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Perdiddle
This game my sister taught me while we were driving
home from my grandparents' house.
The game is called perdiddle and anyone in the car can
play. Usually it is played with two people, a boyfriend
and a girlfriend. When a person sees a car with one
headlight on they call out "perdiddle" and hit the roof
of the car with their hand. The person who calls out
first and hits the roof first gets the point. These are
the rules for a group game. However, if it is just
between a boyfriend and a girlfriend then the person
who calls "perdiddle" and hits the roof first gets the
point, but the point in this case is usually a kiss.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WARREN
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Pastime CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank |
This is a dinner prayer my sister taught me, that our
family still uses today.
God, thank you for the food we eat.
God, thank you for the birds that sing.
God, thank you for everything.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WARREN
James Callow Keyword(s): INITIAL ITERATION
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Belief Belief CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Measure of time Eating For menu, see N222. BELIEF -- Prayer |
Date learned: 00001975 CA
This was a game or sometimes punishment that my
father learned in the army. Actually it would
prove how strong you are in muscle endurance. The
object was to hold an empty bucket in each hand, then
extend your arms out from you, forming a cross. In
a short time your arms would begin to throb from the
weight of the empty buckets. It was said to me that
if you came back in about 15 minutes you could
actually see the person leaning over from the weight.
As I said this was sometimes a punishment that the
Drill Sergeant would use if someone made a mistake
in doing their drills.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WARREN
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- F535 |
My sister taught me to put my finger on a screw as we
drove over a set of railroad tracks. This was so you
could get any wish of your choice. The only condition
to this was that you had to be touching the metal
part of the screw.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WARREN
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank BELIEF -- Prayer SPEECH -- Gesture |
Date learned: 00001977 ca
Whenever my sister and I were driving in the car she
would always hold her breath and pick up her feet
as we drove by a cemetery. Finally I asked why she did
this and her response was that if you didn't the
spirits of all the dead people would haunt you forever.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WARREN
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Ghost Spirit Phantom Specter BELIEF -- Product or activity of man or animal BELIEF -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank |
Thumper
This is a drinking game that my sister taught me.
In order to play there must be at least 7 people,
actually the more the better. Another requirement
is that all the people must have at least a good
"buzz." This makes the game all the better.
Everyone should sit around a table with a glass of
whatever they are drinking. Now comes the fun part.
The rules of the game are not very difficult under
normal conditions. One person is chosen to be the
leader. Everyone playing has a certain sign or
symbol. These signs are usually a hand gesture or
a combination of hand gestures. The players then
go around the table to review the signs before the
game starts just to make sure they understand them.
The leader then calls the start of the game, does
their ( his or her) sign first, then another player's
sign. This other player does their sign first,
then another person's. This goes on like this in
any order until a person forgets their sign, does
a wrong sign, or signs in the wrong order. As the game
progresses the pace gradually gets to a point where
it is very fast. This all sounds easy but it can become
very confusing. I'll give an example of how it's
played with the exception of some words since they
are not appropriate. All of this is said at the top
of your lungs.
Leader: What's the name of the game?
All: Thumper!
Leader: How do you play?
All: Dirty!
Leader: How dirty?
All: #!?%'n Dirty!
Leader: (their sign ... then a player's sign)
Player: (their sign ... then a player's sign)
This goes on until someone makes a mistake then that
player must take a drink. A last note is that a player
can also pass back to the leader. This is actually
quite a fun game to watch to see everyone make fools
out of themselves.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WARREN
| Subject headings: | Favorites Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Bodily Activity Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Memory SPEECH -- Gesture |
This is an expression I was told about in one of my
history classes. The saying...
"Close only counts in horseshoes, hand grenades, and
nuclear war"... came from a scientist who witnessed
the destruction from the first Atom Bomb.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WARREN
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Human Being PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
When I was little my mother used to say that while
I was making a face at my sister it would get stuck
that way forever, because God was watching and He
didn't make faces to do that !
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WARREN
IT IS AN IRISH TRADITION TO PLACE THE CORPSE OF A DECEASED
FAMILY MEMBER IN THE CORNER OF THE ROOM DURING HIS WAKE
AND TOAST THE DEPARTED MEMBER OF THE FAMILY AND WISH HIM WELL
IN HIS DEATH. A DRINK OF IRISH WHISKEY IS ALSO PLACED IN THE
CORPSE'S DRINKING HAND SO THAT HE CAN PARTICIPATE IN THE TOAST.
