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DID YOU HEAR ABOUT THE POLISH INDIANAPOLIS 500 DRIVER?
HE HAD FIVE STOPS, TWO FOR GAS AND THREE FOR
DIRECTIONS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BIRMINGHAM
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Stupid man or woman BELIEF -- Poli |
Date learned: 09-10-1967
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WHY IS THE SUICIDE RATE IN HAMTRAMCK SO LOW?
YOU CAN'T JUMP OUT OF BASEMENT WINDOWS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BIRMINGHAM
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Stupid man or woman BELIEF -- Poli |
Date learned: 09-10-1967
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HOW DO YOU FIND THE POPULATION OF HAMTRAMCK?
ANSWER 1. ROLL A NICKEL DOWN THE STREET.
ANSWER 2. COUNT ALL THE BASEMENT WINDOWS AND MULTIPLY
TIMES TWELVE.
ANSWER 3. FLOOD THE SEWERS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BIRMINGHAM
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Stupid man or woman BELIEF -- Poli |
Date learned: 09-10-1967
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WHO PUT NINE BULLETS IN MALCOLM X?
25,000 POLISH SHARPSHOOTERS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BIRMINGHAM
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Stupid man or woman BELIEF -- Poli |
Date learned: 09-10-1967
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HOW DO YOU TELL THE BRIDEGROOM AT A POLISH WEDDING?
HE'S THE ONE IN THE FRESHLY IRONED BOWLING SHIRT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BIRMINGHAM
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Stupid man or woman BELIEF -- Poli |
Date learned: 10-21-1967
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RIDDLE
IF YOU HAD A HUNDRED MORONS SITTING AROUND A TABLE DRINKING
TAB, EATING APPLES AND SINGING, WHAT WOULD YOU HAVE?
THE MORON TAB AND APPLE CHOIR.
Submitter comment:
MR. CARAHER IS IN CONTACT WITH A GOOD MANY PEOPLE DUE TO
THE NATURE OF HIS JOB. THERE ARE QUITE A FEW JOKES THAT HE
GETS A KICK OUT OF PASSING ON.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BIRMINGHAM
James Callow Keyword(s): MORMON TABERNACLE CHOIR ; TAB IS A SUGAR-FREE SOFT DRINK
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 00-00-1983
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DEAD BABY JOKE
WHY DID THE DEAD BABY CROSS THE ROAD?
BECAUSE HE WAS STAPLED TO THE CHICKEN.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BIRMINGHAM
James Callow Keyword(s): SICK JOKE
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 00-00-1983
Jump-Rope Rhyme
DOWN IN THE VALLEY WHERE THE GREEN GRASS GROWS,
THERE SAT (GIRL'S NAME) AS SWEET AS A ROSE.
SHE SANG, AND SHE SANG, AND SHE SANG SO SWEET.
ALONG CAME (BOY'S NAME) AND KISSED HER ON THE CHEEK. HOW MANY KISSES DID SHE RECEIVE?
1, 2, 3, 4, . . .
Data entry tech comment:
Informant and collector are the same person.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BIRMINGHAM ; 21505 NORMANDALE
Keyword(s): ENDURANCE JUMP
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: DATE NOT RECORDED BY COLLECTOR.
Game Verse
DOWN IN THE VALLEY,
WHERE THE GREEN GRASS GROWS,
THERE SAT (NAME) AS SWEET AS A ROSE,
SHE SANG, SHE SANG, SHE SANG SO SWEET,
ALONG CAME (NAME) AND KISSED HER ON THE CHEEK. HOW MANY KISSES DID SHE RECEIVE?
ONE, TWO, THREE, ETC.
THIS IS SAID WHILE JUMPING ROPE.
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT LEARNED THIS WHEN SHE WAS A CHILD, FROM HER OLDER SISTER.
Data entry tech comment:
Informant and collector are the same person.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BIRMINGHAM ; 320 HAMILTON RD.
Keyword(s): ENDURANCE JUMP
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
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YOUNG GIRL IS GIVEN SPANISH FLY
A YOUNG GIRL WAS SUPPOSEDLY GIVEN A DOSE OF SPANISH FLY BY
HER DATE. HE LEFT HER ALONE FOR A WHILE TO GO INTO A STORE TO
PURCHASE A PACK OF CIGARETTES. THE CAR IN WHICH SHE WAS SITTING
HAD A GEAR SHIFT ON THE FLOOR, AND WHEN THE YOUNG MAN RETURNED,
HE FOUND THE GIRL STRADDLING THE GEAR SHIFT WHICH WAS THRUST INTO HER VAGINA.
Submitter comment:
THIS STORY WAS WIDELY CIRCULATED IN HIGH SCHOOL, AND I STILL HEAR IT NOW.
I HEARD THIS ANECDOTE IN OMAHA, NEBRASKA AROUND 1935--IT WAS
WIDELY CIRCULATED. THERE'S A VARIANT IN WHICH SHE STICKS A
COKE BOTTLE UP HER PUDENDUM--AND WHEN EXTRACTING IT (THE BOTTLE
IS EMPTY), SHE REMOVES HER VITAL ORGANS (SUCTION).
