The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

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I have heard North Hall referred to as "Menopause Manor" the reason being that there are quite a few older residents in the dorm.

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North Hall of Vanderbilt University

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Keyword(s): AGE ; Dormitory ; Female ; Language ; Manor ; Menopause ; Nickname ; REGIONAL ; SLANG ; University ; Vanderbilt ; Vernacular ; Vocabulary ; WOMEN

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Two instructors on Peabody's Campus, husband and wife (The VanEhens), have acquired a nickname because of their physical resemblance. They both have red hair and freckles and a chubby build and are called "The Campbell's Kids" from Campbell's SOup Commercials.

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Keyword(s): Campbells ; Chubby ; Commercials ; FRECKLES ; HAIR ; Language ; Nickname ; Pop Culture ; Professor ; Red ; Resemblance ; Soup

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Joke

Elephant Joke

Question: What do you get when you cross an elephant with a jar of peanut butter?

Answer: An elephant that sticks to the roof of your mouth.

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Where learned: Television ; I Dream Of Jeannie

Keyword(s): ELEPHANT ; HUMOR ; JOKE ; Language ; Mouth ; Peanut Butter

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riddle

Question: What's black and white and red all over?

Answer: A newspaper.

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Keyword(s): Black ; COLOR ; Homophone ; Language ; NEWSPAPER ; PLAY ON WORDS ; PUN ; Read ; Red ; RIDDLE ; White ; WORDPLAY

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"grandma's visit" is another term for menstrual period.

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Keyword(s): EUPHEMISM ; Grandma ; Language ; Menstrual ; MENSTRUATION ; Nickname ; Period ; SLANG ; Vocabulary

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"Lag" means carry

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Keyword(s): CARRY ; Lag ; Language ; SLANG ; Vocabulary

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"wag" means carry

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Keyword(s): CARRY ; Language ; SLANG ; Vocabulary ; Wag

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"Piecing" means munching on candy or junk instead of eating a meal.

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Heard from people from Delaware

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Keyword(s): CANDY ; FOOD ; Junk ; Language ; Nutrition ; Piecing ; SLANG ; Vocabulary

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"Hatching Jacket" is a maternity dress or top.

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Keyword(s): CLOTHING ; DRESS ; Hatching ; Jacket ; Language ; Maternity ; PREGNANCY ; SLANG ; Top ; Vocabulary

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Wheel is another name for bicycle

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Keyword(s): Bicycle ; Language ; SLANG ; Vocabulary ; Wheel

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Copper is another name for a penny

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Keyword(s): Copper ; Language ; METAL ; MONEY ; Penny ; SLANG ; Vocabulary

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Many people in middle Tenn. speak of living in the "Bible Belt" of the state because churches are so prominent.

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Keyword(s): Belt ; BIBLE ; CHURCH ; COUNTRY ; Language ; Nickname ; REGIONAL ; SLANG ; STATE ; Tennessee ; Vocabulary

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The eight secluded areas complete with love seats in a girl's dorm lounge are known as the "passion pits."

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The college is Emory and Henry in Emory, Virginia and the dorm is Martha Washington

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Keyword(s): COLLEGE ; Dorm ; Dormitories ; Language ; Lounge ; Loveseat ; Nickname ; Passion ; Pit ; SLANG ; Vocabulary

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Language: Rhyme

When you get old and out of shape, remember Sears has corsets for 2.98

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Keyword(s): AGE ; Corset ; Language ; MONEY ; Old ; poem ; RHYME ; Sears ; SHAPE ; VERSE ; Vocabulary

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Language: Rhyme

Mary had a little lamb

The doctor had a fix

'Til Old Macdonald had a farm

Then the doctor quit.

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Keyword(s): DOCTOR ; Farm ; JOKE ; Lamb ; Language ; Mary ; Old MacDonald ; PLAY ON WORDS ; poem ; PUN ; RHYME ; VERSE ; WORDPLAY

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Language: Rhyme

When you get married and live in a truck,

Order your children from Sears Roebuck.

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Keyword(s): CHILDREN ; Language ; Married ; poem ; RHYME ; Roebuck ; Sears ; TRUCK ; VERSE ; Vocabulary

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Language: Rhyme

 I wish you luck

I wish you joy.

I wish you first a baby boy

And when his hair begins to curl

I wish you then a baby girl.

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Keyword(s): Album ; AUTOGRAPH ; BABY ; Boy ; Curl ; Girl ; HAIR ; Language ; poem ; RHYME ; Signature ; VERSE ; WISH

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Language: Rhyme

When you get married and have twins

Don't come to me for safety pins.

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Keyword(s): Album ; AUTOGRAPH ; BABY ; Language ; Pins ; poem ; RHYME ; SAFETY ; Signature ; TWINS ; VERSE

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Language: Rhyme

Verse:

Forget me not

Forget me never

Till yonder sun

Has set forever.

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Found in an autograph book from the 1880's

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Keyword(s): Album ; AUTOGRAPH ; Devotion ; FORGET ; Language ; poem ; RHYME ; SENTIMENT ; Set ; Signature ; Sun ; VERSE

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Language: Rhyme

When this you see remember me

And take a little catnip tea.

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From autograph book of the 1880's

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Keyword(s): AUTOGRAPH ; Catnip ; Devotion ; Language ; poem ; Remember ; RHYME ; Signature ; TEA ; VERSE

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