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BLOODY MARY
MARK TOLD ME ABOUT HIS FRIEND PAUL ANDERSON WHO CLAIMS HE SAW AND
FELT BLOODY MARY. ONE DAY AS PAUL WAS WALKING ALONE HE STOPPED AND
PRESSED HIS HEAD TO A TREE. HE CLOSED HIS EYES AND COUNTED TO FIFTEEN
AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS HEAD.
HE SAID IT FELT LIKE A KNIFE STABBING THROUGH HIS HEAD.
WHEN HE OPENED UP HIS EYES HE SAW BLOODY MARY STANDING THERE WITH A
KNIFE STUCK THROUGH HER HEAD.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; TOLD AT HIS HOME ; LIVONIA
| Subject headings: | Charm / Enchantment / Conjuration Favorites PROSE NARRATIVE -- Ghost Spirit Phantom Specter |
BIRTHDAY CAKE
EATING THE FIRST SLICE OF YOUR BIRTHDAY CAKE WILL BRING
YOU GOOD LUCK AND MAKE YOUR WISH COME TRUE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; TOLD AT INFORMANTS HOME ; LIVONIA
| Subject headings: | 686 Properties attributed to specific numbers or numerals individually. CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Private birthday or anniversary BELIEF -- Prayer BELIEF -- Good luck |
Date learned: 04-03-1970
World War II Saying
Kilroy was here.
Submitter comment:
Informant said that during World War II this became a favorite saying which was written on walls of buildings.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; LIVONIA
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Art Craft Architecture Art, Craft, Architecture |
Rope-Jumping Rhymes
Ice cream soda, gingerale pop,
Tell me the initial of your sweetheart.
(Keep jumping until you miss one of the letters of the alpabet.)
Where learned: Informants home in Livonia, Michigan
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |