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A CHILD'S PRAYER SWEDISH
GUD SOM HATVER BARNEN KAR; SE TIL MIG SOM LITEN AR;
HVART JAG MIG I VERLDEN VANDER; STAR MIN LYCKA I GUD'S HANDER.
GOD THAT LOVES THE CHILDREN; WATCH O'ER ME THAT LITTLE IS;
WHERE EVER I TRAVEL IN THIS WORLD, RESTS MY FORTUNE IN
HIS HANDS.
Submitter comment:
THE INFORMANT REMEMBERS HER MOTHER TELLING HER THIS PRAYER
ABOUT 75 YEARS AGO, WHEN SHE WAS A SMALL CHILD.
Where learned: LETTER ; MINNESOTA ; STURGEON LAKE
James Callow Keyword(s): TRANSLATION
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Belief Belief |
FEAR
FEAR WILL FILL WITH POISON THE GOLDEN CUP OF LIFE.
Submitter comment:
HE IS VERY OPTIMISTIC ABOUT LIFE.
WHEN I ASKED MY GRANDFATHER FOR A PROVERB, HE GAVE ME THIS ONE.
Where learned: LETTER
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 03-05-1970
CHRISTMAS CUSTOM
PUTTING HAY UNDERNEATH THE TABLE CLOTH AT THE CHRISTMAS EVE SUPPER,
IN MEMORY OF THE CHRIST CHILD LAYING IN THE HAY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; COLLECTED BY LETTER ; 20191 BINOERT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- December 24 Christmas Eve Table setting and clearing CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- December 21 solstice to March 20 Straw |
Date learned: 03-09-1970
GETTING MARRIED
"CHANGE YOUR NAME AND NOT THE LETTER,
CHANGE FOR WORSE AND NOT FOR BETTER."
Where learned: LOCATION NOT RECORDED BY COLLECTOR ; WRITTEN IN A LETTER
Keyword(s): MARRIAGE
James Callow Keyword(s): ELLIPSIS
| Subject headings: | 860 Belief BELIEF -- Marriage SPEECH -- FamilyGroup |
Date learned: 01-30-1970
JOKE
IN THE OLD DAYS, IF AN ELDERLY LADY BOARDED A TRAIN
AROUND MIDNIGHT, SOME MAN WOULD ALWAYS GIVE BERTH
TO AN OLD LADY.
Where learned: LETTER
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Woman |
Date learned: 02-01-1971
DANCES 1910
IF YOU WANT TO KNOW ABOUT DANCES IN MY DAY, IT'S A BIT
ONE-SIDED. IN ORDER TO RATE THE HORSE AND BUGGY
TO TAKE A GIRL, ALSO HAD TO TAKE ONE OF MY SISTERS.
I INVENTED THE IDEA OF ASKING A GIRL IF I COULD WALK
HER HOME. IF YOU STUTTERED A LITTLE, IT HELPED.
SHE WOULD FIGURE YOU WERE BASHFUL. ONE NIGHT I SAW
ANOTHER ONE I LIKED MUCH BETTER AFTER I ASKED THE
FIRST ONE. I HURRIED HER HOME AND RACED BACK. LO
AND BEHOLD, THE FIRST ONE WAS BACK AHEAD OF ME.
Where learned: LETTER
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Entertainment Diversion |
Date learned: 02-01-1971
PHRASES OF A MATH TEACHER
ASK ME THAT TOMORROW.
AT LEAST KEEP SILENCE DURING THE PRAYER.
Submitter comment: CORRECTIVE
Where learned: LETTER
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula PROVERB -- Proverbial Phrase |
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POLISH JOKE
Historical record from James Callow Folklore Archive.
WHY DOES A POLACK EAT BEANS FOR DINNER ON SATURDAY NIGHT?
SO HE CAN TAKE A BUBBLE BATH SUNDAY MORNING.
Submitter comment:
FLATULENCE
Where learned: THROUGH LETTERS ; TELEPHONE CONVERSATIONS
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Plant BELIEF -- Poli |
Date learned: 11-00-1977
WEAKNESS
THE THREE MICROBES OF WEAKNESS: REGRET, WORRY AND FEAR.
Submitter comment:
MY GRANDFATHER FIRMLY BELIEVES IN NOT REGRETTING WHAT
IS ALREADY PAST.
Where learned: HOME ; MINNESOTA ; ROUTE 1 ; STURGEON LAKE ; WRITTEN IN A LETTER
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 03-05-1970
FUNERALS
AS ME SAINTED MOTHER USED TO SAY, "WHEN YOU DIE I HOPE YOU
ARRIVE IN HEAVEN A HALF HOUR BEFORE THE DEVIL FINDS OUT
YOU ARE DEAD."
Where learned: LETTER ; FLORIDA ; LAUDERDALE
Keyword(s): DEATH
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula |
Date learned: 10-10-1970
GRANOLAS
GRANOLAS ARE A TYPE OF PEOPLE THAT ARE CLASSIFIED BY THE
LEVELS OF GRAINS (1-5). YOU MUST HAVE THE QUALITIES OF THE
PREVIOUS GRAINS TO GO ONTO THE NEXT LEVEL.
