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PYRAMIDS
USE A STANDARD DECK OF CARDS AND EVERYONE HAS A DRINK.
MAKE A FLAT PYRAMID OUT OF CARDS, USUALLY FIVE ROWS, WITH
THE FIRST ROW HAVING ONE CARD THE SECOND HAVING TWO AND SO
ON TO FIVE CARDS IN THE FIFTH ROW. THE CARDS ARE LAID OUT FACE
DOWN. THEN FIVE TO SEVEN CARDS ARE DEALT TO EACH PLAYER
(DEPENDING ON HOW MANY PLAYERS THERE ARE). THE SINGLE CARD IN
THE TOP ROW IS OVERTURNED. WHOEVER HAS THAT CARD (IN A
DIFFERENT SUIT) CAN TELL SOMEONE ELSE TO DRINK. IF HE
HAS TWO OR MORE OF THE SAME CARD HE CAN HAVE AS MANY
PEOPLE DRINK AS THERE ARE OF THAT CARD (EX- TWO KINGS,
THE PLAYER CAN HAVE TWO PEOPLE TAKE A DRINK) OR YOU CAN
GIVE ALL THE DRINKS TO ONE PERSON. FOR THE FIRST ROW THERE'S
ONE DRINK FOR EACH CARD, THE SECOND HAS TWO DRINKS PER
CARD, ETC. UP TO FIVE DRINKS PER CARD. PLAYERS CAN ALSO TRY TO
BLUFF AND TRY TO CONVINCE ANOTHER PLAYER THAT THEY HAVE A
CARD AND THE PERSON THEY CHOOSE SHOULD DRINK. IF THE BLUFFER
IS CONFRONTED (SOMEONE SAYS "BULLSHIT")THEN THE BLUFFER HAS
TO TAKE DOUBLE THE DRINKS HE WAS TRYING TO GIVE AWAY. IF THE
PERSON WASN'T BLUFFING AND IS CONFRONTED THE CONFRONTER MUST
TAKE DOUBLE THE NUMBER OF DRINKS.
VARIATIONS:
FOR GETTING A LOT MORE DRUNK IN A SHORTER AMOUNT OF TIME
YOU CAN REVERSE THE NUMBER OF DRINKS PER ROW SO THAT IT'S
ONE DRINK FOR ALL THE CARDS IN ROW FIVE AND FIVE DRINKS
FOR THE ONE CARD IN ROW ONE.
Submitter comment:
THIS IS JULIE'S FAVORITE DRINKING GAME; SHE PLAYS IT VERY
OFTEN.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; Sterling Heights
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Special Object or Implement |
Date learned: 01-00-1989
So long as time goes on, death continues.
But Jews believe that the spirit of man lives
long after his body has died. Death will end
only with the coming of the kingdom of God.
Submitter comment: Jewish belief, learned and believed until death.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; Sterling Heights
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: 00001970S
FLINCH
WHEN YOUNGER, WE USED TO PLAY A GAME CALLED FLINCH, IN
WHICH ONE PERSON WOULD MAKE A SUDDEN MOVEMENT TOWARDS
ANOTHER, USUALLY IN THE FACE AREA. IF THE PERSON
BLINKED, OR FLINCHED, THE AGGRESSOR WAS ALLOWED
TO HIT THE OTHER IN THE ARM.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; Sterling Heights
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Bodily Activity |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
NEVER THROW A HAT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BED,
BECAUSE IT WILL BRING YOU BAD LUCK.
Data entry tech comment:
Updated by TRD
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; Sterling Heights
Keyword(s): Bed ; BELIEF ; CLOTHING ; Fashion ; Hat ; LUCK ; Placement ; PREDICTION ; SUPERSTITION
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Good luck Clothing (dress, hat, shoes, suit, etc.) BELIEF -- Bad luck Furniture (bed, table, chair, etc.) |
Date learned: 02-07-1972
IF A WOMAN PUTS HER SLIP ON INSIDE-OUT IN THE
MORNING, SHE SHOULD NOT CHANGE IT BECAUSE SHE'LL
HAVE BAD LUCK FOR THE REST OF THE DAY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; Sterling Heights
James Callow Keyword(s): POSITION DIRECTION
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Bad luck Clothing (dress, hat, shoes, suit, etc.) |
Date learned: 02-07-1972
IF THERE'S A KNOCK ON THE DOOR BUT WHEN YOU GO TO ANSWER
IT, THERE'S NO ONE THERE, IT MEANS YOU'RE LETTING
DEATH IN THE HOUSE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; Sterling Heights
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: 02-07-1972
NEVER CARRY LILIES WHEN YOU GET MARRIED, BECAUSE
THEY'LL BRING MISFORTUNE. THEY ARE THE FLOWER OF DEATH.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; Sterling Heights
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Marriage Bouquet |
Date learned: 02-07-1972
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 |
Jump-Rope Rhyme
Ice cream Sundae
Ginger ale pop
Tell me the name of your sweetheart: A B etc. down the
alphabet.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; STERLING
Keyword(s): ENDURANCE JUMP
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Jump rope rhyme
I told Ma, Ma told Pa Jonny broke the sugar bowl
and blamed it on me.
Hom many spankings did he get: 1,2, etc. until who
ever is jumping misses.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; STERLING
Keyword(s): ENDURANCE JUMP
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |