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AUTOGRAPH VERSES
I'V NEVER BEEN TO COLLEGE,
I'V NEVER BEEN TO SCHOOL,
BUT WHEN IT COMES TO KISSING,
I'M AN EDUCATED FOOL.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; REDFORD
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse |
Date learned: CA00001957
CHRISTMAS SOUP
THIS SOUP IS MADE EVERY CHRISTMAS EVE BY THE INFORMANT'S MOTHER. IT
IS SERVED BEFORE THE MAIN COURSE OF DINNER ON CHRISTMAS EVE. THE
INGREDIENTS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
SAUERKRAUT, NAVY BEANS, MUSHROOMS, SOUR CREAM, ONIONS, AND
GARLIC (HARD BOILED EGGS ARE OPTIONAL).
THE INFORMANT'S MOTHER MAKES A BIG POT OF THIS SOUP AND USES HER OWN
JUDGEMENT IN MEASURING OUT THE PORTIONS OF EACH INGREDIENT.
Submitter comment:
THIS IS A CZECHOSLOVAKIAN RECIPE THAT HAS BEEN PASSED DOWN TO THE
INFORMANT'S MOTHER FROM HER GREAT, GREAT GRANDMOTHER.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; REDFORD
Date learned: 11-12-1979
EVERY CHRISTMAS EVE, A MEMBER OF THE INFORMANT'S FAMILY GOES TO THEI
NEIGHBORHOOD CHURCH AND GETS SOME BLESSED HOSTS. THE HOSTS ARE EATE
WITH HONEY THAT NIGHT BEFORE THE FAMILY BEGINS THEIR DINNER. THE
PURPOSE OF THIS GESTURE IS TO BRING THE PRESENCE OF THE LORD INTO
THEIR HOUSE ON CHRISTMAS EVE.
Submitter comment:
THIS IS A CZECHOSLOVAKIAN CUSTOM ACCORDING TO THE INFORMANT'S MOTHER
WHO SAYS THAT IT DATES BACK TO SOME TIME BEFORE HER MOTHER'S
CHILDHOOD.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; REDFORD
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- December 24 Christmas Eve |
Date learned: 11-12-1979 ; CA00001929
PROVERB
ONCE BURNED TWICE SHY
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; REDFORD
Keyword(s): CONTRAST ; ELLIPSIS
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 00-00-1969
Language
Tongue Twister:
Sheep shouldn't sleep in a shack
Sheep should sleep in a shed.
Data entry tech comment:
Motifs added by TRD
James Callow comment:
Malle Verse?
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; REDFORD
Keyword(s): GAME ; Language ; RHYME ; TONGUE TWISTER
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula |
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 |
MILITARY SAYING
DO WHAT YOU ARE TOLD TO DO, WHEN YOU ARE TOLD TO DO IT, AND THEN
GO SIT ON YOUR ASS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; REDFORD
James Callow Keyword(s): ADVICE: POSITIVE ; CYNICISM
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
JUMP-ROPE RHYME
RIN TIN TIN SAT ON A PIN.
HOW MANY INCHES DID IT GO IN?
1, 2, 3,...ETC.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; REDFORD
Keyword(s): CHARACTER ; ENDURANCE ; Jump
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 11-01-1968
LIMERICK
THERE WAS AN OLD MAN OF PERU/ WHO DREAMED HE WAS KISSING HIS SHOE.
HE AWOKE IN THE NIGHT/ IN A TERRIBLE FRIGHT,/ AND FOUND IT WAS
PERFECTLY TRUE }
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; REDFORD
Keyword(s): RHYME: AABBA
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Narrative Verse |
Date learned: NOT RECORDED BY THE COLLECTOR
JUMPING RHYME
MABLE, MABLE, SET THE TABLE.
HOW MANY DISHES WILL SHE SET?
(JUMP, COUNTING, UNTIL YOU MISS.)
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; REDFORD ; SAINT HILARY'S GRADE SCHOOL
Keyword(s): CHARACTER ; ENDURANCE JUMP
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 03-29-1971