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Play on Words
There is a secret method of coming back from Vegas with a small fortune: Go with a large fortune.
Submitter comment:
He heard it from a friend.
Data entry tech comment:
Motif added by TRD
James Callow comment:
Submission card located in pile marked These don't sound traditional - Do Not File Yet.
Keyword(s): fortune ; GAMBLING ; HUMOR ; Large ; MONEY ; PUN ; SIZE ; Small ; Vegas
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Jest Anecdote |
Taunt
Fatty, fatty, two by four. Can't get through the bathroom door. So he did it on the floor.
Submitter comment:
Friends
Data entry tech comment:
Motifs Added By TRD
James Callow comment:
Orignal BN [S570] crossed out. Replaced with current classification
Where learned: HOME
Keyword(s): BATHROOM ; Bowels ; Door ; Fat ; Fatty ; Floor ; INSULT ; JOKE ; Large ; RHYME ; SIZE ; TAUNT ; URINATE ; WEIGHT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Speech Speech |
IF THE STOMACH IS LARGE AT NINE MONTHS, THE BABY WILL BE
A GIRL; IF SMALL, A BOY.
Data entry tech comment:
Updated by TRD
Where learned: MISSISSIPPI ; BELZONI
Keyword(s): BABY ; BELIEF ; BELLY ; gender ; Large ; PREDICTION ; PREGNANCY ; Small ; STOMACH
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Birth BELIEF -- Measure of space: distance, height, depth |
Date learned: 08-21-1973