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DIRTY OLD MAN: "TO THE WOODS, TO THE WOODS"
YOUNG LADY: "NO, I'LL SCREAM"
DIRTY OLD MAN: "HOW LOUD CAN YOU SCREAM?"
YOUNG LADY: "HELP:" (VERY FAINTLY)
DIRTY OLD MAN: "TO THE WOODS, TO THE WOODS"

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Where learned: Massachusetts ; Framingham

Keyword(s): Abuse ; Rape ; SEX

James Callow Keyword(s): DIALOGUE

Subject headings: PROSE NARRATIVE -- Jest Anecdote
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Date learned: 00-00-1970

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POEM

HOW THE RACCON CLIMB THE TREE,
DARK AS HIS EYEHOLE NASSHOLEE SEEM TO BE,
TICKLED THE THE POSSUM TO HIS HEART,
TO SEE THE RACOON CLIMB AND FART.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT

James Callow Keyword(s): RACCOON

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Narrative Verse
Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Lyrical Verse
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Date learned: 10-00-1974

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NEGRO SCARS

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THE NEGROES ARE A CURSED RACE BY GOD. BEFORE ALL NEGRO MEN DIE, A
SCAR WILL BE VISIBLE ON THEIR BODY. THIS IS PROOF THAT THEY HAVE
BEEN CURSED BY GOD.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT

James Callow Keyword(s): RACISM

Subject headings: BELIEF -- Creation and Order of Human Life
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Date learned: 02-18-1970

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JEWISH BRIDES

INFORMANT WAS TOLD BY SOMEONE HE ONCE WORKED WITH WHO INTENSELY
DISLIKED JEWISH PEOPLE, THAT PART OF THE JEWISH RELIGION TEACHES
THAT THE NIGHT BEFORE A JEWISH GIRL MARRIES, SHE MUST HAVE SEXUAL
INTERCOURSE WITH HER FATHER.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; FERNDALE

James Callow Keyword(s): ANTISEMITISM?

Subject headings: BELIEF -- P439
BELIEF -- Marriage
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Date learned: NOT GIVEN

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PRETENDED OBSCENE RIDDLE

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Q: WHAT GOES IN HARD AND COMES OUT SOFT, STICKY, AND WET?
A: GUM.

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ANOTHER VARIANT IN U OF D FOLKLORE 5 X 8 CARD FILES.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT

Keyword(s): EATABLES AND DRINKS (A) ; LITERAL ; STATES OF BEING (Q)

James Callow Keyword(s): PENIS ; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE

Subject headings: RIDDLE -- True Riddle
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Date learned: 09-00-1971

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RIDDLE

Q: WHAT IS IT THAT WHEN YOU TEAR OFF IT'S COVERINGS IT'S MADE BARE
AND YOU CAN CHEW IT?
A: CHEWING GUM.

Submitter comment: INFORMANT LIVES IN JAPAN AND LEARNED ABOVE FROM HIS CHILDREN.

Where learned: LETTER ; JAPAN

Keyword(s): ACTIONS (Q) ; EATABLES AND DRINKS (A) ; METAPHORICAL

Subject headings: RIDDLE -- True Riddle
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Date learned: 07-28-1964

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CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS JOKE

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Q: WHAT DID CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS SAY WHEN HE SAW A NEGRO FOR THE
FIRST TIME.
A: GOD BLESS MY HEART, GOD BLESS MY SOUL. I SAW A WALKING
TOOTSIE ROLL.

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THE INFORMANT LEARNED THIS FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD CHILDREN.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BIRMINGHAM

Keyword(s): ACTIONS (A) ; ACTIONS (Q) ; EATABLES (A) ; PERSONS (Q)

James Callow Keyword(s): CANDY ; RACISM

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Riddle C890.400
RIDDLE -- Riddle Question
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Date learned: 08-00-1964

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PROVERB

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CONFUCIUS SAY: MAN SHOULD ALWAYS FEEL LOW BY-CRACKY.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT

Keyword(s): SEX

James Callow Keyword(s): PARODY OF CONFUCIAN SAYING ; PUN

Subject headings: PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor
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PROVERB

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CONFUCIUS SAY: MAN WHO LAYS GIRL IN FIELD GET PIECE ON EARTH.

