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Ethnic: Newfoundland
Historical record from James Callow Folklore Archive.
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A newfoundler was travelling on an airplane. While in flight one of the plane's four engines konked out. The pilot addressed himself to the passengers advising them not to worry because there were still three good engines.
A second engine konked out. The pilot again told the passengers not to worry because two engines would safely get the plane to the air-port. The third engine konked out. The pilot again told the passengers not to worry because they were nearing the airport and still had one good engine.
The fourth engine konked out. The Newfoundler lamented: "Damn, now we'll be in this airplane all day."
Submitter comment:
Informant found the joke amusing.
Informant found this quite amusing.
Data entry tech comment:
BN and Motifs added by TRD
James Callow comment:
Submission card located in pile marked [?]
Where learned: HOME
Keyword(s):
Airplane ; ETHNIC ; HUMOR ; JOKE ; Newfoundland ; Offensive ; Pilot ; STUPIDITY
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Ethnic Joke: Jewish
Descriptions of a Jewish Christmas Card: on the front it has a tree, and strung from the tree, instead of the usually bulbs [sic], it has 32 colored Matzo Balls, and on the top, instead of the star of Bethlehem, it has a Jewish star, not the star adavin [sic], but a picture of Sammy Davis Jr. or Liz Taylor, you can take your pick.
Submitter comment:
Sammy Davis Jr. and Liz Taylor are Jewish movie stars.
Data entry tech comment:
I believe that adavin is supposed to be "of David."
Motifs and BN added by TRD
James Callow comment:
Submission card located in pile marked [?]
Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN ; OAK PARK
Keyword(s):
CHRISTMAS ; Decoration ; Distasteful ; ETHNIC ; Hollywood ; HUMOR ; Jewish ; JOKES ; Offensive ; Stereotype ; Tree
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Ethnic Joke: Hollander
Hollander Joke:
When the Hollanders bury their dead, they bury them standing up with the top half sticking out of the grave. These are used as the tombstones.
Submitter comment:
This joke was told to me by a boy from Flanders.
Hollander jokes are typical in Belgium.
Data entry tech comment:
Motifs and BN added by TRD
James Callow comment:
Written in the bottom left of the card: Does this imply that the Hollanders are cheap? A response in different handwriting (probably the collector's): YES!!
Where learned: BELGIUM
Keyword(s):
BURIAL ; DEATH ; ETHNIC ; Funeral ; GRAVEYARD ; Headstones ; Holland ; Hollander ; Offensive ; Tasteless
James Callow Keyword(s):
Hollander
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Proverbial Comparison
Historical record from James Callow Folklore Archive.
Shiny as a nigger's heel.
Data entry tech comment:
Motifs added by TRD
James Callow comment:
Located in pile marked Duplicates and Other Rejects
Keyword(s):
Foot ; Heel ; Offensive ; RACISM ; Racist ; SIMILE
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FOLK ETYMOLOGY: SHYSTER
THIS WORD IS THE CURRENT NAME OF AN UNSCRUPULOUS LAWYER. A
GERMAN LAWYER OF NEW YORK ONCE APPLIED FOR A WARRANT FOR A
CLIENT WHO HAD SLANDERED HIM BY CALLING HIM A VULGAR NAME
WHICH, AS PRONOUNCED BY THE LAWYER, SOUNDED LIKE SHYSTER.
Data entry tech comment:
Updated by TRD
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s):
Anti-Semitic ; ETYMOLOGY ; Lawyer ; Offensive term ; Origin
Date learned: 11-29-1969
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Historical record from James Callow Folklore Archive.
A white man and his family bought a dog from a black family.
The man bragged about how well the dog was trained. One day
the dog jumped on the couch. The white man shouted, "Rex,
get down!" The dog started dancing.
What do you call a black doctor?
A nigger.
Submitter comment:
"Get down" is slang that means to dance.
Data entry tech comment:
Updated by TRD
Where learned: WORK ; POLICE
Keyword(s):
African American ; Bigot ; Black ; JOKE ; Offensive ; Racist ; RIDDLE ; Stereotype ; Tasteless
Date learned: 01-00-1990
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