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BIRTH
IN SWITZERLAND WHEN A BOY IS BORN IT IS THE PRACTICE TO PLANT AN
APPLE TREE. WHEN A GIRL IS BORN A NUT TREE IS PLANTED.
Submitter comment: CAN BE FOUND IN MC CARTNEY "FOLKLORE HEIRLOOMS"
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BLOOMFIELD
James Callow Keyword(s): PLANTS
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Birth |
Date learned: 00-00-1974
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JEST, ANECDOTE
ON THE HOLYDAY OF THE HOLY GHOST A PRIEST SAID TO A MAN,
" WHEN I
SING HOLY GHOST SHOW YOURSELF, LET THE PIGEON OUT FROM
UNDERNEATH YOUR COAT. " THE CHURCH WAS CROWDED THAT
HOLYDAY AND THE PEOPLE BEING SO CLOSE TOGETHER, CHOKED THE BIRD
TO DEATH. THEN LATER WHEN THE PRIEST SANG OUT, " HOLY
GHOST SHOW YOURSELF " , THE MAN SANG BACK, " HE
ISN'T HERE, HE ISN'T HERE; HE CHOKED HIMSELF."
Submitter comment:
THIS IS FUNNY BECAUSE GOD ISN T SUPPOSED TO DIE. THIS WAS LEARNED
IN RUSSIA. THIS ITEM IS TRANSLATED FROM THE RUSSIAN LANGUAGE.
James Callow comment:
ANTHROPOMORPHISM ; ANIMAL
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Where learned: MICHIGAN ; RUSSIA ; Sterling Heights
James Callow Keyword(s): ANTICLERICAL ; PENTECOST
| Subject headings: | Favorites PROSE NARRATIVE -- Jest Anecdote BELIEF -- Creator |
Date learned: 11-00-1973
KNOCK KNOCK BRIDGE
A COUPLE WAS TRAVELING WITH THEIR DAUGHTER ACROSS A BRIDGE IN GROSSE
POINTE. THE LITTLE GIRL FELL OUT OF THE CAR. SHE WAS DRAGGED BY THE
SIDE OF THE CAR AND KNOCKED ON THE DOOR OF THE CAR AS SHE WAS
DRAGGED. NOW ANYONE THAT CROSSES THE BRIDGE CAN HEAR HER KNOCKING.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; Sterling Heights
James Callow Keyword(s): VARIANT OF KNOCK-KNOCK STREET
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Product or activity of man or animal |
Date learned: 11-15-1973
BUTTER CUP
PLACE A BUTTER CUP (FLOWER) UNDER A PERSONS CHIN AND IF YOU CAN SEE
A YELLOW REFLECTION ON HIS CHIN. IT MEANS HE LIKES BUTTER.
Where learned: DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): VARIANT PLANT: DANDELION
| Subject headings: | Food Drink -- Plant food N244.44 BELIEF -- Plant BELIEF -- Use of Object |
Date learned: 11-19-1972
FORECASTING WINTER
ACCORDING TO INFORMANT, IF ACORN TREES PRODUCE AN ABUNDANCE OF ACORNS
ONE CAN EXPECT A LONG HARD WINTER
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; PORT HURON
James Callow Keyword(s): OAK TREES PLANT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Sign or prediction through Plants |
Date learned: 10-30-1972
LOCK THE DOOR AND THROW AWAY THE KEY
THE INFORMANT WITNESSED THE FOLLOWING IN A KINDERGARTEN CLASS. THE
GESTURE WAS MADE BY THE TEACHER. THE MEANING WAS FOR THE CHILDREN TO
BE QUIET. IN GESTURE FORM THE TEACHER MADE BELIEVE HER MOUTH WAS A
LOCK AND IN HER HAND A KEY. SHE PUT HER HAND UP IN FRONT OF HER
MOUTH AND MADE BELIEVE SHE WAS LOCKING THE DOOR. SHE THEN THROWS THE
MAKE BELIEVE KEY AWAY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; PORT HURON
James Callow Keyword(s): PANTOMIME
| Subject headings: | Shadow / Pantomime SPEECH -- Gesture SPEECH -- To Be Seen |
Date learned: 10-30-1972
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
DREAMS
TO DREAM OF A PRIEST IS BAD LUCK. A PRIEST IS LIKE A DEVIL;
HE SAYS ONE THING BUT DOES ANOTHER.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ALLEN PARK
James Callow Keyword(s): ANTICLERICAL
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Dreams Dreams about the religious, church BELIEF -- Bad luck P882.2 |
Date learned: 91-97-2
DURING THE TIME YOU ARE PREGRANT, YOU ARE NOT TO LOOK
AT A DEFORMED PERSON OR IF YOU ARE FRIGHTENED BY AN AMIMAL YOUR
CHILD WILL LOOK LIKE IT.
