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THE HAPPY WIFE
HAPPY WIFE HAPPY HOME
Submitter comment:
THIS WAS TOLD TO INFORMANT BY A POLISH WOMAN.
THE WOMAN LEARNED IT IN SCHOOL.
Data entry tech comment: LINES HAVE BEEN DIVIDED BY THE KEY PUNCHER
Where learned: HENDRICKSONS PHARMACY ; DETROIT ; ; TOLD IN
Keyword(s): ALLITERATION ; ELLIPSIS ; WOMEN
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 03-25-1970
TONGUE HOLDER
HOLD TONGUE AND SAY THE FOLLOWING:
"MY FATHER OWNS A SHIPYARD."
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GROSSE POINTE ; TOLD IN
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula |
Date learned: 02-10-1972
RIDDLE
Q: WHY DO SO FEW PEOPLE COMMIT SUICIDE ON QUEMOY?
A: BECAUSE YOU CAN'T KILL YOURSELF JUMPING OUT OF A CAVE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GROSSE POINTE PARK ; TOLD IN
James Callow Keyword(s): QUEMOY: ISLAND OFF THE CHINA COAST
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 10-15-1972
RIDDLE
Q: WHAT IS A BIGAMIST?
A: AN ITALIAN FOG.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GROSSE POINTE PARK ; TOLD IN
James Callow Keyword(s): SATIRE OF ITALIAN PRONUNCIATION OF ENGLISH
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- W4OO |
Date learned: 10-15-1972
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JOKE {SICK HUMOR}
DID YOU HEAR THAT FLIPPER IS NOT REALLY A DOLPHIN? HE'S A NINE YEAR
OLD THALIDOMIDE BABY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GROSSE POINTE PARK ; TOLD IN
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Jest Anecdote |
Date learned: 10-15-1972
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RIDDLE
A: FIX HIM UP WITH CHRISTINE KEELER.
James Callow comment:
CHRISTINE KEELER WAS A PROSTITUTE INVOLVED IN AN
CC[ ENGLISH SPY, SEX SCANDAL WITH MR. PROFUMO
CN[ STABILE, MARY 701205
C1[ 3936 THREE MILE DRIVE
C2[ DETROIT, MICHIGAN 48224
DNC[ 1,032
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Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GROSSE POINTE PARK ; TOLD IN
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 10-15-1972
RIDDLE
Q: WHAT IS SMALL, GRAY, HARD, AND LETHAL?
A: GRAPE SHOT
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GROSSE POINTE PARK ; TOLD IN
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
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RIDDLE
IT NEVER MOVES BY DAY OR NIGHT
YET KEEPS ON GOING OUT OF SIGHT. (A ROAD).
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; FARMINGTON ; TOLD IN
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Riddle True Riddle |
Date learned: 09-26-1972
TONGUE TWISTER
PETER PIPER PICKED A PECK OF PICKLED PEPPERS,
HOW MANY PECKS OF PICKLED PEPPERS COULD PETER PIPER PICK,
IF PETER PIPER PICKED SOME PECKS OF PICKLED PEPPERS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; FARMINGTON ; TOLD IN
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Speech Speech |
Date learned: 09-24-1972
TONGUE TWISTER
HOW MUCH WOOD COULD A WOODCHUCK CHUCK
IF A WOODCHUCK COULD CHUCK WOOD?
HE WOULD CHUCK AS MUCH WOOD AS A WOODCHUCK WOULD CHUCK,
IF A WOODCHUCK COULD CHUCK WOOD.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; FARMINGTON ; TOLD IN
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Speech Speech |
Date learned: 09-26-1972
RHYME
APPLE, PEACHES, PUMPKIN PIE,
WHO'S NOT READY HOLLAR I.
Submitter comment:
THIS RHYME IS OF TEN USED BY THE PERSON THAT IS "IT" IN A GAME SUCH
AS HIDE-AND-SEEK. TO FIND OUT IF EVERYBODY HAS FOUND A HIDING PLACE
QUITE AMUSED BY THIS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; FARMINGTON ; TOLD IN
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse |
Date learned: 09-26-1972
NONSENSE RHYME/JUMPROPE RHYME
I KNOW A FUNNY THING I WANT TO TELL:
THREE YOUNG BOYS IN A PEANUT SHELL
ONE CAN READ,
ONE CAN WRITE,
ONE CAN SMOKE HIS GRANDPA'S PIPE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; FARMINGTON ; TOLD IN
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 09-26-1972
CHILDREN'S SONG
WHILE ONE SLICK SEAL SLID IN THE SLUSH, THE OTHER SLICK SEAL
SLID OUT (REPEAT THREE MORE TIMES).
GLORY, GLORY WHAT'S IT TO YA?
GLORY, GLORY WHAT'S? IT TO YA?
GLORY, GLORY WHAT'S IT TO YA?
WHILE ONE SLICK SEAL SLID IN THE SLUSH, THE OTHER SLICK SEAL SLID
OUT.
Submitter comment: SUNG TO THE TUNE OF "BATTLE HYMN OF THE REPUBLIC."
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; FARMINGTON ; TOLD IN
James Callow Keyword(s): TONGUE TWISTER
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Ill humor Ridicule Mockery Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Children SPEECH -- Formula |
Date learned: 09-26-1972
MILITARY CUSTOM
BLANKET PARTY: } WHEN A MEMBER OF THE MILITARY DOES SOMETHING THAT
VIOLENTLY DISPLEASES A GROUP OF FELLOW SERVICE MEN STATIONED WITH
HIM, THIS FORM OF REVENGE IS CARRIED OUT. THE MALIGNED GROUP
GATHERS TOGETHER AFTER LIGHTS OUT AND THROW A BLANKET OVER THE
SLEEPING VICTIM AND BEAT ON HIM UNTIL THEY ARE SATISFIED WITH THEIR
REVENGE. IN DOING THIS, THE VIOLATOR DOES NOT KNOW WHO THE
INDIVIDUALS WERE THAT TOOK PART IN THE BEATING.
Submitter comment:
I ACTUALLY SAW THIS OCCUR WHILD IN BASIC TRAINING, AND THE BEATEN
MAN WAS IN THE HOSPITAL FOR THREE DAYS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; FARMINGTON ; TOLD IN
James Callow Keyword(s): PHYSICAL PUNISHMENT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- F535 |
Date learned: 09-27-1972
NAME
PECKER CHECKER: } THIS IS THE NAME USED BY THE SEA SERVICES GIVEN
TO A HOSPITAL CORPSMAN. THIS IS DUE TO THE PRACTICE ON MANY SHIPS
OF THE CORPSMAN HAVING TO CHECK THE MEMBERS OF THE CREW FOR V.D.
UPON THE RETURN FROM A EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME ON LIBERTY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; FARMINGTON ; TOLD IN
| Subject headings: | Person / Nickname CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- F535 |
Date learned: 09-27-1972