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RIDDLE
WHAT IS ALWAYS UNDER SHELTER BUT ALWAYS WET?
THE TONGUE
Submitter comment: HEARD THIS IN DORMITORY
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT
Keyword(s): BODY PART ; OPPOSITIONAL: CAUSAL CONTRADICTIVE
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- True Riddle RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 11-27-1967
RIDDLE
WHAT JUMPS INTO THE WATER AND OUT AGAIN AND DOESN'T GET WET?
EGG IN A DUCK'S BELLY
Submitter comment: HEARD THIS IN DORMITORY
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT
Keyword(s): ANIMAL ; OPPOSITIONAL: CAUSAL CONTRADICTIVE
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 11-27-1967
RIDDLE
WHAT HAS TWO EYES BUT CAN'T SEE AND SKIN BUT CAN'T FEEL?
A POTATO
Submitter comment: HEARD THIS MANY YEARS AGO AT HOME
Where learned: UNKNOWN
Keyword(s): OPPOSITIONAL: PRIVATIONAL CONTRADICTIVE ; VEGETABLE
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 11-28-1967
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HELEN KELLER JOKE
WHY DOES HELEN KELLER PLAY THE PIANO WITH ONE HAND?
SHE SINGS WITH THE OTHER HAND.
Submitter comment: HE LEARNED THIS FROM FRIENDS AT SCHOOL
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BIRMINGHAM
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 10-11-1967
HELEN KELLER JOKE
HOW DID HELEN KELLER BURN HER FINGERS?
TRYING TO READ THE WAFFLE IRON.
Submitter comment: HE LEARNED THIS FROM FRIENDS AT SCHOOL
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BIRMINGHAM
Keyword(s): BRAILLE
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 10-11-1967
RIDDLE
WHAT'S BLACK AND WHITE AND RED ALL OVER?
A NEWSPAPER
Submitter comment: I LEARNED THIS FROM MY FATHER
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BIRMINGHAM
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 12-03-1967
RIDDLE
WHAT'S YELLOW AND LIES AT THE BOTTOM OF THE OCEAN?
MOBY THE BANANA.
Submitter comment: SHE LEARNED THIS FROM FRIENDS
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BERKELEY
Keyword(s): COLOR ; LITERATURE BOOK TITLE
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 11-03-1967
RIDDLE
WHAT'S GREEN AND YELLOW AND LIES IN THE GUTTER?
GIRL SCOUT
Submitter comment: SHE LEARNED THIS FROM FRIENDS
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BERKELEY
Keyword(s): COLOR
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 11-03-1967
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DING-DONGS
WHAT IS GREEN AND GOES DING-DONG?
I DON'T KNOW
A GREEN DING-DONG
WHAT IS RED AND GOES DING-DONG?
I DON@T KNOW-RED DING-DONG, MAYBE?
NO STUPID} A FIRE ENGINE
Submitter comment: FIRST HEARD AT MERCY HIGH SCHOOL ABOUT 1959
Where learned: DETROIT ; MERCY HIGH SCHOOL
Keyword(s): COLOR ; VEHICLE TRANSPORTATION
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: CA00001959
SILLY STORY
WHAT IS GREEN WITH LITTLE PURPLE WHEELS ALL OVER IT?
GRASS, I LIED ABOUT THE WHEELS.
Submitter comment:
HEARD FROM AT LEAST TWO SOURCES AT
UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT STUDENT UNION
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT
Keyword(s): COLOR
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 00-00-1962
BAD BIRD
WHAT IS BLACK, SITS IN A TREE AND IS VERY DANGEROUS?
A CROW WITH A MACHINE GUN.
Submitter comment:
HEARD FROM AT LEAST FOUR DIFFERENT SOURCES AT
UNIV. OF DETROIT, APRIL, 1962
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT
Keyword(s): ANIMAL
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 00-00-1962
ELEPHANT STORY
WHY DO ELEPHANTS HAVE TRUNKS?
BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE GLOVE COMPARTMENTS.
Submitter comment: HEARD IN STUDENT UNION AT UOF D-1963
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 00-00-1963
THE BIBLE
WHY SHOULDN'T YOU READ THE BIBLE?
BECAUSE THE HERO DIES IN THE MIDDLE.
Submitter comment: THE INFORMANT HEARD THIS ON CAMPUS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT
Keyword(s): HISTORICAL ; RELIGION
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 01-00-1965
RECOGNITION
HOW CAN YOU TELL GOD FROM THE OTHER SPIRITS IN HEAVEN?
HE HAS A BIG "G" ON HIS SWEATSHIRT.
Submitter comment: THE INFORMANT HEARD THIS ON CAMPUS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT
Keyword(s): RELIGION
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 01-00-1965