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The James T. Callow Folklore Archive
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Retort
Get off the table Maude. The quarter is for the beer.
Submitter comment:
This remark is sometimes said to a person who is under the influence of alcohol, such as at a party.
Data entry tech comment:
Motifs added by TRD
James Callow comment:
What does this mean?
Where learned: ONTARIO ; Chatham
Keyword(s): ALCOHOL ; BEER ; COIN ; COMEBACK ; DRUNK ; Innuendo ; INSULT ; MONEY ; Quarter ; RETORT ; SARCASM ; Stipper ; Table ; Wisecrack
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula |
Retort
When someone blows their horn during a traffic jam, one can answer "blow your nose, you'll get more out of it!"
Data entry tech comment:
Motifs added by TRD
James Callow comment:
Small grammatical corrections.
Where learned: ONTARIO ; Chatham
Keyword(s): AUTOMOBILE ; Car ; COMEBACK ; Horn ; INSULT ; NOSE ; RETORT ; SARCASM ; Traffic ; Wisecrack
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula |
Remembering Belief
Tie a string around your index finger in order to remember something.
Where learned: CANADA ; ONTARIO ; DORM ; UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR ; WINDSOR
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Product or activity of man or animal |
Jump Rope Rhyme
I one the snake, I two the snake, I three the snake,
I four the snake, I five the snake, I six the snake, I
seven the snake, I ate the snake.
(child jumps at the chanting of each number until
the last when he bows out of the game in favour of another)
Data entry tech comment:
Informant learned from his childhood.
Where learned: ONTARIO ; TORONTO
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |