Dr. James T. Callow publications
Browse by
Questions or comments on this site? Please email davidsor@udmercy.edu.
The James T. Callow Folklore Archive
Your search for B660 returned 470 results.
PUT DOWN THAT JUKE BOX, MOTHER.
YOU'RE TOO OLD TO CARRY A TUNE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): PUN
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Jest Anecdote |
THERE ARE NO SPOTS ON YOUR SUGAR, MOTHER.
YOU'RE PUTTING YOUR DICE IN YOUR TEA.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): HUMOR
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Jest Anecdote |
PUT DOWN THAT CORNER STONE, MOTHER.
YOU'RE TAKING TOO MUCH FOR GRANITE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): PUN ON GRANTED
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Jest Anecdote |
"One day two brothers were fighting and beating each
other up, almost killing each other. The neighbor saw
it and moved in to try and stop the fight. The brothers
stopped fighting and beat up the neighbor, then they went
back to fighting. Lesson: Mind your own business and
keep out of family fights."
Submitter comment:
This is a verbatim account from Maryann Leisner which
retells a story her father learned from old (Italian)
relatives.
Where learned: ILLINOIS ; SKOKIE
Keyword(s): Fable, function, cautionary tale, warning
James Callow Keyword(s): Dramatic Irony ; Peacemaker
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Jest Anecdote BELIEF -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank |
Date learned: 00001930S
THE PREACHER AND THE PARROT
A LADY BOUGHT A PARROT AT A PET SHOP. SHE TOOK
THE PARROT PAST A CONSTRUCTION BUILDING AND THE
PARROT HEARD ONE MAN SAY TO ANOTHER, "BRING'M UP,
BRING'M UP." THE NEXT DAY THE LADY TOOK THE
PARROT PAST A BUTCHER SHOP. THE PARROT HEARD THE
BUTCHER SAY "BALONEY, BALONEY." THE NEXT DAY THE
PARROT WENT TO THE CARNIVAL. THE PARROT HEARD A MAN
SAY "HIT A BLACK ONE, WIN A PRIZE." ON SUNDAY
THE LADY TOOK THE PARROT TO CHURCH. THE PREACHER
SAID, "THE DEVIL IS IN HELL." THE PARROT SAID
"BRING'M UP, BRING'M UP." THEN THE PREACHER SAID,
"GOD IS GREAT." THE PARROT SAID, "BALONEY,
BALONEY." SO THE PREACHER THROWS THE BIBLE AT THE PARROT
AND HITS A BLACK MAN BY MISTAKE. THE PARROT SAID,
"HIT A BLACK ONE, WIN A PRIZE, HIT A BLACK ONE, WIN
A PRIZE."
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; TAYLOR
James Callow Keyword(s): ANIMAL
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Jest Anecdote |
Date learned: 00001980'S
Entry filtered.
SICK JOKE
WHAT WAS THE LAST THING THE ASTRONAUT SAID TO HER
HUSBAND? YOU FEED THE KIDS AND I'LL FEED THE FISH.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Jest Anecdote |
Date learned: 00001980S
SICK JOKES
WHERE DOES AN ASTRONAUT SPEND THEIR VACATION? ALL
OVER FLORIDA.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Jest Anecdote |
Date learned: 00001980S
SICK JOKE
HOW DID WE KNOW THAT THE LADY ASTRONAUT HAD BLUE
EYES? ONE BLOW ONE WAY AND ONE BLOW THE OTHER
WAY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Jest Anecdote |
Date learned: 00001980S
SICK JOKE
HOW MANY ASTRONAUTS CAN YOU PUT IN A VOLKSWAGEN?
ELEVEN. TWO IN THE FRONT SEAT, TWO IN THE BACK
SEAT, AND SEVEN IN THE ASHTRAY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Jest Anecdote |
Date learned: 00001980S
"OH HOW DO I LOVE THEE"
Historical record from James Callow Folklore Archive.
ONCE UPON A TIME THERE LIVED A MAN WHO HAD A VERY
MADDENING PASSION FOR BAKED BEANS. HE LOVED THEM BUT THEY
ALWAYS HAD A VERY EMBARRASSING AND SOMEWHAT LIVELY
REACTION UPON HIM. BY AND BY HE MET A GIRL AND FELL IN
LOVE. WHEN IT BECAME APPARENT THAT THEY WOULD MARRY HE
THOUGHT TO HIMSELF, "SHE IS SUCH A SWEET AND GENTLE GIRL
THAT SHE WILL NEVER FORGIVE ME FOR THIS KIND OF CARRYING
ON." THEREFORE, HE MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE AND GAVE UP
BAKED BEANS. THEY WERE MARRIED SOON THEREAFTER. SOME
MONTHS LATER HIS CAR BROKE DOWN ON THE WAY HOME FROM WORK.
BECAUSE THEY LIVED IN THE COUNTRY, HE CALLED HIS WIFE AND
TOLD HER THAT HE WOULD BE LATE BECAUSE OF THE MISFORTUNE
AND THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO WALK HOME. ON HIS WAY HOME HE
PASSED A SMALL CAFE. THE ODOR OF FRESHLY BAKED BEANS WAS
OVERWHELMING. BECAUSE HE STILL HAD SEVERAL MILES TO WALK,
HE FIGURED THAT HE WOULD WORK OFF THE ILL EFFECTS OF THE
BEANS BEFORE HE REACHED HOME, SO HE STOPPED AT THE CAFE.
