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KNOCK-KNOCK JOKE
KNOCK-KNOCK. WHO'S THERE?
JOHN.
JOHN WHO?
JOHN THE BAPTIST.
Submitter comment:
THE PERSON WHO IS TELLING THE JOKE IS SUPPOSED TO PUT A LITTLE
WATER IN HIS HAND BEFORE TELLING IT AND WHEN HE GETS TO THE END OF
THE JOKE HE SPRINKLES THE WATER ON THE PERSON HE IS TELLING IT TO.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): HUMOR
James Callow Keyword(s): PRACTICAL JOKE
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Date learned: 10-02-1967
POLISH MARRIAGE BELIEF
ON THE DAY BEFORE ST. ANDREW'S DAY, GIRLS POUR MELTED WAX INTO A PAN
OF WATER. IF A BOUQUET APPEARS SHE WILL RECEIVE A MARRIAGE PROPOSAL
IF A RING APPEARS SHE WILL BE MARRIED IN 9 MONTHS.
Submitter comment: LEARNED IN POLAND.
Data entry tech comment: KEYPUNCHER MADE NECESSARY SPELLING CORRECTIONS.
Where learned: STORE
Keyword(s): CUSTOM WEDDING
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Date learned: 11-10-1967
RELIGIOUS BELIEF
THE WEARING, OR THE PLACING OF RELIGIOUS MEDALS TO WARD OFF DIRE
HAPPENINGS.
Submitter comment:
PREDOMINANT IN THE CATHOLIC AND JEWISH RELIGIONS. ONE GOOD EXAMPLE
IS THE ST. CHRISTOPHER MEDAL.
Data entry tech comment: COLLECTOR OBSERVED THIS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN, ASSUMED
Keyword(s): CHARM EVIL
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Date learned: 10-15-1968
SIGN ON A FLORIST'S TRUCK
BE CAREFUL HOW YOU DRIVE:
THE NEXT LOAD MAY BE FOR YOU}
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): ADVICE: POSITIVE HUMOR FLOWERS
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Date learned: 11-05-1967
I HAD A TEACHER SO OLD HER MOTHER SERVED THE LAST SUPPER.
Where learned: LOCATION NOT RECORDED BY COLLECTOR
Keyword(s): HUMOR AGE
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Date learned: 11-00-1968
MNEMONIC DEVICE
GEORGE EVERS OLD GRANDFATHER RAN A PIG HOME YESTERDAY.
Submitter comment: USED TO REMEMBER HOW TO SPELL G-E-O-G-R-A-P-H-Y.
Where learned: GRAMMAR SCHOOL
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Date learned: DATE NOT RECORDED BY COLLECTOR
TELEPHONE PRANK
CALL SOMEONE.
ASK IF THEIR REFRIGERATOR IS RUNNING.
IF YES, TELL THEM, "YOU'D BETTER CATCH IT."
Submitter comment: LEARNED FROM MY CHILDHOOD
Where learned: SUN PRAIRIE ; WISCONSIN, ASSUMED
Keyword(s): HUMOR JOKE
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Date learned: DATE NOT RECORDED BY COLLECTOR.
TELEPHONE PRANK
CALL A BAR; ASK IF THEY HAVE POP IN BOTTLES. IF ANSWER IS YES, SAY
"YOU'D BETTER LET HIM OUT, MOM WANTS HIM AT HOME."
Submitter comment: LEARNED FROM MY CHILDHOOD
Where learned: SUN PRAIRIE ; WISCONSIN, ASSUMED
Keyword(s): HUMOR PRACTICAL JOKE METAPHOR SODA
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Date learned: DATE NOT RECORDED BY COLLECTOR
CONFU
CONFUSCIOUS SAY:
MAN WHO WALK THROUGH SCREEN DOOR LIKELY TO STRAIN HIMSELF.
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT DORMS
Keyword(s): HUMOR
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Date learned: 00-00-1968
COLLEGE FOLKLORE
WHEN THE CLOCK-TOWER STRIKES 10 P.M.-A LIVE STAGE SHOW CAN BE SEEN
PERFORMING IN THE WINDOWS OF THE HOLDEN HALL'S RESIDENCE FACING THE
MEN'S RESIDENCE WINDOWS AT RENO HALL.
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT
Keyword(s): HUMOR COLLEGE FUN
James Callow Keyword(s): I ASKED COLLECTOR ABOUT THIS. HE SAID THE GIRLS PUT THIS ON FOR ; THE BOYS' BENEFIT.
