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PLANT CUREALLS
MR. LEHR WAS OUT HUNTING ON HARSEN'S ISLAND. HE MET AN INDIAN WHO
TOLD HIM ABOUT A WONDERFUL CURE FOR ALL TYPES OF DISEASES, PARALYSIS,
ETC. THE INDIAN GAVE HIM SOME SMALL CLEAR CAPSULES. THE CAPSULES
SMELLED LIKE THE SAP FROM BALSAM TREES. BOTH HE AND I TOOK A CAPSULE
AND WE BOTH BURPED BALSAM TREE SMELL FOR TWO DAYS. NEEDLESS TO SAY
THE REST OF THE PILLS STILL REMAIN IN HIS DRESSER DRAWER.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WARREN
| Subject headings: | Favorites PROSE NARRATIVE -- Jest Anecdote BELIEF -- Method of Curing |
Date learned: 01-24-1967
SHOE JOKES
HE WOULD "LACE" HIS TEA WITH BRANDY.
Submitter comment: PUN
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ROSEVILLE
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Jest Anecdote |
Date learned: 00-00-1977
SHOE JOKES
HE WAS NO "HEEL".
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT AND I WERE TALKING ABOUT DIFFERENT TYPES OF JOKES, WHEN
WE BOTH CAME UP WITH A FEW.
PUN
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ROSEVILLE
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Jest Anecdote |
Date learned: 00-00-1977
SHOE JOKES
HE HAD HIS "TONGUE" IN HIS CHEEK.
Submitter comment:
ANOTHER DUMB SHOE JOKE.
PUN
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Jest Anecdote |
Date learned: 10-00-1977
IT WAS ABOUT A MAN WHO WON A GOOSE AND HE WAS VERY SELFISH, BUT
SINCE IT WAS THANKSGIVING HE HAD ALL HIS FRIENDS OVER FOR
A GREAT BIG FEAST. HE HAD THEM ALL SITTING AROUND THE TABLE - AND HE
TOLD THEM (SHOWING THE GOOSE) WHOEVER ATE THE MOST POTATOES WOULD
EAT THE MOST GOOSE. SO EVERYBODY WAS HELPING THEMSELVES TO POTATOES
AND THEY ATE MORE AND MORE. FINALLY, WHEN THE GOOSE WAS BROUGHT OUT,
HE SAID "OK, WHO WANTS SOME GOOSE NOW?", AND THEY WERE ALL TOO FULL
FROM EATING THE POTATOES- SO HE GOT TO EAT THE GOOSE HIMSELF.
Submitter comment:
ELAINE SAID HER GRANDMA ALWAYS TOLD THIS STORY EVERY THANKSGIVING
AND IT WAS A TRADITIONAL CUSTOM AT HER HOUSE. SHE SAID ONCE SHE
HAS HER OWN FAMILY, SHE WILL CARRY IT ON.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; SOUTHFIELD
James Callow Keyword(s): TRICKSTER
| Subject headings: | Favorites PROSE NARRATIVE -- Religious hero PROSE NARRATIVE -- Jest Anecdote BELIEF -- Custom |
Date learned: 00-00-1969
VALUES
THE BOY WAS OLD ENOUGH NOW TO GO TO CHURCH ON HIS OWN. EVERY SUNDAY
THE BOY'S MOTHER WOULD GIVE HIM TWO NICKELS: ONE FOR THE COLLECTION
PLATE AND THE OTHER NICKEL WAS TO BE USED TO BUY HIMSELF A BAG OF
JELLY BEANS. ONE SUNDAY THE BOY WAS TAKING HIS USUAL ROUTE BUT
HAPPENED TO BE IN A GOOD MOOD AND DECIDED TO SKIP ALL THE
WAY. WELL, IT HAPPENED THAT ONE NICKEL FELL OUT OF HIS HAND AND
IT ROLLED AND ROLLED AND HE CHASED AND CHASED BUT HE JUST COULDN'T
REACH IT AND IT FELL INTO THE SEWER. THE BOY TURNED HIS HEAD UPWARD
TOWARDS HEAVEN AND SAID "WELL, GOD, THERE GOES YOUR NICKEL."
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BERKELEY
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Jest Anecdote |
POPE JOKE
DID YOU HEAR THAT CARDINAL SICOLA IS IN THE RUNNING FOR POPE?
IF HE WERE CHOSEN THEN WE WOULD HAVE POPE SICOLA
Submitter comment:
A RASH OF JOKES BEGAN IN 1978 RIGHT AROUND THE TIME OF THE
SELECTION OF THE NEW POLISH POPE. THESE JOKES ARE REALLY JUST
STANDARD POLISH JOKES WITH A RELIGIOUS TWIST.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; MILFORD
James Callow Keyword(s): PUN ON PEPSI COLA, A SOFT DRINK
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Jest Anecdote |
Date learned: 00-00-1979
HELEN KELLER JOKE
HOW DID HELEN KELLER BURN HERSELF? SHE TRIED TO READ THE
WAFFLE IRON.
Submitter comment:
COLLEGE STUDENT HUMOR SEEMS TO LEAN TOWARD THE MACABRE. THE MORE
GRUESOME IT SEEMS THE BETTER. THIS IS AN EXAMPLE.
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Jest Anecdote |
Date learned: 00-00-1976
HELEN KELLER JOKE
HOW DID HELEN KELLER'S PARENTS PUNISH HER? THEY REARRANGED
THE FURNITURE.
Submitter comment:
COLLEGE STUDENT HUMOR SEEMS TO LEAN TOWARD THE MACABRE. THE MORE
GRUESOME IT SEEMS THE BETTER. THIS IS AN EXAMPLE.
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Jest Anecdote |
Date learned: 00-00-1976
HELEN KELLER JOKE
HOW DID HELEN KELLER'S PARENTS PUNISH HER? THEY REPLACED HER
VIBRATOR WITH A SOLDERING IRON.
Submitter comment:
COLLEGE STUDENT HUMOR SEEMS TO LEAN TOWARD THE MACABRE. THE MORE
GRUESOME IT SEEMS THE BETTER. THIS IS AN EXAMPLE.
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Jest Anecdote |
Date learned: 00-00-1976
HELEN KELLER JOKE
HOW DID HELEN KELLER DIE? SHE FELL DOWN A WELL, BROKE BOTH HER
ARMS AND COULDN'T SCREAM FOR HELP.
Submitter comment:
COLLEGE STUDENT HUMOR SEEMS TO LEAN TOWARD THE MACABRE. THE MORE
GRUESOME IT SEEMS THE BETTER. THIS IS AN EXAMPLE.
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Jest Anecdote |
Date learned: 00-00-1976
MOMMY MOMMY JOKE
MOMMY MOMMY WHY ARE WE CELEBRATING CHRISTMAS IN JULY? SHUT UP
YOU KNOW YOU HAVE LEUKEMIA.
Submitter comment:
COLLEGE STUDENT HUMOR SEEMS TO LEAN TOWARD THE MACABRE. THE MORE
GRUESOME IT SEEMS THE BETTER. THIS IS AN EXAMPLE.
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Jest Anecdote |
Date learned: 00-00-1976
MOMMY MOMMY JOKE
MOMMY MOMMY I DO NOT WANT TO GO TO EUROPE. SHUT UP AND KEEP SWIMMING.
Submitter comment:
COLLEGE STUDENT HUMOR SEEMS TO LEAN TOWARD THE MACABRE. THE MORE
GRUESOME IT SEEMS THE BETTER. THIS IS AN EXAMPLE.
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Jest Anecdote |
Date learned: 00-00-1976
BABY JOKE
WHAT IS RED AND WHITE AND SITS IN THE CORNER? A BABY CHEWING ON
A RAZOR BLADE.
Submitter comment:
COLLEGE STUDENT HUMOR SEEMS TO LEAN TOWARD THE MACABRE. THE MORE
GRUESOME IT SEEMS THE BETTER. THIS IS AN EXAMPLE.
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Jest Anecdote |
Date learned: 00-00-1976
BABY JOKE
WHAT IS WORSE THAN A PILE OF DEAD BABIES? A PILE OF DEAD BABIES WITH
A LIVE ONE IN THE MIDDLE EATING ITS WAY OUT.
Submitter comment:
COLLEGE STUDENT HUMOR SEEMS TO LEAN TOWARD THE MACABRE. THE MORE
GRUESOME IT SEEMS THE BETTER. THIS IS AN EXAMPLE.
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Jest Anecdote |
Date learned: 00-00-1976
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