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WEREWOLF BELIEF
IF YOU LOOK BACK AT THE MOON OVER YOUR RIGHT SHOULDER
YOU WILL IMMEDIATELY
ENCOUNTER A WEREWOLF.
Data entry tech comment:
Updated by TRD
James Callow comment:
Original BN [P870] crossed out. Replaced with current classification.
Where learned: CHICAGO
Keyword(s): Lycan ; MOON ; OMEN ; SUPERNATURAL ; SUPERSTITION ; Werewolf
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Werewolf Vampire BELIEF -- Body part Senses BELIEF -- Moon BELIEF -- Sign or prediction through Observation of galactic or celestial bodies |
Date learned: 00-00-1970
SANTA CLAUS
ONE OF THE MOST WIDESPREAD LEGENDS I CAN THINK OF IS THAT
OF SANTA CLAUS. NOT ONLY IN THE UNITED STATES, BUT IN MANY
COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD, IT IS BELIEVED THAT THERE IS SOME
KIND OF JOLLY OLD MAN WHO BRINGS TOYS AND PRESENTS TO ALL GOOD
LITTLE BOYS AND GIRLS AT CHRISTAMS TIME.
Where learned: CHICAGO
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- December 25 Christmas Also see F642, below. CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- December 21 solstice to March 20 BELIEF -- Secular hero |
Date learned: 00-00-1955
COUNTING OUT
ACABAKA SODA CRAKA ACABAKA BOO;
ACABAKA SODA CRAKA OUT GOES YOU.
Submitter comment: INFORMANT USED AS A CHILD.
Where learned: ILLINOIS ; CHICAGO
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
HANGOVER PREVENTION
IF YOU COME HOME DRUNK, DRINK A COCA-COLA
OR A PEPSI-COLA BEFORE YOU GO TO BED
TO SETTLE YOUR STOMACH.
Submitter comment:
THE INFORMANT AND I TRIED THIS WHEN WE CAME HOME
DRUNK IN AUGUST OF 1970.
Where learned: ILLINOIS ; CHICAGO
Keyword(s): CARBONATION ; SOFT DRINKS
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Means of Causing or Avoiding Illness |
Date learned: 08-00-1970
PROVERB
HE WHO LIVES IN A GLASS HOUSE SHOULD BEWARE OF THROWING STONES.
Where learned: CHICAGO
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 03-08-1968
Belief: Weather
Seaman's Weather Forecast:
Red sky at night: sailor's delight:
Red sky in morning: sailor's take warning.
Data entry tech comment:
Motifs added by TRD
James Callow comment:
Original BN [P870] crossed out. Replaced wtih current classification
Dup. of WPP
Where learned: ILLINOIS ; CHICAGO
Keyword(s): COLOR ; NATURE ; Nautical ; Ocean ; Predicting ; PREDICTING WEATHER ; RHYME ; Sailor ; Sky ; WARNING ; WEATHER
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb Proverb |
CHEER
UMBA SASSA, UMBA SASSA,
HIT 'EM IN DA HEAD WITH A BIG KILBASA.
Submitter comment: INFORMANT USED IN POLISH HIGH SCHOOL.
Data entry tech comment: KIELBASA=POLISH SAUSAGE
Where learned: ILLINOIS ; CHICAGO
Keyword(s): DIALECT, SLANG THREAT FOOD ; METER: TROCHAIC ; RHYME: FEMININE
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Lyrical Verse |
HICCUPS
A WAY IN WHICH A PERSON IS SUPPOSED TO BE ABLE TO GET RID OF HICCUPS
IS BY PUTTING A PAPER BAG OVER HIS HEAD. WHETHER THIS WORKS OR NOT I
DON,T KNOW, I,VE NEVER TALKED TO ANYONE WHO HAS TRIED IT.
Where learned: CHICAGO
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Method of Curing |
Date learned: 00-00-1960
LUCK COLLECTOR'S TITLE) ; LUCK: SHOES (CLASSIFIERS TITLE)
SHOES ON THE TABLE MEAN BAD LUCK.
Where learned: CHICAGO
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Bad luck P882.19 |
Date learned: 03-28-1968
SAME WORD SIMULTANEOUSLY
IF TWO PEOPLE SAY THE SAME WORD SIMULTANEOUSLY,
THEY CAN CLASP THEIR " BABY " FINGERS AND
MAKE A WISH.
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT IS A FRIEND OF MINE WHO REMEMBERS THIS
FROM HER CHILDHOOD.
Where learned: ILLINOIS ; CHICAGO
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Prayer |
Date learned: 02-00-1971
PROVERB
HE WHO LIVES IN A GLASS HOUSE SHOULD BEWARE OF THROWUNG STONES.
Data entry tech comment: OFTEN SAID THIS AS A CHILD IN THE BAHAMAS.
