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BAD LUCK OMEN
ACCORDING TO THIS INFORMANT, IT IS
AN OLD POLISH SUPERSTITION THAT IF ONE WEARS
A HAT INSIDE A HOUSE, IT MEANS THAT
SOMEONE IN THE FAMILY WILL SOON BECOME SICK.
Where learned: HOME ; BUFFALO ; NEW YORK
| Subject headings: | Observation |
Date learned: SPRING 00001964
STORY ABOUT THE DEVIL,S DANCING IN THE WOODS
IT WAS HARVEST TIME AND ALL THE YOUNG FOLK WERE THRASHING THE GRAINS
THAT HAD JUST BEEN HARVESTED.
ONE AUTUMN NIGHT ABOUT 11 O,CLOCK WHILE THEY WERE THRASHING THE GRAIN
THEY HEARD MUSIC COMING FROM THE RAFTERS, THEY LOOKED UP AND SAW
SOME DEVILS DANCING UP IN THE LOFT. THESE DEVILS WERE ALL BLACK AND
ALL THEIR CLOTHING WERE BLACK. THEY DANCED ON ONE LEG AND ONLY HAD
ONE EYE AND ONE NOSTRIL. THE MUSIC WAS PLAYED ON A SMALL ACCORDION
AND FIDDLE.
THE YOUTHS WERE TYPICALLY BRAVE AND BOISTERIOUS AND DECIDED TO TAKE
THE INSTRUMENTS AWAY. THE DEVILS LEFT AT THE FIRST COCKS CROW
(ONE O,CLOCK) WITH A WHISTLE AND A BANG. SO THE NEXT NIGHT THE
YOUTHS , AS THE DEVILS WERE ABOUT TO LEAVE AT THE COCK,S CROW,
KNOCKED ONE INSTRUMENT OUT OF THE HANDS OF THE DEVILS.
BUT WHEN THEY REACHED THE INSTRUMENT IT WAS JUST A LARGE CHARRED
PIECE OF WOOD. THE NEXT NIGHT THE DEVILS CAME BACK AND BEGGED
CKRYVEL, KRYVEL GIVE US BACK OUR FIDDLE" BUT THE YOUTHS DID NOT
RETURN IT. THE TWO YOUTHS WHO HAD TAKEN IT HAD TO PREPARE THE
STOVE FOR DRYING OUT THE GRAINS BEFORE THE THRASHING. THEY THREW THE
CHARRED WOOD INTO THE STOVE BUT IT WOULDN,T BURN. SO THEY WENT TO
BED AND THE NEXT MORNING THE TWO WERE FOUND STRANGLED.
Submitter comment:
THIS STORY WAS TOLD TO MY GRANDMOTHER BT HER GRANDMOTHER WHEN SHE WAS
A CHILD. THE TIME IS APPROXIMATELY THE TURN OF THE CENTURY WHEN THE
STORY WAS TOLD. THE STORY TOOK PLACE AROUND 1850.
SHE TOLD MY GRANDMOTHER THAT SHE ACTUALLY SAW THESE DEVILS.
Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; 12111 SORRENTO
Keyword(s): DO NOT TAKE THINGS THAT DO NOT BELONG TO YOU -PAYMENT CAN BE COSTLY ; THEFT FORM DEVIL
| Subject headings: | Favorites PROSE NARRATIVE -- Devil Demon |
BAD LUCK WITH A BROOM
IF YOU SWEEP SOMEONE'S FOOT WITH A BROOM, THEY MUST SPIT ON THE
BROOM TO GET RID OF THE BAD LUCK YOU GAVE THEM.
Where learned: DETROIT ; PARENTS HOME
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses BELIEF -- Bad luck Broom Sweeping BELIEF -- Conversions |
THE VANISHING HITCHHIKER
"IN PITTSBURGH THERE IS A ROAD LOCATED ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF TOWN.
