TWO GREAT GRAND UNCLES WERE IN THE WAR OF 1812
THEY TOOK PART IN THE SACKING OF WASHINGTON
AND THEY WERE GIVEN A TRACK OF LAND AS PAYEMENT
THE TRACK OF LAND WAS IN CANADA AND WHEN THEY FOUND THE LAND
IT WAS SWAMPY AND BEING THE IRISHMEN THAT THEY WERE TRADED THE LAND
FOR WHISKEY AND WENT ON UP FARTHER INTO CANADA AND CLEARED LAND AND
BUILT HOMES ON LAKE SIMPKO THEY WERE RAISING THEIR FAMILIES WHEN
THE GOVERNMENT TOOK THEIR LAND AND SOLD IT
THEY VOWED NEVER TO STEP IN CANADA AGAIN
THE TRACK OF LAND TRADED FOR WHISKEY TURNED OUT TO BE TORONTO.

Submitter comment: THE TWO MEN MOVED TO THE UNITED STATES
AND SETTLED IN BAD AX MICHIGAN

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; FARMINGTON

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PROSE NARRATIVE -- Human Being

Date learned: CA02001980

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THE BOAT TRIP

GREAT GRANDMOTHER ELIZABETH SULLIVAN WAS THREE MONTHS OLD
WHEN BROUGHT TO THE NEW WORLD IN 1831. TRAVELING WAS HARD
AND SHE DIED. THEY HAD HER WRAPPED AND READIED TO BE PUT OVERBOARD
AS WAS THE CUSTOM ON LONG SEA VOYAGES WHEN SHE BEGAN TO CRY

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; FARMINGTON

Subject headings:

PROSE NARRATIVE -- Human Being

Date learned: CA02001980

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SWEENEY AND HIS CAR

SWEENEY BOUGHT HIS FIRST CAR IN 1918 EVERY YEAR HE TOOK THE WHEELS
OFF AND PUT THEM IN THE HOUSE UNTIL GOOD WEATHER CAME.
THIS WAS SUPPOSED TO INSURE GOOD WEATHER COMING QUICKLY

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; FARMINGTON

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BELIEF -- Sign or prediction through

Date learned: CA02001980

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FLORA MCCELLONS FRONT TEETH

FLORA MCCELLON'S FRONT TEETH SEPARATED AND THE GUM TISSUE HUNG DOWN
SO SHE WAS CALLED SKIN TOOTH MCCELLON

Submitter comment: THIS STORIES ORIGIN IS BAD AX MICHIGAN

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; FARMINGTON

Subject headings:

SPEECH -- Proper Name

Date learned: CA02001980

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THE STORY OF MIKE MY AUNT

MIKE OHANLEY EXPECTED HIS FATHER'S BROTHER TO VISIT
BUT HE WASN'T SURE IF IT WOULD BE HIS UNCLE OR HIS AUNT
THUS HE WAS CALLED MIKE MY AUNT

Submitter comment: THIS STORY'S ORIGIN IS IN BAD AX MICHIGAN

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; FARMINGTON

Subject headings:

PROSE NARRATIVE -- Stupid man or woman
SPEECH -- Proper Name

Date learned: CA02001980

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THE WIGGLE

I WIGGLE MY FINGERS; I WIGGLE MY TOES,
I WIGGLE MY NOSE. SO NOW NO MORE WIGGLES
ARE LEFT IN ME. SO I WILL BE AS STILL AS
STILL AS CAN BE.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; FARMINGTON

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Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Children

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VOCABULARY

HOP, SKIP AND A JUMP.

Submitter comment: THESE ARE SAYIGS THAT DENOTE DISTANCES BY THE SOUTHERN PEOPLE.)

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; FARMINGTON

Keyword(s): UNDERSTATEMENT

Subject headings:

