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TALE
WHEN PAT'S PARENTS FIRST LIVED IN THEIR NEW HOUSE, THEY COULD
HEAR MOANS AND CRIES IN THEIR BEDROOM. THEY LATER FOUND OUT
THAT THE PREVIOUS OWNER HAD DIED AND REMAINED THERE FOR SEVERAL
DAYS UNTIL FOUND. THE MOANS CONTINUED UNTIL THE NAME OF THE
PREVIOUS OWNER WAS REMOVED FROM THE MAILBOX.
Where learned: OHIO ; CLEVELAND
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Product or activity of man or animal BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial BELIEF -- Sign Color |
Date learned: 11-24-1967
LEGEND
THERE WAS A LEGEND AT MY HIGH SCHOOL IN CLEVELAND, NOTRE DAME
ACADEMY, THAT A NUN WAS BURIED UNDER A LOOSE SLAB OF MARBLE IN
THE MAIN HALLWAY, AND NOISE DISTURBED HER. THEREFORE, WE WERE
TO REMAIN QUIET IN THE HALLS.
Where learned: OHIO ; CLEVELAND
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Product or activity of man or animal CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- School BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: 12-06-1967
MAGIC
CARD KEYPUNCHED NOVEMBER, 1972-ALSO IN 5X8 FILES.
MY MOTHER AND FATHER WERE OUT WALKING WITH MY BROTHER
WHEN HE WAS A BABY. IT WAS ABOUT SUNSET AND WAS NEXT TO A
CEMETERY. SUDDENLY MY FATHER NOTICED THAT SOMEONE ALL
IN BLACK WAS FOLLOWING THEM. MY FATHER TOLD MY MOTHER NOT
TO TURN AROUND BUT TO KEEP WALKING. BUT MY MOTHER WAS
CURIOUS AND KEPT TRYING TO SEE OUT OF THE CORNER OF HER EYE.
WHATEVER IT WAS, IT KEPT COMING CLOSER AND CLOSER AND THEY
COULD FEEL A PRESENCE OF EVIL. MY MOTHER HANDED MY BROTHER
TO MY FATHER JUST AS THEY WERE BEING OVERTAKEN. SHE OPENED
HER PURSE AND GRABBED A CRUCIFIX THAT SHE WAYS CARRIED
(AS SHE WAS SUPERSTITIOUS). SHE TURNED AROUND WITH THE
CRUCIFIX IN HER HAND AND CONFRONTED THE FIGURE IN BLACK AS
IT WAS JUST A FEW FEET FROM THEM. AS SOON AS SHE DID SO, THE
FIGURE DISAPPEARED INTO THIN AIR. MY MOTHER BELIEVED THAT IT
WAS THE DEVIL THAT WAS FOLLOWING THEM.
Submitter comment: HAPPENED IN CLEVELAND, OHIO IN 1906.
Where learned: OHIO ; CLEVELAND
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Devil Demon |
Date learned: 09-10-1972
WALK SOFTLY AND CARRY A BIG STICK.
Where learned: OHIO ; CLEVELAND
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 10-22-1968
RETORT
IS THE POPE CATHOLIC?
Where learned: OHIO ; CLEVELAND
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula |
Date learned: 02-28-1971
RETORT
WHAT DO YOU WANT, EGG IN YOUR BEER?
Where learned: OHIO ; CLEVELAND
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula |
Date learned: 02-28-1971
IN A CLEVELAND FOUNDRY THE MOTION WITH THE HANDS OF
BREAKING A SMALL STICK AND POINTING UP OR DOWN THE
LINE MEANT A BREAKDOWN UP OR DOWN THE LINE.
Where learned: OHIO ; CLEVELAND
| Subject headings: | 602 Body Parts CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Work Commerce Business SPEECH -- Instructions Directions |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
A GESTURE THAT I HAVE FOUND BOTH IN A FOUNDRY AND A
STEEL MILL IN CLEVELAND {OHIO} CONSISTS OF A GRABBING
MOTION MADE WITH THE HAND DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THE MOUTH.
