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HALLOWEEN TRICK
PUT DOG MANURE INTO A PAPER BAG; THROW IT ONTO SOMEONE'S PORCH,
THEN LIGHT THE BAG AND KNOCK ON THE DOOR. RUN BEHIND SOME BUSHES AND
WAIT FOR SOME LAUGHS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DEARBORN
Keyword(s): PRANKS
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- October 31 Halloween CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Entertainment Diversion |
Date learned: CHILDHOOD
IF YOU GO INTO A DARK ROOM WITH A MIRROR ON HALLOWEEN, AND IF YOU
LOOK HARD ENOUGH INTO THE MIRROR AND LONG ENOUGH, YOU WILL SEE THE
ONE YOU WILL MARRY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DEARBORN
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- October 31 Halloween BELIEF -- Marriage BELIEF -- Use of Object |
Date learned: 11-00-1970
HALLOWEEN CUSTOM
IN POLAND, ON HALLOWEEN NIGHT THE PEOPLE GO OUT TO THE GRAVEYARD
AND PLACE LIGHTED CANDLES ON THE GRAVES OF LOVED ONES.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DEARBORN
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- October 31 Halloween CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: 09-30-1968
FESTIVAL
THE NIGHT BEFORE HALLOWEEN IS OFTEN CALLED "DEVIL'S NIGHT" SINCE
THIS IS THE TIME FOR PRANKS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DEARBORN
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- F103 |
BLESSING OF FLOWERS
WHEN THE INFORMANT WAS A GIRL, FLOWERS WERE BLESSED ON AUGUST
FIFTEENTH, THE ASSUMPTION. THE CUSTOM CAME FROM POLAND. THE
FLOWERS WERE THEN HUNG IN THE ATTIC TO DRY AND WERE BURNED ON
THE FOLLOWING YEAR.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DEARBORN
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- August 15 Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary |
Date learned: 03-00-1968
COUGH
HONEY, WHISKEY, AND LEMON IS BEST FOR A COUGH.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DEARBORN HEIGHTS
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Remedy |
Date learned: 11-19-1968
PROVERB GOD GAVE US MEMORIES THAT WE MIGHT HAVE ROSES IN
Where learned: DEARBORN
| Subject headings: | Favorites PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 03-00-1968
POLISH PROVERB
IF IT'S MY IDEA YOU'RE EXPRESSING, YOU SPEAK WELL, JOHN
POLISH TEXT NOT KEYPUNCHED. SEE ORIGINAL 5X8 CARD
Submitter comment: MY FATHER KNOWS THIS FROM POLAND
Where learned: DEARBORN
| Subject headings: | Favorites PROVERB -- Blason Populaire |
Date learned: 11-27-1967
POLISH PROVERB
TRANSLATION A POLISH PERSON ISN'T WISE UNTIL AFTER THE LOSS.
THIS SAYING IMPLIES THAT ONE LEARNS BY HIS MISTAKES.
Submitter comment: I KNOW THIS FROM HOME.
Data entry tech comment: ORIGINAL 5 X 8 CARD CONTAINS POLISH TEXT
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DEARBORN
James Callow Keyword(s): TRANSLATION ; WISDOM
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Blason Populaire |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
NOT GIVEN
AT FORT NIAGRA, NEAR NIAGRA FALLS, NEW YORK, I HEARD A STORY FROM
THE GUIDE. HE SAID, WHILE SHOWING US THE LONG BEDS IN THE BUNK
HOUSE, THAT THE CONDITIONS FOR THE REGULARS WERE SO POOR THAT THEY
HAD TO SLEEP ONE MAN LEANING AGAINST THE OTHER IN A LONG ROW. ONE
MAN ON THE END AT INTERVALS IN THE NIGHT WOULD YELL OUT A CALL FOR
A SHIFT, AND THE ENTIRE ROW WOULD TURN THE OTHER DIRECTION.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DEARBORN
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Outlaw Criminal Bandit Pirate |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
LEGEND
A WORKER GOES TO THE GATE (AT THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY DEARBORN
ENGINE PLANT) WITH A WHEELBARROW OVERLOADED WITH SPARK PLUGS.
THE GUARD STOPS HIM AND TELLS HIM TO UNLOAD THAT THING BEFORE HE
GOES HOME, OR ELSE. THE WORKER WALKS OUT BY THE FENCE, UNLOADS,
AND WHEELS PAST THE GUARD HIS EMPTY WHEELBARROW. IT TURNS OUT
HE STOLE THE WHEELBARROW.
