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The James T. Callow Folklore Archive
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JOKE
WHY WAS COLUMBUS NOTED FOR ECONOMY?
HE TRAVELED 30,000 MILES TO THE GALLON.
Submitter comment: FROM SCHOOL
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): GALLEON SHIP ; HISTORICAL
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 04-15-1967
ACTIVITY-ASTRONOMY
CORN SHOULD BE PLANTED UNDER LEO TO INSURE LARGE
EARS. MM
CORN SHOULD BE PLANTED UNDER GEMINI TO INSURE TWO
EARS PER STALK.
Submitter comment: LEARNED FROM AN UNCLE, JOHN FURR.
Data entry tech comment: GEMINI=TWINS
Where learned: INDIANA ; GREENFIELD
James Callow Keyword(s): LEO=LION, KING OF BEASTS. ; SYMBOLISM ; SYMBOLISM MM
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Plant husbandry Farming |
Date learned: 11-23-1967
DON'T CUT HORNS WHEN THE SIGN IS IN THE HEART.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
James Callow Keyword(s): LEO ; ZODIAC
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Animal Husbandry Farming Ranching |
Date learned: 09-23-1973
Belief: Animal
Bite-Cure:
In Haiti, there is a small lizard-type animal, resembling a chameleon, because right before it bites you, it changes colors so that you can't see it. When it does bite, its jaws lock and it dangles on your body. The only way you can get it off is to find a donkey and make it bray - there by forcing the animal to open its jaws.
Data entry tech comment:
Motifs added by TRD
James Callow comment:
Original BN [P750] crossed out. Replaced wtih current classification
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): ANIMAL ; Bite ; BLEND ; Camouflage ; Chameleon ; DONKEY ; ETHNIC ; Haiti ; Haitian ; Lizard
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Animal |