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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
CHILDREN'S SCHOOL VERSE
SCHOOL'S OUT, SCHOOL'S OUT,
TEACHER LET THE MONKEYS OUT.
Where learned: PORT CLINTON ; OHIO, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Lyrical Verse Lyrical Verse |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
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
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 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
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 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
HOW DOES AN ELEPHANT FIT IN A CIGARETTE PACK?
BY FIRST TAKING THE CAMEL OUT.
Submitter comment: LEARNED FROM FRIENDS AT SCHOOL
Where learned: OHIO ; WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE
Keyword(s): ANIMALS
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 10-07-1967
RIDDLE
WHY DO ELEPHANTS LIE DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD?
TO TRIP ANTS OR LOW FLYING BIRDS
Submitter comment: LEARNED THIS FROM FRIENDS AT GRADE SCHOOL
Where learned: OHIO ; WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE
Keyword(s): ANIMAL
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 10-07-1967
RIDDLE
HOW CAN YOU TELL IF AN ELEPHANT IS ON YOUR BACK IN A HURRICANE?
YOU CAN HEAR HIS EARS FLAP IN THE WIND
Submitter comment: LEARNED FROM FRIENDS IN GRADE 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 'S BEEN IN YOUR REFRIGERATOR?
THERE ARE FOOTPRINTS IN THE JELLO
Submitter comment: LEARNED FROM FRIENDS AT SCHOOL
Where learned: OHIO ; WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 10-07-1967
THE ANNEY OAKLEY
THE SILVER DOLLAR IS CALLED AN "ANNEY OAKLEY" BECAUSE SHE WAS
ABLE TO SHOOT THEM OUT OF THE AIR AFTER SOMEONE TOSSED IT UP.
Submitter comment: LEARNED FROM HIS FATHER.
Where learned: OHIO ; WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Explanation of a name BELIEF -- Measure of quality Medium of exchange |
Date learned: 12-04-1967
AT AN IRISH FUNERAL, IF THE BODY IS LAID OUT IN THE
HOUSE, ALL HIS FRIENDS COME TO VISIT. WHILE THEY
ARE VISITING THEY DRINK TO THE DEAD MAN. MANY OF
THEM GET DRUNK.
Where learned: OHIO
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: 12-01-1969
Proverb
It is better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.
Submitter comment:
Learned from her mother.
Data entry tech comment:
Motifs added by TRD
Where learned: OHIO ; WASHINGTON ; WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE
Keyword(s): Aphorism ; Apothegm ; Loss ; LOST ; LOVE ; Loved ; Maxim ; PROVERB ; VERSE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
THE SAPPHIRE IS A SYMBOL OF TRUTH AND SINCERITY
AND COULD PROTECT THE WEARER FROM POISONING.
Submitter comment: LEARNED WHILE IN THE SERVICE IN INDIA.
Where learned: OHIO ; INDIA ; WASHINGTON ; WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Mineral BELIEF -- Mineral |
Date learned: 12-05-1967
A RUBY IS BELIEVED TO PROTECT THE WEARER FROM BAD
HEALTH, EVIL THOUGHT, AND LOSS OF WEALTH.
Submitter comment: LEARNED FROM HER MOTHER.
Where learned: OHIO ; WASHINGTON ; WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Mineral BELIEF -- Measure of quality Monetary systemMoneyWealth BELIEF -- Mineral |
Date learned: 12-05-1967
IT WAS BELIEVED THAT THE MOONSTONE CONTAINED THE
RAYS OF THE MOON, WHICH COULD RID THE WEARER
OF FEARS AND NIGHTMARES.
Submitter comment: LEARNED IN THE SERVICE WHILE STATIONED IN INDIA.
Where learned: OHIO ; INDIA ; WASHINGTON ; WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Physically handicapped Deformed BELIEF -- Moon BELIEF -- Mineral BELIEF -- Mineral |
Date learned: 12-05-1967
OVERWEIGHT TEST
TWICE AROUND THE WRIST EQUALS ONCE AROUND THE LOWER
PART OF THE NECK. TWICE AROUND THE NECK AT ITS LOWEST
PART EQUALS ONCE AROUND THE WAIST.
Submitter comment: LEARNED IT FROM HER MOTHER.
Where learned: OHIO ; WASHINGTON ; WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Measure of quantity or weight Solid |
Date learned: 12-05-1967
SHOE SHINE
PEDAL EXTREMITIES ARTISTICALLY BEAUTIFIED AND
RENOVATED FOR THE INFINITESIMALLY SMALL REMUNERATION
OF 10CENTS PER OPERATION--A SHOE SHINE FOR A DIME.
Submitter comment: LEARNED FROM FRIENDS AT SCHOOL
Where learned: OHIO ; WASHINGTON ; WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula |
Date learned: 12-05-1967
COUNTING
1, 2 BUCKLE MY SHOE,
3, 4, SHUT THE DOOR.
5, 6, PICK UP STICKS,
7, 8, LAY THEM STRAIGHT.
9, 10, A BIG FAT HEN.
Submitter comment: LEARNED FROM HER MOTHER.
Where learned: OHIO ; WASHINGTON ; WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 12-04-1967