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AUTOGRAPH BOOK VERSE
REMEMBER M., REMEMBER E., PUT 'EM TOGETHER AND REMEMBER ME.
Submitter comment: 'EM IS ME SPELLED BACKWARDS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; Sterling Heights
James Callow Keyword(s): CHIASMUS
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse |
Date learned: CA00001970
TO SPILL YOUR COFFEE
AS A CHILD, I LEARNED TO DRINK COFFEE WITH MY
ELDERS. IT IS A GREAT PRIVILEGE IN GREECE, IT IS A SIGN
OF MATURITY. I WAS GIVEN A CUP OF EXPRESSO, WHEN TRYING
TO PLACE IT GENTLY ON MY LAP, I ACCIDENTALLY SPILLED SOME.
I BEGAN TO CRY, FOR I NOW THOUGHT THAT I WOULD NO
LONGER BE ABLE TO DRINK COFFEE WITH MY PARENTS. MY
MOTHER EXPLAINED TO ME THAT TO SPILL COFFEE IS A
SIGN OF GOOD FORTUNE. IT MEANS THAT MONEY WOULD COME MY
WAY. SURE ENOUGH, I RECEIVED A CHECK FROM MY GRANDMOTHER
FOR A JOB THAT I HAD DONE FOR HER. TO THIS DAY I STILL
BELIEVE THIS.
Submitter comment: MY MOTHER HAS MANY SUCH STORIES AND BELIEFS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; Sterling Heights ; WHERE I LEARNED THIS
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Good luck |
Date learned: 00-00-1955 ; 00-00-1974
AUTOGRAPH BOOK RHYME
I WISH YOU SUCCESS
I WISH YOU ALMIGHTY
I WISH YOUR PAJAMAS
NEXT TO MY NIGHTIE
NOW DON'T GET EXCITED
NOW DON'T GET RED
I MEAN ON THE CLOTHESLINE
NOT IN BED
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; Sterling Heights
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Humorous allusion to love |
CHOCOLATE CAKE
WELL, I ALWAYS HAVE BAKED A CHOCOLATE CAKE FOR YOUR DAD ON HIS BIRTHDAY, WITH
SPECIAL INGREDIENTS LIKE FRESH CHOCOLATE AND BUTTERMILK. I MADE IT
FROM SCRATCH. MY MOTHER USED TO DO THAT FOR MY FATHER ON HIS BIRTHDAY
TOO.
Data entry tech comment:
Informant is collector's mother.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; Sterling Heights
Date learned: 11-15-1972
PLACE
AMONG THE STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, A NICKNAME
FOR ANN ARBOR, WHERE THE SCHOOL IS SITUATED, IS "A" RAISED
TO THE POWER OF 2 (ESPECIALLY USED ON LETTERS).
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; Sterling Heights
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Place |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN BY COLLECTOR
PLACE
AMONG THE STUDENTS AT WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY, A NICK-
NAME FOR THE CITY IN WHICH THE TOWN IS SITUATED (KALAMAZOO)
IS KAZOO.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; Sterling Heights
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Place |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN BY COLLECTOR
TOM SWIFTY
THE ELECTRONIC MEMORY BANK IS MALFUNCTIONING, SAID TOM
THOUGHTLESSLY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; STERLING HEIGHTS, ASSUMED
James Callow Keyword(s): IRONY
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Wellerism Quotation |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
RIDDLE
Q: IF YOU HAVE A DUCK BEFORE 2 DUCKS AND A DUCK BEHIND 2 DUCKS,
AND A DUCK IN THE MIDDLE , HOW MANY DUCKS DO YOU HAVE?
A: 3 DUCKS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; Sterling Heights
Keyword(s): ANIMAL (A) ; ANIMAL (Q) ; LITERAL NONOPPOSITIONAL ; PUZZLE
James Callow Keyword(s): POSITION DIRECTION
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- True Riddle |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
IN THE FACTORY WHERE I WORKED THIS SUMMER, IT WAS
A WELL KNOWN GESTURE TO POINT ONE'S INDEX FINGER
UP IN THE AIR AND ROTATE IT TO INDICATE STARTING
THE MACHINE BACK UP AFTER A JAM-UP OR BREAKDOWN.
Where learned: Sterling Heights ; MICHIGAN, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | 602 Body Parts CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Work Commerce Business SPEECH -- Instructions Directions |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
ONE DOLLAR DANCE
MALE MEMBERS OF THE BRIDE AND GROOM PAY ONE DOLLAR IN A HAT TO
DANCE WITH BRIDE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; Sterling Heights
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Measure of quality Monetary system Money Wealth |
Date learned: 11-00-1982
TOM SWIFTY
'BOY, I WISH I HADN'T TAKEN THOSE PEP PILLS,' SAID TOM ENERGETICALLY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; Sterling Heights
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Wellerism Quotation |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
CUSTOM FOR BRIDE AND GROOM TO OBEY.
