Dr. James T. Callow publications
Browse by
Questions or comments on this site? Please email davidsor@udmercy.edu.
The James T. Callow Folklore Archive
Your search for COMMUNICATIONS AND RELATED MATTER (Q) returned 10 results.
RIDDLE
Q: WHAT HAS NEVER BEEN SEEN, FELT, OR HEARD, YET HAS A NAME?
A: NOTHING
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): AN ACTION (A) ; COMMUNICATIONS AND RELATED MATTER (Q)
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- True Riddle |
Date learned: 00-00-1965
RIDDLE
Q: WHAT BEGINS WITH P AND ENDS WITH E AND HAS MORE THAN 200 LETTERS
IN IT?
A: POST OFFICE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): BUILDING (A) ; COMMUNICATIONS AND RELATED MATTER (Q) ; LITERAL
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- True Riddle |
Date learned: 00-00-1965
RIDDLE
Q: THERE IS A WORD OF FIVE SYLLABLES; TAKE AWAY THE FIRST AND NO
SYLLABLE WILL REMAIN.
A: MONOSYLLABLE.
Submitter comment:
(FROM) "NEW ENGLAND FOLKLORE"; B. A. BOTKIN, ED.
(CROWN PUBLISHERS).
Where learned: NEW YORK ; MILFORD
Keyword(s): COMMUNICATIONS ; COMMUNICATIONS AND RELATED MATTER (Q)
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- True Riddle |
Date learned: 09-00-1967
RIDDLE
Q: WHAT STAYS IN THE SAME CORNER ALL THE TIME, BUT TRAVELS AROUND
THE WORLD?
A: A POSTAGE STAMP.
Data entry tech comment: ANOTHER VARIANT IN U OF D FOLKLORE 5 X 8 CARD FILES.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; LINCOLN PARK
Keyword(s): COMMUNICATIONS AND RELATED MATTER (Q) ; PARTICULAR AREA (Q)
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- True Riddle |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
RIDDLE
Q: WHAT HAS MANY ANSWERS BUT ASKS NO QUESTIONS.
A: A DOORBELL.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BIRMINGHAM
Keyword(s): COMMUNICATIONS AND RELATED MATTER (Q) ; HARDWARE (A)
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- True Riddle |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
CARPENTER'S RIDDLE
Q: WHAT IS THE NAME OF A CARPENTER'S TOOL THAT CAN ALSO BE SPELLED
BACKWARDS?
A: LEVEL
Where learned: NOT GIVEN BY COLLECTOR
Keyword(s): COMMUNICATIONS AND RELATED MATTER (Q) ; HARDWARE (Q)
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- True Riddle |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
NON ORAL RIDDLE
Q: WHAT IS THIS? .
A: A GHOST WITH A CINDER IN HIS EYE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): COMMUNICATIONS AND RELATED MATTER (Q) ; PERSONS (A) ; VISUAL
James Callow Keyword(s): VISUAL RIDDLE -- PERIOD OR DOT ON PAPER
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- True Riddle |
RIDDLE
Q: WHAT BEGINS WITH A T, ENDS WITH A T, AND IS FULL OF T?
A: A TEAPOT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): COMMUNICATIONS AND RELATED MATTER (Q) ; LITERAL ; UTENSILS (A)
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- True Riddle |
TRICKY TALK
Q: RAILROAD CROSSING, LOOK OUT FOR THE CARS.
CAN YOU SPELL THAT WITHOUT ANY R'S?
A: T-H-A-T.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): COMMUNICATIONS AND RELATED MATTER (Q) ; TRANSPORTATION (Q)
James Callow Keyword(s): CATCH ; VERSE RIDDLE
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Riddle C890.400 |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN BY COLLECTOR
IN THE ALPHABET RIDDLE
Q: IN THE ALPHABET, AND FOR DRINKING,/ NOT IN DUMB BUT FIRST IN
THINKING.
A: TEA.
Submitter comment:
I FOUND THIS ACTIVITY BOOK IN THE ATTIC. FROM:
"LOTS OF THINGS TO DO"
(AKRON, OHIO, THE SAALFIELD PUBLISHING CO., 1951)
THE PAGES ARE NOT NUMBERED.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): ACTIONS (Q) ; COMMUNICATIONS AND RELATED MATTER (Q)
James Callow Keyword(s): CATCH
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Riddle True Riddle |
Date learned: 08-00-1964