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POLISH JOKE
Historical record from James Callow Folklore Archive.
THERE WAS A POLLACK WALKING WITH TWO INDIANS ONE DAY WHEN THEY CAME
UPON A CAVE. THE FIRST INDIAN CUPPED HIS HANDS TO HIS MOUTH AND
YELLED INTO THE CAVE, "WOO, WOO, WOO!" TO THIS CALL HE RECEIVED A
RETURNING, "WOO, WOO, WOO," AND HE RUSHED INTO THE CAVE. THE POLLACK
DID NOT UNDERSTAND THIS AT ALL AND TURNED TO THE REMAINING
INDIAN AND ASKED WHAT WAS GOING ON. THE INDIAN SAID, "THAT INDIAN
LOVE CALL, MEAN SQUAW INSIDE WAIT FOR HIM." THE POLLACK JUST
SHRUGGED, AND THE TWO OF THEM KEPT WALKING. PRETTY SOON, THEY CAME
UPON ANOTHER CAVE, AND THE SECOND INDIAN SAID, "WOO, WOO, WOO,"
INTO THE CAVE, AND RECEIVED A REPLY OF, "WOO, WOO, WOO," FROM THE
CAVE, WITH THIS, THE SECOND INDIAN RAN INTO THE CAVE. WELL, THE
POLLACK HAD HAD ABOUT ENOUGH OF THIS AND DECIDED
HE WOULD FIND A CAVE FOR HIMSELF. AS HE WALKED ALONG, HE TRIED TO
FIND THE BIGGEST CAVE POSSIBLE, AND WHEN HE DID, HE ALSO CUPPED
HIS HANDS TO HIS MOUTH AND SHOUTED, "WOO, WOO, WOO." WHEN THE REPLY
OF "WOO, WOO, WOO" CAME, HE RAN AS
{FAST AS HE} COULD INTO THE CAVE.
THE NEXT DAY, THE HEADLINES IN THE PAPER READ, "POLLACK HIT BY
TRAIN IN TUNNEL."
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; FARMINGTON ; TOLD IN
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Poli |
Date learned: 09-25-1972
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POLISH JOKE
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DID YOU HEAR ABOUT THE POLLACK THAT WON A GOLD MEDAL IN THE OLYMPICS?
HE WAS SO HAPPY HE WENT HOME AND HAD IT BRONZED.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; FARMINGTON ; TOLD IN
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Poli |
Date learned: 09-25-1972
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POLISH JOKE
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Q: HOW DOES A POLLACK COMMIT SUICIDE ?
A: HE JUMPS OUT OF A BASEMENT WINDOW.
Where learned: DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Poli |
Date learned: 06-00-1972
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POLISH JOKE
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Q: DID YOU HEAR ABOUT THE POLLACK WHO WON A GOLD MEDAL IN THE
OLYMPICS ? A: HE HAD IT BRONZED BEFORE HE WENT HOME.
Where learned: DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Poli |
Date learned: 06-00-1972
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POLISH JOKE
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Q: HOW MANY POLLACKS DOES IT TAKE TO CHANGE A LIGHT BULB ?
A: FIVE- ONE TO HOLD THE BULB, FOUR TO TURN THE LADDER.
Where learned: DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Poli |
Date learned: 06-00-1972
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POLISH JOKE
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Q: HOW DOES A POLLACK SPELL FARM ?
A: E I E I O
Where learned: DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): REFRAIN FROM "OLD MC DONALD HAD A FARM," A CHILDREN'S SONG
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Poli |
Date learned: 06-00-1972
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POLISH JOKE
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WHY DO POLISH DOGS HAVE BUMPS ON THEIR HEADS?
FROM CHASING PARKED CARS!
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Poli |
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POLISH JOKE
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WHY DID THE POLACK CUT HIS TOILET SEAT IN HALF?
BECAUSE HIS WIFE TOLD HIM HIS HALF ASS RELATIVES WERE COMING
TO VISIT!
James Callow Keyword(s): METAPHOR TAKEN LITERALLY
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Poli |
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POLISH JOKE
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WHY DID THE POLACK TAKE HAY TO BED WITH HIM?
HE WANTED TO FEED HIS NIGHTMARE!
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Poli |
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POLISH
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WHY DID THE POLACK TIPTOE PAST THE MEDICINE CABINET?
HE DIDN'T WANT TO WAKE UP THE SLEEPING PILLS!
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Poli |
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POLISH JOKES
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TWO POLACKS WERE WALKING DOWN THE STREET AND THEY SEEN THIS
POSTER WHICH READ, "WANTED FOR RAPE" AND THERE WAS A PICTURE
OF A NEGRO UNDER THE WORDS. THE ONE POLACK LOOKED AT THE
OTHER AND SAID, "Y'KNOW, THOSE NIGGERS GET ALL THE GOOD JOBS."
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Poli |
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POLISH JOKE
Historical record from James Callow Folklore Archive.
A MAN WENT TO SEE A CONTRACTOR ABOUT BUILDING A HOUSE.
THE CONTRACTOR BEGAN TO ASK THE MAN A FEW BASIC QUESTIONS.
"HOW MANY WINDOWS DO YOU WANT IN THE HOUSE?"
"SIX"
"THE CONTRACTOR SAID "EXCUSE ME." HE WENT OVER TO THE WINDOW
AND YELLED, "GREEN SIDE UP, GREEN SIDE UP."
HE CAME BACK, SAT DOWN AND ASKED THE MAN, "HOW MANY DOORS DO
YOU WANT IN YOUR HOUSE?"
"THE MAN SAID THREE."
