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MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMB,
SHE FED HIM CASTOR OIL,
AND EVERY TIME HE JUMPED THE FENCE,
HE FERTILIZED THE SOIL.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): LAXATIVE
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Wisecracks, gags, silly stories, insults |
Date learned: 00-00-1956
EX-LAX
IT HAS BEEN SAID THAT A PLEDGE OF A FRATERNITY AND A PLEDGE
OF A SORORITY ARE TAKEN OUT TO DINNER AND ARE FED EX-LAX
WITH THEIR MEAL. THEY ARE THEN KIDNAPPED AND HANDCUFFED
AND DROPPED OFF IN THE WOODS. THEN IT IS JUST A MATTER OF
TIME BEFORE PROBLEMS ARISE.
Where learned: DETROIT ; MICHIGAN, ASSUMED
Keyword(s): LAXATIVE
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Initiation rite Hazing |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
FREQUENT USE OF LAXATIVES WILL RESULT IN CLEAN BABIES
AT BIRTH.
Data entry tech comment:
Updated by TRD
Where learned: MISSISSIPPI ; BELZONI
Keyword(s): BELIEF ; BIRTH ; Clean ; Laxatives ; PREGNANCY
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Birth BELIEF -- Means of Causing or Avoiding Illness |
Date learned: 09-13-1973