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Date learned: DATE NOT RECORDED BY COLLECTOR
TRADITION
MALAY PEOPLE ARE UNABLE TO TOUCH DOGS BECAUSE THEY ARE CONSIDERED
UNCLEAN AND IF THEY ARE TOUCHED, THE MALAYS MUST IMMEDIATELY WASH
WITH WATER OR IF THER IS NO WATER, THEY USE DRY SAND TO CLEANSE
THEIR HANDS AND FEET.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; CAMPUS
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Date learned: 00-00-1979
TRADITION
THE HINDU INDIANS MAKE A PACT WITH THEIR GOD AT THE BEGINNING
OF THE NEW YEAR FOR GOOD HEALTH, A NEW JOB OR EVEN MONEY. IF HIS
PRAYERS ARE ANSWERED HE WILL PERFORM AN ACT OF PENANCE. THIS
ENTAILS WALKING THROUGH THE STREETS WITH SPIKES DRIVEN THROUGH
THE CHEST BY MONKS, WHILE BEING IN A TRANCE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; CAMPUS
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Date learned: 00-00-1979
NOVA SCOTIANS BELIEVE THAT IF YOUR TAKE A PIECE OF PORK AND RUT IT
ON A WART THEN HIDE IT, WHEN THE PORK ROTS THE WART WILL BE GONE.
Where learned: DETROIT
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Date learned: 00-00-1978
BELIEF
NOVA SCOTIANS BELIEVE THAT IF YOU TAKE A PIECE OF PORK AND RUB IT ON
WART THEN HIDE IT, WHEN THE PORK ROTS THE WART WILL BE GONE.
Submitter comment: THIS INFORMATION WAS COLLECTED IN INVERSNESS, NOVA SCOTIA
Where learned: DETROIT
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Date learned: 00-00-1978
PREDICTION
SOME NOVA SCOTIANS BELIEVE THAT IF YOU LET A CHILD LOOK IN THE MIRRO
BEFORE HE IS A YEAR OLD, HE WILL DIE.
Submitter comment: THIS INFORMATION COLLECTED IN INVERNESS, NOVA SCOTIA.
Where learned: DETROIT
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Date learned: 00-00-1978
TRADITION
FOR THE VIRGIN ISLANDERS, THE THIRD OF JULY IS MUCH MORE IMPORTANT
THAN THE 4TH, BECAUSE IN 1848 THE SLAVES WERE FREED AND THIS IS
THEIR DAY OF IMMANCIPATION.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; CAMPUS
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Date learned: 00-00-1979
TRADITION
MAY 31ST IS CONSIDERED TRANSFER DAY IN THE VIRGIN ISLANDS
BECAUSE THIS IS THE DAY THEY WERE FREED FROM THE DANISH AND ENTERED
THE UNITED STATES.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; CAMPUS
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Date learned: 00-00-1979
TRADITION
IN ST. THOMAS, VIRGIN ISLANDS, AN ANIMAL CARNIVAL IS CELEBRATED
THIS TAKES PLACE AT THE END OF APRIL AND INCLUDES MANY PARADES,
NATIVE DANCING AND FOOD. THE 3RD DAY OF THE FESTIVAL IS CONSIDERED
THE DAY OF THE CHILD AND A PARADE FOR CHILDREN TAKES PLACE. AT THE
END OF THE CELEBRATION, ABOUT 15 DAYS LATER, A PARADE FOR ADULTS
IS HELD FOR THE DAY OF THE ADULT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; CAMPUS
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Date learned: 00-00-1979
TRADITION
IN ST. CROIX THE ANIMAL CARNIVAL IS CELEBRATED FROM DECEMBER 23RD UNTIL JANUARY 6TH.
THE VILLAGE WILL HAVE DANCING, PARADES, AND CALYPSO MUSIC. THE PARADE OF CHILDREN IS ON
THE 1ST OF JANUARY AND THE PARADE FOR ADULTS IS ON THE 6TH, WHICH IS THE END OF THE
ANIMAL CARNIVAL.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; CAMPUS
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Date learned: 00-00-1979
TRADITION
HURRICANE SEASON BEGINS NEAR THE END OF JULY, AND LASTS UNTIL THE BEGINNING OF NOVEMBER.
IN JULY THE VIRGIN ISLANDERS PRAY FOR NO HURRICANES, AND IN NOVEMBER THEY WILL THANK GOD FOR
NO HURRICANES.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; CAMPUS
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