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IF YOU STEP ON A CRACK YOU'LL BREAK YOUR MOTHER'S BACK.
A GAME I PLAYED WHEN I WAS YOUNG, YOU WEREN'T ALLOWED
TO STEP ON A LINE ON THE SIDEWALK. WE USUALLY PLAYED
WHILE WALKING HOME FROM SCHOOL, IT MADE THE WALK SEEM
SHORTER.
Where learned: HARPER WOODS ; MICHIGAN, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Bodily Activity |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
MOCK PRAYER
O LORD, GIVE ME THE STRENGTH TO
KEEP MY BIG MOUTH SHUT
WHEN I DON'T KNOW WHAT
THE HELL I'M TALKING ABOUT.
Where learned: GROSSE POINTE WOODS ; MICHIGAN, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Belief Belief |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
ALL THE RIBBONS FROM THE BRIDE-TO-BE'S SHOWER GIFTS
ARE SAVED AND MADE INTO A "RIBBON BOUQUET" TO USE
AT THE WEDDING REHEARSAL. THIS BRINGS HER GOOD LUCK.
Where learned: HARPER WOODS ; MICHIGAN, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Marriage Bows |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
INSULTS AND WISECRACKS
RAY: HE REMINDS ME OF WHISTLER'S MOTHER
STANDING UP.
KAY: HE DOES, WHY?
RAY: HE'S OFF HIS ROCKER.
Where learned: HARPER WOODS ; MICHIGAN, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
IF YOU'RE BOWLING AND YOU PUT TOGETHER A STRING OF STRIKES
IT'S BAD LUCK TO ADD THE SCORE OF THE BOWLER. YOU SHOULD
ONLY PUT THE X'S FOR THE STRIKES HE SCORES AND DON'T
ADD THE NUMBER SCORE UNTIL HE FINISHES HIS STRING.
IF YOU ADD THE SCORE BEFORE, HE WILL BREAK THE STRING
AND IT WILL BE YOUR FAULT.
Submitter comment: THIS IS AN OLD CUSTOM IN BOWLING.
Data entry tech comment: TOO BAD IF HE'S USING A MACHINE WITH AUTOMATIC SCORING!
Where learned: HARPER WOODS ; MICHIGAN, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Entertainment Diversion BELIEF -- Fate Destiny Luck Chance |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
COLOR
FOR ALL OFFICIAL CEREMONIES (INDUCTION OF PLEDGES,
INITIATION OF NEW MEMBERS AND FOUNDER'S DAY)
THE MEMBERS OF SIGMA SIGMA SIGMA WEAR WHITE DRESSES.
THE WHITE IS TO SIGNIFY THEIR INNOCENCE AND PURITY.
Where learned: GROSSE POINTE WOODS ; MICHIGAN, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Typical Elements of a Festive Pattern |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
TAKEN FROM MY COLLECTION OF RECIPES:
THREE NAMES FOR THE SAME COOKY RECIPE:
THE GERMAN RECIPE WHICH I GOT FROM MY GRANDMOTHER--CRESCENTS.
THE POLISH RECIPE FROM MRS. EDNA BOLDE--RUSHKIES.
THE RECIPE FROM THE SOUTHERN UNITED STATES, FROM MRS. J.
BROSTIEN--KATY'S COOKIES.
THE RECIPE: 1. 1 LB. FLOUR. 2. 1 LB. BUTTER. 3. 1 LB.
COTTAGE CHEESE IN GERMAN VERSION, 12 OZ. CREAM CHEESE IN
POLISH VERSION, AND 1 PINT SOUR DREAM AND 6 EGG YOLKS IN
SOUTHERN VERSION.
THE DOUGH IS MIXED AND CHILLED OVERNIGHT IN REFRIGERATOR.
THE GERMAN AND POLISH COOKIES ARE ROLLED OUT AND CUT IN
SHAPE OF A PLATE AND THEN CUT INTO FOURTHS. (DRAWING ON
5X8 CARD INDICATES CIRCLE DIVIDED ACROSS AND DOWN). EACH
WEDGE IS TOPPED WITH A SPOONFUL OF NUT OR FRUIT FILLING
AND ROLLED, BEGINNING WITH WIDEST SIDE, THEN ROLL IS
SHAPED INTO CRESCENT. THE SOUTHERN COOKIES ARE ROLLED
OUT AND CUT INTO RECTANGLES. THEN EACH IS TOPPED
WITH A SPOONFUL OF FRUIT OR NUT FILLING AND ROLLED,
BEGINNING WITH NARROW END. THEN BAKED.
