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PETE AND REPEAT
PETE AND REPEAT WERE WALKING ON A BRIDGE, AND PETE FELL IN, SO WHO WAS LEFT? REPEAT. PETE AND REPEAT WERE WALKING ON A BRIDGE, AND PETE FELL IN SO WHO WAS LEFT? REPEAT. PETE AND REPEAT.
Submitter comment:
THE PERSON TO WHOM THE JOKE IS BEING TOLD ANSWERS THE QUESTION
WHO IS LEFT? WHICH TRIGGERS THE PUNCHLINE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; SAINT CLAIR SHORES
James Callow Keyword(s): PROSE ROUND
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Formula tale |
Date learned: 00001960S
CATCH
PETE AND REPEAT WERE WALKING ACROSS A BRIDGE. PETE
FELL IN THE WATER. WHO WAS LEFT? ANS: REPEAT...
PETE AND REPEAT, ETC.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; SAINT CLAIR SHORES
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Formula tale |
Date learned: 00001950S
PROVERBIAL PHRASE
LOOKS LIKE A STACK OF BLACK CATS.
Submitter comment: SHE SAYS OF HER BASEMENT BECAUSE IT IS SO DARK.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; SAINT CLAIR SHORES
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Phrase |
Date learned: 01-20-1971
PLACE
BLACK HOLE OF CALCUTTA: SHE USED THIS EXPRESSION TO DESCRIBE
HER BASEMENT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; SAINT CLAIR SHORES
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Place |
Date learned: 01-00-1971
HOME DRINKING CUSTOM-IRISH
MAY YOU BE IN HEAVEN TWO HALF HOURS BEFORE THE DEVILS KNOW
YOU ARE DEAD.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; SAINT CLAIR SHORES
Keyword(s): TOAST
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula |
Date learned: 01-20-1971
PROVERB
YOU SCRATCH MY BACK, I'LL SCRATCH YOURS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; SAINT CLAIR SHORES
Keyword(s): ANATOMY
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula |
Date learned: 01-20-1971
A PERSON CALLS SOMEONE ON THE PHONE AND ASKS VERY RAPIDLY,
"IS THERE A JOHN THERE?", SO THE ARTICLE "A" IS HARDLY, IF
AT ALL, HEARD. IF THE PERSON ANSWERS NO, THE CALLER SAYS,
"THERE'S NO JOHN THERE?" THE PERSON AGAIN SAYS NO AND THE
CALLER THEN ASKS, "WHAT DO YOU DO? CAN THE STUFF?"
THIS HAPPENNED TO ME JUST RECENTLY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; SAINT CLAIR SHORES
James Callow Keyword(s): Prank
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula |
Date learned: 00-00-1972
TO REMEMBER THE NAMES OF THE GREAT LAKES, REMEMBER THE WORD HOMES.
H-HURON, 0-ONTARIO, M-MICHIGAN, E-ERIE, S-SUPERIOR.
Submitter comment: THIS IS HOW I REMEMBERED MY GREAT LAKES' NAMES IN 4TH GRADE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; SAINT CLAIR SHORES
Keyword(s): SCHOOL
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
KRAKOWIAK (POLISH DANCE)
LIKE THE AMERICAN SQUARE DANCE.
Where learned: CHILDHOOD ; NOT GIVEN ; HOME ; PENNSYLVANIA ; MICHIGAN ; LETTER ; OHIO ; NEW JERSEY ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; AUTOGRAPH BOOK ; GROSSE POINTE ; HARPER WOODS ; GROSSE POINTE WOODS ; WARREN ; JAPAN ; RUSSIA ; GRAND RAPIDS ; SHIPLE HALL ; GARDEN CITY ; ROYAL OAK ; TOLEDO ; TRENTON ; FARMINGTON ; KALAMAZOO ; CANADA ; ONTARIO ; MARYGROVE COLLEGE ; DETROIT ; MAIL ; INDIANA ; DETROIT, ASSUMED ; TOLD AT HOME ; FERNDALE ; SOUTHFIELD ; TENNESSEE ; MACKENZIE HIGH SCHOOL ; HAMTRAMCK ; DEARBORN ; MINNESOTA ; ILLINOIS ; NEW YORK ; FLORIDA ; KOREA ; WISCONSIN ; NEW HAMPSHIRE ; STUDENT UNION ; READING ; AUSTRALIA ; Sylvania ; Sterling Heights ; MICHIGAN, ASSUMED ; GROSSE POINTE PARK ; OAK PARK ; SOUTHGATE ; STURGEON LAKE ; REDFORD ; TOORAK ; VICTORIA ; ROSEVILLE ; LINCOLN PARK ; TRAVERSE CITY ; HUNTINGTON WOODS ; PONTIAC ; TROY ; PORT CHESTER ; SOUTH AMERICA ; BROOKVILLE ; MONTREAL ; SEOUL ; NORTH OLMSTED ; EASTOWN THEATER ; ERIE ; University of Notre Dame ; FRANKLINVILLE ; TORONTO ; TOLD AT ; TOLD BY ; TOLD IN ; SCRANTON ; MONROE ; GLENVIEW ; MOSCOW ; GULLEY ; FINLAND ; HARBOR BEACH ; HOUGHTON LAKE ; Hudson Lake ; INDIANAPOLIS ; JONESBORO ; KANSASVILLE ; LEXINGTON ; MASSILLON ; MAUCH CHUNK ; MELVINDALE ; MILFORD ; NEW ROCHELLE ; NIAGARA FALLS ; PANAMA CITY ; PATAGONIA ; ARGENTINA ; RESIDENCE HALL ; SAINT CLAIR SHORES ; TOLD AT HONORS HOUSE ; AMERICAN HISTORY CLASS
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Dance |
ANGORA BELIEF
PUT ANGORA YARN IN THE ICEBOX A FEW HOURS BEFORE YOU
PLAN TO USE IT FOR KNITTING;
IT KEEPS THE YARN FROM SHEDDING.
Data entry tech comment:
Updated by TRD
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; SAINT CLAIR SHORES
Keyword(s): Angora ; Craft ; Freeze ; Shedding ; Textile ; Tips ; Yarn
| Subject headings: | Custom |
Date learned: 01-20-1971