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H-O-T SPELLS "HOT PEPPER", HOT!
Where learned: ILLINOIS ; PALOS PARK
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 00-00-1972
KICK THE CAN
THIS GAME CAN BE PLAYED BY ANY NUMBER OF PEOPLE. ALL
THAT IS NEEDED IS A LARGE FIELD. TO START THE GAME,
ONE PERSON IS MADE 'IT,' AND IT IS HIS RESPONSIBILITY
TO CATCH THE OTHERS. THE FIRST PERSON HE CATCHES WILL
BE IT AT THE START OF THE NEXT GAME. THERE ARE TWO
GOAL LINES WHICH REPRESENT FREE ZONES AND THE OBJECT
IS TO GET FROM ONE ZONE TO THE OTHER WITHOUT GETTING
CAUGHT. THE ONE WHO IS IT CALLS ONE PERSON ACROSS
OR HE CAN SAY "KICK THE CAN" IN WHICH CASE, EVERYONE
TRIES TO GET ACROSS AT THE SAME TIME.
Where learned: ILLINOIS ; CHICAGO ; ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Bodily Activity Song: Game, Pastime, Sport |
Date learned: MANY YEARS AGO
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DUCK-DUCK-GOOSE
THE GAME BEGINS WITH THE PLAYERS SITTING DOWN IN A
CIRCLE. ONE PERSON IS CHOSEN AS "IT." "IT" WALKS
AROUND THE CIRCLE TAPPING THE PLAYERS ON THE HEAD AND
HE SAYS "DUCK, DUCK" UNTIL HE DECIDES TO TAP A PLAYER
AND SAY "GOOSE." THIS PLAYER THEN HAS TO TRY TO
CATCH "IT." IF "IT" RUNS AROUND THE CIRCLE TWICE
AND IS ABLE TO SIT DOWN IN THE EMPTY SPACE, THEN
THE PLAYER THAT HE CHOSE IS "IT." IF "IT" GETS
TAGGED, THEN HE REMAINS IT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; ILLINOIS ; GLENVIEW ; ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Racing Chasing Fighting |
Date learned: 12-02-1970
SILENCE IS THE FENCE AROUND WISDOM.
Submitter comment:
ORIGIN: UNKNOWN
HAS KNOWN IT SINCE CHILDHOOD
Where learned: ILLINOIS ; PARK RIDGE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 08-07-1964
PROVERB
IN WHOM WISDOM IS, IN HIM IS EVERYTHING; IN WHOM IT IS NOT, WHAT HAS
HE? HE WHO HAS ACQUIRED IT, WHAT DOES HE LACK? IN WHOM IT IS NOT,
WHAT HAS HE ACQUIRED?
Submitter comment: ORIGIN: THINKS FROM HER FATHER AS A SMALL GIRL.
Where learned: ILLINOIS ; PARK RIDGE
Keyword(s): WISDOM, CONTRAST, REPITITION
James Callow Keyword(s): PERIODIC SENTENCE ; RHETORICAL QUESTION
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
HALLOWEEN
ANOTHER GAME IS BLIND FOLDING YOUR PARTNER AFTER HE PICKED OUT A
PICTURE OF A PRETTY GIRL THEN ASKING HIM TO KISS THE PICTURE
AFTER THE BLINDFOLD IS ON. IN THE MEANTIME A SAUCER OF FLOUR IS
SLIPPED OVER THE PICTURE AND HE ENDS UP WITH A WHITE FACE.
Where learned: ILLINOIS ; PEORIA
Keyword(s): PRANKS
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- October 31 Halloween CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Entertainment Diversion |
Date learned: 11-01-1971
SUPERSTITION
BURN A BAY BERRY CANDLE ON CHRISTMAS AND IF THE FLAME BURNS BRIGHT
AND THE LIGHT SHINES CLEAR. THEN YOU WILL BE BLESSED ALL YEAR.
Where learned: ILLINOIS ; LINCOLNSHIRE
| Subject headings: | Observation CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- December 25 Christmas Also see F642, below. |
Date learned: 03-14-1971
IF A PIECE OF BREAD AND BUTTER FALLS ON THE THE
FLOOR AND THE BUTTERED SIDE HITS THE FLOOR, IT IS
CONSIDERED BAD LUCK.
Where learned: ILLINOIS ; LINCOLNSHIRE
| Subject headings: | Food Drink -- Animal product Butter BELIEF -- Bad luck Food and drink |
Date learned: 03-03-1971
IT IS BAD LUCK TO PUT A HAT ON THE BED.
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Where learned: ILLINOIS ; LINCOLNSHIRE
Keyword(s): Bed ; BELIEF ; CLOTHING ; Fashion ; Hat ; LUCK ; Placement ; PREDICTION ; SUPERSTITION
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Good luck Clothing (dress, hat, shoes, suit, etc.) BELIEF -- Bad luck Furniture (bed, table, chair, etc.) |
Date learned: 03-14-1971
GOOD FRIDAY SUPERSTITION
MY MOTHER WOULD NEVER LET ANY OF US THREE CHILDREN PLAY THE PIANO ON
GOOD FRIDAY. IF WE DID, IT WOULD BRING BAD LUCK. MY MOTHER WAS
TAUGHT THIS BY HER IRISH MOTHER, A VERY RELIGIOUS PERSON.
Where learned: ILLINOIS ; PEORIA
| Subject headings: | 663 Good Friday BELIEF -- Fate Destiny Luck Chance |
Date learned: DATE NOT RECORDED BY COLLECTOR
AUTOGRAPH BOOK ENTRY
I LOVE YOU LITTLE
I LOVE YOU BIG
I LOVE YOU LIKE
MY LITTLE PIG.
Submitter comment:
UPDATED ENTRY IN RICHARD BANAS'S AUTOGRAPH BOOK, KEPT IN GLENVIEW,
ILLINOIS, MAY AND JUNE, 1965
Where learned: ILLINOIS ; GLENVIEW
Keyword(s): ANIMAL ; RHYME: ABCB
James Callow Keyword(s): INITIAL ITERATION
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Humorous allusion to love |
Date learned: DATE NOT RECORDED BY COLLECTOR
Use baby urine on your face to remove pimples and keep your
skin smooth.
Data entry tech comment:
Updated by TRD
Where learned: ILLINOIS ; Waukegan
Keyword(s): BABY ; Home Remedy ; Homeopathy ; Pimples ; Skincare ; URINE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Remedy |
MAD MAN
ONE AFTERNOON SOME PEOPLE WERE HAVING A PICNIC. A
RAKE WAS LAYING ON THE GROUND WITH THE TEETH UP AND
ONE OF THE MEN ACCIDENTALLY STEPPED ON IT. IT
WHACKED HIM IN THE CHEST. HE IMMEDIATELY WENT WILD
AND TO THIS DAY ROAMS THE FOREST PRESERVE LIKE A WILD
ANIMAL.
Where learned: ILLINOIS ; KANKAKEE
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Physically handicapped Deformed |
Date learned: 09-15-1967
NAME
MY GRANDMOTHER'S NAME IS PEARL HARBOR.
Where learned: ILLINOIS
| Subject headings: | Person / Nickname |
Date learned: 02-05-1968
FORMULA SPEECH
HAVEN'T SEEN SO MUCH EXCITEMENT SINCE THE PIGS ATE MY LITTLE BROTHER.
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT SAID THIS WAS A COMMON PHRASE USED IN HIS HOME, BACKHILLS
ILLINOIS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; ILLINOIS
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula |
Date learned: 10-22-1971
POWDERED MILK FACIAL
TO REMOVE WRINKLES AND RELAX THE FACE MUSCLES,
ADD ENOUGH WATER TO A BOWLOF MILK POWDER TO FORM A THICK PASTE.
SPREAD IT EVENLY OVER THE ENTIRE FACE AND THROAT,
AND LET IT SET FOR ABOUT TEN MINUTES.
REMOVE GENTLY BY SPLASHING THE HARDENED MASK WITH WARM WATER
UNTIL IT BEGINS TO DISSOLVE;
THEN WASH FACE IN WARM WATER AND SOAP, DRY, AND APPLY MOISTURE CREAM.
Submitter comment:
THIS METHOD IS QUITE EFFECTIVE
BUT SHOULD NOT BE USED TOO FRQUENTLY.
BECAUSE IT TENDS TO DRY THE SKIN.
MY INFORMANT OBTAINED THE INFORMATION FROM HER BEAUTY OPERATOR.
Where learned: ILLINOIS ; CHICAGO
Keyword(s): BEAUTY TREATMENTS ; COMPLEXION ; FACIALS
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Animal |
Date learned: 00-00-1964
THE VANISHING HITCHHIKER
THERE IS A STORY THAT HAS BEEN AROUND AS LONG AS I CAN
REMEMBER. IT IS SAID TO BE TRUE BUT NO ONE KNOWS FOR
SURE. IT IS A STORY ABOUT A LADY GHOST WHO HITCHHIKES
A RIDE FROM PASSING CARS. THE EVENT USUALLY TAKES PLACE
BETWEEN 3 A.M. AMD 6 A.M. AND IT USUALLY HAPPENS TO
DOCTORS ON THEIR WAY TO WORK(THERE IS A HOSPITAL NEARBY).
THEY WILL SEE A YOUNG GIRL HITCHING A RIDE. THEY WILL
PICK THE GIRL UP, SHE WILL GET INTO THE BACK SEAT OF
THE CAR. SHE IS WEARING A WHITE DRESS AND HAS LONG
LONG HAIR. SINCE IT IS EARLY MORNING, IT USUALLY COLD
OUTSIDE. THE DOCTOR USUALLY OFFERS HIS COAT TO THE
WOMAN. HE THEN DRIVES HER TO THE ADDRESS WHICH SHE GAVE
HIM (WHICH IS RIGHT NEAR THE HOSPITAL). WHEN HE GETS THERE
SHE IS GONE AND SO IS HIS COAT. THE PERSON WHO PICKED
THE GIRL UP WILL USUALLY GET OUT OF THE CAR AND GO UP
TO THE HOUSE TO SEE IF THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE THERE KNOW THE
GIRL WHICH THEY DESCRIBE. WHOEVER ANSWERS THE DOOR SAYS
YES, AND THAT SHE HAS BEEN DEAD FOR ? YEARS. THEY TELL THE
PERSON WHERE HER GRAVE IS. THE CEMETERY IS RIGHT ACROSS
THE WAY FROM THE HOSPITAL. WHEN THE PERSON GETS TO
THE GRAVESITE, THEIR COAT IS FOUND ON THE GRAVESTONE.
Submitter comment:
I AM NOT EXACTLY SURE OF THE INFORMANT, BUT THIS STORY
HAS BEEN AROUND AS LONG AS I CAN REMEMBER. MANY PEOPLE
SWEAR THAT IT IS TRUE. AND EVERYTIME IT DOES HAPPEN,
THE STORY ALWAYS IS THE SAME. ONE STRANGE THING THAT
NO ONE UNDERSTANDS IS THAT IT IS USUALLY A MALE THAT
PICKS HER UP, NEVER A FEMALE.
Where learned: HOME ; ILLINOIS
Keyword(s): AUTOMOBILE
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Product or activity of man or animal BELIEF -- Ghost Spirit Phantom Specter |
Date learned: 00-00-1974 ; 00-00-1974