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WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING AND YOU GO THROUGH A RED LIGHT
YOU MUST HIT THE ROOF OF YOUR CAR WITH BOTH HANDS TO
PROTECT YOURSELF FROM GETTING A TICKET.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; SAGINAW
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank SPEECH -- Gesture |
Date learned: 01-01-1983
BELIEF
DO NOT DISTURB A DRAGON FLY OR ELSE HE WILL SEW UP YOUR
MOUTH WITH HIS STINGER
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ROSEVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Insect |
Date learned: CA06151975
RIDDLE
Q: ON WHAT DAY OF THE YEAR DO WOMEN TALK THE LEAST?
A: THE SHORTEST.
Submitter comment: TRANSLATED FROM LITHUANIAN
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): ACTIONS (Q) ; NUMBERS AND MEASUREMENTS (A) ; PERSONS (Q)
James Callow Keyword(s): SEXISM
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- True Riddle |
Date learned: 02-17-1971
PETER PIPER (RIDDLE)
Q: PETER PIPER PICKED A PACK OF PICKLED PEPPERS.
HOW MANY PICKLED PEPPERS DID PETER PIPER PICK ETC.
A: (NOT GIVEN)
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): ACTIONS (Q) ; NUMBERS AND MEASUREMENTS (Q) ; PERSONS (Q)
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- True Riddle |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
NINE PUZZLE RIDDLE
Q: HOW CAN YOU REARRANGE THESE LINES TO MAKE 9? 11111111111
A: NINE.
Submitter comment: INFORMANT HEARD THIS RIDDLE AT A PARTY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): NUMBERS AND MEASUREMENTS ; NUMBERS AND MEASUREMENTS (Q)
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- True Riddle |
Date learned: 02-17-1971
RIDDLE
Q: WHAT MOST RESEMBLES HALF A CHEESE?
A: THE OTHER HALF.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): EATABLES (Q) ; NUMBERS ; NUMBERS AND MEASUREMENTS (Q)
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- True Riddle |
Date learned: 00-00-1958
OMEN OF DEATH
IF A PICTURE ON THE MANTLE FALLS OVER, IT MEANS THAT
PERSON WILL DIE SOON.
Submitter comment:
MY MOTHER COLLECTED THIS FROM A WOMAN WITH WHOM SHE
WORKED. MRS. HAIRSTON LEARNED IT FROM HER MOTHER AND HER
GRANDMOTHER.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Observation |
Date learned: DATE NOT RECORDED BY COLLECTOR.
TRUE RIDDLE
Q: WHY IS IT THAT NO MAN S HAND CAN BE OVER ELEVEN INCHES ACROSS?
A: BECAUSE IF IT WAS TWELVE INCHES IT WOULD BE A FOOT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): NUMBERS AND MEASUREMENTS (Q) ; PARTS OF THE BODY (Q)
James Callow Keyword(s): PUN
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- True Riddle |
RIDDLE
Q: WHY ISN T A NOSE 12 INCHES LONG?
A: BECAUSE THEN IT WOULD BE A FOOT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): NUMBERS AND MEASUREMENTS (Q) ; PARTS OF THE BODY (Q)
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- True Riddle |
Date learned: 11-22-1968
RIDDLE
Q: WHAT DOES EVERYONE IN THE WORLD DO AT THE SAME TIME?
A: GROW OLDER.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): ACTIONS (Q) ; NUMBERS AND MEASUREMENTS (A) ; PERSONS (Q)
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- True Riddle |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
RIDDLE
Q: TWO ENDS, TWO RINGS WITH A NAIL IN THE MIDDLE.
A: SCISSORS.
Submitter comment: TRANSLATED FROM LITHUANIAN.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): HARDWARE (Q) ; NOTION ITEMS ; NUMBERS AND MEASUREMENTS (Q)
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- True Riddle |
Date learned: 02-17-1971
MIZSLE - LITHUANIAN RIDDLE
Q: MAZA MOTERELE VISAZ PASAULIZ APRENGIA. - A SMALL WOMAN DRESSES
THE WHOLE WORLD.
A: A NEEDLE. - ADATA
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): ACTIONS (Q) ; METAPHORICAL ; NOTION ITEMS (A) ; PERSONS (Q)
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- True Riddle |
Date learned: 03-08-1968
RIDDLE
Q: WHAT ALWAYS HAS AN EYE OPEN, BUT NEVER SEES A THING?
A: A NEEDLE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): ACTIONS (Q) ; CAUSAL ; NOTION ITEMS (A) ; PARTS OF THE BODY (Q)
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- True Riddle |
Date learned: 11-05-1967
RIDDLE
Q: NAKED ITSELF YET IT DRESSES OTHERS.
A: A NEEDLE.
Submitter comment: TRANSLATED FROM LITHUANIAN.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): ACTIONS (Q) ; ANTITHETICAL ; NOTION ITEMS (A) ; STATES OF BEING (Q)
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- True Riddle |
Date learned: 02-17-1971
RIDDLE
WHAT HAS AN EYE BUT CANNOT SEE?
A: A NEEDLE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): ACTIONS (Q) ; NOTION ITEMS (A) ; PARTS OF THE BODY (Q)
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- True Riddle |
Date learned: 09-30-1967
MIZSLE - LITHUANIAN RIDDLE
Q: KAS LEKIA BE SPARUZ? - WHAT FLYS WITHOUT WINGS?
A: VIJAS - THE WIND.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): ACTIONS (Q) ; NATURAL PHENOMENA (A) ; PRIVATIONAL
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- True Riddle |
Date learned: 03-08-1968
RIDDLE
Q: WHAT CAN RUN BUT CANNOT WALK?
A: WATER.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): ACTIONS (Q) ; NATURAL PHENOMENA (A) ; PRIVATIONAL
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- True Riddle |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
RIDDLE
Q: THERE ARE FOUR BROTHERS IN THE WORLD. THE FIRST RUNS BUT NEVER
GETS TIRED. THE SECOND EATS BUT NEVER GETS SATISFIED. THE THIRD
DRINKS BUT NEVER GETS FULL. THE FOURTH SINGS BUT HIS SONG IS NOT
PLEASANT TO THE EAR. WHO ARE THE BROTHERS?
A: WATER, FIRE, THE EARTH AND THE WIND.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): ACTIONS (Q) ; NATURAL ; PARTICULAR AREA (Q) ; PERSONS (Q)
James Callow Keyword(s): ELEMENTS
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- True Riddle |
RIDDLE
Q: THE GODS GO BOWLING, THE GODDESSES DO THEIR LAUNDRY, AND THEIR
OFFSPRINGS TURN THE LIGHTS ON AND OFF.
A: A THUNDERSTORM.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): ACTIONS (Q) ; NATURAL ; PERSONS (Q) GODS AND GODDESSES
James Callow Keyword(s): LIGHTENING
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- True Riddle |
WHEN MY GRANDFATHER WANTED THE HIGHEST CARD IN A CUT,
HE WOULD KNOCK ON THE DECK OF CARDS THREE TIMES.
Data entry tech comment:
Updated by TRD
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): BELIEF ; CARDS ; CUSTOM ; Cut ; GAMES ; Knock ; LUCK ; NUMBER ; SUPERSTITION
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Special Object or Implement BELIEF -- Good luck P881.22 |
Date learned: 10-23-1970