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WHAT DID THE BIG CHIMNEY SAY TO THE CHIMNEY?
"YOU'RE TOO YOUNG TO SMOKE."
Where learned: OHIO ; FAIRMOUNT RD ; CHAGRIN FALLS
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 08-00-1968
WHAT DID THE MAYONNAISE SAY TO THE ICEBOX?
"CLOSE THE DOOR, I'M DRESSING."
Where learned: OHIO ; FAIRMOUNT RD ; CHAGRIN FALLS
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 08-00-1968
MAKE ANY GESTURE WITH ONE HAND AND HAVE IT RUSH BY YOUR FACE.
WHAT'S THIS?
I DON'T KNOW, BUT HERE IT GOES AGAIN!
REPEAT THE GESTURE.
Where learned: OHIO ; FAIRMOUNT RD ; CHAGRIN FALLS
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 08-00-1968
GESTURE: FINGERTIPS OF BOTH HANDS HORIZONTAL AND TOUCHING
EACH OTHER; HAVE HANDS BOUNCE UP AND DOWN SYMMETRICALLY LIKE
CAR SPRINGS
WHAT'S THIS?
A SPIDER ON A MIRROR.
Where learned: OHIO ; FAIRMOUNT RD ; CHAGRIN FALLS
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 08-00-1968
TO KILL A WEREWOLF
WEREWOLVES CAN BE KILLED BY SOMETHING SILVER, SUCH AS A KNIFE
OR BULLET.
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Keyword(s): Lycan ; Silver ; SUPERNATURAL ; SUPERSTITION ; Werewolf
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Werewolf Vampire |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
CHILDREN'S FAIRY TALE
WHEN YOU LOSE A TOOTH YOU SHOULD PLACE IT UNDER
YOUR PILLOW AT NIGHT.
THE GOOD FAIRY WILL BUY IT FROM YOU
AND USE THE TOOTH TO HELP BUILD A CASTLE.
Keyword(s): TOOTH FAIRY
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Fairy Elf Goblin Gnome BELIEF -- Body part Senses Mouth, teeth, lips, tongue |
Date learned: NOT RECORDED BY COLLECTOR
MAKE A GESTURE BY HAVING FINGERS WALK BACK AND FORTH ACROSS
FOREHEAD.
WHAT'S THIS?
A PRIEST WALKING FROM TEMPLE TO TEMPLE
Where learned: OHIO ; FAIRMOUNT RD ; CHAGRIN FALLS
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 08-00-1968
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WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A BOXER AND A MAN WITH A
COLD?
ONE KNOWS HIS BLOWS AND THE OTHER BLOWS HIS NOSE.
Where learned: OHIO ; FAIRMOUNT RD ; CHAGRIN FALLS
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 08-00-1968
OLD MAID
WHEN YOU DRIVE OVER A RAILROAD TRACK LIFT UP YOUR FEET OR YOU'LL
BE AN OLD MAID.
Where learned: OHIO
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank |
Date learned: 01-29-1968
WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A LION WITH A THORN IN HIS
FOOT AND A CLOUD?
ONE ROARS WITH PAIN AND THE OTHER POURS WITH RAIN.
Where learned: OHIO ; FAIRMOUNT RD ; CHAGRIN FALLS
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 08-00-1968
WHAT DID ONE TOOTH SAY TO THE OTHER TOOTH?
"THE DOCTOR'S TAKING ME OUT TONIGHT."
Where learned: OHIO ; FAIRMOUNT RD ; CHAGRIN FALLS
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 08-00-1968
Superstition: Pregnancy
Cats:
Never let a Tom Cat sleep in the same bedroom with a child, it will take the child's breath away and smother it, killing the child.
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James Callow comment:
Original BN [P549] crossed out. Replaced with current classification.
Where learned: OHIO ; LUCAS COUNTY
Keyword(s): ASPHYXIATION ; BABY ; CAT ; CHILD ; FEAR ; Feline ; SUFFOCATION ; SUPERSTITION
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Mammal |
WHAT DID THE BIG FIRECRACKER SAY TO THE LITTLE
FIRECRACKER?
"MY POP'S BIGGER THAN YOUR POP."
Where learned: OHIO ; FAIRMOUNT RD ; CHAGRIN FALLS
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 08-00-1968
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A BANANA AND AN APPLE WERE ON THE EMPIRE STATE BUILDING.
THE APPLE JUMPED OFF, WHY DIDN'T THE BANANA?
HE WAS YELLOW.
Where learned: OHIO ; FAIRMOUNT RD ; CHAGRIN FALLS
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 08-00-1968
A NICKLE AND A DIME WERE ON TOP OF THE EMPIRE STATE
BUILDING. THE NICKLE JUMPED OFF, WHY DIDN'T THE DIME?
THE DIME HAD MORE CENTS.
Where learned: OHIO ; FAIRMOUNT RD ; CHAGRIN FALLS
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 08-00-1968
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