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The James T. Callow Folklore Archive
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ITALIAN JOKE
Historical record from James Callow Folklore Archive.
HOW CAN YOU TELL A HIGH CLASS ITALIAN?
HE HAS WHITE WALLS ON HIS PRODUCE WAGON.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; PLEASANT RIDGE
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Stupid man or woman |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
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HOW MANY JAPANESE WERE KILLED BY THE ATOM BOMB AT
HIROSHIMA?
ONLY THREE. THE REST WERE POLAKS. THEY WERE KILLED
CHASING AFTER THE BIG MUSHROOM.
Submitter comment:
I HEARD THIS ONE WHILE AT LUNCH IN THE STUDENT UNION
AT SCHOOL ONE DAY. I HAVE NO RECOLLECTION OF WHO
TOLD IT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Stupid man or woman |
Date learned: 05-22-1965
DRUNK
THE DRUNK WAS KNOCKING ON THE POLE OF THE STREET LIGHT.
A POLICEMAN ASKED HIM WHAT HE WAS DOING. THE DRUNK
REPLIED, "KNOCKING, OFFICER, THERE MUST BE SOMEONE HOME,
THERE'S A LIGHT ON IN THE SECOND STORY."
Submitter comment: FROM A FELLOW WORKER.
Where learned: HOME
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Stupid man or woman |
Date learned: 11-15-1967
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THIS POLISH FELLOW FROM HAMTRAMCK DECIDED THAT HE WANTED
TO JOIN THE MARINES. IN ORDER TO PREPARE HIMSELF, HE
THOUGHT HE WOULD TAKE UP KORADI, AND ACTUALLY STUDIED
THE ART FOR FIVE OR SIX YEARS. FINALLY, HE WAS READY
AND JOINED THE MARINES. THE FIRST TIME HE SALUTED, HE
KILLED HIMSELF.
Submitter comment:
I FIRST HEARD THIS STORY FROM A WOMAN I WORK WITH.
SEVERAL WEEKS LATER, I HEARD IT AGAIN FROM ONE OF MY
FELLOW CLASSMATES AT SCHOOL.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): KARATI
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Stupid man or woman |
Date learned: 05-05-1965
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HAVE YOU HEARD ABOUT THE LAZY POLAK? HE MARRIED A
PREGNANT WOMAN.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Stupid man or woman |
Date learned: 05-22-1965
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DID YOU HEAR ABOUT THE POLAKS WHO WENT ICE FISHING?
THEY CAME BACK WITH A HUNDRED POUNDS OF ICE.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Stupid man or woman |
Date learned: 05-22-1965
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THESE TWO POLAKS WENT FISHING AND THEY WERE HAVING A
LOT OF SUCCESS. ONE OF THEM SAID, "HEY, THIS IS
GREAT. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO COME BACK TOMORROW."
THE OTHER ONE SAID, "GOOD IDEA." SO HE TOOK A CRAYON
OUT OF HIS POCKET AND MARKED A BIG, BLACK "X" ON THE
SIDE OF THE BOAT. THE OTHER POLAK SAID, "WHAT ARE
YOU DOING?" HE SAID, "I'M MARKING THE SPOT, SO WE DON'T
FORGET IT." THE OTHER ONE SAID, "WHAT ARE YOU, STUPID?
HOW DO WE KNOW WE'LL EVEN GET THE SAME BOAT?"
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Stupid man or woman |
Date learned: 05-22-1965
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AN ITALIAN JOKE
Historical record from James Callow Folklore Archive.
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE LARGEST ITALIAN UNIVERSITY?
WHATSA MATTA U.
Submitter comment:
HEARD AT U. OF D.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Stupid man or woman |
Date learned: 03-03-1967
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TRADITIONAL JEWISH STORY (NOODLE)
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THE INFORMANT, A FELLOW PATIENT IN THE HOSPITAL WITH MY
BROTHER, TOLD THIS STORY WHICH IS USED IN THE YIDDISH
TO PUT DOWN ANY PARTICULAR RACE OR ETHNIC GROUP.