Where learned: MICHIGAN, ASSUMED ; UTICA
| Subject headings: | Food Drink -- Pastry Sweet Dessert |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
KNOCK-KNOCK STREET
THE STREET O'CONNER, WHICH IS LOCATED IN ST. CLAIR SHORES,
MICHIGAN, IS SAID TO BE HAUNTED BY THE GHOST OF AN 8-YEAR-OLD
GIRL WHO WAS DRAGGED TO HER DEATH ON THE BUMPER OF A CAR.
THE DRIVER OF THE CAR HEARD A KNOCKING ON THE BACK OF THE
VEHICLE BUT WAS UNAWARE AT THE TIME WHAT IT WAS. THE GIRL'S
MOTHER CURSED THE STREET SO THAT EVERY TIME A CAR WENT PAST
THE STREET, THE PASSENGERS WOULD HEAR THE KNOCKING.
Where learned: GROSSE POINTE WOODS ; MICHIGAN, ASSUMED
Date learned: 00-00-1964
FORD'S CURVE; DEAD MAN'S CURVE
ON LAKESHORE ROAD, BETWEEN 8 AND 9 MILE ROADS IN GROSSE POINTE
SHORES, MICHIGAN, THERE IS A CURVE IN THE ROAD KNOWN AS "FORD'S
CURVE." THERE HAVE BEEN REPORTED MANY ACCIDENTS FROM KIDS
DRAG RACING ON THIS STREET. BRIAN, AT 19, RECEIVED A 1966
CORVETTE STING RAY FOR HIS BIRTHDAY. ONE DAY, DRIVING DOWN
LAKESHORE, ANOTHER CORVETTE APPROACHED HIM; THEY DECIDED TO
"DRAG." THE BOY IN THE OTHER CAR DIDN'T MAKE IT AFTER REACHING
THE CURVE--HE DIED 3 HOURS LATER. BRIAN ALSO ENDED UP IN
CRITICAL CONDITION FOR SEVERAL WEEKS. AFTER THIS FATAL ACCIDENT
THE CURVE WAS NAMED "DEAD MAN'S CURVE."
Where learned: GROSSE POINTE WOODS ; MICHIGAN, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Explanation of a name ART CRAFT ARCHITECTURE -- Means of transportation Vehicle propelled by mechanical or other force on land |
Date learned: 00-00-1966
PROVERBIAL METAPHOR: DEFENSIVENESS
YOU CAN BUILD A WALL OF DEFENSE HIGH ENOUGH THAT EVENTUALLY YOU
CAN SIT ON IT AND WATCH THE WORLD GO BY.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN ; PEABODY COLLEGE, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 03-21-1968
IF YOUR LEFT EYE ITCHES, MEANS YOU ARE GOING TO BE PLEASED.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN ; TENNESSEE, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Body part Senses Eyes, evil eye BELIEF -- Sensations and involuntary actions Itching eye |
DEAREST MABEL,
WHAT SHALL I WRITE DEAR? I WON'T PUT IN WHAT I SAID I WAS
REMEMEBER, PLEASE REMEMBER ME AND BE SURE AND WRITE TO ME.
YOUR LOVING FRIEND,
TAYE BROWN
400 EAST AVENUE
WAUKESHA, WISCONSIN
*MAKE GOOD USE OF IT.
FROM THE AUTOGRAPH BOOK KEPT BY MABELLE FREUND AROUND 1910-11
IN ADELL AND MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN. GIVEN TO THE ARCHIVE BY HER
DAUGHTER, MRS. MARY ANDRECOVICH.
Where learned: ADELL ; WISCONSIN, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse |
DEAR MABELLE,
A PLACE FOR ME IN YOUR ALBUM,
A PLACE FOR ME IN YOUR HEART,
A PLACE FOR US IN HEAVEN
WHERE WE SHALL NEVER PART.
