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THUMP GUARD
THE MOST FRIGHTENING SUMMER CAMP STORY I EVER HEARD WAS
10 YEARS AGO. ONCE THERE WAS A MEAN CAMP COUNSELOR NAMED
THURMAN P. GUARDIN. THEY STARTED CALLING HIM THUMP GUARD
WHEN HE TRIED TO STOMP A SQUIRREL, OUT OF MEANNESS, SO
HARD HE MISSED, JAMMING HIS KNEE, A PERMANENT INJURY
THAT CAUSED HIM TO MAKE A THUMPING NOISE WHEN HE WALKED.
KIDS USED TO SAY HE WAS TOO MEAN TO LIVE AND WASN'T FIT TO
DIE. NO ONE KNOWS WHY HE WAS A COUNSELOR OR HADN'T BEEN
FIRED. HE HATED KIDS. HE ONLY LIKED TO GIVE THEM A HARD
TIME. HE HATED ANIMALS, ESPECIALLY MICE AND DOGS. HE
COMPLAINED ALL THE TIME, ESPECIALLY ABOUT THE FOOD, BUT HE
WAS ALWAYS EATING. ONE NIGHT A FIRE BROKE OUT IN THE
CAMP COUNSELORS OFFICE, WHICH WAS RIGHT OFF THE LAKE. NO
ONE EVER FOUND OUT HOW IT GOT STARTED. A FEW KIDS WERE
HURT, BUT ALL THE COUNSELORS, EXCEPT THUMP GUARD, ESCAPED
BEFORE IT COLLAPSED AND FELL IN THE LAKE. IT WAS JUST
ONE BIG PILE OF FLAMING DEBRIS AS IT SUNK INTO THE WATER.
A YEAR LATER STORIES STARTED POURING IN ABOUT ACCIDENTS,
THEFT, ANIMAL MUTILATIONS, AND SIGHTINGS OF A MONSTER.
FOOD WAS BEING STOLEN FROM THE CAMP, BARRACKS WERE BEING
TRASHED, ANIMALS WERE BEING FOUND WITH SNAPPED NECKS,
MUTILATED, BOATS WERE BEING TIPPED OVER IN THE LAKE, AND
COUNSELORS AS WELL AS CAMPERS WERE DESCRIBING A HUGE,
UGLY, LIMPING MAN WANDERING THROUGH THE FOREST. A
YOUNG GIRL WAS SAID TO HAVE SEEN HIM FACE TO FACE AND
WAS ALMOST SCARED TO DEATH. HER FATHER AND OLDER
BROTHER SET OUT TO FIND THE THING. THE STORY GOES
THEY FOUND AND SHOT SOMETHING THAT RESEMBLED A BURNED,
MUDDY CORPSE, AND BURIED IT BY THE SIDE OF THE ROAD.
THEY SAID IT MUST HAVE STILL BEEN ALIVE BECAUSE AFTER
THEY BURIED IT; THEY HEARD A THUMP, THUMP, THUMP
UNDERGROUND. THEY SAID SOMETIMES IF YOU FIND THE RIGHT
SPOT IN THE ROAD AND LISTEN YOU MIGHT STILL BE ABLE TO
HEAR IT.
Submitter comment:
WHEN THIS WAS TOLD TO ME IT WAS OBVIOUS THAT IT STILL
MADE RODNEY RATHER UNCOMFORTABLE TO TALK ABOUT IT. IT
WAS TOLD TO HIM WHEN HE WAS A BOY, AWAY AT SUMMER CAMP IN
UPPER-MICHIGAN, HE FORGOT EXACTLY WHERE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UPPER PENINSULA
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- B479 |
On several occasions while I was camping with my family I
witnessed an unusual game played by people from rural areas.
