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ELEPHANT JOKE
WHY DID THE ELEPHANT PAINT A YELLOW DOT ON HIS HEAD?
BECAUSE BLONDS HAVE MORE FUN
Where learned: DETROIT
Keyword(s): COLOR
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: UNKNOWN
RIDDLE
WHAT'S PURPLE AND CONQUERED THE WORLD?
ALEXANDER THE GRAPE
Where learned: DETROIT
Keyword(s): COLOR
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
ELEPHANT JOKE
WHY DO ELEPHANTS WEAR BLUE TENNIS SHOES?
SO THEY CAN HIDE IN THE BLUEBERRY PATCH
Submitter comment: VARIATION TOLD AT THE SAME TIME
Where learned: DETROIT
Keyword(s): FRUIT COLOR
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 10-00-1971
RIDDLE
WHAT LOOKS LIKE HALF A CHEESE?
THE OTHER HALF
Where learned: DETROIT
Keyword(s): FOOD
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: UNKNOWN
RIDDLE QUESTION
WHEN DO CHICKENS HAVE EIGHT FEET?
WHEN THERE ARE FOUR OF THEM
Where learned: DETROIT
Keyword(s): ANIMAL
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: UNKNOWN
RIDDLE QUESTION
WHAT IS THE BEST THING TO PUT INTO A PIE?
YOUR TEETH
Where learned: DETROIT
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: UNKNOWN
RIDDLE QUESTION
WHY DID THE CHICKEN RUN ACROSS THE ROAD?
TO GET TO THE OTHER SIDE
Where learned: DETROIT
Keyword(s): ANIMAL
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: UNKNOWN
( ALPHABET ) RIDDLE QUESTION
WHAT TWO LETTERS MAKE AN INDIAN TENT?
T P ( TEPEE )
Where learned: DETROIT
Keyword(s): SPELLING
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: UNKNOWN
KNOCK KNOCK JOKE
KNOCK KNOCK
WHO'S THERE?
BATMAN
BATMAN WHO?
SEE HOW EASILY THEY FORGET
Where learned: DETROIT
Keyword(s): COMIC STRIP CHARACTER TELEVISION CHARACTER
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 10-18-1971
KNOCK KNOCK JOKE
KNOCK KNOCK
WHO'S THERE?
BOO
BOO WHO?
YOU DON'T HAVE TO CRY ABOUT IT
Where learned: DETROIT
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Onomatopoeia RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 10-18-1971
KNOCK KNOCK JOKE
KNOCK KNOCK
WHO'S THERE?
YA
YA WHO?
WHAT ARE YOU SO HAPPY ABOUT?
Where learned: DETROIT
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 10-18-1971
RIDDLE QUESTION
HOW MANY SIDES DOES A BARREL HAVE?
TWO SIDES- THE INSIDE AND THE OUTSIDE
Where learned: DETROIT
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: UNKNOWN
WHAT DID THE WALL SAY TO THE CEILING?
MEET YOU AT THE CORNER
Submitter comment: LEARNED FROM SCHOOL FRIENDS
Where learned: DETROIT
Keyword(s): PUN
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 10-14-1967
MAY DAY--MAY 1
ON MAY DAY ALL THE CHILDREN TAKE MAY BASKETS FILLED WITH CANDY AND
FLOWERS AND HANG THEM ON THE DOORS OF PEOPLE THEY LIKE.
Submitter comment: THIS HAPPENED IN KANSAS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): GIFTS
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- May 1 May Day |
Date learned: 11-00-1970
CUSTOM
MAY DAY IS A NATIONAL HOLIDAY WHICH IS A POLITICAL DAY FOR THE
UNIONS. THE TOP UNION OFFICIALS AND SOME WORKERS GATHER AND SPEECHES
ARE GIVEN IN THE MORNING, AND THE REST OF THE DAY IS JUST A DAY
FOR ENJOYING LIFE AND CELEBRATING.
Submitter comment: MEMORIES OF HOMELAND GERMANY
Data entry tech comment: DATE ASSIGNED MAY DAY: MAY 1
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): RELAXATION
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- May 1 May Day |
Date learned: 03-00-1971
APRIL 30
ON APRIL 30, THE PEOPLE OF GERMANY STUFF THEIR KEYHOLES AND ANY
KIND OF OPENINGS IN THEIR HOUSE WITH LEAVES, IN ORDER TO STOP THE
EVIL SPIRITS OF SPRING FROM ENTERING THE HOUSE.
Submitter comment: TOLD TO THE INFORMANT BY HIS GRANDMOTHER, WHO IS GERMAN.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- April 30 BELIEF -- Devil Demon BELIEF -- Ghost Spirit Phantom Specter BELIEF -- Measure of time Spring |
Date learned: 04-03-1970
LEAP YEAR IS THE YEAR THAT THE
GIRLS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE AGGRESSORS.
Where learned: DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Expression of Fixed Form |
Date learned: 01-00-1968
THE EVIL EYE
IF YOU SEE A PERSON WHO GIVES YOU THE
"EVIL EYE," GO TO THE NEAREST CHURCH AND BLESS YOURSELF
THREE TIMES SAYING
MY LORD AND MY GOD. THIS WILL BREAK THE CURSE.
Submitter comment: LEARNED FROM GRANDMOTHER
Where learned: DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Prayer |
Date learned: 12-06-1967
HAUNTED HOUSE
WHEN WALKING BY A HAUNTED HOUSE,
BLESS YOURSELF AND SAY
"MY LORD AND MY GOD," AND NO HARM WILL
BE DONE TO YOU BY THE SPIRITS.
Submitter comment: LEARNED FROM GRANDMOTHER
Where learned: DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Prayer |
Date learned: 12-06-1967
APRIL 30, FEAST OF ST. PETER
GDY NA SIV. PIOTRA JEST PODODA ALBO STOTA, TO NA SIV NIKODEMA JEST
DESZCZ ALBO GO NIE MA.
WHEN ON THE FEAST OF ST. PETER (APRIL 30) THE WEATHER IS
PLEASANT THAN ON THE FEAST OF ST. NICODEMUS THERE WILL BE RAIN
OR NOT.
Data entry tech comment: ENGLISH TRANSLATION AS PER INFORMANT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- April 30 BELIEF -- Weather sign or control |
Date learned: NO DATE INDICATED.