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KNOCK KNOCK JOKE
KNOCK KNOCK
WHO'S THERE?
SIXA
SIXA WHO?
SIXA ONE-HALF DOZEN OF ANOTHER.
Where learned: UNKNOWN
Keyword(s): SIX OF ONE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Phrase RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 11-24-1967
RIDDLE
WHAT HAS TWO EYES BUT CAN'T SEE AND SKIN BUT CAN'T FEEL?
A POTATO
Submitter comment: HEARD THIS MANY YEARS AGO AT HOME
Where learned: UNKNOWN
Keyword(s): OPPOSITIONAL: PRIVATIONAL CONTRADICTIVE ; VEGETABLE
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 11-28-1967
THE JOLLY GREEN GIANT
DID YOU HEAR ABOUT THE TWO HOUR BEN CASY SPECIAL?
THEY ARE GOING TO CIRCUMCISE THE JOLLY GREEN GIANT.
Where learned: UNKNOWN
Keyword(s): BRAND-NAME TELEVISION ; FICTIONAL PERSON
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: UNKNOWN
RIDDLE
WHAT GOES UP BUT NEVER GOES DOWN?
AGE
Where learned: UNKNOWN
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 11-23-1967
RIDDLE
WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A TRAIN AND A TEACHER?
ONE SAYS CHOO CHOO AND THE OTHER SAYS THROW AWAY YOUR GUM.
Where learned: UNKNOWN
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Onomatopoeia RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 11-24-1967
THE MAD SAILOR
IF A SAILOR GOES MAD ON A TRIP, HE CAN BE CURED BY TYING HIM TO
THE MAIN MAST DURING A STORM.
Where learned: UNKNOWN
Keyword(s): INSANITY
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Method of Curing |
Date learned: NOT RECORDED BY COLLECTOR
Belief: Children's Song
STEP ON A LINE,
BREAK YOUR FATHER'S SPINE.
STEP ON A CRACK,
BREAK YOUR MOTHER'S BACK.
STEP ON A HOLE,
BREAK YOUR MOTHER'S SUGAR BOWL.
Submitter comment:
CHILDREN SING THIS SONG WHILE WALKING TO SCHOOL.
Data entry tech comment:
Updated on 12-01-2010 / Motifs and Keywords added by TRD
Where learned: UNKNOWN
Keyword(s): Back ; BELIEF ; CHILDHOOD ; CHILDREN ; Crack ; Domestic ; GAME ; Hole ; Line ; MOTHER ; RHYME ; SONG ; Spine ; Sugar ; SUPERSTITION ; VERSE
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Children Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Belief Belief BELIEF -- Means of Causing or Avoiding Illness |
Date learned: 01-21-1968
MOUNTAINEERS WITH HAIRY EARS
WE'RE MOUNTAINEERS WITH HAIRY EARS;
WE DON'T WEAR ANY BRITCHES;
WE GREET OUR WIVES WITH BUTCHER KNIVES,
WE'RE HARDY SONS OF BITCHES.
Where learned: PLACE UNKNOWN
Keyword(s): RHYME: ABCB
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Verse without Music |
Date learned: 09-00-1968
WHERE IS THE FLOWERS?
SPRING IS HERE
THE GRASS IS RIS'
I WONDER WHERE
THE FLOWERS IS.
Where learned: PLACE UNKNOWN
Keyword(s): RHYME: ABCB
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Verse without Music |
Date learned: 00-00-1962
I ONCE HEARD AN OLD MAN SAY THAT GOING UP NORTH MEANT THAT YOU
WERE GOING UP IN THE EARTH,S ELEVATION.
Where learned: UNKNOWN
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Place |
Date learned: UNKNOWN
ELEPHANT JOKE
HOW DO YOU FIT FOUR ELEPHANTS INTO A VOLKSWAGON?
(ANSWER) TWO IN THE FRONT AND TWO IN THE BACK.
Where learned: UNKNOWN
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 00001970S
Entry filtered.
LOVE SPELL
IF YOU WANT TO MAKE SOMEONE FALL IN LOVE WITH YOU, USE EITHER A RED
OR PINK CANDLE. THESE COLORS REPRESENT LOVE; IT'S USUALLY BETTER TO
USE A PINK CANDLE, BECAUSE IF YOU USE RED, YOU'LL NEVER BE ABLE TO
GET RID OF YOUR INTENDED LOVER, EVEN IF YOU WANT TO. SIT COMFORTABLY
IN A QUIET PLACE THAT HAS GOOD ENERGY FOR YOU. PIERCE THE CANDLE
ABOUT THREE QUARTERS OF THE WAY DOWN WITH THREE STRAIGHT PINS, SO
THAT THEY GO AROUND THE CANDLE. PUSH THEM IN ONLY FAR ENOUGH SO THAT
THEY STAY IN PLACE. TURN OFF THE LIGHTS AND LIGHT THE CANDLE.
CONCENTRATE STRONGLY ON THE PERSON YOU HAVE IN MIND--USE MIND-
PICTURES AND SOUNDS. IMAGINE CONVERSATIONS, SITUATIONS, ANY KIND OF
INTERACTION BETWEEN YOU AND THIS PERSON. CONTINUE UNTIL ALL THREE OF
THE PINS FALL AWAY FROM THE CANDLE. THIS SPELL SHOULD BE CAST WHEN
THE MOON IS WAXING.
Submitter comment: I'VE USED THIS SPELL SUCCESSFULLY.
Where learned: UNKNOWN
James Callow Keyword(s): HOMEOPATHIC
| Subject headings: | Charm / Enchantment / Conjuration 686 Thirds / Thrice / Three / Triple Favorites BELIEF -- Moon BELIEF -- Color |
GESTURE
IF YOU WANT TO GIVE SOMEONE AN APPROXIMATE IDEA OF WHERE A CITY, TOWN
OR OTHER PLACE IN THE LOWER PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN IS LOCATED, YOU CAN
USE YOUR HAND AS A MAP, BECAUSE THE SHAPE OF THE LOWER PENINSULA IS
VAGUELY LIKE THAT OF A HAND, COMPLETE WITH THUMB. TO DO THIS YOU
HOLD OUT YOUR RIGHT HAND WITH THE PALM FACING THE OTHER PERSON, AND
POINT TO THE APPROXIMATE LOCATION OF THE PLACE.
Submitter comment:
THIS IS A VERY HANDY GESTURE. ALL MY FRIENDS AND I USE IT, BUT WE'VE
BEEN DOING IT FOR SO LONG THAT I CAN'T REMEMBER WHERE IT CAME FROM.
Where learned: UNKNOWN
| Subject headings: | Favorites SPEECH -- Gesture |
Date learned: CA00001968
GRAFFITI
I WISH I WAS
WHAT I WAS
WHEN I WISHED I WAS
WHAT I AM NOW.
Where learned: UNKNOWN
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Art Craft Architecture Art, Craft, Architecture |
Date learned: CA00001967
GREEK FOOD CUSTOM
ONLY FISH IS SERVED ON PALM SUNDAY IN GREEK HOUSEHOLDS.
Submitter comment: INFORMANT LEARNED OF THIS THROUGH FAMILY TIES.
Where learned: UNKNOWN ; MAIL ; CORRESPONDENCE WITH COLLECTOR
Keyword(s): RELIGIOUS CUSTOM
| Subject headings: | 663 Palm Sunday CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Spring Planting Tuesday |
Date learned: 07-00-1967
PROVERBIAL PHRASE
ON THE BEAM
Data entry tech comment:
ORIGINAL 5 X 8 CARD INDICATES THAT THE INFORMATION WAS RECEIVED IN
A LETTER.
Where learned: UNKNOWN
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Phrase |
Date learned: 10-23-1969
AUTOGRAPH VERSE.
WHEN EVENING PULLS THE CURTAIN DOWN
AND PINS IT WITH A STAR
REMEMBER THAT I AM YOUR FRIEND
NO MATTER WHERE YOU ARE.
Submitter comment:
THIS WOMAN WHO WISHES TO REMAIN ANONYMOUS, PERMITTED ME
TO COLLECT THESE VERSES FROM HER AUTOGRAPH BOOK. THE VERSES
WERE ENTERED BY HER HIGH SCHOOL CLASSMATES IN 1939.
Where learned: UNKNOWN
Keyword(s): FRIENDSHIP: GOOD WISHES ; RHYME: ABCB
| Subject headings: | Favorites Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Friendship |
Date learned: 00-00-1939
JEWISH WEDDING CUSTOM
DURING THE WEDDING CEREMONY, THE BRIDE AND GROOM ARE TO STAND UNDER
A CANOPY AND ARE MARRIED.
Where learned: UNKNOWN
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Marriage |
Date learned: CA0001979
PRAYER
GOD IS GOOD, GOD IS GREAT, LET US THANK HIM FOR OUR FOOD. AMEN.
Submitter comment: THIS PRAYER IS SAID BY GRADE SCHOOL STUDENTS.
Where learned: UNKNOWN
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Belief Belief |