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BURIAL CUSTOM OF NAVAL AIRFORCE
IN THE NAVAL AIRFORCE A SQUADRON IS USUALLY MADE UP OF
FOUR OR FIVE PLANES. WHEN ONE OF THE MEMBERS DIES, THE
OTHERS FLY OVER THE BURIAL SERVICE IN FORMATION, MINUS
THE DECEASED MEMBER LEAVING AN EMPTY PLACE IN THE
FORMATION.
Submitter comment:
TOLD AT WHITEHEAD AND KALES MILL STREET PLANT AND NOTED
ON ALL TV STATIONS AT FUNERALS OF THE ASTRONAUTS.
Where learned: DETROIT, ASSUMED ; WORK ; MICHIGAN, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Death Funeral Burial |
Saying
Format for answering telephone:
"Barker's Morgue, you stab 'em, we slab 'em."
Data entry tech comment:
Motifs Added By TRD
James Callow comment:
Verse?
Where learned: WORK
Keyword(s): JOKE ; Morgue ; Saying ; Slab ; Stab ; TELEPHONE ; VERSE
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula |
REMOVAL OF THE EVIL EYE
ON ONLY ONE DAY OF THE YEAR CAN A PERSON BE TAUGHT HOW TO REMOVE THE
EVIL EYE. THE TIME IS BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 2:00 AM CHRISTMAS
MORNING. THE WORDS HAVE TO BE MEMORIZED SINCE THEY ARE NOT WRITTEN
DOWN AND CANNOT BE WRITTEN DOWN. IT IS TAUGHT BY AN OLD WOMAN TO A
YOUNG WOMAN; OR AN OLD MAN TO YOUNG MAN, BUT NOT BY A MAN TO A
WOMAN; OR A WOMAN TO A MAN. AFTER THE PRAYERS ARE TAUGHT, A DISH
OF OLIVE OIL AND A DISH OF WATER ARE PREPARED. THE PERSON MAKES THE
SIGN OF THE CROSS ON SOMEONE'S FOREHEAD WHILE SAYING A PRAYER. THEN
HE DIPS HIS FINGER IN THE OIL AND DROPS THE OIL IN THE WATER. IF
IF THE OIL SEPARATES INTO BALLS, THE PERSON HAS AN EVIL EYE AND MORE
PRAYERS ARE SAID. THEN THE DISH OF WATER WITH THE OIL IN IT IS
THROWN IN THE STREET WHERE BUGGIES (TODAY CARS) CAN RUN OVER IT;
AND THE SPELL WOULD BE BROKEN.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; WORK
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- December 24 Christmas Eve Predictions |
Date learned: 07-00-1964
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THE AGE-OLD SAYING, "THRICE A BRIDESMAID, NEVER A
BRIDE," IS RELATED TO THE SUPERSTITIOUS IDEA OF
"NEVER TWO, WITHOUT THREE."
Submitter comment: FROM RELATIVES
Where learned: WORK
| Subject headings: | 686 Seconds / Twice / Two 686 Thirds / Thrice / Three / Triple CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Marriage |
Date learned: 11-28-1967
ON CHRISTMAS MORNING, IF YOU SAW SOMEONE AND SAID
"CHRISTMAS GIFT" BEFORE THEY DID, THEN THEY HAD TO
GIVE YOU A PRESENT.
Where learned: WORK
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- December 25 Christmas Also see F642, below. CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- December 21 solstice to March 20 Gifts, gift giving at Christmas |
Date learned: 12-02-1967
HAND GAME CALLED "OLD GREY HORSE," WHERE YOU HOLD
OBJECTS IN HAND. THE OPPONENT SAYS "OLD GREY
HORSE MADE (1, 2, 3, ETC.) LAPS." IF HE GUESSES
CORRECTLY HE GETS THE OBJECTS. IF HE LOSES, HE
OWES THE OTHER ONE THAT MANY OBJECTS AS HE GUESSED.
Where learned: WORK
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Guessing |
Date learned: 10-30-1971
BACALI
THE GAME OF BACALI IS PLAYED WITH CHILDREN AND ONE
ADULT. THE ADULT CUPS HIS HAND IN HIS LAP AND ONE
OF THE CHILDREN BENDS OVER AND HIDES HIS EYES IN THE
HAND. THE ADULT POINTS TO ONE OF THE OTHER CHILDREN
WHO ARE GATHERED AROUND, THIS CHILD THEN GIVES THE
ONE WHO IS BENT OVER A SWAT ON THE RUMP. THE CHILD
WHO IS HIT THEN TRIES TO GUESS WHO HIT HIM. IF HE
GUESSES RIGHT, THE ONE WHO HIT HIM IS IT. IF HE
GUESSES WRONG, HE HAS TO BEND OVER AGAIN AND
CONTINUE BEING SLAPPED UNTIL HE GUESSES THE RIGHT ONE.
Where learned: WORK
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Pastime |
Date learned: 12-02-1967
GO SHEEPY GO
THIS IS A GAME OF HIDE AND SEEK. THE ONE WHO IS IT
COVERS HIS EYES AND COUNTS TO TEN WHILE THE OTHERS
HIDE. AFTER HE FINISHES COUNTING, HE SHOUTS, "GO
SHEEPY, GO," AND STARTS TO LOOK FOR THE OTHERS.
Where learned: WORK
| Subject headings: | -- |
Date learned: 12-02-1967
CATCH THE FOX BY THE TAIL
THIS IS AN INITIATION GAME FOR A NEW BOY IN THE
COMMUNITY. IT IS PLAYED WITH A BROOMSTICK, OF WHICH
ONE END HAS BEEN DIPPED IN MANURE. THE GAME IS
PLAYED AT NIGHT AND THE HONOR IS TO BE THE ONE WHO
CARRIES THE BROOMSTICK.