Two people would stand about six feet apart with their legs
spread apart. They would then take turns throwing a knife
into the dirt between their opponent's legs. Each time the
knife was thrown and the person didn't jump out of the way
they would close their legs by one step until their feet were
touching. The loser was the first person to jump out of the
way.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; rural areas
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- C570 |
Date learned: 00-00-1976
When I went to camp with my school one summer I was told this
"true" story. Several years earlier one of the camp counselors
went swimming in the river. Unknown to her a leech planted its
eggs in her scalp. A few weeks later as she was combing her hair
the eggs broke open and hundreds of little leeches slithered
down her face. She's been in an asylum ever since.
Where learned: MICHIGAN, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Physically handicapped Deformed PROSE NARRATIVE -- Animal BELIEF -- Means of Causing or Avoiding Illness |
Date learned: 00-00-1980
My parents took the family camping every summer. While driving
we kids would get very restless so my mother would get us
playing games. One of them was to have a contest between the
kids to see how many different license plates we could collect.
This was a game that she played when she was young while
traveling to California by car.
Submitter comment:
Collect means to write down the different state license plates.
On one trip we collected every state except Hawaii and New
Hampshire.
Where learned: MICHIGAN, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Mental Activity |
Date learned: 00-00-1974
A SURE WAY TO CURE THE HICCUPS: FIRST YOU MUST HOLD YOUR
BREATH AS LONG AS POSSIBLE WHILE WALKING A STRAIGHT LINE. THEN
YOU MUST EXHALE SLOWLY THROUGH YOUR NOSTRILS. IT DOES WORK.
Where learned: MISSOURI
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Method of Curing |
Date learned: 00001940S
IF ANTS HAVE A HIGH PILE OF DIRT AROUND THEIR HILLS THIS MEANS
IT IS GOING TO RAIN. THE HIGHER THE HILL, THE MORE IT WILL RAIN.
Where learned: MISSOURI
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Insect BELIEF -- Cloud Fog Mist Rain Hail Ice Snow Frost Dew BELIEF -- Measure of space: distance, height, depth BELIEF -- Weather sign or control |
Date learned: 00001940S
IF YOU HEAR OR SEE BIRDS DURING A RAINSTORM THE POSSIBILITY OF
A TORNADO IS GREAT.
Where learned: MISSOURI
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Bird BELIEF -- Cloud Fog Mist Rain Hail Ice Snow Frost Dew BELIEF -- Wind Whirlwind Hurricane Cyclone Tornado BELIEF -- Weather sign or control |
Date learned: 00001940S
TO BE SUCCESSFUL AT FARMING YOU MUST SAY THE SAME PRAYER EACH
YEAR, ONCE FOR EVERY 10 ACRES OF LAND YOU PLAN TO PLANT. EACH
FARMER MUST HAVE HIS OWN SAYING OR PRAYER.
Where learned: MISSOURI
Date learned: 00001940S
FARMER'S PRAYER
IN ORDER FOR ME AND MY FAMILY TO LIVE, LIFE MUST START IN THE
GROUND. PLEASE BLESS ALL MY LAND ALL YEAR.
Submitter comment:
THIS SIDE OF MY FAMILY IS MADE UP OF MOSTLY FARMERS. THEY
DEPEND GREATLY ON THE WEATHER AND THEIR PREDICTIONS OF IT.
Where learned: MISSOURI
| Subject headings: | Charm / Enchantment / Conjuration BELIEF -- Plant husbandry Farming BELIEF -- Measure of time Year |
Date learned: 00001940S
IF YOU ARE WASTEFUL, AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF YOUR BELONGINGS AND
WELL BEING, YOU ARE SAID TO BE AN UNCLE CHARLIE. THIS IS A BIG
PUT DOWN IN THIS SIDE OF MY FAMILY.
Where learned: MISSOURI
| Subject headings: | Person / Nickname |
Date learned: 00001940S
AN OLD SAYING: IF YOU SPEND MOST YOUR TIME COMPLAINING YOU
MIGHT AS WELL SHUT UP, BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY NO ONE CARES.
