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RIDDLE
HOW DO YOU FIT SIX ELEPHANTS IN A V.W.?
PUT THREE IN THE BACK, TWO IN THE FRONT, AND ONE IN THE GLOVE BOX.
Submitter comment: LEARNED FROM SCHOOL FRIENDS
Where learned: OHIO ; WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE
Keyword(s): AUTOMOBILE
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 10-07-1967
RIDDLE
WHY DO ELEPHANTS HAVE WRINKLED KNEES?
FROM PLAYING MARBLES
Submitter comment: LEARNED FROM FRIENDS AT SCHOOL
Where learned: OHIO ; WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 10-07-1967
RIDDLE
HOW CAN YOU TELL IF AN ELEPHANT IS IN YOUR BATHTUB?
YOU CAN SMELL HIS PEANUT BUTTER BREATH.
Submitter comment: LEARNED FROM FRIENDS AT GRADE SCHOOL
Where learned: OHIO ; WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 10-07-1967
RIDDLE
HOW DO YOU GET AN ELEPHANT OUT OF A JELLO PACKAGE?
FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS O THE BACK
Submitter comment: LEARNED THIS FROM FRIENDS AT GRADE SCHOOL
Where learned: OHIO ; WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 10-07-1967
RIDDLE
HOW DOES AN ELEPHANT DIVE INTO A SWIMMING POOL?
HEAD FIRST
Submitter comment: LEARNED THIS FROM FRIENDS AT GRADE SCHOOL
Where learned: OHIO ; WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 10-07-1967
RIDDLE
WHAT IS ORANGE AND GOES CLICK-CLICK?
A BALL POINT CARROT
Submitter comment: LEARNED THIS FROM MY BROTHER, GARY GUNDLACH
Where learned: OHIO ; WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE
Keyword(s): VEGETABLE
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 10-07-1967
RIDDLE
HOW DO YOU CATCH A RABBIT?
HIDE IN THE GRASS AND MAKE A NOISE LIKE A CARROT
Submitter comment: LEARNED IT FROM MY BROTHER, GARY GUNDLACH
Where learned: OHIO ; WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE
Keyword(s): ANIMAL ; VEGETABLE
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 10-07-1967
RIDDLE
WHAT IS PURPLE AND LIGHTS UP?
AN ELECTRIC GRAPE
Submitter comment: LEARNED THIS FROM FRIENDS IN HIGH SCHOOL ( 1965 )
Where learned: OHIO ; WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 10-07-1967
KNOCK KNOCK JOKE
KNOCK KNOCK
WHO'S THERE?
MADAME
MADAME WHO?
MADAME FOOT IS CAUGHT IN THE DOOR ( MY DAMN )
Submitter comment: LEARNED THIS JOKE FROM FRIENDS AT SCHOOL
Where learned: OHIO ; WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 10-07-1967
KNOCK KNOCK JOKE
KNOCK KNOCK
WHO'S THERE?
HIAWATHA
HIAWATHA WHO?
HIAWATHA A GOOD GIRL BEFORE I MET YOU. ( I WAS A )
Submitter comment: LEARNED THIS JOKE AT BRIDGE GAME
Where learned: OHIO ; WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE
Keyword(s): HISTORICAL ; NAME
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 10-07-1967
LYRICAL PRAYER
NOW I LAY ME DOWN TO SLEEP.
PRAY THE LORD MY SOUL TO KEEP.
IF I SHOULD DIE BEFORE I WAKE,
I PRAY THE LORD MY SOUL TO TAKE.
Submitter comment: INFORMANT LEARNED FROM HIS MOTHER.
Data entry tech comment: THIS PRAYER IS COMMONLY TAUGHT TO CHILDREN.
Where learned: OHIO ; WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE
Keyword(s): RELIGION
Date learned: 12-04-1967
MAKE HASTE
IF ONE IS SENT ON A "HURRY -UP ERRAND", SOME IMPORTANT MATTER , YOU
WILL BE WARNED, IF YOU FALL DOWN, DON'T WAIT TO GET UP.
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT HEARD IT IN BOSTON BUT DOESN'T REMEMBER THE EXACT DATE.
MORE THAN 20 YEARS AGO.
Where learned: WASHINGTON DC
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
FIRST AID FOR DOG-BITES
"WHEN I WAS YOUNG, BACK IN IRELAND,
WE HAD A LOT OF STRANGE REMEDIES FOR AILMENTS.
