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FINNISH TALE: THE FOX AND THE CROWFISH
ONCE UPON A TIME A FOX AND A CROWFISH WERE ON THE SHORE OF A
LAKE. THE FOX WAS WATCHING HOW THE CROWFISH WENT SLOWLY BACKWARDS
TO THE SEA. SO THE FOX LAUGHED AT THE CROWFISH AND SAID, "OH,
POOR YOU WHO HAVE TO WALK SO SLOWLY." BY THE SHORE THERE WAS A
SMALL HILL AND THE CROWFISH PROMISED TO BE AT THE TOP OF THE HILL
BEFORE THE FOX. THE FOX SAID, "YOU WANT TO BET?" SO THEY BET
AND SET THEMSELVES SIDE BY SIDE. THE CROWFISH SAID, "BY THE TIP
OF THE TAIL," AND SAID, "EVEN THOUGH I AM THIS FAR BEHIND YOU, I
WILL BEAT YOU." "WE'LL SEE," SAID THE FOX.
THE CROWFISH COUNTED ONE, TWO, THREE. THE FOX STARTED FAST. AT
THE MOMENT WHEN THE FOX STARTED, THE CROWFISH GRASPED THE TAIL OF
THE FOX. AND WHEN THE FOX WAS AT THE TOP OF THE HILL, HE TURNED
AROUND, THE CROWFISH LET GO AND APPEARED TO HAVE GONE FURTHER
THAN THE FOX AND SHOUTED TO THE FOX, "HERE I AM, WHAT ARE YOU
LOOKING THERE FOR. I'VE ALREADY BEEN HERE FOR A WHILE WAITING
FOR YOU." SO THE CROWFISH WON HIS BET AND THE FOX WAS ASHAMED
FOR THE REST OF HIS LIFE.
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; FINLAND
| Subject headings: | AT27 PROSE NARRATIVE -- Animal Tale |
Date learned: 11-00-1968
FOOTBALL GAME SONG
(SUNG) GOD IS ON OUR SIDE.
Data entry tech comment:
Keypunched by R.J.Miller 11/82
Updated by TRD 01/12
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; CAMPUS
Keyword(s): Fan ; Football ; RELIGION ; SONG ; SPORTS
James Callow Keyword(s): MORALE
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- War cries |
Date learned: 11-00-1971
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DID YOU KNOW THEY CAN'T MAKE ICE IN HAMTRAMCK ANYMORE?
THEY LOST THE FORMULA.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; CAMPUS
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Stupid man or woman BELIEF -- Poli |
Date learned: 12-05-1967
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DID YOU HEAR ABOUT THE POLACK UP NORTH, WHO PUT HIS
FALSE TEECH IN BACKWARDS AND BEFORE THEY CUOULD STOP
HIM, HE CHEWED OFF HALF HIS HEAD.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; CAMPUS
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Stupid man or woman BELIEF -- Poli |
Date learned: 12-05-1967
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WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A POLISH MOTHER-IN-LAW
AND AN ELEPHANT?
ABOUT TWO POUNDS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; CAMPUS
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Stupid man or woman BELIEF -- Poli |
Date learned: 12-05-1967
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WHY WASN'T CHRIST BORN IN POLAND? HE COULDN'T FIND
THREE WISE MEN.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; CAMPUS
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Stupid man or woman BELIEF -- Poli |
Date learned: 12-05-1967
ON SOME DATE IN EARLY JUNE (PERSON CAN'T REMEMBER)
THE WATERS ARE BLESSED. TO GO SWIMMING BEFORE
THIS IS A SURE SIGN OF DROWNING.
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FEAST OF ST. JOHN
CN[ GEBOLYS, SUZETTE
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; PIZZERIA
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- June 24 St. John's Day / Midsummer Day |
Date learned: 03-21-1968
A SAD POEM AND ITS FOOTNOTE--GRAFFITTI
Historical record from James Callow Folklore Archive.
AS I SIT HERE BROKEN HEARTED
PAID A NICKEL AND ONLY FARTED!
SOMEBODY SCREWED YOU, THIS IS A FREE POT.
Submitter comment:
MEN'S JOHN, U. OF D.
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; ENGINEERING BUILDING
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Jest Anecdote |
Date learned: 02-06-1967
A WARNING.
BEWARE OF THE MASKED SKULKER!
Submitter comment: GRAFFITTI
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; ENGINEERING BUILDING
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Jest Anecdote |
Date learned: 02-06-1967
ADMINISTRATIVE PUN
E=MC SQUARED
F-. NICE WORK, AL, BUT NEXT TIME SHOW YOUR CALCULATIONS.
Submitter comment:
THIS STATEMENT IS USED BY THE FACULTY ON EXAMINATIONS
INVOLVING CALCULATIONS.
GRAFFITTI
Data entry tech comment: ALBERT EINSTEIN'S THEORY
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; ENGINEERING BUILDING
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Jest Anecdote |
Date learned: 02-06-1967
GRAFFITTI -- A POEM
IN DAYS OF OLD WHEN KNIGHTS WERE BOLD,
AND TOILETS WEREN'T INVENTED,
MEN DROPPED THEIR LOADS UPON THE ROADS,
AND WALKED AWAY CONTENTED.
Submitter comment: IN MEN'S TOILET, U. OF. D.
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; ENGINEERING BUILDING
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Jest Anecdote |
MY MOTHER AND YOUR MOTHER HANGING UP CLOTHES.
MY MOTHER PUNCHED YOUR MOTHER RIGHT IN THE NOSE.
WHAT COLOR BLOOD CAME OUT?
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; EAST 201
Keyword(s): CHARACTER ; ENDURANCE ; Jump
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 03-00-1971
ON EASTER MORNING, THE CHILDREN OF THE FAMILY GO AROUND THE HOUSE
HUNTING FOR EASTER EGGS THAT THE EASTER BUNNY HID FOR THEM.
Data entry tech comment:
THE EASTER BUNNY, LIKE THE EGG, HAS ITS ORIGINS IN PRE-CHRISTIAN
FERTILITY LORE. BEING SUCH FERTILE ANIMALS, THE HARE AND THE RABBIT
SYMBOLIZED THE NEW LIFE OF THE SPRING SEASON.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; STUDENT UNION
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Spring Planting Easter eggs CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Spring Planting Bunny |
Date learned: 04-06-1971
CHEER
AT U OF D HIGH IN DETROIT, THE TEAM WAS CALLED THE CUBS. IT JUST SO
HAPPENED THAT WKNR RADIO WAS HAVING A CONTEST AND GIVING A LION
CUB TO THE PERSON WHO COULD COUNT HOW MANY TIMES THE LION ROARED ON
WKNR ON ONE GIVEN NIGHT. A KID FROM U OF D WON THE LION CUB AND HE
BROUGHT IT TO THE GAMES. A CHEER WAS MADE UP LIKE GROWLING AND
ROARING. R-R-R-R-ROAR, R-R-R-R-RED, R-R-R-R-ROAR.
ROAR, RED, ROAR! THE TEAM'S COLOR WAS RED.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT HIGH SCHOOL, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula |
Date learned: 03-08-1971
AT A RECEPTION, SILVERWARE HIT ON PLATE MEANS THE
MARRIED COUPLE KISSES.
Submitter comment: FOUND IT OUT AT AN HUNGARIAN WEDDING.
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; HUNGARIAN WEDDING
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Marriage Glassware tapping |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
BE CAREFUL WHEN YOU LEAVE HERE
DON'T LET THE DOOR KNOB HIT YOU
WHERE THE GOOD LORD SPLIT YOU.
THIS MEANS GOOD-BYE AND BE CAREFUL, OUT HERE IN THIS WORLD.
Submitter comment:
SHE USED A PHILOSOPHICAL APPROACH IN EXPLAINING THIS ITEM.
THE INFORMANT SEEMS TO REMEMBER THIS ITEM FROM HER EARLY ADOLESCENT
YEARS IN HER NEIGHBORHOOD, WHERE SHE LIVED FOR 16 YEARS. SHE
WAS CUNNING IN THE WAY SHE TOLD THIS ITEM. HER ASSOCIATES IN THE
ROOM MAY HAVE PROMOTED THIS ACTION.
THIS IS A VERSE THAT SHE REMEMBERED FROM MOTHER.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; CAMPUS
James Callow Keyword(s): CROTCH OR BUTTOCKS
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Speech Speech |
Date learned: 00001960S
APPEAL
JACK FELL DOWN AND BROKE HIS CROWN,
WHAT YOU THINK OF YOURSELF IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN WHAT
OTHERS THINK OF YOU.
Submitter comment:
SHE USED PHILOSOPHICAL APPROACH IN EXPLAINING THIS ITEM.
THE INFORMANT SEEMS TO REMEMBER THIS ITEM FROM HER EARLY ADOLESCENT
YEARS IN HER NEIGHBORHOOD, WHERE SHE LIVED FOR 16 YEARS. SHE
WAS CUNNING IN THE WAY SHE TOLD THIS ITEM. HER ASSOCIATES IN THE
ROOM MAY HAVE PROMOTED THIS ACTION.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; CAMPUS
James Callow Keyword(s): MORALE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 00001960S
WHAT YOU SEE
WHAT YOU SEE IS NOT ALWAYS WHAT YOU GET.
Submitter comment:
SHE USED A PHILOSOPHICAL APPROACH IN EXPLAINING THIS ITEM.
THE INFORMANT SEEMS TO REMEMBER THIS ITEM FROM HER EARLY ADOLESCENT
YEARS IN HER NEIGHBORHOOD, WHERE SHE LIVED FOR 16 YEARS. SHE
WAS CUNNING IN THE WAY SHE TOLD THIS ITEM. HER ASSOCIATES IN THE
ROOM MAY HAVE PROMOTED THIS ACTION.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; CAMPUS
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim Z210 |
Date learned: 00001960S
FINNISH TALE: I REALLY DIDN'T WANT IT
IN THE SPRING THE FOX WAITED FOR THE TAIL OF THE COLT TO FALL OFF,
THE COLT WAS LAYING ON THE SAND AND THE TAIL WAS STRONG AT ITS
BASE AND FINE IN ITS TIP, AS IT IS WITH A COLT IN THE SPRING.
ALL DAY ONG THE FOX FOLLOWED THE COLT AND LAYED DOWN HIS PAWS
AND WAITED TILL THE TALE WOULD FALL OFF. THE FOX WAS VERY HUNGRY
AND THE OTHER FOXES WERE TEASING HIM: "YOU WILL HARDLY GET IT."
FINALLY IN THE EVENING, THE COLT LEFT FOR HOME AND TOOK HIS TAIL
WITH HIM. THE OTHER FOXES HECKLED THE FOX. "YOU DIDN'T GET IT."
THE FOX SAID, "I REALLY, DIDN'T WANT IT AFTER ALL."
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; FINLAND
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Animal Tale |
Date learned: 11-00-1968
AT A POLISH WEDDING, IT IS CUSTOMARY TO PLACE A LARGE
BOWLING BALL WITH CHAIN AROUND THE BRIDE, REMINDING
HER THAT NOW SHE IS "TIED DOWN" TO ONE MAN. THIS
IS GENERALLY DONE SOMETIME DURING THE RECEPTION.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT HIGH SCHOOL
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Marriage Reception |
Date learned: 10-27-1971