Where learned: MISSOURI
James Callow Keyword(s): ADVICE--NEGATIVE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 00-00-1950
IF YOU HAVE A DREAM THREE TIMES IN A ROW THE DREAM WILL COME
TRUE.
Submitter comment: MY INFORMANT ASSURES THIS IS THE TRUTH.
Where learned: MICHIGAN
| Subject headings: | 686 Thirds / Thrice / Three / Triple BELIEF -- Dreams |
Date learned: 00-00-1950
AN OLD FAMILY JOKE: A SANDWICH WALKS INTO A BAR AND ASKS THE
BARTENDER FOR A BEER. THE BARTENDER SAY, "SORRY, WE DO NOT SERVE
FOOD HERE.";
Submitter comment: ;
Where learned: MICHIGAN
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Jest Anecdote |
Date learned: 00-00-1940
IF YOU DON`T WANT TO DREAM WHILE SLEEPING YOU SHOULD SLEEP
WITH A HAT ON YOUR HEAD.
Where learned: MICHIGAN
| Subject headings: | ART CRAFT ARCHITECTURE -- Dress Head BELIEF -- Dreams |
NEVER GET A HAIRCUT BEFORE A BIG TEST OR SPEECH; IF YOU DO ALL
THE INFORMATION IN YOUR MEMORY WILL LEAK OUT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses BELIEF -- School |
Date learned: 00001960S
WHEN GOING ON LONG FAMILY TRIPS IN THE CAR THERE'S A GAME TO
PLAY THAT HELPS TAKE UP A LOT OF TIME. THE FIRST PERSON TO SPOT A
LICENSE PLATE FROM ALL 50 STATES WINS.
Submitter comment:
MY INFORMANT SAYS THAT USUALLY NO ONE GETS ALL 50 STATES. THE
WINNER IS THE ONE WITH THE MOST STATES.
Where learned: MICHIGAN
Date learned: OOOO1960S
Retort
Shut up? I wasn't shut up, I was brought up, and when I think of you I throw up.
Submitter comment:
Collected upon hearing the informant answer someone who told him to shut up.
Data entry tech comment:
Motifs added by TRD
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ROYAL OAK ; Patrick, Richard
Keyword(s): COMEBACK ; INSULT ; RETORT ; SARCASM ; Wisecrack
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula |
Retort
"A man running by for his life would never notice it."
Submitter comment:
Granny Clisdale used to admonish someone worrying over inicental details with this retort.
Data entry tech comment:
Motifs added by TRD
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ROYAL OAK ; Clisdale, Mrs Rosemary
Keyword(s): COMEBACK ; DEATH ; incidental ; INSULT ; LIFE ; Notice ; RETORT ; RUNNING ; SARCASM ; Wisecrack
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula |
Belief: Weather
Color of the Sky:
(red) colored sky in the morning: sailor's warning.
(red) colored sky at night: sailor's delight
Submitter comment:
Learned in Childhood
Data entry tech comment:
Motifs added by TRD
James Callow comment:
Original BN [P800, 890] crossed out. Replaced with current classifications.
Dup. of WPP
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ROYAL OAK ; Carter, Mr L P
Keyword(s): COLOR ; NATURE ; Nautical ; Ocean ; Predicting ; PREDICTING WEATHER ; RHYME ; Sailor ; Sky ; WARNING ; WEATHER
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb Proverb |
Ethnic: Scottish
Never cut your fingernails on Sunday.
Data entry tech comment:
Motifs added by TRD
James Callow comment:
The word Legend has been crossed out from the top of the card.
Original BN [P400, P644, P43, P880] have been crossed out/replaced with current classifications
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ROYAL OAK ; Bonner, Mrs. James
Keyword(s): DAYS OF THE WEEK ; ETHNIC ; GROOMING ; Scotland ; SCOTTISH ; Superstition, Belief
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Measure of time F574.5 (SUNDAY) BELIEF -- Body part Senses BELIEF -- Product or activity of man or animal |