Where learned: NOT GIVEN

Keyword(s): SEX

James Callow Keyword(s): PARODY ; PUN ; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE=LAY

Subject headings: PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor
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PROVERB

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CONFUCIUS SAY: MAN WHO LAY GIRL ON HILL, NOT ON LEVEL.

Where learned: NOT GIVEN

Keyword(s): SEX

James Callow Keyword(s): PUN ; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE=LAY

Subject headings: PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor
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PROVERB

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CONFUCIUS SAY: MAN WHO SCREW GIRL IN CAR HAVE HOT ROD.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT

Keyword(s): SEX

James Callow Keyword(s): PARODY ; PUN ; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE

Subject headings: PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor
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Date learned: 00-00-1960

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PROVERB

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BIG CATS ARE DANGEROUS, BUT A LITTLE PUSSY NEVER HURT ANYONE.

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PUSSY IS A SLANG EXPRESSION FOR THE ACT OF LOVE-MAKING.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT

Keyword(s): ANIMAL ; SEMANTICS ; SEX

James Callow Keyword(s): OBSERVATION ; OBSERVATION ; PUN ; REFERENCE TO SEXUAL INTERCOURSE

Subject headings: PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor
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Date learned: 00-00-1971

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SAYING

Historical record from James Callow Folklore Archive.

HILL WITH THEIR FISTS BALLED UP.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT

James Callow Keyword(s): NEGRO ; RACISM

Subject headings: BELIEF -- Body part Senses
PROVERB -- Blason Populaire
PROVERB -- Proverbial Comparison
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Date learned: NOT GIVEN

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PROVERB

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CONFUCIUS SAY: BABY CONCEIVED ON BACKSEAT OF CAR WITH AUTOMATIC
TRANSMISSION GROW UP TO BE SHIFTLESS BASTARD.

Where learned: NOT GIVEN

Keyword(s): PUN

James Callow Keyword(s): PUN ; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE

Subject headings: PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor
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PROVERB

CONFUCIUS SAY: BOY WHO GOES TO BED WITH SEXUAL PROBLEMS FIND
SOLUTION IN HAND IN MORNING.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT

Keyword(s): PUN ; SEX

James Callow Keyword(s): MASTURBATION ; PARODY ; PUN

Subject headings: PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor
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Date learned: 00-00-1968

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PROVERB

CONFUCIUS SAY: BLINDE (SIC) GIRL HAVE BLACK HAIR BY CRACKY.

Where learned: NOT GIVEN

Keyword(s): SEX

James Callow Keyword(s): BLONDE? ; PARODY ; PUDENDUM ; PUN

Subject headings: PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor
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PROVERB

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CONFUCIUS SAY: DO NOT MAKE LOVE TO WOMAN IN PANTRY OR GET ASS IN JAM.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT

Keyword(s): SEX

James Callow Keyword(s): PARODY ; PUN ; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE

Subject headings: PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor
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Date learned: 00-00-1968

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PROVERB

CONFUCIUS SAY: GIRL WHO FLY IN AIRPLANE UPSIDE DOWN HAVE CRACK UP.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT

Keyword(s): SEX

James Callow Keyword(s): PARODY

Subject headings: PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor
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Date learned: 00-00-1960

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PROVERB

CONFUCIUS SAY: GIRL WHO FLY AIRPLANE UPSIDE DOWN HAVE CRACK UP.

Where learned: NOT GIVEN

James Callow Keyword(s): PARODY ; PUDENDUM ; PUN

Subject headings: PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor
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Date learned: NOT GIVEN

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PROVERB

CONFUCIUS SAY: GIRL WHO HAVE RED HAIR HAVE RED HAIR BY CRACKY.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT

Keyword(s): COLOR

James Callow Keyword(s): PARODY ; PUDENDUM ; PUN

Subject headings: PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor
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Date learned: 00-00-1960

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