ON ONE SIDE THERE IS A LARGE BODY OF WATER AND ON THE OTHER SIDE
THERE IS A BRICK WALL THAT RUNS A MILE LONG. SO LATE AT NIGHT
THE FOG IS VERY THICK AND IF YOU DRIVE DOWN THIS ROAD A WOMAN
APPEAR ON THE ROAD OUT OF NOWHERE AND THUMB A RIDE. SHE WILL GET
IN THE BACK SEAT AND SPEAK BRIEFLY TO YOU. AS YOU REACH HER
DESIGNATION, SHE WILL DISAPPEAR. IT IS SAID THAT A YOUNG WOMAN
WAS KILLED ON THAT VERY ROAD SOME YEARS AGO AND HER SPIRIT RETURNS
TO INSURE THE SAFETY OF OTHER MOTORIST."
Where learned: DETROIT ; FRIENDS HOME
| Subject headings: | Favorites PROSE NARRATIVE -- Ghost Spirit Phantom Specter PROSE NARRATIVE -- Product or activity of man or animal |
MACKEY'S IRISH POTATO SOUP
BOIL FOR THREE HOURS - ONE HAM BONE IN THREE QUARTS OF
WATER. REMOVE BONE AND ADD; 8-10 POTATOES DICED FINE,
4 STALKS OF CELERY DICED FINE, 1 GRATED CARROT,
3 SPRIGS OF FRESH PARSLEY DICED FINE, 1/2 TEASPOON
OF CELERY SALT, 1 TEASPOON OF TABLE SALT, 1/4 TEASPOON
FRESH PEPPER, 1/4 POUND OF BUTTER. SIMMER TWO MORE
HOURS WITH THE LID ON, STIRRING FREQUENTLY.
Submitter comment:
UPON SERVING, THE COOK ALWAYS HAS A LITTLE SAYING
WHICH GOES LIKE THIS. "WE'VE GOT SOME GOOD NEWS
AND SOME BAD NEWS. FIRST THE BAD NEWS. ALL
WE HAVE FOR DINNER IS POTATO SOUP. NOW FOR THE GOOD NEWS.
THERE IS PLENTY OF IT."
Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN ; WARREN
Keyword(s): IRISH RECIPE
| Subject headings: | Food Drink -- Mixed preparation in liquid |
A CHILD WITH A VEIL
WHEN I WAS A CHILD IT WAS SAID THAT I WAS BORN WITH A VEIL OVER
MY FACE. AS A TODDLER, I WOULD CRY AND SCREAM AND POINT AT
OBJECTS THAT MY PARENTS COULD NOT SEE. BUT ONCE MY FATHER WOULD
HOLD ME IN HIS ARMS, I WOULD STOP CRYING AND WHATEVER IT WAS
WOULD DISAPPEAR.
Where learned: DETROIT ; PARENTS HOME
| Subject headings: | Prophet / Seer / Soothsayer Favorites BELIEF -- Birth |
Date learned: 02-21-1984
THE LOTTERY
ON OCTOBER 20, 1981., MY MOTHER WON THE LOTTERY AND HER PRIZE
WAS 2700.00. ON OCTOBER 21, 1981. MY SISTER AND I TRAVELED TO
LANSING TO PICK UP MY MOTHER'S WINNINGS. IT WAS A COOL RAINY
DAY AND I HAD JUST GOTTEN OUT OF CLASS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT
I THEN CALLED MY SISTER THOMASINE, WHO ASKED ME TO WAIT FOR MY
YOUNGEST SISTER JANICETTE TO GET OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL. I REFUSED,
AND INSISTED THAT DELORES TRAVELED WITH ME. THOMASINE GOT ANGRY.
I DROVE TO DELORES'S HOUSE AND ARRIVED THERE AT 1:00PM. SHE AND
MY NEPHEWS GOT IN THE CAR AND WE HEADED TO LANSING. IT WAS A DAY
TO REMEMBER. IT WAS RAINING VERY HARD, SO THAT I COULD HARDLY SEE
TWO FEET IN FRONT OF ME. ALL THE WAY THERE DELORES HAD CHILLS.
WE REACHED THE LOTTERY BUREAU AND PICKED UP THE CHECK. WE WENT TO THE NEAREST BANK AND CASHED THE CHECK AND PROCEEDED TO
FIND A RESTAURANT FOR A LATE LUNCH. WE WENT TO KENTUCKY FRIED
CHICKEN AND ATE.
I TOLD DELORES THAT IT WAS HER TURN TO DRIVE AND SHE PROCEEDED TO
DO SO, AS WE LEFT THE OUTSKIRTS OF LANSING, DELORES INFORMED ME
THAT "I'M GETTING SICK". SHE FAINTED AND I GRABBED THE WHEEL.
I PLACED ONE FOOT OVER HERS AND STOPPED THE CAR.
AT THAT MOMENT THE CAR CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. I CLIMBED OVER
HER AND OPENED THE DOOR. I GOT COMPLETELY OUT OF THE CAR AND TOOK
HER IN MY ARMS AND TRIED TO REVIVE HER. THE CHILDREN WERE FRANTIC.
DELORES DIED IN MY ARMS AND AT THAT VERY MOMENT IT STARTED TO SNOW.
WE BURIED DELORES ON OCTOBER 27, 1981.
Submitter comment:
THIS IS A VERY DIFFICULT SITUATION TO DISCUSS BUT I WANTED TO
SHARE MY EXPERIENCE WITH DELORES WITH THE WORLD.
Where learned: DETROIT ; PARENTS HOME
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Human Being |
Date learned: 02-20-1984
THE RED DOT
ONCE WHILE HER BROTHERS WERE LYING IN BED THERE APPEAR A RED GLOBE
FLOATING AROUND THE ROOM. THE BOYS COULD NOT SCREAM OR HOLLER, NO
ONE COULD HEAR THEM. THEY STRUCK THEIR HEADS UNDER THE COVER AND
THERED GLOBE DID NOT GO AWAY. THEY FINALLY FELL ASLEEP,
FRIGHTEN TO DEATH. THE BOYS WERE VERY
BAD AND MEAN. IT IS SAID THAT THE DEVIL HAD COME TO VISIT THEM.
Where learned: SHIRLEYS HOME
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Magic of Speech, Sign, Color BELIEF -- Magic of Speech, Sign, Color |
APRIL FOOL SONG
APRIL FOOL GO TO SCHOOL AND TELL YOUR TEACHER SHE'S A FOOL.
IF SHE SPANKS YOU DO NOT CRY BECAUSE YOU KNOW YOU TOLD A LIE.
Submitter comment:
I MADE A MISTAKE AND TOLD MY MOTHER THAT SHE WAS A FOOL AND BEFORE
I COULD SAY APRIL'S FOOL, SHE SPANKED ME AND SAID NOW WHO IS THE
FOOL.
Where learned: PARENTS HOME
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Verse without Music |
Date learned: 02-20-1984
LYING
EVERYTIME I SAY SOMETHING YOU SAY "LYING".
WHAT DID YOU HAVE FOR BREAKFAST? LYING!
WHAT DID YOU HAVE FOR LUNCH? LYING!
WHAT DID YOU HAVE FOR DINNER? LYING!
WHAT ARE YOU DOING NOW? LYING!
Where learned: DETROIT ; PARENTS HOME
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Verse without Music |
Date learned: 02-20-1984
SODA POP CELEBRITIES
WHAT DOES MICHAEL JACKSON AND RICHARD PRYOR HAVE IN COMMOM?
RICHARD PRYOR WAS BURNED BY COKE AND MICHAEL JACKSON WAS BURNED
BY PEPSI.
Where learned: DETROIT ; PARENTS HOME
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Tale |
Date learned: 02-20-1984
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BATMAN
BATMAN TOOK ME TO THE MOVIES,BATMAN, THE MOVIES WERE GROOVE.
BATMAN, TOOK ME TO HIS HOUSE, BATMAN, AND HE THREW ME ON THE COUCH
BATMAN, HE STRUCK IT IN EASY, BATMAN, IT CAME OUT GREASY, BATMAN.