YOUR COUSIN,
MARGARE L. DEELEY
FROM THE AUTOGRAPH BOOK KEPT BY MABELLE FREUND AROUND 1910-11
IN ADELL AND MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN. GIVEN TO THE ARCHIVE BY HER
DAUGHTER, MRS. MARY ANDRECOVICH.
Where learned: ADELL ; WISCONSIN, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse |
DEAREST MABELLE,
IN THE GOLDEN CHAIN OF FRIENDSHIP, PLEASE REGARD ME AS A LINK.
YOUR LOVING S.M.A. FRIEND,
MARIE
PLEASE DON'T FORGET TO WRITE.
DIED FEBRUARY 14,1912 AT ST. MARY'S HOSPITAL; AGE 15.
FROM THE AUTOGRAPH BOOK KEPT BY MABELLE FREUND AROUND 1910-11
IN ADELL AND MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN. GIVEN TO THE ARCHIVE BY HER
DAUGHTER, MRS. MARY ANDRECOVICH.
Where learned: ADELL ; WISCONSIN, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse |
DEAR MABELLE,
IF YOU'RE OLD AND CANNOT SEE,
TAKE THIS BOOK AND THINK OF ME.
YOUR FRIEND,
VIOLA KAECK
FROM THE AUTOGRAPH BOOK KEPT BY MABELLE FREUND AROUND 1910-11
IN ADELL AND MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN. GIVEN TO THE ARCHIVE BY HER
DAUGHTER, MRS. MARY ANDRECOVICH.
Where learned: ADELL ; WISCONSIN, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse |
Date learned: 00-00-1910
DEAR MABELLE,
MAY YOU EVER BE AS HAPPY
AND AS FREE FROM CARE
AS WHEN A MERRY, LAUGHING GIRL
YOU BREATHED THE SCHOOLROOM AIR.
LOVINGLY,
YOUR AUNT A.K.P.
FROM THE AUTOGRAPH BOOK KEPT BY MABELLE FREUND AROUND 1910-11
IN ADELL AND MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN. GIVEN TO THE ARCHIVE BY HER
DAUGHTER, MRS. MARY ANDRECOVICH.
Where learned: ADELL ; WISCONSIN, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse |
Date learned: 00-00-1910
DEAR MABELLE, MM[
WHEN ROCKS AND HILLS DIVIDE US
AND YOU NO MORE CL(?) (CAN) SEE,
TAKE PEN AND INK AND PAPER
AND WRITE A LINE TO ME.
FROM YOUR LOVING FRIEND,
ETHEL
FROM THE AUTOGRAPH BOOK KEPT BY MABELLE FREUND AROUND 1910-11
IN ADELL AND MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN. GIVEN TO THE ARCHIVE BY HER
DAUGHTER, MRS. MARY ANDRECOVICH.
Where learned: ADELL ; WISCONSIN, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse |
DEAREST MABELLE,
IN THE GOLDEN CHAIN OF FRIENDSHIP, REGARD ME AS A LINK.
LOVINGLY,
MARY MCISCO
FROM THE AUTOGRAPH BOOK KEPT BY MABELLE FREUND AROUND 1910-11
IN ADELL AND MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN. GIVEN TO THE ARCHIVE BY HER
DAUGHTER, MRS. MARY ANDRECOVICH.
Where learned: ADELL ; WISCONSIN, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse |
Date learned: 01-29-1911
MM[ IN KIND REMEMBRANCE.
STELEN GUENGLER
FROM THE AUTOGRAPH BOOK KEPT BY MABELLE FREUND AROUND 1910-11
IN ADELL AND MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN. GIVEN TO THE ARCHIVE BY HER
DAUGHTER, MRS. MARY ANDRECOVICH.
Where learned: ADELL ; WISCONSIN, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse |
DEAR FRIEND MABELLE,
DOWN IN THE VALLEY
THERE IS A LITTLE ROCK,
AND UPON IT IS WRITTEN,"FOR-GET-ME-NOT."
MARY GUTSCHENRITTER
FROM THE AUTOGRAPH BOOK KEPT BY MABELLE FREUND AROUND 1910-11
IN ADELL AND MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN. GIVEN TO THE ARCHIVE BY HER
DAUGHTER, MRS. MARY ANDRECOVICH.
Where learned: ADELL ; WISCONSIN, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse |
Date learned: 10-21-1910