IF YOU EVER GOT BITTEN BY A DOG
YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO PULL A HAIR OFF ITS BACK
AND PLACE IT OVER THE WOUND IN YOUR SKIN.
THIS WOULD KEEP IT FROM BECOMING INFECTED."
Submitter comment:
THE INFORMANT SAYS THIS WAS COMMON KNOWLEDGE
TO ANYONE WHO WAS BROUGHT UP IN IRELAND,
AND THAT IS WHERE SHE LEARNED IT.
Where learned: WASHINGTON DC
Keyword(s): ANIMALS ; CONTAGIOUS MAGIC
| Subject headings: | Favorites BELIEF -- Animal |
Date learned: 00-00-1959
METAPHORICAL SAYING
FINE FEATHERS MAKE FINE BIRDS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GROSSE POINTE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
ON OUR KNEES
WHAT WE SAY ON OUR KNEES IS OF LESS IMPORTANCE THAN
WHAT WE DO WHEN WE GET UP.
Submitter comment: SEMINARY PROVERB
Where learned: SAINT JOSAPHAT SEMINARY ; WASHINGTON DC
Keyword(s): PRAYER
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 00-00-1962
CURE
FOR BOILS: HEAT A BOTTLE BY POURING SCALDING WATER IN IT UNTIL
THE GLASS IS VERY HOT. POUR WATER FROM BOTTLE AND APPLY THE HOT
NECK TO THE BOIL. AS THE BOTTLE COOLS IT WILL SUCK OUT THE PUSS.
Data entry tech comment: THERE ARE 2 SIMILAR REFERENCES IN THIS SECTION OF ARCHIVE.
Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN ; TRAVERSE CITY
Keyword(s): BOILS ; HEAT REMEDY ; INFECTION
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Method of Curing |
Date learned: 03-29-1970
COUGH
AN OLD FASHIONED REMEDY FOR A COUGH IS A COMBINATION OF THE JUICE
FROM ONE LEMON, TWO TABLESPOONS OF GLYCERINE, AND A GLASS OF HONEY.
Submitter comment: LEARNED FROM HIS FATHER.
Where learned: OHIO ; WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Plant |
Date learned: 12-05-1967
NURSERY RHYMES
TWINKLE, TWINKLE LITTLE STAR/ HOW I WONDER WHAT YOU ARE.
UP ABOVE THE WORLD SO HIGH/ LIKE A DIAMOND IN THE SKY
Submitter comment: LEARNED FROM YOUR MOTHER.
Where learned: OHIO ; WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE
Keyword(s): APOSTROPHE ; RHYME:AABB
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Lyrical Verse Lyrical Verse BELIEF -- Star |
Date learned: 10-07-1967
GAME: RED LIGHT GREEN LIGHT.
1 PERSON IS IT AND HE STANDS ON ONE SIDE OF THE SIDEWALK. THE OTHER
GREEN LIGHT. AT THIS POINT THE OTHER KIDS RUN AS FAST AS THEY CAN
TO TOUCH THE GUY. IF FOR SOME REASON THE KID TURNS AROUND AND SAYS
RED LIGHT, THOSE WHO MOVE AS HE SAYS THIS, HAVE TO GO BACK TO
THE STARTING POINT. THE GAME ENDS WHEN ONE PERSON TOUCHES THE
PERSON WHO IS IT.
Submitter comment: I USED TO PLAY THIS GAME WHEN I WAS GROWING UP IN WASHINGTON D.C.
Where learned: WASHINGTON DC
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Racing Chasing Fighting |
Date learned: 00001960'S
GAME: GHOST AND GOBLINS
THIS GAME IS PLAYED IN THE DARK. ONE PERSON IS THE GHOST AND HE CARRIES A FLASHLIGHT.
THE GHOST COUNTS UP TO 100 BY TWO'S. EVERYONE
RUNS AND HIDES. AFTER THE GHOST HAS COUNTED, HE STARTS TO SEARCH
FOR THE HIDDEN PEOPLE. IF HE FINDS ONE, HE TRIES TO GET HIM, BUT
IF THE HIDDEN PERSON CAN MAKE IT TO THE BASE, THEN HE IS SAFE.
THE GAME CONTINUES UNTIL SOMEONE ELSE IS CAUGHT.
Submitter comment: I USED TO PLAY THIS GAME WHEN I WAS GROWING UP IN WASHINGTON D.C.
Where learned: WASHINGTON DC
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Racing Chasing Fighting |
Date learned: 00001960'S