BEFORE HE LEFT HE HAD EATEN THREE LARGE SERVINGS OF BAKED
BEANS, AND ALL THE WAY HOME HE FARTED. UPON ARRIVING
HOME HE FELT REASONABLY SAFE THAT HE HAD PASSED HIS LAST
FART. HIS WIFE SEEMED SOMEWHAT AGITATED AND EXCITED TO
SEE HIM. DELIGHTFULLY SHE EXCLAIMED, "DARLING, I HAVE THE
MOST WONDERFUL SURPRISE FOR DINNER TONIGHT." SHE THEN
BLINDFOLDED HIM AND LED HIM TO A CHAIR AT THE HEAD OF THE
DINNER TABLE. HE SEATED HIMSELF AND JUST AS SHE WAS READY
TO REMOVE THE BLINDFOLD THE TELEPHONE RANG. SHE MADE HIM
VOW NOT TO TOUCH THE BLINDFOLD UNTIL SHE RETURNED AND THEN
SHE WENT TO ANSWER THE TELEPHONE. SEIZING THE
OPPORTUNITY, HE SHIFTED WEIGHT TO ONE LEG AND LET ONE GO.
IT WAS NOT ONLY LOUD, BUT EXTREMELY RIPE, AS A ROTTEN EGG.
HE TOOK THE NAPKIN FROM HIS LAP AND VIGOROUSLY FANNED THE
AIR ABOUT HIM. THINGS HAD JUST RETURNED TO NORMAL WHEN HE
FELT THE URGE COMING ON HIM AGAIN, SO HE SHIFTED HIS
WEIGHT TO THE OTHER LEG AND LET GO AGAIN. THIS WAS A TRUE
PRIZE WINNER. WHILE KEEPING HIS EAR TO THE CONVERSATION
IN THE HALL, HE CARRIED ON LIKE THIS FOR OVER 10 MINUTES,
UNLEASHING AT EVERY OPPORTUNITY WHEN THE URGE CAME UPON
HIM. WHEN HE HEARD THE TELEPHONE FAREWELLS HE KNEW HIS
FREEDOM WAS AT AN END, SO HE PLACED THE NAPKIN ON HIS LAP
AND FOLDED HIS HANDS ON TOP OF IT. SMILING CONTENTLY TO
HIMSELF, HE WAS THE VERY PICTURE OF INNOCENCE WHEN HIS
WIFE RETURNED APOLOGIZING FOR TALKING SO LONG. SHE ASKED
HIM IF HE HAD PEEKED AND HE ASSURED HER THAT HE HAD NOT.
AT THIS POINT SHE REMOVED THE BLINDFOLD AND THERE WAS HIS
BIG SURPRISE. AT THE TABLE SAT TWELVE GUESTS SEATED
AROUND THE TABLE FOR A SURPRISE BIRTHDAY PARTY FOR HIM.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Jest Anecdote Filter - Mature Content |
JOKE
BOSS: YOU CAN'T JUST WALK IN HERE AND ASK FOR A RAISE.
YOU MUST WORK YOURSELF UP FIRST.
EMPLOYEE: I DID, SIR. LOOK---I'M TREMBLING ALL OVER.
Where learned: TEXAS
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Jest Anecdote |
JOKE
"THERE IS THE ALAMO," SAID THE PROUD TEXAN TO HIS FRIEND
FROM BOSTON. "THAT RUIN IS WHERE ONLY 136 TEXANS HELD OFF
15,000 OF SANTA ANA'S ARMY FOR FOUR DAYS. DID YOU EVER
HAVE ANY HEROES LIKE THAT IN MASSACHUSETTS?" "WELL, I
SHOULD SAY WE DID!" ANSWERED THE BOSTONIAN. "WE HAD PAUL
REVERE, FOR EXAMPLE." "PAUL REVERE!" SNORTED THE TEXAN.
"DO YOU MEAN THAT FELLOW WHO HAD TO RIDE TO GET HELP?"
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Jest Anecdote |
Date learned: 05-00-1990
JOKE
A WEALTHY TEXAN SAUNTERED INTO AN ART GALLERY DURING A
TRIP TO EUROPE, SELECTED SEVERAL PAINTINGS BY VAN GOGH AND
REMBRANDT, AND PAID FOR THEM ON THE SPOT. THE ART DEALER
WAS QUITE OVERWHELMED. "WHERE SHALL I HAVE THESE
DELIVERED?" HE ASKED. "OH, WELL I'M JUST GO TAKE 'EM WIT
ME," SAID THE TEXAN. "I PROMISED THE FOLKS BACK HOME I'D
SEND 'EM SOME POSTCARDS."
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Jest Anecdote |
Date learned: 04-00-1990
JOKE
"WHAT AN ODD LOOKING CARPET THAT IS UNDER THAT ELEPHANT."
REMARKED A VISITOR TO THE CIRCUS. "OH, NO THAT'S NO
CARPET," CORRECTED THE ELEPHANT'S KEEPER. "THAT'S THE MAN
WHO OFFERED THE ELEPHANT SOME CHEWING TOBACCO."
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Jest Anecdote |
Date learned: 00-00-1990
Comic Book Title
One Hundred yards to the Out-house by Willy Makit.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BIRCH RUN
Keyword(s): HUMOR
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Jest Anecdote |
Date learned: 00-00-1975
Comic Book Title
Yellow River by I. P. Daily
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BIRCH RUN
Keyword(s): HUMOR
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Jest Anecdote |
Date learned: 00-00-1975
Comic Book Title
Tracks in the Sand by Peter Dragon
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BIRCH RUN
Keyword(s): HUMOR
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Jest Anecdote |
Date learned: 00-00-1975
Entry filtered.
Entry filtered.