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MRS. GREBE KNOCKS ON WOOD AFTER SHE SAYS SOMETHING LIKE
"WE'VE BEEN LUCKY IN OUR FAMILY BECAUSE WE'VE NEVER HAD
AN ACCIDENT DOING SUCH AND SUCH..." IT IS AN ACTION
WHICH SHE FEELS WILL PREVENT THE OCCURRENCE OF THE BAD
LUCK FOREVER.
Where learned: TEXAS ; HOUSTON
| Subject headings: | 686 Thirds / Thrice / Three / Triple BELIEF -- Marriage BELIEF -- Conversions SPEECH -- Gesture |
Date learned: 07-05-1973
MISS STOUDT, WHILE EMPLOYED ON THE NURSING STAFF AT HERMAN
HOSPITAL IN HOUSTON, TEXAS, OBSERVED PATIENTS WHO WORE DIMES
ON A CHAIN AROUND THEIR ANKLES TO WARD OFF EVIL SPIRITS.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; TEXAS ; NASHVILLE ; HOUSTON
James Callow Keyword(s): AMULET
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Devil Demon BELIEF -- Body part Senses Feet, toes, toenails BELIEF -- Fate Destiny Luck Chance |
Date learned: 07-00-1968
JOKE
BOSS: YOU CAN'T JUST WALK IN HERE AND ASK FOR A RAISE.
YOU MUST WORK YOURSELF UP FIRST.
EMPLOYEE: I DID, SIR. LOOK---I'M TREMBLING ALL OVER.
Where learned: TEXAS
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Jest Anecdote |
A custom that prevailed through military basic training was
when you had a recruit who was throwing the entire squadron behind
in all aspects of training to the point where the Drill Instructor
would take the person's faults out on the rest of the unit, during
quiet hours members of the unit would surprise the recruit by
throwing a blanket over him and holding him down while others
would beat him to inspire him towards motivation during drills the
next day.
Where learned: TEXAS ; SAN ANTONIO ; Lackland Air Force Base
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- F535 |
PROVERB
THE MORE THEY HAVE THE LESS THEY ARE WORTH.
Submitter comment:
PEOPLE WITH A GREAT NUMBER OF MATERIAL THINGS OR WEALTH
ARE SUPPOSED TO BE RATHER SHALLOW, NOT SO WORTHWHILE
INDIVIDUALS, BECAUSE THEY PUT SUCH AN EMPHASIS ON
MATERIAL THINGS.
James Callow Keyword(s): CONTRAST
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 00-00-1990
JOKE
A WEALTHY TEXAN SAUNTERED INTO AN ART GALLERY DURING A
TRIP TO EUROPE, SELECTED SEVERAL PAINTINGS BY VAN GOGH AND
REMBRANDT, AND PAID FOR THEM ON THE SPOT. THE ART DEALER
WAS QUITE OVERWHELMED. "WHERE SHALL I HAVE THESE
DELIVERED?" HE ASKED. "OH, WELL I'M JUST GO TAKE 'EM WIT
ME," SAID THE TEXAN. "I PROMISED THE FOLKS BACK HOME I'D
SEND 'EM SOME POSTCARDS."
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Jest Anecdote |
Date learned: 04-00-1990
JOKE
"THERE IS THE ALAMO," SAID THE PROUD TEXAN TO HIS FRIEND
FROM BOSTON. "THAT RUIN IS WHERE ONLY 136 TEXANS HELD OFF
15,000 OF SANTA ANA'S ARMY FOR FOUR DAYS. DID YOU EVER
HAVE ANY HEROES LIKE THAT IN MASSACHUSETTS?" "WELL, I
SHOULD SAY WE DID!" ANSWERED THE BOSTONIAN. "WE HAD PAUL
REVERE, FOR EXAMPLE." "PAUL REVERE!" SNORTED THE TEXAN.
"DO YOU MEAN THAT FELLOW WHO HAD TO RIDE TO GET HELP?"
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Jest Anecdote |
Date learned: 05-00-1990
What can speak in every language but never went to school?
Answer: An echo.
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- True Riddle |
Date learned: 03-02-1992
What do ghosts eat for breakfast?
Answer: Ghoast Toasties.
