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BUDDHIST RITE
IN ENTERING A BUDDHIST TEMPLE, THE FAITHFUL CLAP
THEIR HANDS TWICE TO GET THE ATTENTION OF THE GODS,
AND TO HAVE THE GODS RECOGNIZE THEM.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Church |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
BUDDHIST RITE
BEFORE PRAYING AT A BUDDHIST TEMPLE, THE PEOPLE RINSE
THEIR MOUTHS OUT WITH WATER AS A PURIFICATION RITE
SO THAT THEIR PRAYERS WILL BE PIOUS.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Church |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
INDIAN RELIGIOUS CUSTOM
HINDUISM IS THE ONLY RELIGION IN THE WORLD WHICH DOES
NOT ACCEPT CONVERTS. ONE MUST BE BORN TO BE A TRUE
HINDU, BUT MAY FOLLOW THE TEACHINGS INVOLVED IF IT
IS WISHED.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Church |
Date learned: 02-29-1968
SAFETIES
IF ONE PASSES AIR (FARTS) WHILE IN THE PRESENCE OF
HIS CHUMS, HE IMMEDIATELY SHOUTS "SAFETIES," OR IS
SUBJECT TO A PUNCH ON THE ARM FROM EVERYONE PRESENT.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
ARMY HUMOR
INVARIABLY, THERE IS THE ARMY RECRUIT WHO IS NERVOUS AT
HIS FIRST ASSEMBLY. THE SERGEANTS JUST HAVE TO FIND
ONE. WHEN THEY SAY, "O.K. RAISE YOUR LEFT HAND,"
THIS GUY RAISES HIS RIGHT HAND AND THE SERGEANT QUICKLY
YELLS, "YOU'RE OTHER LEFT HAND, YOU IDIOT."
Submitter comment: HEARD DURING SERVICE.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
XYZ--USED TO INFORM SOMEONE THAT HIS/HER ZIPPER IS
DOWN. DERIVED FROM "EXAMINE YOUR ZIPPER."
Submitter comment:
COLLECTED FROM MRS. VARIER IN A CONVERSATION
ABOUT FOLKLORE.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula |
Date learned: 00-00-1968
YOU TELL 'EM, SAUSAGE, YOU GOT THE GUTS.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
James Callow Keyword(s): RETORT
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula |
Date learned: 00001920S
WE SHALL OVERCOME
Submitter comment:
WHEN READING IN A PAPER OR AFTER AN INCIDENT INVOLVING
BRUTALITY OF BLACK PEOPLE, IT IS SAID IN DESPAIR.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula |
Date learned: 00-00-1968
PROVERB
SMILE, GOD LOVES YA!
Submitter comment:
A PHRASE BARB (AGE 19) OFTEN USED WHEN SOMEONE WASN'T
SMILING.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula |
Date learned: 00-00-1965
SMART ALECK SAYING
DON'T LOOK AT ME IN THAT TONE OF VOICE.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula |
Date learned: 00-00-1954
SMART ALECK
JUST BECAUSE YOUR HEAD COMES TO A PEAK,
DOESN'T MEAN YOU'RE SHARP.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula |
Date learned: 00001960S
SMART ALECK SAYING
I'VE GOT A BONE TO PICK WITH YOU.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula |
Date learned: 00-00-1950
SMART ALECK SAYING
I HAD MY TONGUE ON MY EYE TEETH
SO I COULDN'T SEE WHAT I WAS SAYING.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula |
Date learned: 00-00-1962
A CHILD SAVING HIS FIRST COMMUNION TIE AND BURNING
IT WHEN AND IF HE COMMITS A MORTAL SIN.
Submitter comment: DOES NOT REMEMBER (WHEN LEARNED)
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Church CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Crucial Moment of Life Life Cycle |
Date learned: 10-28-1967
IF YOU CRY ON YOUR BIRTHDAY, YOU'LL CRY EVERY
DAY FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR.
Submitter comment: LEARNED FROM HOME.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
| Subject headings: | Observation CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Private birthday or anniversary |
Date learned: 11-11-1967
IF YOU GET SLAPPED ON NEW YEAR'S DAY FOR GETTING
IN TROUBLE, YOU'LL PROBABLY BE IN TROUBLE EVERY DAY
DAY OF THE YEAR.
Submitter comment: LEARNED IN FAMILY AS A CHILD.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- January 1 New Year's CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Measure of time Year BELIEF -- Bad luck |
Date learned: 11-24-1967
MARY WENT INTO THE DOCTOR'S OFFICE. HE EXAMINED HER
AND ANNOUNCED THAT SHE WAS GOING TO BE THE MOTHER OF
TWINS. MARY ONLY LAUGHED -- SHE KNEW SHE DID IT ONLY
ONCE.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
| Subject headings: | 686 Properties attributed to specific numbers or numerals individually. 686 Seconds / Twice / Two BELIEF -- Birth |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
IF YOU SING AT THE DINNER TABLE, YOU'LL GET
A CRAZY WIFE.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Product or activity of man or animal BELIEF -- Marriage |
Date learned: 10-17-1967