFORM THE ODD JOBS (TAKING THE DOGS OUT...)
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT HUNTS AND EXPERIENCES THIS TYPE OF
GET-TOGETHER AT THE LODGE.
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Entertainment Diversion |
Date learned: 11-08-1971
"B" ON YOUR BACK
MARK: (DRAWS LETTER "B" ON DAN'S BACK) HEY, DAN, WHAT
IS THAT?
DAN: IT'S A "B", MARK.
MARK: THEN KILL IT!! (SWATS MARK'S BACK HARD)
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT DORMS
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Entertainment Diversion |
Date learned: 03-00-1972
HURTS, DON'T IT?
BETTY: HEY, SALLY, WOULD YOU LIKE A HURTS 'DONUT?'
SALLY: SURE, BETTY.
BETTY: HURTS, DON'T IT?
(BETTY SOCKS SALLY)
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT DORMS
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Entertainment Diversion |
Date learned: 03-00-1972
MILITARY TRADITIONS -NAVAL
IF A GIRL GETS KISSED UNDER THE SITTING INDIAN AT
ANNAPOLIS, SHE WILL MARRY THE GUY SHE KISSED.
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT DORMS
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- School |
CHRISTMAS EVE CUSTOM
ON CHRISTMAS EVE, THEY PLACE AN AX UNDER THE TABLE, AND EVERY
MEMBER OF THE FAMILY MUST HAVE ONE FOOT ON IT.
Submitter comment:
JO'S BOYFRIEND IS SLAVIK (SLAVIC) AND (THEY PRACTICE THIS CUSTOM) IN
THEIR HOME.
Data entry tech comment:
ITEM REWORDED TO FIT FORMAT.
Updated by TRD
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; DORM ROOM ; MICHIGAN, ASSUMED
Keyword(s): CHRISTMAS ; CUSTOM ; holiday ; Slavic ; Table Setting ; tradition
| Subject headings: | 686 Properties attributed to specific numbers or numerals individually. CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- December 24 Christmas Eve Christmas |
Date learned: 10-02-1969
IN ORDER TO FIND WHO SHALL BE IT, OR WHO WILL GO FIRST IN
A CERTAIN GAME, THERE IS A VERSE THAT IS SAID TO FIND
THAT PERSON:
THE SKY IS BLUE,
HOW OLD ARE YOU?
WHILE TOUCHING EVERY FOOT IN THE CIRCLE. WHEN HE STOPS
AT A FOOT AFTER SAYING YOU, THAT PERSON GIVES HIS AGE AND
THEN THE NUMBER IS COUNTED OUT. AFTER THE COUNTING, WHERE-
EVER THE COUNTER STOPS, THAT PERSON IS OUT AND REMOVES
BOTH HIS FEET AND IS THEN OUT. THE POEM AND ACTIONS ARE
ARE REPEATED TIL ONE PERSON IS LEFT AND THAT PERSON IS
"IT" OR WHATEVER THE CASE MAY BE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
MY MOTHER AND YOUR MOTHER WERE WASHING CLOTHES.
MY MOTHER PUNCHED YOUR MOTHER IN THE NOSE.
WHAT COLOR BLOOD DID SHE HAVE?
ALL THE CHILDREN PUT THEIR FEET IN A CIRCLE AND ONE PERSON
SAYS THE VERSE, TOUCHING EACH FOOT ON EACH WORD. THE
PERSON GETTING THE WORD "HAVE" WILL SAY A COLOR AND THAT
COLOR IS SPELLED OUT, TOUCHING EACH FOOT. WHEN THE LAST
LETTER OF THE COLOR IS SAID, THAT PERSON TAKES ONE FOOT
OUT. THIS PROCEDURE CONTINUES UNTIL THERE IS ONE FOOT
LEFT AND THAT PERSON IS "IT" OR WHATEVER THE CASE MAY BE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 10-18-1971
ONE POTATO, TWO POTATO,
THREE POTATO, ORE
FIVE POTATO, SIX POTATO,
SEVEN POTATO, ORE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 03-00-1971