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KNOCK KNOCK JOKE
KNOCK KNOCK
WHO'S THERE?
MORTIMER
MORTIMER WHO?
MORTIMER PITIED THAN SCORNED.
Where learned: UNKNOWN
Keyword(s): NAME
Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: UNKNOWN
KNOCK KNOCK JOKE
KNOCK KNOCK
WHO'S THERE?
AGATHA
AGATHA WHO?
AGATHA FEELING YOU'RE FOOLIN'.
Where learned: UNKNOWN
Keyword(s): NAME
Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 11-24-1967
KNOCK KNOCK JOKE
KNOCK KNOCK
WHO'S THERE?
GRETTA
GRETTA WHO?
GRETTA LONG LITTLE DOGGIE-GRETTA LONG
Submitter comment: GEORGETOWN U. FROM FRIENDS
Where learned: GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY
Keyword(s): COWBOY SONG ; NAME ; TITLE OR LINE FROM SONG: GET ALONG LITTLE DOGGIES
Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 11-25-1967
KNOCK KNOCK JOKE
KNOCK KNOCK
WHO'S THERE?
HOFFMAN
HOFFMAN WHO?
I'LL HOFFMAN I'LL PUFF AND I'LL BLOW YER HOUSE IN
Submitter comment: GEORGETOWN U. FROM FRIENDS
Where learned: GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY
Keyword(s): NAME ; THREE LITTLE PIGS
Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 11-25-1967
KNOCK KNOCK JOKE
KNOCK KNOCK
WHO'S THERE?
CHESTER
CHESTER WHO?
CHESTER SONG AT TWILIGHT
Where learned: UNKNOWN
Keyword(s): NAME ; SONG: JUST A SONG AT TWILIGHT
Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 11-24-1967
KNOCK KNOCK JOKE
KNOCK KNOCK
WHO'S THERE?
MORRIS
MORRIS WHO?
MORRIS SATURDAY-NEXT DAY IS SUNDAY.
Where learned: UNKNOWN
Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 11-24-1967
KNOCK KNOCK JOKE
KNOCK KNOCK
WHO'S THERE?
ARGO
ARGO WHO?
ARGO CHASE YOURSELF.
Where learned: UNKNOWN
Keyword(s): NAME
Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 11-24-1967
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THE JOLLY GREEN GIANT
DID YOU HEAR ABOUT THE TWO HOUR BEN CASY SPECIAL?
THEY ARE GOING TO CIRCUMCISE THE JOLLY GREEN GIANT.
Where learned: UNKNOWN
Keyword(s): BRAND-NAME TELEVISION ; FICTIONAL PERSON
Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: UNKNOWN
FIT FOR A KING
WHAT KING DO TWO FULL GLASSES AND AN EMPTY ONE REMIND YOU OF?
KING PHILUP THE THIRD.
Submitter comment:
I HEARD THIS RIDDLE FROM "BABE" KOZLOWSKI WHEN I WAS ABOUT
10 YEARS OLD( C 1935 ). "BABE" WAS THE SON OF THE LADY FROM
WHOM MY PARENTS BOUGHT A HOME
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): PHILIP PERSONAL NAME ; PUN
Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 05-00-1965
KNOCK KNOCK JOKE
KNOCK KNOCK
WHO'S THERE?
DUKE
DUKE WHO?
DUKE THE BELLS A RINGING FOR HOLLY
Where learned: DETROIT, ASSUMED ; KEATING SCHOOL
Keyword(s): DECK THE HALLS WITH BOUGHS OF HOLLY (?) ; NAME
Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 11-28-1967
KNOCK KNOCK JOKE
KNOCK KNOCK
WHO'S THERE?
DWAYNE
DWAYNE WHO?
D'WAIN THE BATHTUB. I'M DROWNING.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WYANDOTTE
Keyword(s): NAME
Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 03-10-1967
RIDDLE
WHAT IS THE GREATEST BUS IN THE WORLD?
COLUMBUS
Where learned: SAINT LEONARD SCHOOL ; DETROIT, ASSUMED
Keyword(s): HISTORICAL ; NAME HISTORICAL FIGURE
Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
RIDDLE
WHAT DO GHOSTS EAT FOR BREAKFAST?
GHOST TOASTIES
Where learned: SAINT LEONARD SCHOOL ; DETROIT, ASSUMED
Keyword(s): BRAND NAME ; PUN
Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 11-18-1965
RIDDLE
WHY DID THE MAN THROW HIS PANTS OUT THE WINDOW?
BECAUSE A MAN WAS YELLING, "FREE PRESS"
Where learned: SAINT LEONARD SCHOOL ; DETROIT, ASSUMED
Keyword(s): NEWSPAPER NAME ; PUN ON PRESS
Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 11-15-1965
RIDDLE
WHY DID THE MAN THROW HIS PANTS OUT THE WINDOW?
HE HEARD A BOY CALLING FREE PRESS
Where learned: SAINT LEONARD SCHOOL ; DETROIT, ASSUMED
Keyword(s): NEWSPAPER NAME
Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 09-20-1965
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KNOCK KNOCK JOKE
KNOCK KNOCK
WHO'S THERE?
HIAWATHA
HIAWATHA WHO?
HIAWATHA A GOOD GIRL BEFORE I MET YOU. ( I WAS A )
Submitter comment: LEARNED THIS JOKE AT BRIDGE GAME
Where learned: OHIO ; WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE
Keyword(s): HISTORICAL ; NAME
Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 10-07-1967
A POLISH PROVERB
HE MADE OUT LIKE MR. ZABTOCKI ON HIS SOAP.
IVYSZEAT JAK ZABTOCKI NA MYDLE.
Submitter comment:
THIS IS USED WHEN ONE TAKES UP A PROJECT HE KNOWS LITTLE ABOUT AND
IT FALLS THROUGH. MR. ZABTOCKI HAD GONE INTO THE SOAP BUSINESS BUT KNOWING NOTHING ABOUT IT ,HE LOST OUT.
MY MOTHER KNOWS THIS PROVERB AND STORY FROM POLAND.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DEARBORN
Keyword(s): PERSONAL NAME ; POLISH PERSONAL PROVERB
Subject headings: | Favorites PROVERB -- Blason Populaire PROVERB -- Proverbial Phrase PROVERB -- Proverbial Comparison |
Date learned: 11-25-1967
CASE OF EVIL EYE CAUSING DEATH
AFTER COMING TO THIS COUNTRY, THE INFORMANT'S MOTHER
LOST A BABY GIRL NAMED CATHERINE BECAUSE SOME FRIEND OF THEIRS
(A MAN) PRAISED THE LITTLE BABY AND IT CAME UNDER A SPELL.
THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYONE IN THE U.S. WHO COULD BREAK THE SPELL
(THERE WERE PEOPLE GOOD AT THIS IN THE OLD COUNTRY).
THE BABY JUST WANED AWAY AND DIED. AND IN LATER YEARS
WHEN ANOTHER RELATIVE WAS GIVEN THE NAME OF CATHERINE SHE GOT
BAD LUCK TO GO WITH IT FROM THE OLD SPELL
AND THAT IS WHY SHE NEVER HAS ANY DATES.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): BAD LUCK ATTACHED TO NAME
Subject headings: | Favorites BELIEF -- Body part Senses Eyes, evil eye BELIEF -- Marriage BELIEF -- Means of Causing or Avoiding Illness BELIEF -- Fate Destiny Luck Chance |
Date learned: 10-26-1969