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JOKE
QUESTION: WHY DID THE CHICKEN CROSS THE ROAD?
ANSWER: TO GET AWAY FROM COLONEL SANDERS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ROSEVILLE
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 11-30-1972
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RIDDLE--QUESTION: HOW FAR CAN YOU GO INTO THE WOODS
ANSWER: HALFWAY, THEN YOU'RE ON THE WAY OUT.
Submitter comment: INFORMANT HEARD THIS FROM HIS FATHER WHEN HE WAS A CHILD
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WARREN ; TOLD IN
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 10-06-1972
RIDDLE
THREE LITTLE RED BIRDS SITTING ON A FENCE, IF ONE TOOK A NOTION
TO FLY OFF, HOW MANY WAS LEFT? ANSWER: THREE, ONE ONLY TOOK A NOTION.
HE DID NOT ACTUALLY DO IT. INFORMANT SAID SHE GOT THIS RIDDLE FROM
HER BROTHER. HE WAS ALWAYS TRYING TO CATCH HER WITH SOME KIND OF
JOKE OR RIDDLE.
Where learned: SOUTH CAROLINA
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 00001960S (EARLY)
RIDDLE
WHY WERE THE INDIANS HERE FIRST? ANSWER: BECAUSE THEY HAD
RESERVATIONS. ANOTHER OF THE INFORMANT'S FAVORITE RIDDLES. THE
INFORMANT SAID NO ONE IS EVER ABLE TO GUESS THE ANSWER TO THIS
RIDDLE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): PUN
| Subject headings: | Favorites RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 10-18-1972
RIDDLE
WHY DID CINDERELLA GET KICKED OFF OF THE BASEBALL TEAM? ANSWER:
SHE RAN AWAY FROM THE BALL. THIS IS INFORMANT'S FAVORITE RIDDLE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 10-24-1972
KNOCK-KNOCK JOKE
REPLY: KNOCK' KNOCK. QUESTION: WHO'S THERE? REPLY: IDA
QUESTION: IDA WHO? REPLY: I'D A BETTER GET GOING.
INFORMANT SAID THIS IS HIS FAVORITE KNOCK-KNOCK JOKE AND HAS USED
IT ON EVERYONE IN HIS CLASS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 11-06-1972
RIDDLE
WHAT HAPPENS TWICE IN A MOMENT,
ONCE IN A MINUTE,
BUT NOT AT ALL IN A THOUSAND YEARS? (THE LETTER M).
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; FARMINGTON ; TOLD IN
James Callow Keyword(s): DIMINISHING CHAIN DIMINUTIVE CHAIN ; SPELLING RIDDLE
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 09-26-1972
KNOCK KNOCK JOKE
KNOCK KNOCK. WHO'S THERE? ORANGE JUICE. ORANGE JUICE WHO? ORANGE
JUICE SORRY YOU MADE ME CRY?
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; FARMINGTON ; TOLD IN
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 09-25-1972
KNOCK}KNOCK JOKE
KNOCK KNOCK. WHO'S THERE? BANANA. BANANA WHO? KNOCK KNOCK. WHO'S
THERE? BANANA. BANANA WHO? KNOCK KNOCK. WHO'S THERE? ORANGE. ORANGE
WHO? ORANGE YOU GLAD I DIDN'T SAY BANANA?
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; FARMINGTON ; TOLD IN
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 09-26-1972
RIDDLE
IF YOU'RE SO SMART ANSWER ME HOW MANY SIDES DOES A TREE HAVE?
TWO, OUTSIDE AND INSIDE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; FARMINGTON ; TOLD IN
James Callow Keyword(s): PLANT (Q) ; RETORT
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 09-26-1972
SMOKY THE BEAR RIDDLE
WHAT'S SMOKY THE BEAR'S MIDDLE NAME? THE.
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; RENO HALL
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 09-28-1972
SMOKY THE BEAR RIDDLE
HOW COME SMOKY THE BEARS' WIFE CAN'T ET PREGNANT? EVERYTIME SHE
GETS HOT. HE HITS HER WITH A SHOVEL.
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; RENO HALL
James Callow Keyword(s): SYMBOL OF FIRE PREVENTION
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 09-28-1972
BLACK, WHITE AND RED RIDDLE
WHAT'S BLACK AND WHITE AND RED ALL OVER? A NUN ROLLING DOWN A
HILL.
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 09-23-1972
BLACK, WHITE, AND READ RIDDLE
WHAT'S BLACK AND WHITE AND READ ALL OVER? A NEWSPAPER.
Where learned: CANADA ; ONTARIO ; DORM ; WINDSOR
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 09-22-1972
RIDDLE QUESTION
Q. WHY DO DOGS WAG THEIR TAILS? ANS. BECAUSE THE TAILS CAN'T WAG THE
DOGS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; HARPER WOODS
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 09-27-1972
ELEPHANT JOKE
Q. HOW DO YOU GET 4 ELEPHANTS INTO A VOLKSWAGEN? A. 1 IN THE FRONT
AND 2 IN THE BACK
Submitter comment: TYPING ERROR? SHOULD BE 2, I THINK
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GROSSE POINTE WOODS
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 10-15-1972
ELEPHANT JOKES
HOW CAN YOU TELL IF AN ELEPHANT HAS BEEN IN YOUR REFRIGERATOR?
YOU CAN SEE HIS FOOTPRINTS IN THE JELLO!
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
CATCH RIDDLES
WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN L.B.J. AND LSD?
THERE ISN'T ANY DIFFERENCE, ONE'S A DOPE AND THE OTHERS
A DRUG!
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
RIDDLE
WHAT'S THE LARGEST PENCIL IN THE WORLD?
PENNSYLVANIA!
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |