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JOKE-GESTURE ABOUT STRONG MEN, ON HOW THEY USE ANY
EXCUSE TO SHOW OFF. EXAMPLE IS POINTING GESTURE:
THEY FLEX THEIR ARM THEN TURN WRIST AND THEN POINT.

Where learned: CHILDHOOD

Subject headings:

PROSE NARRATIVE -- Jest Anecdote
SPEECH -- S236
SPEECH -- Games Riddles Jokes

Date learned: NOT GIVEN

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Play on Words

Did you hear about the nearsighted optician who fell into a lens-grinding machine and made a spectacle of himself?

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Motifs added by TRD

James Callow comment:

Original Boggs Numbers [W400, B667] crossed out and B660 Substituted.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT

Keyword(s): Anecdote ; HUMOR ; IRONY ; Jest ; Optician ; PUN ; Silly

Subject headings:

PROSE NARRATIVE -- Jest Anecdote
Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Translations, plays on words, symbol writing

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Did you hear about the butcher who backed into a meat cutting machine and got a little behind in his work?

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Motifs added by TRD

James Callow comment:

Original Boggs Numbers [W400, B667] are crossed out and B660 is substituted.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT

Keyword(s): Butcher, Meat, Machine ; EUPHEMISM ; Jest, Anecdote, Pun, Joke, Irony ; PARODY

Subject headings:

PROSE NARRATIVE -- Jest Anecdote
Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Translations, plays on words, symbol writing

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Jokes

A man walked into a rest-room and seen a ten dollar bill laying on a table. As he picked it up and started to put it ini his pocket he heard a weird voice say: "I'm the ghost of Betty Grable and I say the ten dollar bill stays on the table." The man grew frightened, threw the ten dollar bill back on the table and ran out.

Another man walked in , picked up the ten dollar bill and started to walk out. Again the voice came and repeated the same line. The man laughed and put the ten dollar bill back on the table and walked out. A third man came in and picked up the ten dollar bill and put it in his pocket. As he was leaving he heard the haunting voice say: "I'm the ghost of Betty Grable and I say the ten dollar bill stays on the table." The man smiled, and said: "*I am the ghost of Davy Crockett, and I say the ten dollar bill stays in my pocket!"

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Motifs Added by TRD

James Callow comment:

Original BN [B667] crossed out and replaced with B660

Editing marks for spelling errors. ( crossed out an errant tin the word laughed).

Where learned: Myself

Keyword(s): Anecdote ; BATHROOM ; Betty Grable ; Davy Crockett ; GHOST ; GHOSTLY VOICES ; Jest ; MONEY ; Voice ; Wit

Subject headings:

PROSE NARRATIVE -- Jest Anecdote

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Caught

Three men: a Catholic, Jew and Protestant; were digging a ditch in front of a house of inequity. They looked up and saw the Rabbi coming down the street. The Rabbi stopped in front of the house, looked both ways and ran up the steps. When this happened the Catholic and Protestant really gave it to the Jew. A little later, the Protestant minister came down the street, stopped in front of the house, looked both ways and ran up the steps. Well now it was the Protestant's turn to be razzed. A little later the three saw a Catholic priest walk up to the front of the house, look both ways and run up the steps. The Catholic man yelled "There must be somebody sick in there!"

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Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT

Keyword(s): ALLUSION TO PROSTITUTION ; Catholic ; HUMOR ; Jewish ; JOKE ; PROSTITUTION ; Protestant ; RELIGION

Subject headings:

PROSE NARRATIVE -- Jest Anecdote

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Poor Wording

A number of GI's in England during the war decided to hold a horse race to keep up the morale of the base. For some reason they were short of active animals for the event. Now it happened that the local parish priest had a donkey and they obtained his permission to use it to make up the field. The donkey to the surprise of everyone came in third in the first race. Where upon the camp newspaper came out with the headline "Padre's Ass Shows."

This naturally caused no small scandal among the people of the parish and eventually reached the bishop. However, when called to ask about it by the bishop the padre managed to mollify the good man by explaining it was only an American slang expression. The next day a race was held and the donkey came in first. The paper then announced "Padre's Ass Out in Front."

This called for further episcopal disapproval, but again the padre succeeded in mollifying the bishop. The third day's race the donkey finished second and the paper reported "Padre's Ass back in Place." This was the last straw for the bishop and he ordered the priest to withdraw the animal from the race. The camp then came forth with the sad news: "Bishop Scratches Padre's Ass."

Data entry tech comment:

Motifs added by TRD

James Callow comment:

Original BN [ B667 ] modified: the number zero is written over the seven. Additionally, the entire BN is crossed out and replaced with B660.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT

Keyword(s): AMERICAN ; Anecdote ; Culture Clash ; DONKEY ; European ; GAMBLING ; HORSE ; Jest ; Language ; MILITARY ; NEWSPAPER ; PUN ; RACING ; RELIGION ; SLANG

Subject headings:

PROSE NARRATIVE -- Jest Anecdote
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A Joke

Informant told me that it is a standing joke among the Jewish people he knows that no two Jews can agree on anything except on what the third Jew should give.

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James Callow comment:

The word Jewish is written in the upper left hand corner of the submission.

The original BN's [A566, B660] have the lightest ink mark running through them. It may be that they were crossed out, or it may simply be a very light, very faint pen mark.

Submission card located in a pile marked To Be Classified.

Where learned: TELEPHONE ; TOLD BY

Keyword(s): ETHNIC JOKE ; HUMOR ; Jewish ; JOKE ; Stereotype

James Callow Keyword(s): Jewish

Subject headings:

PROSE NARRATIVE -- Jest Anecdote

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Ethnic Joke: The Italian Who Came to Detroit

Ima don lak Detroit worth a sheet. I check inna hotel and go down for breakfast an I tella da girl I wanna ham and eggs and two piece a toast. I tella her I wanna two peese. She say if you wanna to peese go to da toilet. I say you no unnerstand, I wanna two peese on my plate. She say you don peese on your plate, you sonna ma beech. I no eat, I go to my room.

At lunch time I go donna da street for my lunch inna Drake Hotel. The waitress brings me a knife an a napkin but no foke. I tella her I wanna foke. She say whatta you talk, everybody wanna foke. I say you no unnerstand, I wanna foke on the table. She say you don care where you foke, you sonna ma bech. So when she call me sonna ma beech, I go back to hotel.

When I get inna da room I got no sheet on my bed, so I calla da manager and tell him I wanna sheet on my bed. He says don sheet on your bed, go to the bathroom. You no unnerstand, I say, I wanna sheet on the bed. He say you better not sheet on your bed, you sonna ma beech. So when he call me a sonna ma beech, I go check out. I go to da desk to check out to New York, and when I leave the manacer say Peace on You. I say peese on you too, you sonna ma beech cause I go back to Italy.

Data entry tech comment:

Motifs and BN added by TRD

James Callow comment:

The word Italian is written in the upper left hand corner of the submission.

Submission card was located in a pile marked To Be Classified.

Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN ; SAINT CLAIR SHORES

Keyword(s): AMERICAN ; Cultural Divide ; EUPHEMISM ; HUMOR ; Italian ; Language ; Language Barrier ; NEW YORK ; OBSCENE IMPLICATION ; SPEECH ; Stereotype

James Callow Keyword(s): Italian

Subject headings:

PROSE NARRATIVE -- Jest Anecdote
ITAL

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DIRTY OLD MAN: "THE WHIP THE WHIP"
YOUNG LADY: "NO, ANYTHING BUT THE WHIP"
DIRTY OLD MAN: "ANYTHING?"
YOUNG LADY: "THE WHIP, THE WHIP"

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updated on 12-2010 by TRD

Where learned: Massachusetts ; Framingham

Keyword(s): Abuse ; Masochism ; 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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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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updated on 12-2010 by TRD

Where learned: Massachusetts ; Framingham

Keyword(s): Abuse ; Rape ; SEX

James Callow Keyword(s): DIALOGUE

Subject headings:

PROSE NARRATIVE -- Jest Anecdote
Filter - Mature Content

Date learned: 00-00-1970

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Jokes

Historical record from James Callow Folklore Archive.

Dirty Old Man: "To the woods, to the woods"

Young Lady: "But I am not twenty-one."

Dirty Old Man: "You aren't going there to vote."

Data entry tech comment:

entered by TRD

Where learned: Massachusetts ; Framingham ; D' ; Aoust, Ron

Keyword(s): Rape ; SEX

Subject headings:

PROSE NARRATIVE -- Jest Anecdote
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Jokes: Off-Color

What's red and sits in the corner?

-A baby chewing on a razor blade.

Data entry tech comment:

entered by TRD

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WARREN

Keyword(s): BABY ; Distasteful Jokes ; infant ; JOKE ; razor

Subject headings:

PROSE NARRATIVE -- Jest Anecdote
Filter - Mature Content

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Joke: Off-Color

How did Helen Keller burn her fingers?

She was reading a waffle iron

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Helen Keller was an American author, political activist and lecturer who lived from 1880-1968. She was deaf and blind.

Motifs added by TRD

Where learned: LOUISIANA ; New Orleans

Keyword(s): BLIND ; BLINDNESS ; BRAILLE ; DEAF ; Distasteful ; IRON ; JOKE

Subject headings:

PROSE NARRATIVE -- Jest Anecdote

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Play on Words

Masochist:

There once was a masochist who was starved for affliction.

Submitter comment:

Heard it from a friend.

Data entry tech comment:

Motifs and BN added by TRD

James Callow comment:

Submission card located in pile marked These don't sound traditional - Do Not File Yet.

Keyword(s): Masochist ; PAIN ; PUN

Subject headings:

PROSE NARRATIVE -- Jest Anecdote

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A contraceptive is a labor-saving device.

Submitter comment:

A joke he had remembered from work.

Data entry tech comment:

Motifs and Bn added by TRD

James Callow comment:

Submission card located in pile marked These don't sound traditional. Do not file yet.

Where learned: D' ; Anna, Ben

Keyword(s): CHILDBIRTH ; Contraceptive ; Labor ; PUN ; SEX

Subject headings:

PROSE NARRATIVE -- Jest Anecdote

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Play on Words

A harlot is a place that sells used hars.

Submitter comment:

I heard this at Awrey Bakery where I worked last summer.

Data entry tech comment:

motifs and BN added by TRD

James Callow comment:

Submission card located in pile marked These don't sound traditional. Do not file yet.

Keyword(s): Harlot ; PUN

Subject headings:

PROSE NARRATIVE -- Jest Anecdote

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Play on Words

Death is nature's way of telling us to slow down.

Data entry tech comment:

Motifs and BN added by TRD

James Callow comment:

Submission card located in pile marked These don't sound traditional. Do not file yet.

James Callow Keyword(s): Calm ; DEATH ; LIFE ; PUN ; Slow

Subject headings:

PROSE NARRATIVE -- Jest Anecdote

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Play on Words

A specimen is an Italian astronaut.

Submitter comment:

I heard this while I was at Sacred Heart Seminary

Data entry tech comment:

Motifs and BN added by TRD

James Callow comment:

Submission card located in pile marked These don't sound traditional. Do not file yet.

Keyword(s): ETHNIC ; Italian ; Language ; PUN ; Spaceman ; Specimen ; TRANSLATION

Subject headings:

PROSE NARRATIVE -- Jest Anecdote

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Play on Words

A bachelor is a man who believes in wine, women, and so long.

Submitter comment:

I heard this at Awrey's Bakery when I worked there last summer

Data entry tech comment:

Motifs and BN added by TRD

James Callow comment:

Submission card located in pile marked These don't sound traditional - Do Not File Yet.

Keyword(s): Bachelor ; PUN ; SONG ; Wine ; WOMEN

Subject headings:

PROSE NARRATIVE -- Jest Anecdote

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Play on Words

A synonym is a word you use when you can't spell the other one.

Submitter comment:

I can't remember where I heard it

Data entry tech comment:

Motifs and BN added by TRD

James Callow comment:

Submission card located in pile marked These don't sound traditional - Do Not File Yet.

Keyword(s): ; PUN ; Spell ; SPELLING ; Synonym

Subject headings:

PROSE NARRATIVE -- Jest Anecdote

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