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The James T. Callow Folklore Archive
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Graffiti
Bad muffins are a real gas.
Submitter comment:
I entered this in a graffiti contest for AAA insurance company--sponsored by WJR--a local radio station. I received recognition but no prizes.
Data entry tech comment:
Informant and collector are the same person.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Art Craft Architecture Art, Craft, Architecture |
Graffiti
Zip is not the code of driving.
Submitter comment:
This is one of the old graffiti verses of AAA that I liked very much.
Data entry tech comment:
Informant had entered a graffiti contest for AAA insurance.
Informant and collector are the same person.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Art Craft Architecture Art, Craft, Architecture |
Graffiti
Bad tires are treadful.
Submitter comment:
I saw this graffiti on an advertisement while stopped for a traffic light on Gratiot--a main street in north-east part of Detroit. It was an advertisement for both AAA and General Tire Company.
Data entry tech comment:
Informant and collector are the same person.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; Gratiot ; northeast Detroit
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Art Craft Architecture Art, Craft, Architecture |
Santa
Santa Clot is a communist.
Where learned: TOLD AT A PARTY
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Art Craft Architecture Art, Craft, Architecture |
G.L. Rockwell
George Lincoln Rockwell is alive and living in Utica.
Where learned: TOLD AT A PARTY
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Art Craft Architecture Art, Craft, Architecture |
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Graffiti Cartoon
Panel 1: tough guy reads instructions on paper towel dispenser: "PULL DOWN & TEAR UP"
Panel 2: He pulls dispenser down.
Panel 3: He tears it up.
Data entry tech comment:
Informant and collector are the same person.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Art Craft Architecture Art, Craft, Architecture |