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
RIDDLE
Q: WHAT HAS FOUR LEGS AND ONE FOOT?
A: A BED.
Data entry tech comment: 4 OTHER EXAMPLES IN THE 5 X 8 CARD FILES.
Where learned: TEXAS ; EDINBUROUGH
Keyword(s): FURNITURE (A) ; PARTS OF THE BODY (Q) ; PRIVATIONAL OPPOSITIONAL
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- True Riddle |
THE JEWELER ... TOLD ME OPALS AR CONSIDERED BAD LUCK BECAUSE THEY
ARE VERY APT TO CRACK WHEN THEY ARE BEING CUT.
Where learned: TEXAS ; SAN ANTONIO
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Bad luck Jewelry (gems, rings, etc.) |
IF YOU SNEEZE THREE TIMES IN A ROW, YOU'RE A GOOD
CATHOLIC.
Submitter comment:
PROBABLY CAME FROM MRS. DRAMBERGER'S PARENTS, WHO WERE
FROM GERMANY.
Where learned: GERMANY ; TEXAS ; SAN ANTONIO
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Product or activity of man or animal |
Date learned: 00-00-1959
G.I. SHOES,
G.I. HAT,
G.I. THIS AND
G.I. THAT.
G.I. LIKE YOU
G.I. DO.
G.I. HOPE YOU LIKE ME, TOO.
Submitter comment: AUTOGRAPH BOOK 1963
Data entry tech comment: ADDED COMMAS WHERE NEEDED
Where learned: TEXAS ; SAN ANTONIO
Keyword(s): MILITARY
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Translations, plays on words, symbol writing |
Date learned: 00-00-1963
WHEN WE ARE GONE, IF WE SHOULD MEET,
HAND IN HAND WE'LL FACE THE HEAT!!
REMEMBER: IF IT SHOULD GET TOO HOT!
PEPSI COLA HITS THE SPOT!!!
Where learned: TEXAS ; SAN ANTONIO
James Callow Keyword(s): SODA POP
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Wisecracks, gags, silly stories, insults |
Date learned: 00-00-1963
TOMATOES ARE RED,
LETTUCE IS GREEN,
YOU'RE PRETTY FUNNY,
BUT YOUR FACE IS A SCREAM!!
Where learned: TEXAS ; SAN ANTONIO
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Wisecracks, gags, silly stories, insults |
Date learned: 00-00-1963
REMEMBER GRANT, REMEMBER LEE,
FORGET THEM BOTH, REMEMBER ME!
Where learned: TEXAS ; SAN ANTONIO
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Remember me |
Date learned: 00-00-1961
REMEMBER THE GIRL IN THE CITY,
REMEMBER THE GIRL IN THE TOWN,
REMEMBER THE GIRL WHO RUINED THIS BOOK,
BY WRITING UPSIDE DOWN (WRITTEN UPSIDE DOWN)
Where learned: TEXAS ; SAN ANTONIO
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Reading or writing backwards, upside down |
Date learned: 00-00-1963
WHEN YOUR DAYS ON EARTH HAVE ENDED,
AND LIFE'S PATH YOU NO LONGER TROD,
MAY YOUR GOLDEN NAME BE WRITTEN,
IN THE AUTOGRAPH BOOK OF GOD.
Where learned: TEXAS ; SAN ANTONIO
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Pious reflection |
Date learned: 00-00-1963
SOME RANCHERS IN WEST TEXAS STILL PAY RAINMAKERS TO BRING
RAIN TO THIS DRY REGION DURING A DROUGHT.
Where learned: TEXAS ; SHERMAN
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Witch Shaman BELIEF -- Weather sign or control BELIEF -- Cloud Fog Mist Rain Hail Ice Snow Frost Dew |
I WISH YOU LUCK,
I WISH YOU JOY,
I WISH YOU FIRST A BABY BOY.
AND WHEN HIS HAIR BEGINS TO CURL,
I WISH YOU THEN A BABY GIRL,
AND WHEN HER HAIR IS UP IN PINS,
I WISH YOU THEN A PAIR OF TWINS.
Where learned: TEXAS ; SAN ANTONIO
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Matrimony |
Date learned: 00-00-1961