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The James T. Callow Folklore Archive
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Graffiti
Mother Hubbard was on welfare.
Submitter comment:
Found at "The Snug."
Data entry tech comment:
Informant and collector are the same person.
Where learned: "The Snug"
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Art Craft Architecture Art, Craft, Architecture |
Graffiti
Jack and Jill were just good friends.
Submitter comment:
Found at "The Snug."
Data entry tech comment:
Informant and collector are the same person.
Where learned: "The Snug"
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Art Craft Architecture Art, Craft, Architecture |
Whoever reads this: I love you!
Submitter comment:
Found at "The Snug."
Data entry tech comment:
Informant and collector are the same person.
Where learned: "The Snug"
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Art Craft Architecture Art, Craft, Architecture |
Daffy Definitions--Graffiti
Dentist Office: A filling station
Diet: The penalty for exceeding the feed limit.
Mummy: An Egyptian who pressed for time.
Exit: What a person who can't write his name does.
Fire Proof: Being related to the boss.
Data entry tech comment:
Informant and collector share the same surname and place of residence.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; informant's home
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Art Craft Architecture Art, Craft, Architecture |
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Graffiti
One-seventh of your life is spent on Mondays.
Submitter comment:
Found at "The Snug."
Data entry tech comment:
Informant and collector are the same person.
Where learned: "The Snug"
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Art Craft Architecture Art, Craft, Architecture |
Graffiti
Cigarettes are a drag.
Submitter comment:
Found on the wall of "The Snug."
Data entry tech comment:
Informant and collector are the same person.
Where learned: "The Snug" ; wall
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Art Craft Architecture Art, Craft, Architecture |
"Get your sandpaper here"
Submitter comment:
Sign over toilet tissue dispenser University of Detroit washroom.
Data entry tech comment:
Informant and collector are the same person.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; restroom
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Art Craft Architecture Art, Craft, Architecture |
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Even moderation ought not to be practiced to excess.
Submitter comment:
On a church bulletin board in Fairbury, Illinois; recorded in Catholic Digest Magazine.
Data entry tech comment:
Informant and collector are the same person.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GARDEN CITY ; ILLINOIS ; church bulletin board ; Catholic Digest Magazine ; Fairbury
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Art Craft Architecture Art, Craft, Architecture |
The geology department shows earthy films.
Submitter comment:
Found in old Readers Digest at West Texas State University.
Data entry tech comment:
Informant and collector are the same person.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GARDEN CITY ; TEXAS ; West Texas State University ; Readers Digest
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Art Craft Architecture Art, Craft, Architecture |
Winter Warning
Drive carefully! The doctors are vacationing in Florida!
Submitter comment:
News Bee Pub. 1968 Havey Illinois - Anonymous Author
Data entry tech comment:
Informant and collector are the same person.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GARDEN CITY ; ILLINOIS ; News Bee
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Art Craft Architecture Art, Craft, Architecture |
Graffiti
Love thy neighbor--but don't get caught.
Submitter comment:
Found at "The Snug."
Data entry tech comment:
Informant and collector are the same person.
Where learned: "The Snug"
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Art Craft Architecture Art, Craft, Architecture |
If the opposite of pro is con
Then the opposite of progress is congress
Data entry tech comment:
Informant and collector are the same person.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GROSSE POINTE PARK
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Art Craft Architecture Art, Craft, Architecture |
Graffiti
Birdie, birdie in the sky,
Why'd you drop your whitewash in my eye?
Birdie, birdie I don't cry,
I'm sure glad cows don't fly!
Submitter comment:
Collected from a john wall
Data entry tech comment:
Informant and collector are the same person.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; RESTROOM WALL
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Art Craft Architecture Art, Craft, Architecture |
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Graffiti
Tinker Bell is a fairy.
Data entry tech comment:
Informant and collector are the same person.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GROSSE POINTE WOODS
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Art Craft Architecture Art, Craft, Architecture |
Graffiti
Was there an Uncle Jemima?
Data entry tech comment:
Informant and collector are the same person.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GROSSE POINTE WOODS
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Art Craft Architecture Art, Craft, Architecture |
Graffiti
Old mother earth was never married?
Submitter comment:
Collected in University of Detroit lavatory.
Data entry tech comment:
Informant and collector are the same person.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; LAVATORY
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Art Craft Architecture Art, Craft, Architecture |