Submitter comment:
THE TRADITION WAS FOLLOWED IN THE RYAN FAMILY UNTIL THE DEATH
OF EDWARD RYAN (FORMER HUSBAND OF FLORENCE) IN 1979.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WARREN
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: 00-00-1946
IF YOU CATCH SOMEONE SAYING A WORD BEGINNING WITH THE LETTER B, YOU
HIT THEM UNTIL THEY SAY B-B-BUTCHER.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WARREN
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Pastime |
Date learned: 11-00-1987
ON THE LAND OF MARS
WHERE THE BABIES SMOKE CIGARS
EVERY PUFF THEY TAKE
IS ENOUGH TO KILL A SNAKE
WHEN THE SNAKES ARE DEAD
THEY PUT ROSES IN THEIR HEADS
WHEN THE ROSES DIE
THEY PUT DIAMONDS IN THEIR EYES
WHEN THE DIAMONDS BREAK
THAT'S THE END OF 1948
Submitter comment: THE INFORMANT WAS TOLD THIS RHYME/SONG BY HER GRADE SCHOOL SISTER.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WARREN
| Subject headings: | 730 Lyrical Verse Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Good humor Jest Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Children |
Date learned: 11-00-1987 ; 11-00-1987
IT IS BAD LUCK TO LOOK BACK IN A FUNERAL PROCESSION.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WARREN
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: 11-00-1987 ; 11-00-1987
IT IS BAD LUCK TO COUNT THE CARS IN A FUNERAL PROCESSION.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WARREN
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial BELIEF -- Number Counting beliefs |
Date learned: 11-00-1987 ; 11-00-1987
HIGH, LOW, JOLLY PEPPERS
SALTY, SLEEPY JOLLY PEPPERS
Submitter comment:
THIS IS A JUMP ROPE RHYME. YOU JUMP HIGH WHEN IT SAYS HIGH, AND
LOW WHEN IT SAYS LOW. THE TWIRLERS TWIRL FAST AT SALTY, AND
SLOW AT SLEEPY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WARREN
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 00-00-1977 ; 11-00-1987
DOWN, DOWN, BABY DON'T SHAKE THE ROLLER COASTER
SWEET, SWEET, BABY I'LL NEVER LET YOU GO
CAUGHT YOU WITH YOUR BOYFRIEND NAUGHTY, NAUGHTY
DIDN'T DO THE DISHES LAZY, LAZY
JUMPED OUT THE WINDOW CRAZY, CRAZY
SHIMMY SHIMMY COCOA PUFFS
SHIMMY SHIMMY RYE
SHIMMY SHIMMY POW
Submitter comment:
HAND WAVE FOR ROLLER COASTER; CROSS ARMS FOR BABY; SHAME WITH TWO
FINGERS RUBBING; RUB HANDS TOGETHER FOR DISHES; ACT LIKE SLEEPING
FOR LAZY; ARCH WITH HAND FOR JUMPED OUT THE WINDOW; POW IS THE FIST
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WARREN
James Callow Keyword(s): GESTURES ACCOMPANY SONG
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Dramatic Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Lyrical Verse Lyrical Verse SPEECH -- Gesture |
Date learned: 00-00-1977 ; 11-00-1987
MISS SUZI HAD A TUGBOAT.
THE TUGBOAT HAD A BELL.
MISS SUZI WENT TO HEAVEN
THE TUGBOAT WENT TO
HELLO OPERATOR. GIVE ME #9
AND IF YOU DISCONNECT ME,
I'LL KICK YOU RIGHT
BEHIND THE FRIGERATOR THERE WAS A PIECE OF GLASS.
MISS SUZI FELL UPON IT
AND BROKE HER LITTLE
ASK ME NO MORE QUESTIONS.
TELL ME NO MORE LIES.
MISS SUZI TOLD ME ALL OF THIS
THE DAY BEFORE SHE
DYED HER HAIR ALL PURPLE
SHE DYED HER HAIR ALL BLUE.
SHE DYED HER HAIR ALL POLKA DOTS
AND THAT'S THE WAY IT GREW.
Submitter comment:
THIS SONG IS SUNG QUICKLY RUNNING THE WORDS AT THE END OF THE LINE
ALL TOGETHER.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WARREN
James Callow Keyword(s): COMIC RHYMES
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Good humor Jest Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Children |
Date learned: 00-00-1976 ; 11-00-1987
JINX
IN THIS GAME ONE PERSON HITS ANOTHER AND THE PERSON THAT WAS HIT IS
JINXED. THIS MEANS THAT THE PERSON THAT WAS HIT CANNOT SPEAK UNTIL
HIS/HER NAME IS MENTIONED IN THE NORMAL CONVERSATION. THIS MEANS
THAT SOMEONE CANNOT SAY HIS/HER NAME JUST TO UNJINX HIM/HER UNLESS
THEY SAY HIS/HER NAME IN NORMAL CONVERSATION. IF THE JINXED PERSON
DOES TALK, THEN FOR EACH TIME HE/SHE SPEAKS HIS/HER NAME MUST BE
SAID AGAIN BEFORE HE/SHE WILL BE FREE OF THE JINX.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WARREN
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Bodily Activity |
Date learned: 11-00-1987 ; 11-00-1987
WHEN YOU DROP A KNIFE ON THE FLOOR, SOMEONE IN THE FAMILY WILL GET
SICK.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WARREN
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank BELIEF -- Means of Causing or Avoiding Illness |
Date learned: 00-00-1975 ; 11-00-1987
WHEN YOU DROP A FORK ON THE FLOOR, COMPANY WILL COME FROM THE
DIRECTION IT'S POINTING.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WARREN
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank |
Date learned: 00-00-1975 ; 11-00-1987
CHICKEN COOP
CHICKEN COOP IS A GAME WHERE TWO OR MORE PEOPLE ARE "IT" DEPEND-
ING ON HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE PLAYING. ALL THE PLAYERS WHO ARE NOT
"IT" GO AND HIDE. "IT" MUST FIND THEM, TAG THEM, AND THEN PLACE
THEM IN THE CHICKEN COOP (LIKE A JAIL). "IT" MUST HAVE EVERYONE
IN THE COOP BEFORE "IT" CAN WIN. THE OTHER PLAYERS MAY FREE SOME-
ONE FROM THE COOP WHILE "IT" IS LOOKING FOR OTHER PEOPLE. THEY
JUST RELEASE THEM FROM THE COOP AND SCREAM "FREE" SO THAT "IT"
WILL KNOW THAT SOMEONE HAS BEEN FREED.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WARREN
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Hiding Searching |
Date learned: 00-00-1979 ; 11-00-1987