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AN EASTER CUSTOM
ON EASTER MONDAY THE BOYS OF THE TOWN WOULD GO AROUND AND THROW
WATER ON THE HEADS OF THE YOUNG GIRLS OF THE TOWN AS A SIGN OF
FERTILITY.
Submitter comment:
HEARD FROM HER FATHER.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; STUDENT UNION
Keyword(s): DYNGUS DAY ; WATER
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Spring Planting Easter Monday Dyngus |
Date learned: 04-04-1967
IN PORT AUSTIN, A MAN WENT TO CHURCH ONE DAY IN
HIS BUGGY, WHICH WAS PULLED BY TWO HORSES. WHEN
HE CAME OUT ONE OF THE HORSES WAS DEAD. THE MAN
SAID, "I'LL BE GODDAM, THAT NEVER HAPPENED
BEFORE."
Submitter comment: HEARD FROM HIS DAD.
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT, ASSUMED ; STUDENT UNION
James Callow Keyword(s): PROFANITY
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Stupid man or woman |
Date learned: 12-03-1967
PROVERB
THE GIRL WHO CANNOT DANCE SAYS THE BAND CANNOT PLAY.
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; STUDENT UNION BUILDING
Keyword(s): CRITICISM
| Subject headings: | Favorites PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 03-30-1971
TARZAN AND ELEPHANT JOKE #1
Q. WHAT DID TARZAN SAY WHEN HE SAW THE HERD OF ELEPHANTS
COMING OVER THE HILL?
A. LOOK--A HERD OF ELEPHANTS COMING OVER THE HILL!!
Submitter comment:
THIS JOKE IS KNOWN AS A GROANER, SINCE IT RECEIVES GROANS,
NOT LAUGHS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNION LAKE
James Callow Keyword(s): LITERAL CATCH
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 03-00-1984
ELEPHANTS IN TREES
Q. WHY DO ELEPHANTS WEAR SNEAKERS?
A. SO THEY CAN JUMP FROM TREE TO TREE WITHOUT DISTURBING
THEIR NEIGHBORS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNION LAKE
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 03-00-1984
ELEPHANT IN CHERRY TREE JOKE
Q. WHY DO ELEPHANTS WEAR RED SNEAKERS?
A. SO THEY CAN HIDE IN CHERRY TREES!!
Q. HAVE YOU EVER SEEN AN ELEPHANT HIDING IN A CHERRY TREE?
A. NO
Q. WORKS PRETTY WELL, DOESN'T IT?!
Submitter comment: THIS IS ANOTHER BOO JOKE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNION LAKE
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 03-00-1984
ASPIRIN/ELEPHANT JOKE
A. SO YOU CAN TELL HIM FROM AS ASPIRIN!!!
Submitter comment:
THIS IS WHAT IS KNOWN AS A "GROANER" OR A "BOO JOKE," SINCE PEOPLE
GROAN OR BOO WHEN THEY HEAR IT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNION LAKE
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 03-00-1984
PLAID ELEPHANT JOKE
Q. HOW DO YOU KILL A MADRAS ELEPHANT?
A. PUT HIM IN WATER AND LET HIM BLEED!!!
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNION LAKE
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 03-00-1984
CURE FOR WARTS
IF YOU HAVE WARTS, PRESS AGAINST YOUR EARS WITH
YOUR FINGERS. IN ORDER TO BE SUCCESSFUL, YOU MUST
BELIEVE THAT THIS IS GOING TO WORK.
Submitter comment: RONDA'S MOTHER CURED HER WARTS BY THIS METHOD.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNION LAKE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Method of Curing |
Date learned: 11-06-1967
CURE FOR ARTHRITIS
IF YOU HAVE ARTHRITIS TIE A CHESTNUT (BUCKEYE) AROUND YOUR NECK.
IF YOU DON'T TIE IT AROUND YOUR NECK, MAKE SURE YOU CARRY IT
AT ALL TIMES.
Submitter comment: HER MOTHER TOLD HER THIS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNION LAKE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Plant |
Date learned: 11-06-1967
PROVERB
LET HE WHO IS WITHOUT SIN CAST THE FIRST STONE; SOMEBODY
GIVE ME A BRICK!
Submitter comment:
THIS WAS HOW SOME PEOPLE WHEN COMPARED WITH OTHERS ARE
SAINTS, OR AT LEAST WITH LESS SIN.
Where learned: ALABAMA ; UNION SPRINGS
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Comparison |
LENTEN FESTIVAL
THE POLISH LENT BEGINS WITH PACZKI DAY, WHICH IS THE TUESDAY BEFORE
ASH WEDNESDAY. EITHER MEMBERS OF A FAMILY OR A GROUP OF FRIENDS
MEET AND EAT HOT JELLY DONUTS. THE DONUTS
ARE SWEET AND EATEN WITH GREAT RELISH. FOR THE COMING
6 ( SIX ) WEEKS OF THE LENTEN SEASON THE POLES THUS BID FAREWELL
TO SWEETNESS AND PREPARE TO UNDERTAKE SACRIFICES.