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BIRMINGHAM ; OMAHA ; NEBRASKA
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank BELIEF -- Marriage |
Date learned: 12-03-1967 ; 00001935 CA
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YOUNG GIRL IS GIVEN SPANISH FLY
A YOUNG GIRL WAS SUPPOSEDLY GIVEN A DOSE OF SPANISH FLY BY
HER DATE. HE LEFT HER ALONE FOR A WHILE TO GO INTO A STORE TO
PURCHASE A PACK OF CIGARETTES. THE CAR IN WHICH SHE WAS SITTING
HAD A GEAR SHIFT ON THE FLOOR, AND WHEN THE YOUNG MAN RETURNED,
HE FOUND THE GIRL STRADDLING THE GEAR SHIFT WHICH WAS THRUST INTO HER VAGINA.
Submitter comment:
THIS STORY WAS WIDELY CIRCULATED IN HIGH SCHOOL, AND I STILL HEAR IT NOW.
I HEARD THIS ANECDOTE IN OMAHA, NEBRASKA AROUND 1935--IT WAS
WIDELY CIRCULATED. THERE'S A VARIANT IN WHICH SHE STICKS A
COKE BOTTLE UP HER PUDENDUM--AND WHEN EXTRACTING IT (THE BOTTLE
IS EMPTY), SHE REMOVES HER VITAL ORGANS (SUCTION).
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BIRMINGHAM ; OMAHA ; NEBRASKA
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank BELIEF -- Marriage |
Date learned: 12-03-1967 ; 00001935 CA
RIDDLE
QUESTION: HOW CAN THREE FAT LADIES FIT UNDER ONE UMBRELLA?
ANSWER: WHEN IT'S NOT RAINING.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BIRMINGHAM
Keyword(s): RAINING (A) ; UMBRELLA (Q)
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 09-00-1965
IN LOVE, THERE IS ALWAYS ONE WHO KISSES AND ONE WHO OFFERS THE CHEEK
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BIRMINGHAM ; COLLECTORS HOME
Keyword(s): METAPHOR ; OBSERVATION ; REPETITION
James Callow Keyword(s): LEADING AND FOLLOWING AMONG LOVERS
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 04-05-1971
IRISH SUPERSTITION
IF YOU WASH YOUR FACE IN DEW ON THE FIRST
DAY OF MAY, YOU WILL BE BEAUTIFUL.
Submitter comment:
IN TELLING THIS, THE INFORMANT RECALLS ACTUALLY
WASHING HER FACE IN DEW ON MAY 1ST, AND ENDING
UP WITH A TERRIBLE RASH AND A FEW VISITS TO
A DERMATOLOGIST.
Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN ; BIRMINGHAM
Keyword(s): BAD RESULTS FROM SUPERSTITIOUS PRACTICE ; IRONY ; SKIN
| Subject headings: | 686 Properties attributed to specific numbers or numerals individually. CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- May 1 May Day |
Date learned: 09-23-1969
PROVERB
IF YOU CAN'T FIND TIME TO DO SOMETHING RIGHT,HOW ARE YOU GOING
TO FIND TIME TO DO IT OVE.
Submitter comment: SOURCE NOT KNOWN.
Data entry tech comment:
GOOD ADVICE TO PEOPLE WHO NEED TO TAKE THINGS AT A SLOWER PACE,AND
TAKE TIME TO SOLVE PROBLEMS.
Where learned: HOME ; BIRMINGHAM ; MICHIGAN, ASSUMED
Keyword(s): RHETORICAL QUESTION
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 11-15-1967
ARTHRITIS
WOMEN WILL WEAR A COPPER BRACELET TO RELIEVE THEMSELVES OF ARTHRITIS.
Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN ; BIRMINGHAM ; 32020 SHERIDAN DR
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Remedy |
Date learned: 03-17-1971
WHEN A MILITARY SHIP SINKS, A WREATH IS PLACED ON IT FOR
PRESERVATION OF IT.
Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN ; BIRMINGHAM ; 32020 SHERIDAN DR
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- F535 |
Date learned: 03-22-1971
SHERLOCK HOLMES RIDDLE
SHERLOCK HOLMES DIES AND GOES TO HEAVEN AND SAINT PETER
WANTS TO FIND OUT IF THIS GUY WAS REALLY THE FAMOUS SHERLOCK
HOLMES. SO HE LINES UP EVERYONE IN HEAVEN (THEY ARE ALL NUDE)
AND ASKS HIM TO PICK OUT ADAM AND EVE. SHERLOCK SAYS, "THOSE
TWO". HOW DID HE KNOW?
-- ADAM AND EVE DID NOT HAVE ANY NAVELS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; TOLD AT COLLECTORS HOME ; BIRMINGHAM
Keyword(s): BELLY BUTTON
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 11-00-1968
THE HAND THAT ROCKS THE CRADLE RULES THE WORLD
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BIRMINGHAM ; TOLD AT HIS HOME ; 32020 SHERIDAN DR
Keyword(s): CONTRAST ; MOTHERHOOD
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 03-21-1971
DUMB, DUMB DODO, CATCH ME IF YOU CAN./ I CAN RUN FASTER THAN ---CAN.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; TOLD AT HOME ; BIRMINGHAM
Keyword(s): CALL-RHYME
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 11-02-1969