James Callow comment: COLLECTOR'S SPELLING HAS BEEN CORRECTED
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): CONTAGION ; PREGNANT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Physically handicapped Deformed BELIEF -- Birth |
Date learned: 10-00-1974
MEDICINE FOR FEVER
WHEN I WAS A LITTLE GIRL ABOUT FIVE OR SIX YEARS OLD, I
USE TO HAVE CHILLS AND FEVER QUITE A BIT. AND THINGS (BEING)
LIKE THEY WERE THEY DIDN'T HAVE DRUGS LIKE THEY DO NOW. THEY
USUALLY HAD TO USE OLD REMENTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. AND MY MOTHER
WOULD ALWAYS USE COPABUDS FOR FEVER. TAKE THE ROOTS AND PEEL IT.
AND WE'D CHEW THAT... WELL THIS IS SOMETHING THAT GROWS OUT IN THE
COTTON FIELD. IT HAVE A BUD ON IT. / YOU KNOW LITTLE STICKLE BUD.
AND THIS THING GROW UP TO REAL TALL AND THIS WHEN IT BUDS. BUT
BEFORE THEN IT'S A LITTLE BITTY GREEN THING AND THAT'S WHEN YOU USE
THE MEDICINE PART OF IT.
James Callow comment: COLLECTOR'S SPELLING HAS BEEN CORRECTED
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): REMNANTS?
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Plant |
Date learned: 10-00-1974
SONG
TAKE ME BACK TO TEXAS,
I'M TOO YOUNG TO MARRY.
WHITE MAN MAKE GET TO TAKE THE MONEY,
NEGRO MAKE THE COTTIN.
TAKE ME BACK TO TEXAS,
I'M TOO YOUNG TO MARRY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): ENVELOPE PARALLELISM ; NEGRO WANTS TO RETURN SOUTH?
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Marriage |
Date learned: 10-00-1974
MISTER PUMPKIN EATER
IF YOU ARE NOT IN BED AT THE TIME YOU ARE TOLD, A GIGANTIC
PUMPKIN HEAD WILL COME IN YOUR ROOM AND EAT YOU
Submitter comment:
I USED TO TELL MY SISTER THIS WHEN I BABYSAT AND SHE
WOULDN'T GO TO BED. YOU CAN IMPROVE ON IT BY ADDING SCARY
SOUNDS AND GESTURES. I'M NOT SURE WHERE I LEARNED IT, BUT SINCE
THEN WE TELL IT TO CHILDREN WE BABYSIT FOR.
Where learned: HOME
James Callow Keyword(s): CARNIVEROUS PLANT ; FUNCTION: TO SCARE CHILD INTO GOING TO
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Supernatural Being BELIEF -- Plant |
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BELIEF
'DID YOU KNOW THAT AN ANT CAN CARRY 100 TIMES ITS OWN WEIGHT?'
Submitter comment:
THIS WAS TOLD ME AS STRICT FACT BY MY INFORMANT, WHILE WE WERE
TALKING ABOUT A DIFFERENT AREA OF FOLKLORE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): ANT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Insect |
Date learned: 00-00-1968
RIDDLE
Q: WHAT IS IT THAT GOES AROUND ALL DAY GRUNTING WITHOUT BEING SICK,
AND IS ALWAYS LOOKING FOR SOMETHING WITHOUT HAVING LOST ANYTHING?
A: A PIG.
Submitter comment: DIRECTLY TRANSLATED FROM GERMAN.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): ACTIONS (Q) ; ANIMAL (A) ; ANTITHETICAL OPPOSITIONAL ; WISDOM
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- True Riddle |
Date learned: 00-00-1965
RIDDLE
Q: IF YOU LIVED IN A HOUSE, ALL FOUR SIDES OF WHICH HAD A SOUTHERN
EXPOSURE. WHAT COLOR WOULD BE THE BEAR WHICH WALKED BY?
A: WHITE - HE WOULD BE A POLAR BEAR AT THE NORTH POLE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): ANIMAL (A) ; ANIMAL AND BUILDING (Q) ; ANTITHETICAL OPPOSITONAL
James Callow Keyword(s): POSITION DIRECTION
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- True Riddle |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
RIDDLE
Q: WHAT IS IT THAT WHEN YOU GO IN THE FRONT YOU ARE AT THE BACK?
A: A CHURCH.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): ANTITHETICAL ; BUILDING (A) ; PARTICULAR AREA - CHURCH (Q)
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- True Riddle |
Date learned: 11-14-1968
RIDDLE
Q: WHAT IS IT THAT IS HARD WHEN IT ENTERS A BATH,
BUT IMMEDIATELY BECOMES SOFT?
A: INSTANT JAPANESE NOODLES.
Submitter comment: INFORMANT LIVES IN JAPAN AND (HE) LEARNED ABOVE FROM HIS CHILDREN.
Keyword(s): ANTITHETICAL ; EATABLES AND DRINKS (A) ; STATE OF BEING (Q)
James Callow Keyword(s): PRETENDED OBSCENE?
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- True Riddle |
Date learned: 07-28-1964
RIDDLE
Q: THOUGH IT WAS MADE WELL IN THE BEGINNING AND THOUGH IT IS NEVER
BROKEN, IT STILL HAS TO BE REMADE EACH DAY.
A: BED.
Submitter comment: TRANSLATED FROM LITHUANIAN.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): ACTIONS (Q) ; ANTITHETICAL OPPOSITIONAL ; FURNITURE (A) ; PUZZLE
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- True Riddle |
Date learned: 02-17-1971