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WE WOULD TAKE A WAGON APART--ONE OF THOSE TWO-HORSE
ONES THAT WEIGHED ABOUT A TON AND PUT IT ON A ROOF
WHERE WE WOULD PUT IT TOGETHER AGAIN. SO, THE
FARMER HAD TO TAKE IT APART AGAIN TO GET IT DOWN.
Submitter comment:
PRANK PLAYED IN HOLLISTER, OHIO, ESPECIALLY AT
HALLOWEEN.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; OHIO ; DETROIT ; HOLLISTER
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Bodily Activity Song: Game, Pastime, Sport |
Date learned: 05-11-1965
SHINNEY
SHINNEY WAS JUST LIKE DONKEY ON THE ROCK. EVERYBODY
CARRIED A BIG STICK. THEY WOULD TAKE IT AND BEAT
UP A CAN; THEY BEAT IT TIL IT WAS FLAT. (SIMILAR
TO HOCKEY.) THEN THEY WOULD PLAY WITH IT JUST LIKE
HOCKEY. THEY CALLED IT SHINNEY BECAUSE YOUR SHINS
ALWAYS PEELED FROM YOUR ANKLES TO YOUR KNEES AND
HIGHER.
Submitter comment: PLAYED WHEN HE WAS A BOY IN HOLLISTER, OHIO
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; OHIO ; DETROIT ; HOLLISTER
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Special Object or Implement |
Date learned: 05-11-1965
DONKEY ON THE ROCK
IT IS A VARIATION OF HIDE 'N' SEEK. YOU PUT A TIN
CAN ON A BRICK. THE ONE WHO IS "IT" MUST FIND THE
OTHER PLAYERS AND WHILE HE IS SEARCHING, SOMEONE CAN
COME AND KNOCK THE CAN OFF AND FREE THE ONES WHO ARE
CAUGHT.
EVERYONE MUST BE IN (I.E., CAUGHT) BEFORE THE GAME
IS OVER. THEN THE ONE WHO WAS "IT" KNOCKS THE CAN
OFF AND CALLS ANOTHER NAME OF THE NEXT ONE TO BE
"IT."
Submitter comment: PLAYED AS A BOY IN HOLLISTER, OHIO
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; OHIO ; DETROIT ; HOLLISTER
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Special Object or Implement Special Object or Implement |
Date learned: 05-11-1965
PINKIE
YOU PUT A LINE OF MARBLES IN A PIE-SHAPED FORMATION
ON THE GROUND. YOU'D SHOOT FROM ABOUT TWENTY FEET.
THE ONE WHO GOT THE NEAREST ON THIS FIRST SHOT
FROM TWENTY FEET GOT THE FIRST SHOT AT THE PIE.
HE USUALLY CLEANED UP BEFORE ANYONE ELSE GOT ANOTHER
SHOT.
Submitter comment: PLAYED IN HOLLISTER, OHIO
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; OHIO ; DETROIT ; HOLLISTER
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Special Object or Implement C560.12 |
Date learned: 05-11-1965
POISON
IT WAS LIKE A MARBLE GAME ON A GOLF COURSE. YOU
WOULD SHOOT THE MARBLE WITH YOUR THUMB INTO EACH HOLE.
THE LAST HOLE WAS THE HARDEST, BUT THE FIRST TO GET
IN WAS ABLE TO COME BACK AND KNOCK THE OTHERS OFF
THE COURSE.
Submitter comment: PLAYED IN HOLLISTER, OHIO
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; OHIO ; DETROIT ; HOLLISTER
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Special Object or Implement C560.12 |
Date learned: 05-11-1965
WE ALWAYS USED TO KILL SNAKES DOWN HOME AND HANG THEM
ON THE FENCE. WELL, THEY ALWAYS TOLD US IF YOU HANG
A SNAKE ON THE FENCE, IT WILL RAIN. I DON'T KNOW
WHY, BUT THAT'S WHAT THEY TOLD US.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; OHIO ; SOUTHFIELD ; HOLLISTER
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Animal BELIEF -- Weather sign or control BELIEF -- Cloud Fog Mist Rain Hail Ice Snow Frost Dew |
Date learned: 05-19-1965
REPRIMAND
"YOU'LL ALL AGREE TOGETHER YET IN FAR LESS ROOM." MOTHER USED TO SAY
THIS TO MY BROTHERS AND ME WHEN WE WERE FIGHTING. IT MEANT THAT WHEN
WE WERE ALL EVENTUALLY IN A CEMETERY WE'D HAVE LESS ROOM TO FIGHT, SO
WE'D BETTER START GETTING ALONG NOW.
Where learned: HOME ; OHIO ; TOLEDO
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula |
Date learned: 03-00-1979
BLESSING
SOME HAE MEAT
AND CANNA EAT,
AND SOME HAE NONE AND WANT IT
BUT WE HAE MEAT
AND WE CAN EAT,
SO WE SHOULD ALL BE THANKFUL.
THIS WAS A BLESSING WE USED TO SAY BEFORE DINNER.
