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KNOCK KNOCK JOKE
KNOCK KNOCK,WHO'S THERE,
BOO
BOO WHO
WELL YOU DON'T HAVE TO CRY ABOUT IT.
Submitter comment: FROM FRIENDS
Where learned: HOME
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 10-08-1967
KNOCK KNOCK JOKE
KNOCK KNOCK
WHO'S THERE?
ACH
ACH WHO
DAMN IT, HOW MANY TIMES DO I HAVE TO TELL YOU TO QUIT
SNEEZING IN MY FACE.
Submitter comment: FROM FRIENDS
Where learned: HOME
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Onomatopoeia RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 10-09-1967
NO GAMBLER
WHY DIDN'T THEY PLAY CARDS ON NOAH'S ARK?
CAUSE NOAH SAT ON THE DECK.
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT SAYS THAT HE GOT THE "JOKE" FROM HIS ROOMATE,
DAVE PARKER BUT HE WOULD RATHER NOT REMEMBER ANYTHING ABOUT IT.
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 11-24-1967
CAIN AND ABLE
HOW LONG DID CAIN HATE HIS BROTHER?
AS LONG AS HE WAS ABLE.
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT HEARD IT FROM A PATIENT IN STS, MARY
AND ELIZABETH HOSPITAL IN LOUISVILLE, KY
Where learned: KENTUCKY ; LOUISVILLE
Keyword(s): ABEL ; BIBLICAL ; NAME
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 09-22-1967
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KNOCK KNOCK JOKE
KNOCK KNOCK
WHO'S THERE?
ACH
ACH WHO?
GESUNDHEIT
Submitter comment:
THIS IS ONE OF MANY KNOCK-KNOCKS
I TRADED WITH MY FRIENDS BACK IN
ST. GABRIEL GRADE SCHOOL IN DETROIT.
Where learned: DETROIT
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Onomatopoeia SPEECH -- Formula RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 11-00-1967
KNOCK KNOCK JOKE
KNOCK KNOCK
WHO'S THERE?
THE OLD LADY
THE OLD LADY WHO?
I DIDN'T KNOW YOU COULD YODEL.
Submitter comment:
I LEARNED THIS FROM MY FRIENDS AT ST. GABRIEL GRADE
SCHOOL IN DETROIT YEARS AGO.
Where learned: DETROIT
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 11-00-1967
KNOCK KNOCK JOKE
KNOCK KNOCK
WHO'S THERE?
MADAM
MADAM WHO?
MADAM FOOT'S CAUGHT IN THE DOOR.
Submitter comment: DIANE LEARNED THIS FROM GIRL FRIENDS IN PITTSBURGH, PA.
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT
Keyword(s): EUPHEMISM
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 11-00-1967
LOCKED UP
IF YOU WERE LOCKED UP IN A ROOM AND ALL YOU HAD
IN THE ROOM WAS A BED AND A CALENDAR
HOW WOULD YOU SURVIVE?
DRINK FROM THE SPRINGS OF THE BED, AND
EAT THE DATES OFF THE CALENDAR.
Submitter comment: I LEARNED THIS JOKE WHEN I WAS LIVING IN DETROIT FROM A FRIEND.
Where learned: DETROIT
Keyword(s): CONUNDRUM PUN
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 11-11-1967
DARKNESS
IF YOU WERE IN A COMPLETELY DARK ROOM WHERE THERE
WAS NO EXIT AND ALL THERE WAS IN THE HOLE WAS A
MIRROR, HOW COULD YOU GET OUT?
LOOK IN THE MIRROR TO SEE WHAT YOU SAW,
TAKE THE SAW AND SAW A HOLE THROUGH THE WALL TO GET OUT.
Submitter comment:
THIS RIDDLE WENT AROUND AND WAS QUITE
POPULAR WHEN I WAS IN GRADE SCHOOL.
