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WATER LINE
THE NEW SEAMAN ABOARD SHIP IS ASSIGNED TO A "DECK
DIVISION." CHIEF BOSUN TELLS HIM ONE OF THE SHIP'S
BOATS IS LOOSE AND THEY NEED SOME LINE TO TIE IT
BACK UP TO THE SHIP. SO HE TELLS THE NEW SEAMAN TO
GO DOWN TO THE BOSUN LOCKER TO GET "TWENTY FEET OF
WATER LINE."
THE "WATER LINE" IS ACTUALLY WHERE THE WATER REACHES
ON THE BOAT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; HAZEL PARK
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- F535 CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Initiation rite Hazing |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
NOT GIVEN
A PIECE OF CARROT SHOULD BE EATEN ON NEW YEAR'S EVE TO BRING
GOOD LUCK.
Submitter comment: MRS. DEVEREUX LEARNED THIS AS A CHILD AND STILL PRACTICES IT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GROSSE POINTE PARK
THE THREE MORALS
A SPARROW WAS FLYING IN THE THICK OF WINTER. HIS WINGS FROZE AND
HE FELL, COLD, ON A PATH. ALONG CAME A COW AND ACCIDENTALLY SHIT
ON HIM. THE SPARROW WAS WARM BUT DECIDED TO FLY ON. SO HE BEGAN
TO WORK HIS WAY OUT. A CAT CAME BY, GRABBED HIM, AND LATER ATE
HIM. AMEN.
THE THREE MORALS ARE:
(I) IT ISN'T ALWAYS YOUR ENEMY WHO SHITS ON YOU.
(II) IT ISN'T ALWAYS YOUR FRIEND WHO PULLS YOU OUT OF SHIT.
(III) WHERE YOU FEEL GOOD, STAY THERE.
Submitter comment: INFORMANT FOUND THIS AMUSING AND WITH A DEFINITE POINT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; LINCOLN PARK
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Tale |
Rope-Jumping Rhyme
CINDERELLA
DRESS IN YELLA
WENT UPSTAIRS TO KISS HER FELLA
HOW MANY KISSES DID SHE GIVE HIM?
1, 2, 3, 4, . . .
Submitter comment:
I learned this from my girlfriends in grad school on the school's parking lot.
Data entry tech comment:
Informant and collector are the same person.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; GRADE SCHOOL ; PARKING LOT
Keyword(s): CHARACTER ; ENDURANCE JUMP
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: DATE NOT RECORDED BY COLLECTOR.
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WORMS
A CURE FOR STOMACH WORMS IS TO PUT MINT IN THE PERSON'S BOTTOM
AND PUT CHEESE IN THEIR MOUTH.
WORMS HATE CHEESE BUT THEY LIKE MINT.
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT'S MOTHER-IN-LAW PERFORMED THIS IN FRONT OF HER
TO INFORMANT'S DAUGHTER, WHEN THE CHILD WAS SIX YEARS OLD.
THE CHILD STOPPED CHOCKING AND WAS CURED.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; OAK PARK
Keyword(s): EUPHEMISM: BOTTOM FOR ANUS
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Remedy |
Date learned: 01-21-1972
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BOXING THE COMPASS
THE CHIEF QUARTERMASTER TELLS THE NEW SEAMAN "TO BOX
IN THE COMPASS." THE SEAMAN RUNS AROUND TRYING TO
FIND A BOX TO PUT AROUND THE COMPASS. "BOXING"
THE COMPASS MEANS ADJUSTING IT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; HAZEL PARK
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Entertainment Diversion |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
AUTOGRAPH BOOK SIGNATURE
YOURS TILL NEL BLOWS HER NOSE ON YOUR HOSE.
Submitter comment: FOLLOWING IS FROM INFORMANT'S JUNIOR HIGH AUTOGRAPH BOOK, 1929 TO 1933.
Where learned: PENNSYLVANIA ; GLENSHAW
Keyword(s): FRIENDSHIP PROMISE ; INTERNAL RHYME
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Humorous allusion to love |
Date learned: 00-00-1933
AUTOGRAPH BOOK RHYME
"SPAGHETTI IS STRONGER,
SALAMI IS LONGER
NOW'S THE TIME TO FALL IN LOVE."