Where learned: HOME ; OHIO ; TOLEDO
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Food Drink Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Belief Belief |
Date learned: 03-00-1979
REMEDY
PUT A DIRTY SOCK AROUND YOUR NECK TO CURE A SORE THROAT.
Where learned: HOME ; OHIO ; TOLEDO
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Method of Curing |
Date learned: 03-00-1979
REMEDY
RUB GOOSE GREASE ON YOUR THROAT TO CURE A CHEST COLD & CONGESTION.
Where learned: HOME ; OHIO ; TOLEDO
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Animal BELIEF -- Method of Curing |
Date learned: 03-00-1979
PHRASE
YOUR MOO'S ALL PUSH. THAT MEANS THER'S FOOD ALL OVER YOUR MOUTH.
Submitter comment: HE ALWAYS USED TO SAY THIS TO MY SISTER AND ME WHEN WE WERE CHILDREN.
Where learned: HOME ; OHIO ; TOLEDO
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula |
Date learned: 03-00-1979
SAYING
YOU NEVER MISS THE WATER TILL THE WELL RUNS DRY.
Where learned: HOME ; OHIO ; TOLEDO
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 03-00-1979
LITTLE CHILDREN, WHEN WALKING HOME OR JUST FOR
SOMETHING TO DO, TRY TO AVOID STEPPING ON THE CRACKS
PRESENT ON SIDEWALKS. THEY MAY SAY SUCH THINGS AS
"STEP ON A CRACK AND YOU'LL BREAK YOUR MOTHER'S BACK."
Submitter comment: INFORMANT AND MYSELF BOTH REMEMBER HAVING DONE THIS.
Where learned: OHIO ; LAKEWOOD
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Athletic sport and exercise Gymnastics |
Date learned: 11-05-1971
GOOD LUCK
WHEN GIVING A PURSE OR WALLET AS A GIFT, ALWAYS INCLUDE A PENNY
SO THE PERSON WON'T GO BROKE.
WHEN GIVING A GIFT WITH A SHARP EDGE, SUCH AS A KNIFE OR A LETTER-OPENER, ALWAYS INCLUDE A COIN SO THE FRIENDSHIP WON'T BE CUT.
Submitter comment:
These customs were telated with skepticism, but I receivedf a purse as a gift (with a penny included!) on the very same day.
Data entry tech comment:
Updated by TRD
James Callow comment:
Re: Collector Comment: [I am glad you are including this kind of information.]
Keyword(s): BELIEF ; COIN ; Cut ; FRIENDSHIP ; GIFT ; MONEY ; Relationship ; Sharp ; SUPERSTITION
James Callow Keyword(s): HOMEOPATHIC
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank |
Date learned: 11-00-1969
COUNTING OUT
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7,
ALL GOOD CHILDREN GO TO HEAVEN;
SOME GO UP AND SOME GO DOWN,
AND SOME GO ALL AROUND THE TOWN.
Submitter comment:
A COUNTING RHYME TOLD BY THIS WOMAN'S GRANDMOTHER
ABOUT 1937, IN CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
COUNTING OUT
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7,
THESE LITTLE CHILDREN WENT TO HEAVEN.
ONE FLEW EAST AND ONE FLEW WEST,
AND ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEXT.
Submitter comment:
THIS IS A COUNTING RHYME, TOLD BY THIS WOMAN'S
GRANDMOTHER IN CHICAGO, ILLINOIS ABOUT 1937.
James Callow comment: RDNeedsReview
Where learned: OHIO ; ILLINOIS ; CHICAGO ; LIMA
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 00-00-1937
WHEN MOVING, THE BREAKING OF GLASSWARE, EVEN JUST A
SINGLE PIECE, IS GOOD LUCK.
Submitter comment:
ALSO TOLD BY THIS PERSON'S GRANDMOTHER, WHO WAS OF
POLISH-GERMAN DESCENT, THE SAYING WAS BELIEVED.
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Good luck Eating utensils |
Date learned: 02-00-1968
GOOD LUCK
IF YOU PUT A PENNY IN A PURSE AND GIVE THE PURSE AS A GIFT,
THE PERSON RECEIVING THE GIFT WILL BECOME RICH.
James Callow Keyword(s): HOMEOPATHIC
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank |
Date learned: 11-00-1969
GIFT SUPERSTITION
WHEN GIVING A GIFT WITH A SHARP EDGE, ALWAYS INCLUDE A COIN
SO THE FRIENDSHIP WON'T BE CUT.
Submitter comment: THAT SAME DAY I RECEIVED A PURSE WITH A PENNY IN IT.
James Callow Keyword(s): HOMEOPATHIC
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank |
Date learned: 11-11-1968
GIFT SUPERSTITION
WHEN GIVING A GIFT WITH A SHARP EDGE, SUCH AS A KNIFE OR
LETTER-OPENER, ALWAYS INCLUDE A COIN
SO THE FRIENDSHIP WON'T BE CUT.
Submitter comment:
THESE CUSTOMS WERE RELATED WITH SKEPTICISM, BUT I RECEIVED A
PURSE AS A GIFT (WITH PENNY INCLUDED}) ON THE SAME DAY.
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank |
Date learned: 11-11-1968