MEANING: GO EAT.
Where learned: OHIO ; CLEVELAND
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Eating |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
"WOODS' KIDS"
WHEN CERTAIN UNFAVORABLE HAPPENINGS OCCUR WITHIN THE
ROSSER HOME, THE WOODS' KIDS ALWAYS TAKE THE BLAME. THESE
SMALL CREATURES INHABIT THE WOODS BEHIND THE HOUSE.
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Where learned: OHIO ; DAYTON ; Rosser, Alan
Keyword(s): Blame ; FAMILY ; Fanciful ; Invisible ; Legend ; Tale ; TRICKSTER
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Legend |
Date learned: 02-00-1972
BLOW OUT---MEANS TO PROCESS OR GET AN AFRO HAIRSTYLE.
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SUBJECT/VERB AGREEMENT AND FORM ADDED AND CORRECTED BY
EDITOR.
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Where learned: OHIO ; DAYTON ; Harrison, Chuck
Keyword(s): Afro ; Blow Out ; EUPHEMISM ; Hairstyle ; Nickname ; SLANG
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Vocabulary of Special Group |
Date learned: 06-00-1971
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SPOOK---MEANS ANYONE WHO IS BLACKER THAN YOU.
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Where learned: OHIO ; DAYTON ; Harrison, Chuck
Keyword(s): Black ; COLOR ; Derisive ; ETHNIC ; Nickname ; SLANG ; Slur
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Vocabulary of Special Group Filter - Mature Content |
Date learned: 06-00-1971
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AARDVARK---MEANS A WHITE PERSON DEEMED ACCEPTABLE.
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Where learned: OHIO ; DAYTON ; Harrison, Chuck
Keyword(s): COLOR ; RACE ; SLANG ; Slur ; White
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Vocabulary of Special Group Filter - Mature Content |
Date learned: 06-00-1971
TOUGH TILLY---MEANS A COWARD OR CRYBABY (USED IN
TAUNTING MANNER).
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Where learned: OHIO ; DAYTON ; Harrison, Chuck
Keyword(s): Cry Baby ; Nickname ; SLANG ; TAUNT ; Tease ; Tough
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Vocabulary of Special Group |
Date learned: 06-00-1971
RACKED UP---MEANS ASLEEP OR BEHAVING AS SUCH (NEGATIVE
CONNOTATION).
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Where learned: OHIO ; DAYTON ; Harrison, Chuck
Keyword(s): EUPHEMISM ; Nickname ; Rack ; SLANG ; SLEEP
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Vocabulary of Special Group |
Date learned: 06-00-1971
COP DODGIN'---MEANS BEING IN TROUBLE
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Where learned: OHIO ; DAYTON ; Harrison, Chuck
Keyword(s): Cop ; Dodging ; Nickname ; SLANG ; TROUBLE
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Vocabulary of Special Group |
Date learned: 06-00-1971
IF YOUR NOSE ITCHES IT MEANS THAT YOU ARE GOING TO KISS
A FOOL.
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Sensations and involuntary actions Itching nose |
Date learned: 00001950S
IN LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK, WHEN A PERSON ASKS SOMEONE
TO WAIT UNTIL THE DESIRED PARTY REACHES THE TELEPHONE,
INSTEAD OF SAYING, "HANG ON," OR "ONE MINUTE," THEY
SAY, "HOLD THE WIRE."
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula |
Date learned: 08-26-1969
STEP ON A CRACK AND BREAK YOUR MOTHER'S BACK.
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Belief Belief |
Date learned: 00001950S
A BRIDE SHOULD WEAR SOMETHING OLD, SOMETHING NEW,
SOMETHING BORROWED, SOMETHING BLUE.
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Marriage Wear something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue |
Date learned: 00001950S