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RIDDLE
QUESTION: WHY DOES A FIREMAN WEAR RED SUSPENDERS?
ANSWER: TO KEEP HIS PANTS UP.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; FERNDALE
Keyword(s): PANTS (A) ; SUSPENDERS (Q)
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 10-00-1967
WHEN YOU RIDE OVER RAILROAD TRACKS IN A CAR, PUT YOUR
HANDS OVER YOUR HEAD, AND YOU'LL KEEP YOUR SWEETHEART.
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT IS A FRIEND OF MINE, AND SHE REMEMBERS THIS
FROM HER CHILDHOOD.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; FERNDALE
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Travel |
Date learned: 00001971 SPRING
PLACE
WHEN TOM WAS A LITTLE BOY, HE ALWAYS CALLED THE PACIFIC OCEAN
THE "SPECIFIC OCEAN."
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; FERNDALE
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Place |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN BY COLLECTOR
TEACHER NICKNAMES
AT BROTHER RICE HIGH SCHOOL, MANY OF THE TEACHERS WERE GIVEN
NICKNAMES WHICH WERE USUALLY INSULTING AND WHICH ALL OF THE
BOYS IN ALL OF THE CLASSES SEEMED TO KNOW. ONE, A RATHER
STRONG PERSONALITY, WAS NICKNAMED "SWINE", AND A VERY OLD
BROTHER (CHRISTIAN BROTHERS OF IRELAND) WAS CALLED "MOSES."
AS GRADUATION DAY DREW NEAR, SOMEONE IN THE SENIOR CLASS
WOULD WRITE "12 MORE DAYS OF SWINE AND MOSES", THEN "11
MORE DAYS OF SWINE AND ROSES", (WINE AND ROSES) ETC.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; FERNDALE
| Subject headings: | Person / Nickname |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN BY COLLECTOR
GERMAN PROVERB
WITHOUT AMBITION, YOU WON'T SUCCEED.
OHNE FLEISS, KEIN PREIS.
Submitter comment: INFORMANT HEARD THIS IN REGENSBERG, GERMANY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; FERNDALE
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb Proverb |
Date learned: 11-29-1967
A POLISH SONG: IN A CELLAR MADE OF BRICK
IN A CELLAR MADE OF BRICK
OUTLAWS DANCED WITH NIMBLE FEET.
"PLAY YOUR BEST THERE} " THEY CALLED OUT.
"WATCH OUR FEET", THEY CALLED WITH PRIDE.
HEY, HA}
I WOULD DANCE TOO, IF I COULD
IF MY LEGS WEREN,T BADLY BOWED.
BUT ALAS} MY LEGS ARE BOWED
WHEN I LEAP THEY BEND TOO MUCH.
HEY, HA}
HEY THERE LEADER, OUR LEADER
YOU HAVE GOT SOME GOOD BOYS HERE
YOU,D HAVE EVEN BETTER ONES
IF YOU,D GIVE THEM SOME CHEESE ONCE.
UHA}
Submitter comment:
SEE ORIGINAL 5 X 8 INCH CARD
THE TRANSLATION IS OF HARRIET PAWLAWSKA WITH EXCEPTION OF THE LAST
VERSE WHICH OUR FAMILY KNOWS. THE MUSIC IS TRANSCRIBED BY GRACE
ENGEL EXCEPT FOR THE LAST NOTE. THIS IS A MOUNTAINEER SONG.
