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SHIRLEY TEMPLE
SHIRLEY TEMPLE SAT ON A PIN/
HOW MANY INCHES DID IT GO IN/ 10,20,30,40,50,60,70,80,90,100. ROPE
IS SKIPPED ONCE FOR EACH NUMBER RECITED.
A RHYME RECITED WHILE JUMPING ROPE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; PORT HURON
James Callow Keyword(s): COUNTING ; MOVIE CHARACTER
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 10-30-1972
JUDGE, JUDGE, TELL THE JUDGE
JUDGE, JUDGE, TELL THE JUDGE/
MAMA HAD A NEW BORN BABY/ IT ISN'T A BOY, IT ISN'T A GIRL/ JUST
PLAIN ORDINARY BABY/ WRAP IT UP IN TOILET PAPER/ SEND IT DOWN THE
ELEVATOR/ FIRST FLOOR, SECOND FLOOR, THIRD FLOOR, STOP.
A RHYME RECITED WHILE JUMPING ROPE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; PORT HURON
James Callow Keyword(s): CHAIN COUNTING
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Belief C860.542 |
Date learned: 10-30-1972
JOHNNY OVER THE OCEAN
JOHNNY OVER THE OCEAN, JOHNNY OVER THE SEA/ JOHNNY BROKE A MILK
BOTTLE AND BLAMED IT ON ME/ I TOLD MA, MA TOLD PA/ AND JOHNNY GOT A
LICKIN/ SO HA HA HA/ HOW MANY LICKINS DID HE GET/ 5,10,15,20,25,30,
35,40,45,50,55,60,65,70,75,80,85,90,95,100/ A RHYME RECITED WHILE
JUMPING ROPE. SKIP ROPE ONCE FOR EACH NUMBER.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; PORT HURON
James Callow Keyword(s): CHAIN COUNTING
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Narrative Verse Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 10-30-1972
NOT LAST NIGHT BUT THE NIGHT BEFORE
A RHYME RECITED WHILE JUMPING ROPE. NOT LAST NIGHT BUT THE NIGHT
BEFORE/ TWENTY-FOUR ROBBERS CAME KNOCKING AT MY DOOR/ AS I WENT OUT,
THEY CAME IN/ HIT ME OVER THE HEAD WITH A ROLLING PIN/ THIS IS WHAT
THEY SAID TO ME/ SPANISH DANCER TURN ALL AROUND/ SPANISH DANCER
TOUCH THE GROUND/ SPANISH DANCER DO THE SPLITS/ SPANISH DANCER GIVE A
HIGH KICK/ SPANISH DANCER GET OUT OF TOWN/ BEFORE THE SUN GOES
DOWN, DOWN, DOWN/
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; PORT HURON
James Callow Keyword(s): INITIAL ITERATION
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Narrative Verse Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 10-30-1972
BLONDIE AND DAGWOOD WENT TO TOWN
BLONDIE AND DAGWOOD WENT TO TOWN/ BLONDIE BOUGHT AN EVENING GOWN/
DAGWOOD BOUGHT A PAIR OF SHOES/ AND ALEXANDER BOUGHT THE NEWS/ THIS
IS WHAT THE HEADLINES SAID/ CLOSE YOUR EYES AND COUNT TO TEN/ IF YOU
MISS YOU TAKE THE END/
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; PORT HURON
James Callow Keyword(s): COMIC STRIP CHARACTERS
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 10-30-1972
DONALD DUCK
A RHYME RECITED WHILE JUMPING ROPE.
DONALD DUCK IS A ONE-LEGGED
ONE-LEGGED, ONE-LEGGED DUCK/ DONALD DUCK IS A TWO-LEGGED/ TWO-LEGGED
TWO-LEGGED DUCK./ DONALD DUCK IS A THREE-LEGGED/ THREE-LEGGED, THREE-
LEGGED DUCK/ DONALD DUCK IS A FOUR-LEGGED/ FOUR-LEGGED, FOUR-LEGGED
DUCK/ JUMP OUT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; PORT HURON
James Callow Keyword(s): CARTOON AND COMIC STRIP CHARACTER ; CHAIN COUNTING
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 10-30-1972
BUBBLES IN COFFEE
IF THE BUBBLES IN A FRESHLY POURED CUP OF COFFEE CAN BE LIFTED OUT
OF THE CUP BY A SPOON BEFORE THEY DISAPPEAR, THEN THAT PERSON WILL
COME INTO MONEY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; PORT HURON
James Callow Keyword(s): DRINK
| Subject headings: | Food Drink -- Non-alcoholic fruit beverage Coffee BELIEF -- Use of Object |
Date learned: 10-30-1972
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DON'T CROSS BATS
THE INFORMANT LEARNED THE FOLLOWING WHILE PLAYING BABE RUTH BASEBALL
IN PORT HURON. "IT IS BAD LUCK WHEN THE BASEBALL BATS LAY ACROSS
ONE ANOTHER INSTEAD OF IN A STRAIGHT ORDERLY LINE."