Where learned: DETROIT
Keyword(s): CONUNDRUM PUN
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 11-11-1967
A RIDDLE
WHAT HAS ONE EYE AND CAN NOT SEE?
A NEEDLE
Submitter comment: I HEARD THIS IN GRADE SCHOOL FROM A FRIEND.
Where learned: DETROIT
Keyword(s): OPPOSITIONAL: PRIVATIONAL CONTRADICTIVE
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- True Riddle RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
RIDDLE QUESTION
HOW DO YOU STOP A CHARGING ELEPHANT?
TAKE AWAY HIS CREDIT CARD.
Submitter comment:
THE INFORMANT HEARD THE JOKE ABOUT A WEEK AGO WITH OTHER
ELEPHANT JOKES WHICH WERE POPULAR IN SEPTEMBER, 1963.
HE DIDN'T REMEMBER HIS EXACT SOURCE.
Where learned: WASHINGTON DC
Keyword(s): PUN
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
RIDDLE QUESTION
WHAT DO YOU CALL A 6FT. 7IN. NATIVE WHO IS MEAN
AND UGLY LOOKING AND WHO HAS A SPEAR IN BOTH HANDS?
SIR
Submitter comment:
THE INFORMANT RECALLED HEARING THE RIDDLE ONLY TWO WEEKS EARLIER
FROM A FRIEND AT GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY. THE FRIEND COULD NOT RECALL
WHEN OR FROM WHOM HE HEARD IT.
Where learned: WASHINGTON DC
Keyword(s): CATCH ; FORM OF ADDRESS
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 09-26-1963
RIDDLE QUESTION
WHAT IS PURPLE AND COMES FROM MACEDONIA?
ALEXANDER THE GRAPE.
Submitter comment:
THE INFORMANT HEARD THE RIDDLE TWO WEEKS AGO AT GEORGETOWN U.
IT WAS ONLY ONE IN THE POPULAR GRAPE RIDDLES POPULAR IN SEPTEMBER.
Where learned: WASHINGTON DC
Keyword(s): FRUIT ; HISTORICAL
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 09-26-1963
RIDDLE QUESTION
HOW DO YOU CATCH A RABBIT?
HIDE BEHIND A TREE AND MAKE NOISES LIKE A CARROT.
Submitter comment:
THE INFORMANT IS A STUDENT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
WHO HEARD THE RIDDLE IN OCTOBER, 1963 FROM A FELLOW STUDENT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; SOUTHFIELD
Keyword(s): ANIMAL ; TALKING VEGETABLE
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
RIDDLE QUESTION
WHAT IS BLACK AND WHITE AND GOES CLICK CLICK?
SISTER MARY BALL POINT
Submitter comment:
THE INFORMANT IS A COLLEGE STUDENT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
WHO HEARD THE RIDDLE IN OCTOBER, 1963 FROM A FELLOW STUDENT WHEN THE
COLOR RIDDLES WERE POPULAR.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; SOUTHFIELD
Keyword(s): NUN
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 12-02-1963
GRAPE JOKE
WHAT@S THE WISEIST GRAPE IN THE WORLD?
ALBERT THE GRAPE
Submitter comment: FROM HIS BROTHER JOE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): FRUIT
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 04-15-1967
JOKE
WHAT DATE OF THE YEAR GIVES A COMMAND?
MARCH FOURTH
Submitter comment: HIS BROTHER JACK HEARD IT ON T.V.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): FORTH
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 04-15-1967
JOKE
HOW IS AN ISLAND AND "T" THE SAME? THEY'RE BOTH IN THE MIDDLE OF WATER.
Submitter comment:
HIS BROTHER JACK HEARD IT ON T.V.
TEA
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): SPELLING
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 04-15-1967
JOKE
WHAT KIND OF BUS CAN GO ACROSS THE OCEAN? COLUMBUS
Submitter comment: FROM SCHOOL.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): HISTORICAL ; HISTORICAL PERSON ; TRANSPORTATION VEHICLE
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 04-15-1967