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BELIEF
TO KILL A WITCH- CLOSE THE BOOK, RING THE BELL, AND BLOW
OUT THE CANDLE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; COLLECTORS HOME
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Witch Shaman |
Date learned: 10-23-1968
CANNIBALS BELIEVE THAT THEY TAKE ON THE COURAGE OF THE
PEOPLE THEY EAT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; CHILDRENS HOSPITAL
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Measure of time Eating For menu, see N222. |
Date learned: 02-19-1970
LOCAL HAUNTED HOUSE STORY
THERE WAS AN OLD HOUSE NEAR HERE, BUT THIS WAS QUITE A FEW YEARS
AGO, AND PEOPLE THOUGHT IT WAS HAUNTED BECAUSE THEY WOULD HEAR
NOISES COMING FROM IT AND EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE A HORRIBLE SMELL
WOULD COME OUT OF THE HOUSE. FINALLY, THEY FOUND AN OLD WOMAN
IN THE BASEMENT WHO HAD BEEN LIVING THERE AND EATING THE RATS
TO KEEP ALIVE.
Where learned: DETROIT ; MICHIGAN, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Ghost Spirit Phantom Specter PROSE NARRATIVE -- Human Being PROSE NARRATIVE -- Mammal |
Date learned: 09-19-1967
DEVIL
DON'T TURN A CHAIR ON ONE LEG, THE DEVIL WILL GET YOU.
Where learned: GEORGIA ; MILLEDGEVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Devil Demon |
Date learned: 00-00-1979
SNAKES
BURN ALL SNAKES THAT YOU KILL, IT WILL KEEP OTHERS AWAY.
Where learned: GEORGIA ; MILLEDGEVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Animal |
Date learned: 00-00-1979
SNAKES
A RATTLESNAKES'S TAIL WILL NOT DIE UNTIL SUNSET OF THE NEXT DAY.
Where learned: GEORGIA ; MILLEDGEVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Animal BELIEF -- Measure of time WeekDayHour |
Date learned: 00-00-1979
SNAKES
PUTTING SULPHUR AROUND YOUR HOUSE AND YARD WILL KEEP AWAY SNAKES.
THE SULFUR IS SUPPOSE TO SMELL LIKE A SNAKES,S HIDE BURNING.
Where learned: GEORGIA ; MILLEDGEVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Animal |
Date learned: 00-00-1979
SNAKES
BURNING OLD SHOES WILL CAUSE SNAKES TO LEAVE AN AREA.
Where learned: GEORGIA ; MILLEDGEVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- P44 |
Date learned: 00-00-1979
ZOOM, SCHWARTZ, BIFIGLIA
ZOOM, SCHWARTZ, BIFIGLIA IS A COMPLICATED DRINKING GAME I LEARNED
(NOT REALLY, I WAS ALWAYS DRUNK) THAT INVOLVES A CADENCE OF THE TITLE
MENTIONED, THE ONE WHO BREAKS THE CADENCE HAS TO DRINK A SHOT.
Submitter comment:
THIS DRINKING GAME WAS PICKED UP AT A FRAT PARTY AT U OF D. AGAIN
THE NAME IS HARD TO FORGET.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Pastime |
Date learned: 00-00-1977
WHEN YOU HEAR A SIREN, SAY A PRAYER FOR THE PERSON INSIDE.
Submitter comment: I HAVE HEARD THIS BEFORE, I BELIEVE IT IS CATHOLIC IN ORIGIN.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): THAT IS, INSIDE THE AMBULANCE.
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Prayer |
Date learned: 00-00-1980 ; 00-00-1950
DREAMS
WHEN YOU DREAM ABOUT SNAKES, YOU HAVE ENEMIES. IF YOU KILL THE
SNAKES YOU WILL OVERCOME YOUR ENEMIES.
Where learned: GEORGIA ; MILLEDGEVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Animal BELIEF -- Dreams Untamed varieties BELIEF -- Dreams P841.61 |
Date learned: 00-00-1979
IT IS BELIEVED THAT IT IS UNLUCKY TO STACK YOUR MONEY OR
CHIPS WHEN YOU ARE PLAYING POKER.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; SAGINAW
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Special Object or Implement BELIEF -- Bad luck |
Retort
"A tee-hee's egg in a ha-ha's nest."
Data entry tech comment:
Motifs added by TRD
James Callow comment:
Original BNs [S200, S500, S560, V700, V600] crossed out. Replaced with current classification.
"Polite" taunt? A kidding remark?
Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN ; TRAVERSE CITY
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula |
LOCAL HAUNTED HOUSE STORY
THERE WAS AN OLD HOUSE NEAR HERE, BUT THIS WAS QUITE A FEW YEARS
AGO, AND PEOPLE THOUGHT IT WAS HAUNTED BECAUSE THEY WOULD HEAR
NOISES COMING FROM IT AND EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE A HORRIBLE SMELL
WOULD COME OUT OF THE HOUSE. FINALLY, THEY FOUND AN OLD WOMAN
IN THE BASEMENT WHO HAD BEEN LIVING THERE AND EATING THE RATS
TO KEEP ALIVE.
Where learned: DETROIT ; MICHIGAN, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Ghost Spirit Phantom Specter PROSE NARRATIVE -- Human Being PROSE NARRATIVE -- Mammal |
Date learned: 09-19-1967
HOLES IN SKULLS
MR. LEHR READ SOMEWHERE THAT EXPLORERS FOUND SOME SKULLS WHICH
WERE BELIEVED TO BE ABOUT 1000 YEARS OLD. THESE SKULLS WERE
FOUND IN SOUTH AMERICA. EACH SKULL HAD A PERFECTLY ROUND HOLE
IN IT.
THIS RELATES TO A PIECE IN "THE WORLD BOOK" ABOUT A TREPHINING.
THIS IS A INSTRUMENT WHICH CUTS A PERFECTLY ROUND HOLE IN A
SKULL. IT HAS EXISTED FOR THOUSANDS OF YEARS AND IS BELIEVED
TO HAVE BEEN USED TO LET OUT THE EVIL SPIRITS IN A PERSON.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WARREN
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Custom |
IN POLAND, ON A CHILD'S FIRST BIRTHDAY, YOU PUT
FIVE OBJECTS IN FRONT OF HIM OR HER. THESE OBJECTS
ARE: A BOOK, A ROSARY, A WINE GLASS, A PAIR OF
SCISSORS, AND CIGARETTES. IF A CHILD CHOOSES
THE BOOK, HE WILL BE INTELLIGENT. IF HE CHOOSES
THE ROSARY, HE WILL BE A PRIEST OR NUN. IF HE
CHOOSES THE WINE GLASS, HE WILL BE AN ALCOHOLIC.
IF THE CIGARETTES, HE'LL BE A TRAMP. IF A CHILD
CHOOSES THE SCISSORS, SHE'LL BE A GOOD HOUSEWIFE.
ON MY FIRST BIRTHDAY (THERESA) I CHOSE THE
SCISSORS AND I CAN SEW AND COOK QUITE WELL..
Where learned: DETROIT ; MICHIGAN, ASSUMED ; SAINT HYACINTH SCHOOL
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Use of object for determining future of young |
Date learned: 02-01-1972
UGLY IN THE CRADLE, PRETTY AT THE TABLE.
Submitter comment: THIS SAYING PROBABLY IS A NOTE OF OPTIMISM WHEN A BABY IS TRULY UGLY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): CONTRAST ; ELLIPSIS ; SLANT RHYME
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 00-00-1980 ; 00-00-1950
FOLKLORE OF GOOD LUCK
IN JAPAN MANY PEOPLE WEAR A TURTLE PIN TO INSURE GOOD LUCK AND
A LONG LIFE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DEARBORN
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Good luck |
Date learned: CA00001935
CUSTOM
IN MALAWI, BEFORE YOU CAN ASK A STRANGER FOR DIRECTIONS, YOU MUST
FIRST BECOME FRIENDS WITH HIM. THIS IS DONE THROUGH A SERIES OF
STANDARDIZED GREETINGS AND GESTURES.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank |