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THE PERSON GREETS HIS FRIEND, THEN PUTS HIS HAND ON
THE PERSON'S BACK, SAYING: GUESS WHO'S BACK!
Where learned: HOME ; DETROIT, ASSUMED ; MICHIGAN, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula |
Date learned: 00-00-1967
WHEN AT THE DINNER TABLE OR WHEN HANDLING
SILVERWARE, IF SOMEONE DROPS A FORK
THEY CAN EXPECT A FEMALE VISITOR THAT DAY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN
| Subject headings: | Observation |
Date learned: 00-00-1967
THE GAME MUMBLEY PEG
PARTS: A BUCK KNIFE OR ANY KNIFE WITH AT
LEAST A THREE-INCH BLADE.
NUMBER OF PLAYERS: TWO ONLY
OBJECT OF GAME: TO MAKE OPPONENT PLAYER EITHER LOSE HIS BALANCE
OR BE UNABLE TO REACH THE KNIFE.
RULES: TWO PEOPLE STAND ABOUT FOUR FEET AWAY FROM ONE ANOTHER
AND FACE EACH OTHER.
ONE PLAYER GOES FIRST. HE TRIES TO THROW THE KNIFE ABOUT A FOOT TO
THE LEFT OR RIGHT OF THE SECOND PLAYER,S RIGHT OR LEFT FOOT.
THE SECOND PLAYER PLACES HIS FOOT NEXT TO THE KNIFE.
THIS CAUSES HIS FEET AND LEGS TO SHIFT OPEN.
THE SECOND PLAYER THEN THROWS THE KNIFE NEAR THE FIRST PLAYER,S FOOT.
HE MUST ALSO MOVE HIS FOOT NEXT TO THE KNIFE.
THIS GOES ON UNTIL ONE PLAYER FALLS FROM OVER EXTENDING HIS LEG REACH
OR IS UNABLE TO GRASP THE KNIFE FOR ANOTHER TURN.
Submitter comment:
THIS GAME WAS USUALLY PLAYED OUTSIDE ON THE GRASS.
THE PLAYERS USUALLY WORE COWBOY BOOTS TO PROTECT THIER FEET
FROM A BAD THROW.
PLAYERS CAN ALSO KEEP A POINT RECORD OF MATCHES.
BETTING ON THIS GAME IS ALSO COMMON.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BIRMINGHAM ; 48013
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- C562 C562.1 |
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RIDDLE
Q: WHAT DID HELEN KELLER SAY WHEN SHE FELL DOWN THE CLIFF?
A: NOTHING. HELEN KELLER CANNOT SPEAK.
Data entry tech comment:
Motifs added by TRD
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GROSSE POINTE PARK
Keyword(s): cliff ; Distasteful ; Helen Keller ; JOKE ; MUTE
James Callow Keyword(s): CATCH
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
GOOD LUCK FROM A DEAD SPIRIT WHEN YOU PLAY A NUMBER
IF YOU PUT A GLASS OF WATER UNDER YOUR BED IT WILL MAKE YOUR DEAD
GRANDMOTHER COME BACK TO YOU. HER SPIRIT WILL COME TO YOU AND
BRING YOU GOOD LUCK. IT HAS BEEN KNOWN TO HAPPEN BECAUSE A LADY
GOT RICH THAT WAY. YOU PICK OUT THE NUMBER WHICH YOU WANT TO
COME OUT. AND PUT IT INTO THE GLASS OF WATER. THE SPIRIT OF A
DEAD RELATIVE WILL COME TO GET A TASTE OF THE WATER AND THANK YOU
BY MAKING THE NUMBER COME OUT. THIS WAS PASSED ON TO ME BY MY
GRANDMOTHER. SHE CAME FROM THE SOUTH.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): GAINING WEALTH ; GAMBLING: PLAYING THE NUMBERS
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Ghost Spirit Phantom Specter BELIEF -- Number |
Date learned: 10-00-1974
RIDDLE
Q: WHAT KEY IS THE HARDEST TO TURN?
A: A DONKEY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; PLAYGROUND
Keyword(s): ANIMAL (A) ; HARDWARE (Q) ; METAPHORICAL NONOPPOSITIONAL
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN BY COLLECTOR
IF YOU EAT BUTTER BEFORE YOU DRINK, IT WILL COAT YOUR
STOMACH AND YOU WON'T GET DRUNK. JUST BITE RIGHT INTO A
STICK OF BUTTER.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; EAST SIDE
| Subject headings: | -- |
Date learned: 00-00-1983
BELIEF
YOU SHOULD NOT SPREAD BUTTER WITH A FORK, IT WILL MAKE THE COW
KICK.
Data entry tech comment:
Updated by TRD
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ROYAL OAK ; DETROIT ZOO ; Sloan, Mary
Keyword(s): BELIEF ; Butter ; Cow ; FOOD ; Fork ; SUPERSTITION ; Utensil
| Subject headings: | Food Drink -- Animal product Egg BELIEF -- Mammal BELIEF -- Home |
Date learned: 12-00-1969
FIGURE OF SPEECH
MARY SLOAN IS NOT THE BIGGEST CATFISH IN MY SEA.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; DETROIT ZOO
James Callow Keyword(s): METAPHOR ; PERSONAL NAME
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Phrase |
Date learned: 08-20-1967
WHEN YOU HICCUP, IT IS BECAUSE YOU ARE GROWING.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Product or activity of man or animal |
Date learned: 09-17-1967
SPORTS SUPERSTITION
MANY PLAYERS WILL AVOID RUNNING ON THE CHALK LINES
OF THE BASEBALL DIAMOND IN ORDER TO AVOID BAD LUCK.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; SANDLOTS
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Entertainment Diversion |
CAR THEFT MNEMONIC DEVICE
"CYMBAL"
Submitter comment:
THE LETTERS IN THE MNEMONIC STAND FOR ITEMS DESCRIPTIVE OF
THE STOLEN CAR. THEY ARE: COLOR, YEAR, MAKE, BODY STYLE, AND
LICENSE NUMBER. THE "A" IS NOT PART OF THE MNEMONIC; HOWEVER, ITS
LETTER POSITION IS USED TO REPRESENT THE CAR'S SERIAL OR "VIN"
NUMBER.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; POLICE DEPARTMENT
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula |
Date learned: 04-00-1979
BELIEF ABOUT A GROUP
THE POLISH WERE SUPPOSEDLY INDICATED BY THE WHITE SOCKS THEY WORE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; PAROCHIAL SCHOOLS
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- P439 |
MAGIC
TELLING THE TEMPERTATURE BY COUNTING CRICKET CHIRPS. IF YOU COUNT
THE CHIRPS FOR A MINUTE, MULTIPLY BY THE SQUARE ROOT OF A COW'S HORN,
SUBTRACT YOUR AGE AND TOSS IN THE PRICE OF A HAM SANDWICH,
YOU COME UP WITH THE TEMPERATURE IN DEGREES OF FARENHEIT.
Submitter comment: HUMOR
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ROSEVILLE ; NEWSPAPER ; THE DETROIT NEWS ; 48066
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Insect BELIEF -- Weather sign or control |
Date learned: 00-00-1977
PROVERBIAL METAPHOR
FAMILIARITY BREEDS CONTEMPT.
Where learned: WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 03-20-1968
CUSTOM
A LEMON CUT OPEN IN AN ICEBOX IS SUPPOSED TO KEEP THE
ICEBOX SMELLING FRESH.
Data entry tech comment:
Updated by TRD
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GROSSE POINTE ; 409 WASHINGTON ; Fisher, Edwin
Keyword(s): Cleaning ; Domestic ; Household ; Housekeeping ; Icebox ; Lemon ; Scent
| Subject headings: | Food Drink -- Plant food Fruit BELIEF -- Home |
Date learned: 04-00-1971
WHALING LEGEND
NEW ENGLAND WHALERS POPULARIZED THE TERM, "NANTUCKET SLEIGH RIDE."
THIS PERTAINS TO A WHALE WHICH, ONCE SPEARED, WILL TAKE OFF AND
LEAD THE WHALE BOAT FOR A "NANTUCKET SLEIGH RIDE."
Submitter comment: LEARNED THIS IN SCHOOL AND FROM THE MOVIE "MOBY DICK."
Where learned: NEW HAMPSHIRE ; MILFORD
HAMPTON BEACH, HAMPTON NEW HAMPSHIRE
ON HAMPTON BEACH, NEAR THE BOAR'S HEAD, IS SUPPOSED TO BE THE SITE
OF THE GRAVE OF LIEF ERICKSON'S FATHER, ERIC THE RED, WHO DIED ON
THE NEW HAMPSHIRE COAST A FEW HUNDRED YEARS BEFORE COLUMBUS.
Submitter comment:
I LEARNED THIS THROUGH GOING TO HAMPTON BEACH EVERY SUMMER SINCE
I WAS SIX.
Where learned: NEW HAMPSHIRE ; MILFORD
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Secular hero |
Date learned: 11-01-1967
BIRTH CONTROL METHOD
IF A WOMAN PUTS A BANDAID OVER HER NAVEL SHE WON'T BECOME PREGNANT
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): CONTRACEPTION ; HIDDEN CONNECTION
| Subject headings: | Favorites BELIEF -- Body part Senses BELIEF -- Birth |