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; PORT HURON
James Callow Keyword(s): POSITION DIRECTION
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Entertainment Diversion BELIEF -- Sign Geometric figure Cross and its various modifications BELIEF -- Bad luck P882.6 |
Date learned: 10-30-1972
TITS
ACCORDING TO INFORMANT WHO IS STUDENT AT UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT, A
COLLEGE STUDENT (MALE) WILL REFER TO SOMETHING AS BEING "TITS" WHEN
MEANING GREAT, FANTASTIC, OR WONDERFUL.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; PORT HURON
James Callow Keyword(s): FEMALE BREASTS=TITS?
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Trade & commerce |
Date learned: 10-30-1972
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IF LOST
IF A PERSON IS LOST AND IS NOT SURE WHAT DIRECTION TO TAKE, HE
SHOULD SPIT IN THE PALM OF ONE HAND, AND SLAP THE SPIT WITH THE
FIRST TWO FINGERS OF THE OTHER HAND. THEN MERELY TRAVEL IN THE
DIRECTION THAT THE SPIT FLEW. THIS METHOD WILL PUT THE PERSON IN
THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; PORT HURON
James Callow Keyword(s): POSITION DIRECTION LOCATION
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Body part Senses Hands, palms, fingernails |
Date learned: 10-30-1972
MORTUARY SLOGANS
I, AT ONE TIME DELIVERED FLOWERS FOR A FLORIST
AS A PART-TIME JOB,
DURING WHICH TIME I RAN ACROSS A NUMBER OF MORTUARY SLOGANS. "YOU
STAB 'EM, WE SLAB 'EM."
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; PORT HURON
James Callow Keyword(s): FINAL ITERATION
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Custom Festival C840.537 Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb C880.400 PROVERB -- Blason Populaire |
Date learned: 10-30-1972
MORTUARY SLOGANS
I, AT ONE TIME DELIVERED FLOWERS FOR A FLORIST AS A
PART-TIME JOB,
DURING WHICH TIME I RAN ACROSS A NUMBER OF MORTUARY SLOGANS.
"BETTER BODIES BY K AND S." THE FUNERAL HOME WHERE I GOT THIS
SLOGAN IS THE KARRER-SIMPSON FUNERAL HOME.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; PORT HURON
James Callow Keyword(s): ALLITERATION
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- School PROVERB -- Blason Populaire |
Date learned: 10-30-1972
MORTUARY SLOGANS
THE INFORMANT AT ONE TIME DELIVERED FLOWERS FOR A }
FLORIST AS A PART-TIME
JOB, DURING WHICH TIME HE RAN ACROSS A NUMBER OF
MORTUARY SLOGANS. "YOU KILL 'EM, WE CHILL 'EM."
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; PORT HURON
James Callow Keyword(s): FINAL ITERATION
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Custom Festival C840.537 Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb C880.400 PROVERB -- Blason Populaire |
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
WHAT DO YOU WANT?
THIS IS SAID IN A JOKING MANNER TO SOMEONE WHO IS BEING A NUISANCE.
WHAT DO YOU WANT, SIX MONTHS IN A HOSPITAL (SHAKE LEFT FIST AT
PERSON), OR SUDDEN DEATH (SHAKE RIGHT FIST AT PERSON)?
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; PORT HURON
James Callow Keyword(s): THREAT CHOICE
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula SPEECH -- Gesture |
Date learned: 09-18-1972
AWHATZIT
ACCORDING TO INFORMANT, WHEN THE NAME OF A TOOL OR SOME OTHER PIECE
OF EQUIPMENT IS NOT KNOWN, THEN IT IS REFERRED TO AS AWHATZIT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; PORT HURON
James Callow Keyword(s): INDEFINITE NOUN
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Common Word |
Date learned: 09-18-1972
THINGAMAJIG
ACCORDING TO INFORMANT, WHEN THE NAME OF A TOOL OR SOME OTHER PIECE
OF EQUIPMENT IS NOT KNOWN, THEN IT IS REFERRED TO AS A THINGAMAJIG.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; PORT HURON
James Callow Keyword(s): INDEFINITE NOUN
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Common Word |
Date learned: 09-18-1972
SHE'S SO UGLY
SHE'S SO UGLY, SHE LOOKS LIKE SHE'S BEEN KISSING AN AIR HAMMER.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; PORT HURON
James Callow Keyword(s): INSULT
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula |
Date learned: 09-30-1972