THE FIRST GRAIN WEARS HIPPIE-TYPE CLOTHES (BAGGY SKIRTS AND
LOTS OF PAISLEY), HAS LONG HAIR AND TALKS ABOUT ENVIRONMENTAL
PHILOSOPHY AND PEACE.
THE SECOND GRAIN IS SOMEONE WHO PLAYS "THE INSTRUMENT" (THE
GUITAR). OR RIDES A MOUNTAIN BIKE IN SUBZERO DEGREE WEATHER.
THE THIRD GRAIN IS ANYONE WHO IS IN A GREEN PEACE ORGANIZATION
SUCH AS GREEN PEACE.
THE FOURTH GRAIN IS SOMEONE WHO LIVES BY THEMSELF IN A SHACK
IN THE MOUNTAINS.
THE FIFTH GRAIN TALKS ENVIRONMENTAL PHILOSOPHY THAT IS "OVER
THE HEAD" OF ANYONE OTHER THAN ANOTHER 5 GRAIN GRANOLA.
Submitter comment: THIS WAS REFERRED TO BY THE FRIEND AS "WESTERN SLANG."
Where learned: LETTER ; ALASKA ; FRIEND
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Vocabulary |
EPIPHANY
AMONG THE MINNESOTA SWEDES OF THE EARLY 20TH CENTURY FROM CHRISTMAS
DAY ONWARD A ROUND OF DINNER PARTIES OF RELATIVES AND FRIENDS WAS
ATTENDED UNTIL EPIPHANY OR THE 12TH DAY ENDED THE SEASON'S
FESTIVITIES.
Where learned: HOME ; ROUTE 1 ; WRITTEN IN A LETTER ; BOX 121
Date learned: 03-28-1970
CHRISTMAS DAY - JULOTTA
ACCORDING TO SWEDISH-LUTHERAN CUSTOM CHURCH SERVICES WERE HELD ON
CHRISTMAS DAY AT 6:00 IN THE MORNING. JULOTTA IN SWEDISH MEANS
LITERALLY CHRISTMAS MORNING HOUR. THE CHURCH WAS DECORATED WITH
SPRUCE, CNADLES AND TWO LARGE GAILY CHRISTMAS TREES FOR JULOTTA.
Submitter comment: THE INFORMANT HAS MANY HAPPY MEMORIES OF CHRISTMAS JULOTTA SERVICES.
Where learned: HOME ; ROUTE 1 ; WRITTEN IN A LETTER ; BOX 121
Date learned: 03-28-1970
ASHES FROM THE COAL STOVE WERE USED FOR SCOURING
POWDER; WE HAD NO COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS FOR THAT
PURPOSE.
Where learned: LETTER
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Home CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Work Commerce Business |
Date learned: 02-11-1971
WEDDING CUSTOM
NANCY HONK'S HAS BEEN A LONG TIME GONE. AT HER
FOURTH WEDDING RECEPTION THE GROOM IN REMOVING THE
GARTER TO THROW TO THE MALE GUESTS, HE CAME UP WITH
A VARICOSE VEIN. THERE WAS NO HONEYMOON.
Where learned: LETTER
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Lie Tall tale CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Marriage |
Date learned: 02-01-1971
RIDDLE
Q: WHAT IS IT THAT IS HARD WHEN IT ENTERS A BATH,
BUT IMMEDIATELY BECOMES SOFT?
A: INSTANT JAPANESE NOODLES.
Submitter comment: INFORMANT LIVES IN JAPAN AND (HE) LEARNED ABOVE FROM HIS CHILDREN.
Keyword(s): ANTITHETICAL ; EATABLES AND DRINKS (A) ; STATE OF BEING (Q)
James Callow Keyword(s): PRETENDED OBSCENE?
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- True Riddle |
Date learned: 07-28-1964
IT IS BAD LUCK TO MEET A LEFT-HANDED PERSON ON
TUESDAY.
Where learned: LETTER
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses Hands, palms, fingernails BELIEF -- Measure of time WeekDayHour BELIEF -- Bad luck Bodily characteristics |
Date learned: 02-19-1970
RIDDLE
Q: WHAT IS IT THAT SOMETIMES APPEARS WHEN EVERYTHING DISAPPEARS?
A: A (SOLD OUT) NOTICE.
Submitter comment: INFORMANT LIVES IN JAPAN AND (HE) LEARNED ABOVE FROM HIS CHILDREN.
Keyword(s): COMMUNICATIONS AND RELATED MATTER (A) ; STATE OF BEING (Q)
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- True Riddle |
Date learned: 07-28-1964
PLANTING
PLANT CORN WHEN OAK LEAVES ARE AS BIG AS A SQUIRREL'S
EAR AND YOU'LL HAVE A GOOD CROP.
Where learned: LETTER
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- P663 |
Date learned: 01-30-1970
DEATHS COME IN THREES.
Where learned: LETTER
| Subject headings: | 686 Thirds / Thrice / Three / Triple BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: 02-20-1970