PROVERB -- Proverbial Phrase

Date learned: 02-17-1970

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GAME, POPE PUFF

WHILE HOLDING A DRINK WITH ONE FINGER AND THUMB THE PLAYER MUST
RECITE: HERE'S TO POPE PUFF WHO IS WITH US FOR THE FIRST TIME
TONIGHT.AFTER SAYING THIS THE PLAYER MUST TAKE ONE DRINK FROM THE
GLASS.HE MUST THEN TAP THE GLASS ONCE ON THE TABLE.THE PLAYER MUST DO
A SERIES OF TAPS WHICH GOES AS FOLLOWS.WITH ONE FINGER OF EACH HAND
HE MUST TAP THE TOP OF THE TABLE, THE BOTTOM OF THE TABLE AND ONCE ON
EACH THIGH.HE MUST THEN TAP EACH FOOT ONCE ON THE FLOOR FOLLOWED BY
STANDING UP AND SITTING BACK DOWN IN HIS CHAIR.THE PLAYER MUST THEN
PICK UP THE GLASS WITH TWO FINGERS AND THUMB AND RECITE:HERE'S TO
POPE PUFF PUFF WHO IS WITH US FOR THE SECOND TIME TONIGHT.UPON
COMPLETION THE PLAYER TAKES TWO DRINKS AND TAPS THE GLASS TWICE ON
THE TABLE.THE FINGER TAPPING IS REPEATED BUT TWO FINGERS WITH TWO
TAPS FROM EACH IS REQUIRED.EACH FOOT IS TAPPED TWICE AND THE PLAYER
STANDS UP AND SITS BACK DOWN TWICE.UPON COMPLETION THE PLAYER PICKS
UP HIS GLASS WITH THREE FINGERS AND THUMB AND RECITES:HERE'S TO POPE
PUFF PUFF PUFF WHO IS WITH US FOR THE THIRD AND FINAL TIME THIS
EVENING
THE PLAYER MUST NOW TAKE THREE DRINKS FROM THE GLASS MAKING SURE TO
COMPLETLY FINISH THE REMAINING CONTENTS.HE MUST NOW TAP THE GLASS
THREE TIMES ON THE TABLE AND FOLLOW WITH THE FINGER TAPS USING THREE
FINGERS ON EACH HAND.THREE TAPS WITH EACH FOOT IS GIVEN FOLLOWED BY
STANDING UP AND SITTING DOWN THREE TIMES.AFTER COMPLETING ALL THIS,
THE PLAYER MUST TURN HIS GLASS UP-SIDE-DOWN ON THE TABLE AND THEN
BACK TO THE NORMAL POSITION WHILE SAYING, ONCE A POPE ALWAYS A POPE
AM I A POPE?ALL THE PLAYERS IN THE GAME NOW INSPECT THE TABLE FOR
LIQUID THAT MAY HAVE BEEN LEFT IN THE GLASS.IF ANY IS FOUND THE
PLAYER MUST REPEAT THE ENTIRE CHANT.ALSO IF A MISTAKE IS MADE
ANYWHERE ALONG THE WAY, THE PLAYER MUST REFILL HIS GLASS AND START
AGAIN FROM THE BEGINNING.

Submitter comment: THIS GAME IS USUALLY PLAYED WITH A NUMBER OF PLAYERS WHOOSE GLASSES
ARE FILLED WITH AN ALCHOLIC BEVERAGE. COMPLETING THE CHANT THE FIRST
TIME
IS VERY RARE AND THE PLAYERS USUALLY ALL END UP INTOXICATED.IF YOU
THINK PLAYING THE GAME IS DIFFICULT, YOU SHOULD TRY KEYPUNCHING IT

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; FARMINGTON

Subject headings:

Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Memory

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LUCK BELIEF

IF YOU SEE THE FIRST STAR OUT AT NIGHT, YOU WILL HAVE GOOD LUCK.

Submitter comment: MY FATHER WAS TOLD THIS BY HIS MOTHER WHEN HE WAS A BOY.

Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN ; FARMINGTON ; TOLD BY ; FATHER

Subject headings:

686 Properties attributed to specific numbers or numerals individually.
BELIEF -- Good luck

Date learned: 02-18-1970

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S-C-H-O-O-L

S-C-H-O-O-L SPELLS SCHOOL.
1ST GRADE--JUMP ONCE
2ND GRADE--JUMP TWICE
3RD GRADE--JUMP THREE TIMES
4TH GRADE-- JUMP FOUR TIMES
5TH GRADE--5 JUMPS ONE FOOT
6TH GRADE--6 JUMPS ROTATING
7TH GRADE-- 7 JUMPS ROATAING AND TOUCHING GROUND WITH 1 HAND.
8TH GRADE--I'M A LITTLE DUTCH GIRL
DRESSED IN BLUE.
THESE ARE THE THINGS I LIKE TO DO.
SALUTE TO THE CAPTAIN
BOE TO THE QUEEN.
AND TURN MY BACK ON THE MEAN OLD KING.
9TH GRADE--CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS SAILED THE OCEAN BLUE IN 1492.
THE WAVES GOT HIGHER AND HIGHER AND OVER
THE BOUNDRY MAIN.
THESE ARE THE SHIPS THAT D- REMAIN
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