ONE OF THE BOYS PUTS THE STICK BETWEEN HIS LEGS, WITH
THE DIPPED END IN BACK. THEN HE RUNS AND THE REST
HAVE TO GRAB THE STICK. THE WINNER THEN HAS THE
HONOR OF RUNNING WITH THE STICK. THE NEW BOY IS
ALWAYS THE WINNER, BUT AFTER HE CATCHES THE FOX,
HE DOESN'T CARE ABOUT THE HONOR OF CARRYING THE
STICK.
Where learned: WORK
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Special Object or Implement CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Initiation rite Hazing F686.1 |
Date learned: 12-02-1967
GRAB BAG
THIS IS AN INITIATION GAME FOR A NEW BOY IN THE
COMMUNITY. YOU GET A PAPER BAG AND TELL EVERYONE
TO PUT SOMETHING OF VALUE IN IT. THOSE IN ON THE
GAME PUT IN MONEY, OR A WRIST WATCH. THEN EVERYONE
MUST TURN AROUND AND COVER THEIR EYES. WHEN THIS
IS DONE, THE LEADER OF THE GAME DUMPS OUT THE ARTICLES
AND REPLACES THEM WITH MANURE. HE SETS THE BAG OUT
IN THE OPEN AND TELLS THE REST TO TURN AROUND. HE
COUNTS TO THREE AND EVERYONE RUNS TO THE BAG. THE
WINNER BEING THE FIRST ONE TO GRAB AN ARTICLE FROM
THE BAG. THE NEW BOY, WHO IS ALWAYS THE WINNER, GETS
A RATHER UNPLEASANT SURPRISE.
Where learned: WORK
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Special Object or Implement CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Initiation rite Hazing F686.1 |
Date learned: 12-02-1967
SNIPE HUNT
THIS IS A GAME PLAYED WITH SOMEONE WHO IS NEW TO
THE AREA. THE GAME STARTS AFTER DARK. THE NEW
PERSON IS GIVEN THE HONOR OF CAPTURING THE SNIPE.
HE IS EQUIPPED WITH A BURLAP BAG AND SOME STICKS.
YOU TAKE HIM INTO THE HILLS AND PICK OUT A GOOD
SPOT TO CATCH SNIPE. YOU TELL HIM TO TAKE OFF HIS
SHOES SO THAT HE WON'T MAKE ANY NOISE AND SCARE THE
SNIPE AWAY, AND THAT YOU WILL PUT THE SHOES BY A
CERTAIN BUSH. THEN YOU TELL HIM THAT SNIPE GO INTO
DARK PLACES AND FOR HIM TO PROP THE BAG OPEN AND HOLD
IT WHILE YOU GO OUT AND DRIVE THE SNIPE TO HIM.
THEN YOU TAKE HIS SHOES AND GO BACK HOME, LEAVING
HIM UP IN THE HILLS.
Where learned: WORK
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Special Object or Implement CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Initiation rite Hazing F686.1 |
Date learned: 12-02-1967
OMEN
ACCORDING TO THE SCOTS, IF A MAN HAS HIS HAT ON IN A HOUSE, A
FIGHT IS GOING TO OCCUR.
Where learned: WORK ; TOLD AT ; DETROIT BOARD OF
| Subject headings: | Observation |
Date learned: 03-17-1970
OMEN
FOR THE SCOTTISH PEOPLE, A BIRD IN A WINDOW MEANS SICKNESS IS COMING
Where learned: WORK ; TOLD AT ; DETROIT BOARD OF
| Subject headings: | Observation |
Date learned: 03-17-1970
OMEN
FOR THE FRENCH, A BIRD ON A WINDOWSILL MEANS DEATH.
Where learned: WORK ; TOLD AT ; DETROIT BOARD OF
| Subject headings: | Observation |
Date learned: 03-17-1970
Jump-Rope Rhyme
CINDERELLA DRESSED IN YELLOW
RAN UPSTAIRS TO KISS A FELLA
ON THE WAY, HER GIRDLE BUSTED
HOW MANY PEOPLE WERE DISGUSTED?
1,2,3, . . .
Submitter comment:
LEARNED THIS FROM 3 LITTLE GIRLS ABOUT 6 OR 7 WHO CAME INTO THE STORE WHERE I WORK.
Where learned: THE STORE WHERE I WORK
Keyword(s): CHARACTER ; ENDURANCE JUMP
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 10-17-1969
JUMP-ROPE RHYME
JOHNNY OVER THE OCEAN
JOHNNY OVER THE SEA
JOHNNY BROKE THE TEAPOT
AND BLAMED IT ON ME
I TOLD MA
MA TOLD PA
JOHNNY GOT A LICKIN'
AND A HA, HA, HA!
Submitter comment:
Informant learned from 3 little girls about 6 or 7 who came into the store where she worked.
Data entry tech comment:
Informant and collector are the same person.
Where learned: store where informant worked ; little girls
Keyword(s): CHARACTER ; PLAIN-JUMP
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 10-17-1969
INDIANS BELIEVE THAT THEIR SOULS GO TO THE "HAPPY
HUNTING GROUNDS" UPON DEATH, REGARDLESS OF
WHAT THEY DID IN LIFE.
Where learned: WORK
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: 11-00-1968
INDIANS BELIEVE THERE ARE ONLY TWO WAYS IN WHICH THE
SOUL CAN BE PREVENTED FROM REACHING "THE HAPPY HUNTING
GROUNDS." ONE WAY IS BY BEING SCALPED, AND THE
OTHER METHOD IS BY STRANGULATION. THEY BELIEVE THAT
THE SOUL ESCAPES THROUGH THE MOUTH AND HENCE
STRANGULATION PREVENTS IT.
Where learned: WORK
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: 11-00-1968