The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

FISHING NUDE

ONE TIME, I WAS FISHING OFF THE TOP OF A ROCK IN THE
COLORADO RIVER. WELL, FISHING WAS NO GOOD ON THE
SIDE I WAS ON. SO, I JUMPED ACROSS, BUT I DIDN'T
MAKE IT TO THE OTHER SIDE, AND I FELL IN. FINALLY,
I GOT OUT AND UP ON THE SHORE, AND MY CLOTHES WERE
ALL WET. SO, I DECIDED TO TAKE MY CLOTHES OFF. I
PUT THEM ON A ROCK TO DRY. I DECIDED TO START
FISHING AGAIN WHILE THEY WERE DRYING. SO, I WAS
UP ON A ROCK WITHOUT MY CLOTHES WHEN A GAME WARDEN
CAME BY, AND HE ARRESTED ME FOR FISHING WITHOUT
A LICENSE.

Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; HIGH SCHOOL ; HISTORY CLASS

Date learned: 00001968 FALL

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Little Miss Bright

There was a young girl named Miss Bright,
Who could travel much faster than light.
She departed one day,
In an Einsteinian way,
And came back on the previous night.

Submitter comment:

This verse is one remembered from high school days (1968) in a physics class. Its meaning lies in Einstein's theory of relativity and the fact that if one goes faster than velocity of light, one will go back in time.

Data entry tech comment:

Informant and collector are the same person.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; HIGH SCHOOL ; DEARBORN HEIGHTS

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