Submitter comment: FOLLOWING IS FROM INFORMANT'S JUNIOR HIGH AUTOGRAPH BOOK, 1929/1933
Where learned: PENNSYLVANIA ; GLENSHAW
Keyword(s): FOOD ; RHYME: AAB
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Humorous allusion to love |
Date learned: 10-02-1971
REMEDY
IF YOU BURN YOUR FINGER OR HAND, MAKE A STRONG SOLUTION OF BLUING
WATER (BLUING LIQUID YOU USE FOR CLOTHES) AND SOAK THE AFFECTED PART
IN IT FOR TEN MINUTES OR LONGER IF NECESSARY. THE PAIN WILL QUICKLY
DISAPPEAR AND NO SORENESS WILL RESULT.
Where learned: FLORIDA ; OAKLAND PARK
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Remedy |
Date learned: 00001920S
LUCK (COLLECTOR,S TITLE)
IF YOU CARRY A RABBIT,S FOOT WITH YOU, YOU WILL HAVE GOOD LUCK,
BUT IF YOU CARRY TWO, YOU WILL HAVE BAD LUCK.
Submitter comment: INFORMANT LEARNED AS A CHILD
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ALLEN PARK
Keyword(s): IMMODERATION EXCESS
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Conversions P883.16 |
RIDDLE
Q: WHAT STAYS IN THE SAME CORNER ALL THE TIME, BUT TRAVELS AROUND
THE WORLD?
A: A POSTAGE STAMP.
Data entry tech comment: ANOTHER VARIANT IN U OF D FOLKLORE 5 X 8 CARD FILES.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; LINCOLN PARK
Keyword(s): COMMUNICATIONS AND RELATED MATTER (Q) ; PARTICULAR AREA (Q)
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- True Riddle |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
FOR A REALLY BAD HEADACHE IN THE SUMMER, CUT A POTATO REAL THIN AND
PLACE SLICE ON YOUR HEAD. THE SLICES WOULD BE COLD JUST LIKE ICE AND
CURE YOUR HEADACHE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ALLEN PARK
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Plant |
Date learned: 02-06-1972
WHEN RECEIVING KNIVES FOR A GIFT, YOU SHOULD GIVE THE
GIVER OF THE GIFT A PENNY FOR EVERY KNIFE, SO THAT
YOU MAY HAVE GOOD LUCK, INSTEAD OF BAD. THIS IS
ESPECIALLY TRUE WHEN GIVING A GIFT TO A BRIDE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; HAZEL PARK
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Marriage Bridal shower BELIEF -- Good luck BELIEF -- Bad luck |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
NUMBERS
ALL PERSONS BORN ON THE 17TH DAY OF THE MONTH
HAVE A LUCKY NUMBER OF 17.
Submitter comment: (MY ROOMMATE & I WERE BOTH BORN ON 17THS.)
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Birth BELIEF -- Measure of time WeekDayHour BELIEF -- Number P686.1.17 |
Date learned: COLLECTOR'S CHILDHOOD
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FRENCH CANADIAN CUSTOM
WHEN THERE IS A DEATH IN THE FAMILY, ALL CLOTHES
INCLUDING UNDER CLOTHES ARE DYEDBLACK AND ARE WORN FOR
A PERIOD OF A MONTH, EXCLUDING THE WIDOW OR WIDOWER,
WHO WEARS IT FOR A PERIOD OF A YEAR.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; CANADA ; HAZEL PARK
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
KITCHEN BELIEF
PUT UTENSILS IN A WARM OVEN FOR A FEW MINUTES AFTER YOU
HAVE WASHED AND DRIED;THIS KEEPS THEM FROM RUSTING.
Data entry tech comment:
Updated by TRD
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GROSSE POINTE PARK
Keyword(s): ADVICE ; BELIEF ; Household ; Housekeeping ; Lore ; Maintenance ; Rust ; UTENSILS
James Callow Keyword(s): ADVICE ; FUNCTION ; Positive
| Subject headings: | Custom |
Date learned: 01-25-1971
TULIPS IN THE GARDEN
TULIPS IN THE PARK
BUT THE TULIPS I LIKE BEST
ARE TULIPS IN THE DARK.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; LINCOLN PARK
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Translations, plays on words, symbol writing |
Date learned: 03-02-1970