FOR THE SUFFERING OF CHRIST.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; UNION
Keyword(s): FEASTING BEFORE FASTING
| Subject headings: | 663 Mardi Gras 663 Ash Wednesday |
Date learned: 11-26-1970
AROUND THE WORLD
THIS IS A BASKETBALL GAME. THE IDEA IS TO MAKE A
SHOT FROM SEVERAL PREDESIGNATED SPOTS ON THE COURT.
YOU USUALLY START FROM BENEATH THE BASKET AND WORK
TO THE SIDELINES, TO MID-COURT, TO THE OTHER SIDELINE
AND BACK. EVERY TIME YOU MAKE A SHOT, YOU ADVANCE
TO THE NEXT POSITION. IF YOU MISS THE FIRST SHOT,
YOU CAN WAIT FOR YOUR TURN TO COME AROUND AGAIN OR
TAKE A "CHANCE." WHEN YOU TAKE A CHANCE, YOU REPEAT
THE SHOT YOU MISSED. IF YOU MAKE IT, YOU MOVE TO
THE NEXT POSITION AND CONTINUE. IF YOU MISS, YOU
START OVER FROM THE BEGINNING.
Submitter comment: INFORMANT LEARNED IT FROM HIS FRIENDS.
Where learned: UNION BOARD OFFICE
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Special Object or Implement Special Object or Implement |
Date learned: 11-00-1967
HAUNTED HOUSE
CHAIR ROCKING BY ITSELF.
Submitter comment:
ANOTHER AUNT HAD MOVED TO AN OLDER HOME ON DETROIT 'S EAST SIDE.
THIS TIME A GHOST OR SPIRIT WOULD OCCUPY A CERTAIN ROCKING CHAIR
WHICH WOULD ROCK BY ITSELF, THERE WOULD BE NO DOORS OR WINDOWS TO
CAUSE THE CHAIR TO ROCK. AGAIN A PREIST WAS CALLED TO BLESS THE
HOUSE TO GET RID OF THE SPIRIT.
EXORCISM
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; STUDENT UNION
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Product or activity of man or animal |
Date learned: 11-00-0019
ON EASTER, IF THE FIRST WORD YOU SAY IS RABBIT, THE REST OF THE
YEAR WILL BE GOOD.
Where learned: HOME ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT, ASSUMED ; STUDENT UNION
Keyword(s): LUCK ; RITUAL SPEECH
Date learned: 03-30-1971
KEEP COOL
IF, IN THE SUMMER, YOU ARE HOT.
PUT A CUCUMBER ON YOUR FOREHEAD.
Submitter comment: TOLD TO RONDA BY HER MOTHER.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNION LAKE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Plant |
Date learned: 11-06-1967
COMIC QUESTION--GRAFFITTI
WHAT'S THE DEFINITION OF A ZIPPER?
A FLY WITH 1,000 SILVER TEETH.
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; STUDENT UNION ; MENS TOILET
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Jest Anecdote |
OH SIGMA PI (TUNE: DANNY BOY)
OH SIGMA PI, THE MEN THE MEN ARE SHOWING
FROM HOUSE TO HALL AND O'RE THE CAMPUS WIDE
BUT SOME ARE GONE AND MANY MORE ARE GOING
TIS SAD, TIS SAD THAT SOME MUST STAND ASIDE.
BUT THEY'LL COME BACK WHEN BROTHERS MEET AGAIN,
OR WHEN THERE'S WAR, WE'LL GATHER TEN TIMES TEN,
WE'LL ALL BE THERE IN SUNSHINE OR IN SHADOW
OH SIGMA PI, OH SIGMA PI I LOVE YOU SO.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; UNION
Keyword(s): FRATERNITY SONG
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Social reunion Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- War cries |
Date learned: 03-22-1968
ON EASTER MORNING, THE CHILDREN OF THE FAMILY GO AROUND THE HOUSE
HUNTING FOR EASTER EGGS THAT THE EASTER BUNNY HID FOR THEM.
Data entry tech comment:
THE EASTER BUNNY, LIKE THE EGG, HAS ITS ORIGINS IN PRE-CHRISTIAN
FERTILITY LORE. BEING SUCH FERTILE ANIMALS, THE HARE AND THE RABBIT
SYMBOLIZED THE NEW LIFE OF THE SPRING SEASON.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; STUDENT UNION
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Spring Planting Easter eggs CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Spring Planting Bunny |
Date learned: 04-06-1971
IT'S AN OLD CUSTOM OF THE GREEK CATHOLICS TO MAKE THE
SIGN OF THE CROSS WHEN ENTERING OR LEAVING THE HOUSE. IT
IS TO MAKE SURE GOD IS WITH YOU.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; STUDENT UNION
Date learned: 02-08-1971