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT HEARD THIS AT THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY DEARBORN ENGINE
PLANT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DEARBORN
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Outlaw Criminal Bandit Pirate |
NOT GIVEN
AT FORT NIAGRA, NEAR NIAGRA FALLS, NEW YORK, I HEARD A STORY THAT
THE GUIDE SWORE WAS TRUE. HE SAID THAT YEARS AGO, WHEN BRITISH
SOLDIERS MANNED THE FORT, TWO YOUNG SOLDIERS WERE TRYING TO WIN THE
LOVE OF A YOUNG GIRL, THE COMMANDER'S DAUGHTER. WHILE ONE OF THE
SOLDIERS WAS ON DUTY GUARDING THE PRISONERS IN THE DUNGEON, THE
OTHER SOLDIER CAME AND KILLED HIM. HE THEN CUT OFF HIS HEAD AND
THREW THE ENTIRE BODY DOWN THE DUNGEON WELL.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DEARBORN
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Human Being |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
DON'T WORRY IF YOUR JOB IS SMALL,
AND YOUR REWARDS ARE FEW,
REMEMBER THAT THE MIGHTY OAK,
WAS ONCE A NUT LIKE YOU.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DEARBORN
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Wisecracks, gags, silly stories, insults |
Date learned: 00-00-1962
TRUE FRIENDS ARE LIKE DIAMONDS,
PRECIOUS AND RARE.
FALSE ONES ARE LIKE AUTUMNS
LEAVES FOUND EVERYWHERE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DEARBORN
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Cynical insight |
Date learned: 00-00-1962
NOT GIVEN
A FRIEND OF MINE FROM LENNON, MICHIGAN, CLAIMS THAT THE TOWN IS
SO SMALL THAT BOTH CITY LIMIT SIGNS ARE ON THE SAME POST.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DEARBORN ; LENNON
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Lie Tall tale |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
THERE IS A WOMAN WHO LIVES ON ALLEN RD. IN DEARBORN WHO LOST HER
YOUNG DAUGHTER ABOUT 15 YEARS AGO. AS THE STORY GOES, EVERY NIGHT AT
DUSK, SHE PLACES A DOLL IN THE WINDOW WHICH CAN BE SEEN FROM THE
ROAD. THE DOLL IS DRESSED IN APPROPRIATE FASHION IN ACCORDANCE
WITH THE WEATHER. IT WAS QUITE SCARY TO DRIVE BY THIS HOUSE ON A
DARK DREARY NIGHT WITH A GUY IN THE CAR WHO WAS A DISBELIEVER.
Submitter comment:
THIS SCARY STORY WAS TOLD BY JOHN TO ME IN SOPHOMORE YEAR IN HIGH
SCHOOL. I REALLY DIDNT BELIEVE HIM, YET HE KEPT BUILDING THE STORY
UP. FINALLY AFTER CONSUMING MANY BEERS WE DROVE BY THE HOUSE AND I
WAS PROVED WRONG.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DEARBORN
James Callow Keyword(s): COMPARE THE WEEPING LADY OF BELLE ISLE, WHO ALSO ; LAMENTS THE LOSS OF HER CHILD.
| Subject headings: | Favorites PROSE NARRATIVE -- Product or activity of man or animal ART CRAFT ARCHITECTURE -- Toy |
Date learned: 00-00-1973
POLISH PROVERB
TRANSLATION: LET HIM DRINK , LET HIM HIT {BEAT YOU},
AS LONG AS HE IS. (USUALLY ONLY THIS IS SAID)
POLISH: CHOCHBY PIL, CHOCHBY BIL, BYLE BYL.
Submitter comment:
THIS IS USED IN REFERENCE TO A GIRL WHO WANTS A HUSBAND
VERY BADLY. MY GRANDMOTHER REMEMBERS THIS FROM POLAND
Where learned: DEARBORN ; MICHIGAN, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 11-21-1967
PROVERBIAL APOTHEGM
NEVER WISH ANYONE BAD LUCK OR IT WILL HAPPEN TO YOU
Submitter comment: ITEM IS TRANSLATED FROM THE POLISH
Where learned: DEARBORN ; MICHIGAN, ASSUMED
Keyword(s): SUPERSTITION
James Callow Keyword(s): ADVICE: NEGATIVE ; RETRIBUTION
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Number Emptiness, nothingness, zero PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 10-00-1968
FESTIVAL
MANY HOUSEHOLDS, INCLUDING OURS, KEEP FRUIT CAKE ON HAND FOR THE
XMAS (CHRISTMAS) SEASON.
Submitter comment:
CHILDHOOD
Data entry tech comment:
Updated by TRD
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DEARBORN ; 6122 GREENFIELD
Keyword(s): Cake ; CHRISTMAS ; CUSTOM ; FESTIVAL ; FOOD ; FRUIT ; Fruitcake ; holiday ; tradition
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- December 21 solstice to March 20 Pastry |
Date learned: NOT RECORDED
RIDDLE
QUESTION: IF YOU HAD 1,000 MEN AND I HAD 1,000 MEN AND WE
WERE AT WAR, WHO WOULD WIN?
LISTENER: I GIVE UP.
ANSWER: I WIN. YOU JUST GAVE UP.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DEARBORN HEIGHTS
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 03-00-1970