BRIDE AND GROOM ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO SEE EACH OTHER FROM SIX O'CLOCK
THE EVENING BEFORE THE WEDDING UP UNTIL THE CEREMONY. WIVES TALE-- TO
HAVE A LONG AND PROSPEROUS MARRIAGE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; Sterling Heights
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Marriage Separation before wedding |
Date learned: 11-00-1982
EVERY YEAR ON THE FIRST OF THE NEW YEAR, WE GIVE PRESENTS
TO EACH MEMBER OF MY FAMILY. THIS IS DONE BECAUSE IN GREECE, IT
IS SAINT BASIL'S DAY. SAINT BASIL IS THE GREEK SAINT OF
CHILDREN. HE BRINGS PRESENTS TO THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN GOOD THE
PREVIOUS YEAR.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; Sterling Heights ; WHERE I LEARNED THIS
James Callow Keyword(s): GIFT-GIVING
| Subject headings: | Favorites CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- January 1 New Year's BELIEF -- Religious hero |
Date learned: 01-00-1972
EVERY APRIL 24TH, WE CELEBRATE SAINT GEORGE'S DAY IN GREECE.
SAINT GEORGE IS ONE OF THE PATRON SAINTS OF GREECE. ON THIS
DAY, WE CELEBRATE HIS DESTROYING THE DRAGON. SAINT GEORGE
WAS ORIGINALLY AN ARCHANGEL, THIS IS ONE OF GOD'S CHIEF ANGELS.
THE DRAGON REPRESENTS THE EVILNESS OF SATAN; SO TO COMMEMORATE
THIS EVENT, THE OLDEST MALE CHILD OF EACH TOWN OR VILLAGE
IS DRESSED IN LIGHT CHAIN MAIL, AND ARMED WITH A FAKE SWORD.
AN ADULT FROM THE VILLAGE, NORMALLY THE MAYOR, IS DRESSED AS
THE DRAGON. THEY RE-ENACT THE FIGHT THAT OCCURRED, WITH SAINT
GEORGE WINNING. THIS PERFORMANCE IS FOLLOWED BY A HUGE
FEAST, WHICH THE WOMEN OF THE VILLAGE PREPARE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; Sterling Heights ; WHERE I LEARNED THIS
| Subject headings: | DRAMA -- Religious DRAMA -- Secular CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- April 24 |
Date learned: 00-00-1958
GINGER WATER IS GIVEN TO CHILDREN ON HOT DAYS. IT DOES NOT GIVE
THEM CRAMPS IF THEY RUN AND PLAY. YOU NEED A PITCHER OF ICE COLD
WATER; THIS IS YOUR BASE. INTO THE WATER YOU ADD THREE TABLESPOONS
OF SUGAR, ONE FOURTH OF A CUP OF BROWN SUGAR, TWO TABLESPOONS OF
CRUSHED GINGER, TWO SQUEEZES OF LEMON JUICE, AND SIX MEDIUM ICE
CUBES. STIR THIS SLOWLY, CHILL AND SERVE. IT SEEMS TO SWEETLY
WARM UP A CHILD'S STOMACH.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; Sterling Heights ; WHERE I LEARNED THIS
| Subject headings: | Food Drink -- N412 BELIEF -- Means of Causing or Avoiding Illness |
Date learned: 00-00-1979
CERAMIC PRESENTS FOR GRANDMA
WHEN MY GRANDPARENTS LIVED IN TOLEDO, OUR FAMILY USED TO MAKE
ABOUT FIVE TO TEN TRIPS DOWN THERE EVERY YEAR FROM DETROIT,
AND IT WAS SORT OF AN "UNWRITTEN LAW" THAT WE WOULD STOP AT THE
OHIO CHINA COMPANY NEAR THE TOLEDO CITY LIMITS AND BUY SOME SMALL
CERAMIC FIGURE FOR MY GRANDMOTHER. SHE COLLECTED THESE FIGURES,
SUCH AS ANIMALS AND STATUES, AS A HOBBY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; Sterling Heights ; 36142 BEVERLY ; 48077
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
QUEER PARADE
ALL HOMOSEXUALS CONGREGATE IN DOWNTOWN DETROIT ON HALLOWEEN NIGHT
FOR A PARADE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; Sterling Heights
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- October 31 Halloween |
Date learned: NO DATE INDICATED.
FEET
DON'T EVER PUT YOUR SHOES ON THE TABLE OR YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE SORE
FEET.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; Sterling Heights
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Means of Causing or Avoiding Illness |
Date learned: 02-07-1972
A CASE OF CRUELTY
INFORMANT TOLD ME THAT HIS GRANDFATHER WOULD PUNISH HIS AUNT WHEN
SHE WAS A LITTLE GIRL (ABOUT 1930) BY CHAINING HER TO THE WALL
WHENEVER SHE WAS DISOBEDIENT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; Sterling Heights ; 2825 GROVES DR
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
WHEN A WOMAN TURNS OF AGE (NINETEEN YEARS OLD), SHE IS ALLOWED
TO WEAR A RING. A MAIDEN OF TENDER YEARS CAN NOT DO THIS.
MY MOTHER WAS GIVEN A SMALL TURQUOISE AND DIAMOND RING FOR THIS
SPECIAL OCCASION.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; Sterling Heights ; WHERE I HEARD THIS
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Maturity |
Date learned: 00-00-1959