Where learned: ILLINOIS ; CHICAGO
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 03-08-1968
NUMBERS
THE NUMBERS 666 ARE SUPPOSED TO REPRESENT THE ANTI-CHRIST
AND ARE USED IN CEREMONIES INVOKING THE DEVIL AS WELL AS
PUTTING A CURSE ON SOMEONE. MY INFORMANT RECEIVED A LETTER
WITH THE FOLLOWING RETURN ADDRESS: 666 APOCALYPSE 13, VERSE 13.
IT WAS EXPLAINED TO HER BY SOMEONE WHO DEALS IN THE OCCULT.
APOCALYPSE 13, VERSE 13, IS THE STORY OF THE ANTI-CHRIST
IN THE BIBLE.
Where learned: ILLINOIS ; CHICAGO
Date learned: 06-00-1971
PROVERB FOR SNEEZING-SAID IMMEDIATELY AFTER ONE
SNEEZES BY SOMEONE IN HIS COMPANY: "BLESS YOU."
THE REASON GIVEN IS THAT WHEN ONE SNEEZES, ALL OF
YOUR BODY ACTIONS OR FUNCTIONS MOMENTARILY STOP
(IN EFFECT, YOU'VE DIED) AND THE ACCOMPANIER SAYS
THE PHRASE JUST IN CASE THE PERSON WHO SNEEZES DIES
AT THAT POINT, THUS WISHING HEAVEN UPON THE SNEEZER.
Where learned: ILLINOIS ; CHICAGO
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula |
Date learned: 00001950S
NEVER GET MARRIED DURING A MONTH IN WHICH THE BRIDE OR THE
GROOM WAS BORN. IF THIS HAPPENS IT WILL TAKE AT LEAST 7 YEARS TO
CONCEIVE A CHILD.
Where learned: CHICAGO
| Subject headings: | 686 Seven / Sevenths / Several CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Marriage BELIEF -- Birth BELIEF -- Measure of time Month |
Date learned: 00001940S
IT IS BELIEVED THAT IF A PREGNANT MOTHER IS CARRYING HER
CHILD HIGH, THE CHILD IS A BOY; IF SHE IS CARRYING IT
LOW, THE CHILD IS A GIRL.
Where learned: CHICAGO
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Birth |
Date learned: 08-00-1967
PROVERBIAL APOTHETGM MAXIM
HE WHO MIXES BUBBLES AND BOOZE, WILL WAKE UP THE NEXT MORNING
WEARING HIS SHOES.
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT IS MY UNCLE WHO IS ONLY TWO AND A HALF YEARS OLDER THAN
MYSELF. THIS WAS TOLD AT A WEDDING RECEPTION WHERE CHAMPAIGN WAS
BEING CONSUMED ALONG WITH HARD LIQUOR.
Where learned: ILLINOIS ; CHICAGO ; TOLD AT ; WEDDING RECEPTION
Keyword(s): CHAMPAGNE ; GETTING DRUNK
| Subject headings: | Favorites Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb Proverb |
CURE FOR HICCUPS
IF YOU HAVE THE HICCUPS, HERE IS A REMEDY TO CURE THEM.
FIRST YOU MUST FIND THE LONGEST BLADE OF GRASS FROM YOUR FRONT YARD.
NEXT, YOU TAKE THE BLADE OF GRASS AND GENTLY INSERT IT INTO YOUR
NOSE. BY DOING THIS A FEW TIMES, EVENTUALLY THIS WILL CAUSE YOU TO
SNEEZE, WHICH WILL IN TURN CAUSE YOU TO LOSE YOUR HICCUPS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; ILLINOIS ; CHICAGO ; CAMPUS
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Product or activity of man or animal BELIEF -- Plant BELIEF -- Method of Curing |
Date learned: 10-00-1973
MEANS OF CAUSING OR AVOIDING ILLNESS
IF YOU MASTURBATE REGULARLY, YOU WILL GET A SERIOUS CASE OF ACNE, AND
EVENTUALLY YOUR PALMS WILL BECOME VERY HAIRY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; ILLINOIS ; CHICAGO ; CAMPUS
James Callow Keyword(s): TRANSFER
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses Hands, palms, fingernails BELIEF -- Means of Causing or Avoiding Illness |
Date learned: 11-00-1973
MEANS OF CAUSING ILLNESS
OH IT'S CHERRY JUICE AND LEAVES,
THAT GIVE YOU THE DRY HEAVES,
IN THE HALLS, IN THE HALLS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; ILLINOIS ; CHICAGO ; CAMPUS
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Belief Belief Food Drink -- Plant food Fruit |
Date learned: 11-00-1973
JUMP-ROPE RHYME
HEY, EVERYBODY, WE'RE GOING TO GATHER AROUND MEXICO. TWO UP, TWO
BACK, BOSS TURN, BIRD'S NEST, OH, BABY NOW, ONE, TWO, THREE, COUNT
UNTIL SHE MISSES.
Where learned: ILLINOIS ; CHICAGO
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 11-00-1974