AGAIN THE CONTRACTOR WENT TO THE WINDOW AND YELLED, "GREEN
SIDE UP, GREEN SIDE UP. HE CAME BACK, SAT DOWN AND WAS ABOUT
TO ASK ANOTHER QUESTION.
THE MAN WHO WANTED THE HOUSE BUILT SAID' "HEY, WHAT'S GOING ON
HERE? I MEAN' I'M TELLING YOU ALL THESE THINGS I WANT DONE FOR
MY HOUSE AND YOU KEEP GOING TO THE WINDOW SAYING, 'GREEN SIDE UP,
GREEN SIDE UP.'"
"THE CONTRACTOR ANSWERED, AAW I GOT SOME POLACKS OUT THERE
LAYIN SOD, AND I GOT TO KEEP REMINDING THEM."
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Poli |
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ETHNIC JOKE
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THERE WAS AN AMERICAN, A GERMAN, AND A POLAK WHO WERE RUNNING
AWAY FROM NATIVES IN A JUNGLE IN AFRICA. TO ESCAPE THEY DECIDED
THAT THEY COULD CLIMB A TREE AND MAKE ANIMAL SOUNDS.
THE AMERICAN WENT UP THE TREE AND MADE A SOUND LIKE A MONKEY.
THE NATIVES PASSED HIM BY. THE GERMAN WENT UP A TREE AND MADE
A SOUND LIKE A BIRD. THE NATIVES PASSED HIM BY. THE POLACK
WENT UP A TREE AND MADE A SOUND OF AN ANIMAL- "MOO".
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WARREN
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Poli |
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POLISH JOKE
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THERE WERE THESE THREE POLOCKS WHO WANTED TO MEASURE A FLAGPOLE.
FIRST, TWO TRIED TO CLIMB THE POLE WITH A TAPE MEASURE BUT ONLY MADE
IT THREE QUARTERS OF THE WAY UP BEFORE THEY SLID DOWN. A MAN CAME
UP TO THEM AND ASKED WHAT THEY WERE DOING. ONE POLOCK SAID, "WE
WANT TO MEASURE HOW TALL THE FLAGPOLE IS." THE MAN SAID, "WHY
DON'T YOU LAY IT DOWN?" ONE OF THE POLOCKS SAID " OH NO, WE DON'T
WANT TO MEASURE HOW LONG IT IS, WE WANT TO MEASURE HOW TALL IT IS."
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; TAYLOR
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Stupid man or woman BELIEF -- Poli |
Date learned: 11-00-1977 ; 00-00-1970
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POLISH JOKE
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THERE WERE FOUR AMERICANS AND ONE POLOCK IN AN AIRPLANE. THE PLANE
STARTED TO CRASH BUT THERE WERE ONLY FOUR PARACHUTES. THREE
AMERICANS JUMPED OUT WITH A PARACHUTE EACH. ONE AMERICAN AND ONE
POLOCK WERE LEFT WITH ONE PARACHUTE. THE AMERICAN SAID, "I'LL JUMP
DOWN WITH THE PARACHUTE AND WHEN I LAND I'LL SHINE A FLASHLIGHT UP
TO YOU AND YOU CAN CLIMB DOWN THE BEAM." THE POLOCK SAID, "HOW
DUMB DO YOU THINK I AM? I KNOW THAT WHEN I GET HALFWAY DOWN, YOU
ARE GONNA TURN OFF THE LIGHT."
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; TAYLOR
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Stupid man or woman BELIEF -- Poli |
Date learned: 11-00-1977 ; 00-00-1972
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POLISH JOKE
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HOW MANY POLOCKS DOES IT TAKE TO CHANGE A LIGHT BULB? 52: ONE TO
HOLD THE LADDER, ONE TO HOLD THE LIGHT BULB AND 50 TO TURN THE HOUSE
AROUND.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; TAYLOR
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Stupid man or woman BELIEF -- Poli RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 11-00-1977 ; 00-00-1970
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ETHNIC JOKE
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THERE WAS AN ITALIAN, AN AMERICAN AND A POLOCK IN THE DESERT. THE
ITALIAN WAS CARRYING A BOTTLE OF WINE, THE AMERICAN A LOAF OF BREAD,
AND THE POLOCK WAS CARRYING A CAR DOOR. WHILE THEY WERE WALKING,
THEY BECAME HUNGRY AND THIRSTY, SO THEY SAT DOWN AND THE ITALIAN
OPENED HIS BOTTLE OF WINE AND SPLIT IT THREE WAYS. THE AMERICAN
TOOK OUT HIS LOAF OF BREAD AND SPLIT IT THREE WAYS. THE ITALIAN AND
THE AMERICAN LOOKED AT THE POLOCK AND ASKED WHY HE WAS CARRYING A
CAR DOOR. THE POLOCK SAID, "IN CASE IT GETS HOT, I CAN ROLL DOWN
THE WINDOW."
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; TAYLOR
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Stupid man or woman BELIEF -- Poli |
Date learned: 11-00-1977 ; 00-00-1971
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Historical record from James Callow Folklore Archive.
A POLISH KNOCK-KNOCK JOKE, YOU START IT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Poli |
Date learned: 12-00-1977
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DID YOU HEAR ABOUT THE POLISH GUY WHO BROKE HIS LEG WHILE RAKING
LEAVES? HE FELL OUT OF THE TREE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Poli |
Date learned: 12-00-1977
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POLISH JOKE
Historical record from James Callow Folklore Archive.
THIS POLACK WAS SO SLOW HE WENT TO THE ZOO TO WATCH THE TURTLES
WHIZ BY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GROSSE POINTE ; BON SECOURS HOSPITAL
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Poli |