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FRIENDS AND RELATIVES ALWAYS DIE IN GROUPS OF THREE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; LIVONIA
| Subject headings: | 686 Thirds / Thrice / Three / Triple Observation BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
WHISTELING
WHISTLING GIRLS AND CACKLING HENS ALWAYS COME TO SOME BAD ENDS.
LADIES DONT WHISTLE
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; LIVONIA
James Callow Keyword(s): FUNCTION
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb Proverb |
Date learned: CA02001980
FROM WEDDINGS TO CHRISTENINGS
IN THE EVENT OF A SON MARRYING IN THE FAMILY, THE GROOMS MOTHER
GIVES THE BRIDE A WHITE LINEN HANDKERCHIEF TO CARRY AT HER
WEDDING. AFTER THE WEDDING IS OVER, THE BRIDE GIVES IT BACK TO
HER MOTHER-IN-LAW. IT IS THEN CLEANED AND PRESSED . IN THE EVENT
OF THE FIRST CHILD BORN TO THE COUPLE, THE HANDKERCHIEF IS FOLDED
INTO A BABYS BONNET AND WORN AT THE CHRISTENING.
AFTER THIS IS OVER, THE BONNET IS PUT AWAY UNTIL HE OR SHE GETS
MARRIED AND IT IS UNFOLDED AND PASSED TO THE NEXT GENERATION.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; LIVONIA
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Birth CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Baptism Naming rite |
Date learned: CA02001980
ASURING GOOD WEATHER FOR A WEDDING
ON THE DAY OF A WEDDING IN YOUR FAMILY, TO INSURE THAT IT WILL NOT
RAIN, THE BEST THING TO DO IS TO HANG A ROSARY IN THE TREE IN THE
BACKYARD. THE REASON FOR THIS IS THAT THE LORD WOULD NEVER RAIN
ON THE ROSARY AND HAPPY THE BRIDE THE SUN SHINES ON.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; LIVONIA
| Subject headings: | Favorites CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Marriage BELIEF -- Cloud Fog Mist Rain Hail Ice Snow Frost Dew BELIEF -- Marriage BELIEF -- Sign or prediction through |
Date learned: CA02001980
THE CLADDOUGH RING
AN IRISH ENGAGEMENT RING IS CALLED A CLADDOUGH RING, A HEART HELD
IN TWO HANDS UNDER A CROWN. WHEN WORN ON THE LEFT HAND IT
SYMBOLIZES THAT THERE IS SOMEONE SPECIAL IN YOUR LIFE. WHEN WORN
ON THE RIGHT HAND WITH THE HEART FACING YOU, IT MEANS THAT THERE
IS SOMEONE THAT YOU ARE ESPECIALLY FOND OF, AND WORN ON THE
RIGHT HAND WITH THE HEART FACING OUT IT MEANS THAT YOUR HEART
IS STILL OPEN.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; LIVONIA
James Callow Keyword(s): POSITION DIRECTION ; SYMBOLS
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Marriage |
Date learned: CA02001980
DECORATING ON CHRISTMAS EVE
DECORATING OF THE HOME AND CHRISTMAS TREE ON CHRISTMAS EVE IT IS THE
OFFICIAL STARTING OF THE CHRISTMAS SEASON.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; LIVONIA
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- December 24 Christmas Eve |
Date learned: CA02001980
MARIJUANA, MARIJUANA, LSD, LSD
SCIENTISTS ARE MAKING IT.
TEACHERS ARE TAKING IT.
WHY CAN'T WE?
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS A COMMON VERSE USED BY
THE STUDENTS OF THE HULL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN LIVONIA,
MICHIGAN DURING THE 1969-1970 SCHOOL YEAR.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; LIVONIA
Keyword(s): DRUGS
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Lyrical Verse Lyrical Verse |
INDICATOR OF AN ARGUMENT
IF YOU WASH YOUR HAIR ON FRIDAY, YOU WILL HAVE AN ARGUMENT.
Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN ; LIVONIA ; TOLD AT
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Measure of time WeekDayHour |
Date learned: 04-03-1970
HOLEY UNDERWEAR
NEVER GO OUT OF THE HOUSE WITH HOLES IN YOUR UNDERWEAR
YOU NEVER KNOW YOU MIGHT GET HIT BY A CAR AND HAVE TO BE TAKEN TO
THE HOSPITAL, WHAT WOULD PEOPLE THINK?
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; LIVONIA
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank ART CRAFT ARCHITECTURE -- Dress Overall body coverUpper body and arms |
Date learned: CA02001980
OMEN FOR ILL FATE
BEING THE LAST CAR IN A FUNERAL PROCESSION DENOTES ILL FATE.
Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN ; LIVONIA ; TOLD AT
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial BELIEF -- Number |
Date learned: 04-03-1970
A BROKEN PICTURE FRAME MEANS DEATH.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; LIVONIA
| Subject headings: | Observation |
Date learned: 00-00-1964
IF A BRIDE KEEPS COINS IN HER SHOES DURING HER WEDDING
DAY, SHE WILL HAVE GOOD LUCK.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; LIVONIA
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Good luck Money BELIEF -- Good luck Clothing (dress, hat, shoes, suit, etc.) BELIEF -- Good luck Activities |
Date learned: 04-03-1970
IF IN HEAVEN WE DON'T MEET,
HAND IN HAND, WE'LL SHARE THE HEAT.
IF IT GETS INTENSELY HOT,
PEPSI COLA HITS THE SPOT. HA-HA
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; LIVONIA
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Wisecracks, gags, silly stories, insults |
Date learned: 06-06-1963
SNIPE HUNTING
SNIPE HUNTING: A CHILDREN'S GANE OF CHASING A SMALL FURRY ANIMAL
THAT ONLY EXISTS IN THEIR MINDS, BUT
THEY CAN SPEND HOURS LOOKING FOR ONE
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; LIVONIA
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Hiding Searching |
Date learned: CA02001980
HOLY MEDALS
THE HANGING OF A HOLY MEDAL OVER THE FRONT DOOR
GIVES A BLESSING TO ALL WHO ENTER
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; LIVONIA
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Good luck |
YOU KISSED HIM IN THE GARDEN,
YOUR MOTHER HEARD THE SMACK.
SHE SAID YOU WERE A NAUGHTY GIRL
AND MADE YOU GIVE IT BACK.
Submitter comment: SIXTH AND SEVENTH GRADE AUTOGRAPH BOOK
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; LIVONIA
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Wisecracks, gags, silly stories, insults |
REMEMBER THE CIRCUS?
REMEMBER THE CLOWN?
REMEMBER THE BOY WHO WROTE IN YOUR BOOK
UPSIDE DOWN?
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; LIVONIA
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Reading or writing backwards, upside down |
WHEN YOUR ROSEY CHEEKS HAVE FADED
AND YOUR HAIR IS SILVERY GREY
MAY YOU BE AS SWEET A WOMAN
AS YOU ARE A GIRL TODAY.
Submitter comment:
THIS IS AN ENTRY IN MY COUSIN'S AUTOGRAPH BOOK
WHICH SHE KEPT WHILE ATTENDING LIVONIA SCHOOLS IN
1957 AND 1958.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; LIVONIA
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Good wishes (sincere) |
Date learned: 00-00-1959
FINGER GAME
BEGIN COUNTING FROM YOUR BABY FINGER AND SAY THE FOLLOWING
VERSE:
TOMMY, TOMMY, TOMMY, TOMMY--WHOOPS TOMMY
TOMMY--WHOOPS--TOMMY, TOMMY, TOMMY, TOMMY
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; LIVONIA
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
WINSTON TASTES GOOD
LIKE A CIGARETTE SHOULD.
NO FILTER, NO FLAVOR
JUST PLAIN OLD TOILET PAPER.
Submitter comment:
FIRST TWO LINES ARE SUNG; AS IN CIGARETTE COMMERCIAL AD
INFORMANT TOLD ME THAT THIS IS A COMMON VERSE AMONG
STUDENTS NOW ATTENDING THE HULL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN
LIVONIA, MICHIGAN
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; LIVONIA
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Lyrical Verse Lyrical Verse |
Date learned: 02-07-1971