IN THIS STORY, HE USES A POLACK AS THE BUTT.
A FACTORY WAS BEING INSPECTED BY GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS.
THE MANAGER OF THE FACTORY TOOK GREAT PRIDE IN THE
CLEANLINESS OF THE BUILDING, WHICH HAD ESTABLISHED
SOME REPUTATION. THE OFFICIALS, KNOWING THE SITUATION,
WERE DETERMINED TO FIND SOME EXAMPLE OF DISORDER OR
TRACE OF GRIME.
STARTING ON THE TOP FLOOR, THE OFFICIALS WORKED THEIR
WAY DOWN TO THE FIRST FLOOR, BUT THEY WERE DISAPPOINTED
IN NOT BEING ABLE TO DETECT ANY DIRT AT ALL. THEY
INSISTED ON SEEING THE BASEMENT, WHERE, THEY WERE
CONFIDENT OF FINDING SOMETHING TO REPORT ON.
UNFORTUNATELY, THE BASEMENT WAS AS IMMACULATE AS THE
OTHER FLOORS. JUST BEFORE THEY WERE TO LEAVE, A
POLACK WALKED INTO THE MEN'S LAVATORY WHERE THE
OFFICIALS WERE CHECKING THE FACILITIES. THE POLACK
WALKED UP TO A URINAL AND VOIDED. AS HE WAS
LEAVING, AN OFFICIAL SAID, "AREN'T YOU GOING TO WASH
YOUR HANDS BEFORE GOING BACK TO YOUR WORK?" THE POLACK
REPLIED, "NO, BECAUSE I'M NOT GOING BACK TO WORK.
I'M GOING TO EAT LUNCH."
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ANN ARBOR
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Stupid man or woman |
Date learned: 02-24-1967
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IRISH WAKE STORY
Historical record from James Callow Folklore Archive.
IT SEEMS MC CARTHY WAS ON HIS WAY TO VIEW THE REMAINS OF
HIS FRIEND. ON THE WAY TO THE FUNERAL PARLOR, HE MET
O'BRIEN WHO AGREED TO ACCOMPANY HIM TO THE BEREAVEMENT.
SEEKING TO FORTIFY THEMSELVES, THEY STOPPED AT CLANCY'S
BAR AND AFTER A FEW HOURS WERE FEELING NO PAIN. THEY
STRAGGLED DOWN THE STREET IN THE DIRECTION OF THE
FUNERAL PARLOR, BUT BECAUSE OF THEIR CONDITION, THEY
TURNED IN ONE DOOR TOO SOON. THEY ACTUALLY WALKED INTO
A SALOON. THEY REMOVED THEIR HATS AND IN THE DIM
LIGHT, THEY KNELT DOWN IN FRONT OF THE PIANO. AFTER
SAYING A FEW PRAYERS, THEY STEPPED OUTSIDE, WHEREUPON
O'BRIEN SAID, "MC CARTHY, I DON'T KNOW WHO YOUR FRIEND WAS,
BUT HE SURE HAD A BEAUTIFUL SET OF TEETH."
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Stupid man or woman |
Date learned: 00-00-1965
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IMMIGRANT STORY
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THE INFORMANT, AN ITALIAN (THIRD GENERATION) TOLD MANY
STORIES AT A NEW YEAR'S PARTY, MANY OF THEM ABOUT
ITALIANS, SUCH AS THIS ONE.
ANGELO WAS SITTING, DISGUSTED, ON A TRAIN. HE HAD BEEN
IN AMERICA A SHORT TIME AND WAS SO DISAPPOINTED, HE HAD
DECIDED TO RETURN TO ITALY. HE FELT EVERY (ONE) IN
THIS COUNTRY WAS WATCHING HIM, TELLING HIM TO DO THIS,
NOT TO DO THAT. WHILE IN THE DINING CAR, A YOUNG LADY
SAT DOWN AT HIS TABLE AND EVENTUALLY, SHE HEARD ANGELO'S
STORY. THE YOUNG LADY, WHO INTRODUCED HERSELF AS
VIRGINIA, WAS VERY SYMPATHETIC. SHE WAS SO MOVED, THAT
SHE INVITED ANGELO TO HER STATEROOM FOR A FEW DRINKS.
AFTER THE DRINKS WERE IMBIBED, ONE THING LED TO
ANOTHER AND ANGELO HAD JUST ABOUT COMPLETED THE TASK
OF SEDUCING THE YOUNG LADY, WHEN A KNOCK CAME AT THE
DOOR AND SOMEONE SHOUTED, "NORFOLK VIRGINIA!" ANGELO
GOT DRESSED AND RETURNED TO ITALY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Stupid man or woman |
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ITALIAN JOKE
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QUESTION: HOW DID THE ITALIANS PRATICE FOR W. W. II?
ANSWER: (DEMONSTRATE BY PUTTING YOUR HANDS UP).
Submitter comment:
HEARD IN U. OF D. STUDENT UNION.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Stupid man or woman |
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ITALIAN JOKE
Historical record from James Callow Folklore Archive.
HOW DO YOU GET 20 ITALIANS OUT OF A BAR?
THROW IN A BAR OF SOAP.
Submitter comment:
HEARD AT U. OF D.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Stupid man or woman |
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ITALIAN JOKEDT 03091967
Historical record from James Callow Folklore Archive.
HOW DO YOU GET 20 ITALIANS INTO A FIAT?
THROW IN A DIME.
Submitter comment:
HEARD IN U. OF D.'S STUDENT UNION.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Stupid man or woman |
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ITALIAN JOKE
Historical record from James Callow Folklore Archive.
HOW DO YOU TELL THE BRIDE AT AN ITALIAN WEDDING?
SHE'S WEARING SOMETHING OLD, SOMETHING NEW, SOMETHING
BORROWED, SOMETHING BLUE, SOMETHING PINK, SOMETHING
BROWN, ETC......
Submitter comment:
HEARD FROM ANTHONY DI GIOVANNI.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Stupid man or woman |
Date learned: 03-03-1967
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ITALIAN JOKE
Historical record from James Callow Folklore Archive.
WHAT DO THEY CALL AN ITALIAN SUBMARINE CAPTAIN?
CHICKEN OF THE SEA.
Submitter comment:
HEARD AT U. OF D.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Stupid man or woman |
Date learned: 03-03-1967
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ITALIAN JOKE
Historical record from James Callow Folklore Archive.
WHEN AN ITALIAN DROWNS HOW DO YOU FIND THE BODY?
FOLLOW THE OIL SLICK.
Submitter comment:
HEARD AT U. OF D.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Stupid man or woman |
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ITALIAN JOKE
Historical record from James Callow Folklore Archive.
WHO PUT SIX BULLET HOLES IN MUSSILLINI'S BODY?
1000 ITALIAN SHARPSHOOTERS.
Submitter comment:
HEARD IN U. OF D.'S STUDENT UNION.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): DURING WORLD WAR II. ; MOUSSOLINI ; MOUSSOLINI, ALSO KNOWN AS IL DUCE, WAS THE HEAD OF STATE
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Stupid man or woman |
Date learned: 03-09-1967
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ITALIAN JOKE
Historical record from James Callow Folklore Archive.
WHY WON'T THEY LET THE ITALIANS SWIM IN THE EAST RIVER
ANYMORE?
THEY LEAVE RINGS AROUND THE PIERS.
Submitter comment:
HEARD IN U. OF D.'S STUDENT UNION.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Stupid man or woman |
Date learned: 03-09-1967
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ITALIAN JOKE
Historical record from James Callow Folklore Archive.
HOW DO YOU GREASE A V.W. (VOLKSWAGON--CAR)?
RUN OVER AN ITALIAN.
Submitter comment:
HEARD AT U. OF D.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Stupid man or woman |
Date learned: 02-26-1967