Data entry tech comment:
Updated by TRD
Scan of music in process.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DEARBORN
Keyword(s): ETHNIC ; Lyrics ; POLAND ; POLISH ; RHYME ; SONG ; Tune ; VERSE
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Joy Happiness |
Date learned: 00-00-1967
A "DWEEB" OR A "NERD" IS A TYPE OF TEENAGER. IT USUALLY
REFERS TO MALES, BUT THEY CAN ALSO BE FEMALES. THIS TYPE OF
PERSON IS KNOWN FOR SOCIAL INEPTNESS. THEY ARE INTROVERTS
AND USUALLY VERY GOOD IN ACADEMICS. THEY READ CONSTANTLY. THEY
DON'T MESH WELL WITH THE MAIN SOCIAL STREAM.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; Flint
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Vocabulary |
Date learned: 00-00-1982
THIS IS A TELEPHONE PRANK. CALL SOMEONE AND ASK THEM, "IS YOUR
REFRIGERATOR RUNNING?" WHEN THEY ANSWER"YES," SAY,"WELL YOU'D
BETTER CATCH IT BEFORE IT RUNS AWAY!" AND HANG UP THE PHONE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; Flint
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Entertainment Diversion |
Date learned: 00-00-1984
CAR FOR SALE
A THUNDERBIRD WAS ON SALE FOR $500--IT WAS AFTER THE FOUR-PASSEN-
GERS CAME OUT, SO AFTER 1958. A WOMAN HAD GONE TO CALIFORNIA AND
HER HUSBAND CAME HOME AFTER DRIVING HER TO THE AIRPORT. HE
ENTERED THE GARAGE WHICH OPENED WITH REMOTE CONTROL. HE DIED OF
A HEART ATTACK AND WAS LEFT IN THERE FOR EITHER THREE DAYS OR
WEEKS--I CAN'T REMEMBER. WHEN HIS WIFE CAME BACK SHE WAS IN THE
HOSPITAL BEING TREATED FOR SHOCK, I GUESS. ONE OF HER NURSES (WHO
IS THE DAUGHTER OF ONE OF MY DAD'S EMPLOYEES) WAS TOLD ABOUT THE
CAR. YOU REALLY COULDN'T SMELL IT UNLESS YOU WERE TOLD ABOUT IT;
BUT THEY STILL HAD TROUBLE SELLING IT. THE NURSE COULDN'T BUY IT
BECAUSE SHE WAS BLIND AND HAS SUGAR DIABETES. THIS HAPPENED TWO
OR THREE YEARS AGO.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; 18922 ANCHESTER
| Subject headings: | ART CRAFT ARCHITECTURE -- Means of transportation Vehicle propelled by mechanical or other force on land BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: 05-10-1965
PROVERB
WITH KINDNESS AND POLITENESS YOU OPEN DOORS FOR YOURSELF.
MIT DEM HUT IN DER HAND,
KOMMT MAN DURCHS GANZE LAND.
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT HEARD THIS IN REGENSBERG, GERMANY. COLLECTOR HEARD
SOMETHING SIMILAR IN OHIO: MORE BEES ARE ATTRACTED BY HONEY
THAN BY VINEGAR.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; FERNDALE
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb Proverb |
Date learned: 11-29-1967
GERMAN PROVERB
WHERE YOU FIND NICE SONGS
THERE YOU FIND NICE PEOPLE.
Submitter comment: INFORMANT HEARD THIS IN MUNICH, GERMANY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; FERNDALE
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb Proverb |
Date learned: 11-24-1967
CAR FOR SALE
A THUNDERBIRD WAS ON SALE FOR $500--IT WAS AFTER THE FOUR-PASSEN-
GERS CAME OUT, SO AFTER 1958. A WOMAN HAD GONE TO CALIFORNIA AND
HER HUSBAND CAME HOME AFTER DRIVING HER TO THE AIRPORT. HE
ENTERED THE GARAGE WHICH OPENED WITH REMOTE CONTROL. HE DIED OF
A HEART ATTACK AND WAS LEFT IN THERE FOR EITHER THREE DAYS OR
WEEKS--I CAN'T REMEMBER. WHEN HIS WIFE CAME BACK SHE WAS IN THE
HOSPITAL BEING TREATED FOR SHOCK, I GUESS. ONE OF HER NURSES (WHO
IS THE DAUGHTER OF ONE OF MY DAD'S EMPLOYEES) WAS TOLD ABOUT THE
CAR. YOU REALLY COULDN'T SMELL IT UNLESS YOU WERE TOLD ABOUT IT;
BUT THEY STILL HAD TROUBLE SELLING IT. THE NURSE COULDN'T BUY IT
BECAUSE SHE WAS BLIND AND HAS SUGAR DIABETES. THIS HAPPENED TWO
OR THREE YEARS AGO.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; 18922 ANCHESTER
| Subject headings: | ART CRAFT ARCHITECTURE -- Means of transportation Vehicle propelled by mechanical or other force on land BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: 05-10-1965
WHEN HE HAS MORE THAN HE CAN EAT,
TO FEED A STRANGER'S NOT A FEAT.
Submitter comment: INFORMANT HEARD THIS IN NORWALK, OHIO.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; FERNDALE
Keyword(s): FOOD
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb Proverb |
Date learned: 10-16-1967
THE WEATHER IS LIKE A DOG'S NOSE.
Submitter comment:
(COLD AND WET)
INFORMANT HEARD THIS IN NORWALK, OHIO.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; FERNDALE
Keyword(s): RAIN SLEET ANIMAL
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Comparison |
Date learned: 10-16-1967
TREES, NO MATTER HOW TALL THEY GET, WILL NOT REACH TO HEAVEN.
Submitter comment:
GERMAN: DIE BAEUME WACHSEN NICHT IN DEN HIMMEL.
(IN THE SENSE THAT THERE IS A LIMIT TO HUMAN KNOWLEDGE
OF GOD'S OMNIPOTENCE.)
INFORMANT HEARD THIS IN MUNICH, GERMANY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; FERNDALE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 12-04-1967
TOO MANY COOKS, SPOIL THE BROTH.
Submitter comment:
{GERMAN} ZUVIELE KOECHE, VERDERBEN DEN BREI.
INFORMANT HEARD THIS IN REGENSBERG, GERMANY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; FERNDALE
Keyword(s): FOOD
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 12-04-1967
BELIEF
ALWAYS CRUSH EGG SHELLS COMPLETELY BEFORE THROWING THEM AWAY.
IF YOU DON'T THE SHELL HALVES WILL PROVIDE A SHELTER FOR
DANGEROUS SPIRITS.
Data entry tech comment:
Updated by TRD
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BLOOMFIELD ; Kaichen, Lisa
Keyword(s): Eggs ; GHOST ; Shells ; SPIRIT ; SUPERSTITION
| Subject headings: | Food Drink -- Animal product Egg BELIEF -- Ghost Spirit Phantom Specter |
Date learned: 04-00-1972
THERE ARE BLESSINGS IN THE RAIN.
REGEN BRINGT SEGEN. {GERMAN}
Submitter comment:
(IN THE SENSE THAT RAIN MAY BRING DISCOMFORT BUT IT
HELPS FLOWERS TO BLOOM, ETC.)
INFORMANT HEARD THIS IN REGENSBERG, GERMANY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; FERNDALE
Keyword(s): WEATHER
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb Proverb |
Date learned: 11-24-1967
TEN ACRES OF SAND AND A RED-HEADED WIFE
IS UAUALLY {SIC} THE END OF A PINHEAD'S LIFE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; FERNDALE
Keyword(s): THINKS, PINHEAD MEANS DULL-WITTED.} ; {MEANING? COLLECTOR DOESN'T KNOW. PROBABLY, SHE
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb Proverb |
Date learned: 09-20-1967
CHARM
SALT IS A GOOD GENERAL DEFENSE AGAINST WITCH CRAFT
AND SORCERY. PUTTING A FEW GRAINS IN YOUR
FOOD WILL PREVENT IT FROM BEING USED AS A MEDIUM
FOR BEWITCHING.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BLOOMFIELD
| Subject headings: | Charm / Enchantment / Conjuration BELIEF -- Witch Shaman BELIEF -- Mineral |
Date learned: 04-00-1972