Where learned: DETROIT ; PARENTS HOME
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Tale Filter - Mature Content |
THE GHOST WHO HAUNTED ME!
AS A CHILD HE WOULD SEE A MAN WHO HAD DIED YEARS AGO. ALVIN WAS
ONLY FOUR YEARS OLD AND EACH DAY AT THE DOOR THE MAN WOULD STAND.
ALVIN WOULD RUN IN HIS MOTHER'S ARMS AND CRY. ALVIN WOULD DESCRIBE
THE MAN TO HIS MOTHER WHO SHE KNEW HAD DIED SOME YEARS AGO. ALVIN
WAS FRANTIC AND HIS MOTHER SCREAMED AND CURSED AND TOLD THE MAN
NEVER TO HARM HER SON AGAIN AND HE NEVER DID.
Where learned: ALVINS HOME
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Ghost Spirit Phantom Specter |
Date learned: 02-28-1984
THE MONEY UNDER THE TREE.
ALVIN AND HIS FAMILY MOVED INTO A HOUSE ON 3853 MOURFIELD ST.
LOCATED IN STOCKTON, CALIFORNIA. EVERYDAY A MAN WOULD PASS THE
WINDOW AND EACH TIME ALVIN'S PARENTS WOULD LOOK OUT HE WOULD
DISAPPEAR. THE NEIGHBORS TOLD ALVIN'S PARENTS THAT A OLD MAN
DIED THERE AND LEFT HIS BURIED SAVING UNDER THE OLD COTTONWOOD
TREE. THE TREE STILL STANDS AND NO ONE EVER DUG UP THE MONEY TO
SEE IF IT WAS THERE.
Where learned: ALVINS HOME
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Ghost Spirit Phantom Specter |
Date learned: 02-28-1984
ON THE ROAD WITH A FORK
WHEN A GHOST FOLLOWS YOU ON A DARK COUNTRY ROAD, YOU ARE TO COME
TO THE NEAREST FORK IN THE ROAD AND TAKE THE ROAD GOING TO YOUR
HOUSE AND THE GHOST WILL TAKE THE OTHER ROAD.
Where learned: PARENTS HOME
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Ghost Spirit Phantom Specter |
Date learned: 02-28-1984
BURIAL OF YOUR LOVED ONES
IN THE OLD DAYS THEY WOULD BURY THEIR OWN FAMILY MEMBERS IN THEIR
BACKYARDS, OR WHEREVER THE COUNTY OFFICIALS SAID FOR THEM TO BURY
THEM. THE FAMILY WOULD DIG THE GRAVE AND COVER THE GRAVE.
Where learned: ALVINS HOME
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Custom |
Date learned: 02-28-1984
LIFESAVERS
WHAT WOULD YOU DO BEFORE YOU DIE? I'LL GO TO THE STORE AND BUY
SOME LIFESAVERS.
Where learned: DETROIT ; PARENTS HOME
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Pastime |
Date learned: 02-28-1984
MOONING
IN A FACTORY LOCATED ON THE NORTHWEST SIDE OF DETROIT, MEN BECOME
INVOLVED IN A GAME CALLED MOONING. THEY WILL CALL OUT THE NAME OF
A NEARBY CO-WORKER AND PULL DOWN THEIR PANTS AND UNDERWEAR AND SHOW
THEIR BUTTLOCKS AND EVERYONE LAUGHS.
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Irregular |
M&M CANDY
WHEN YOU EAT GREEN M&M'S YOU WILL GET HORNY
Where learned: DETROIT ; PARENTS HOME
| Subject headings: | Food Drink -- Food |
Date learned: 02-29-1984
SCARY SKELETON
WHY WAS THE SKELETON AFRAID TO CROSS THE ROAD?
BECAUSE HE DID NOT HAVE ANY GUTS!
Where learned: DETROIT ; PARENTS HOME
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- True Riddle |
Date learned: 02-29-1984