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PREDICTION DIVINATION
TO SEE IF WATER IS GOOD; SPIT IN THE WATER, AND IF IT SPREADS,
THEN THE WATER IS GOOD
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; RESIDENCE HALLS
| Subject headings: | Prediction / Divination BELIEF -- Water |
Date learned: 00001960S
VERSE
SHE OFFERED HER HONOR
AND HE HONORED HER OFFER,
AND ALL NIGHT LONG
HE WAS HONOR AND OFFER.
James Callow comment:
ALLUSION TO SEXUAL INTERCOURSE
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Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; RESIDENCE HALLS
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Narrative Verse |
Date learned: 00001960S
SPEECH ABOUT PLACES
THERE'S NO PLACE
LIKE THIS PLACE
ANYWHERE NEAR THIS PLACE,
SO THIS MUST BE THE PLACE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; RESIDENCE HALLS
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula |
Date learned: 00001950S AND 00001960S
VERSE
Historical record from James Callow Folklore Archive.
LISTEN, LISTEN, THE CAT'S PISSING.
WHERE? WHERE?
UNDER THE CHAIR.
RUN, RUN, GET YOUR GUN.
AWH SHIT, SHE'S ALL DONE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; RESIDENCE HALLS
James Callow Keyword(s): SCATALOGICAL SLANG
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Narrative Verse Filter - Mature Content |
Date learned: 00001950S AND 00001960S
A LOCAL MAN WAS EXPLAINING THAT HIS PSYCHIATRIST IS
VERY EXPENSIVE: "FOR EXAMPLE, FOR $50 ALL HE'LL DO
IS SENT YOU A GET-WELL CARD."
Where learned: RESIDENCE
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- B439 PROSE NARRATIVE -- Jest Anecdote |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
A LOCAL MAN WAS EXPLAINING THAT HIS PSYCHIATRIST IS
VERY EXPENSIVE: "FOR EXAMPLE, FOR $50 ALL HE'LL DO
IS SENT YOU A GET-WELL CARD."
Where learned: RESIDENCE
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- B439 PROSE NARRATIVE -- Jest Anecdote |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
IT'S A GREAT PITY, BECAUSE OF THE FORCE OF GRAVITY,
IT TAKES MORE ENERGY TO CLOSE THE MOUTH.
Where learned: RESIDENCE
Keyword(s): TALK NOISE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 10-01-1965
PROVERB
BETTER TO DIE OF LOVE THAN TO LOVE WITHOUT REGRET.
Data entry tech comment: MEANING OBSCURE!
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; RESIDENCE HALL
James Callow Keyword(s): CONTRAST ; ELLIPSIS ; OBSERVATION
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 10-17-1967
SUPERSTITION
IF YOU GET WET WHILE WASHING CLOTHES,
YOUR HUSBAND WILL BE A DRUNKARD.
Where learned: RESIDENCE ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Observation |
Date learned: DATE NOT RECORDED BY COLLECTOR.
TACT MAY BE DEFINED AS THE ABILITY TO HAMMER HOME A
POINT WITHOUT HITTING THE OTHER FELLOW ON THE HEAD.
Where learned: RESIDENCE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
THERE'S A BIG DIFFERENCE BETWEEN FREE SPEECH AND CHEAP TALK.
Where learned: RESIDENCE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
WHITE CORAL BELLS UPON A SLENDER STALK,
LILLIES OF THE VALLEY DECK MY GARDEN WALK.
OH, DON'T YOU WISH THAT YOU COULD HEAR THEM RING?
THAT WILL HAPPEN ONLY WHEN THE FAIRIES SING.
Data entry tech comment:
Updated by TRD
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; RESIDENCE ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): FLOWERS ; Lyrics ; MUSIC ; RHYME ; SONG ; Tune
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Admiration Praise Adulation |
Date learned: NOT RECORDED BY COLLECTOR
THE TROUBLE WITH BEING A PARENT IS THAT BY THE TIME
YOU ARE EXPERIENCED, YOU ARE UNEMPLOYED.
Where learned: RESIDENCE
Keyword(s): CHILDREN
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
WAS BITTER IST IM MUNDE DAS IST DEM HERZ GESUNDE.
Where learned: RESIDENCE
Keyword(s): IS HEALTHY IN THE HEART. ; {KEYPUNCHER'S TRANSLATION} : WHAT IS BITTER IN THE MOUTH
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
WER DES PSENNIG NICHT EHRT IST DES TAHLERS NICHT MEHRT.
Where learned: RESIDENCE
Keyword(s): PENNY. ; {NO TRANSLATION GIVEN, BUT I SUSPECT "PSENNIG" IS "PFENNIG," OR
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Blason Populaire |
IT IS BAD LUCK TO WASH CLOTHES ON HOLY THURSDAY. THIS IS A ROMANIAN
BELIEF.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BLOOMFIELD HILLS ; POPP RESIDENCE
Keyword(s): RELIGIOUS CUSTOM
| Subject headings: | 663 Holy Thursday CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Spring Planting F663.32 |
Date learned: 10-06-1969
Custom
Bicycling:
In Belgium, where bicycles and bicycle racing is still very popular, it is very common to see people walking beside very nicely decorated bikes during a parade. Decorations could consist of colored paper, ribbons, or roses which might be interwoven in the spokes of the wheels, etc. This custom is continued for the spectacle and unique designs which appear.
Submitter comment:
Recorded on Tape.
Data entry tech comment:
Motifs added by TRD
James Callow comment:
Original BN [M247.6] crossed out and replaced with F536.
The word Bicycling is written across the top of the entry.
Where learned: PENNSYLVANIA ; RESIDENCE ; PITTSBURGH
Keyword(s): ADORNMENT BEAUTIFICATION ; Belgium ; Bicycle ; Bicycling ; CUSTOM ; Decorate ; ETHNIC ; Parade ; Ribbons ; Roses
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Entertainment Diversion |
CHRISTMAS TRADITION IN CZECHOSLOVAKIA
EARLY IN DECEMBER, ON THE FEAST OF ST. NICHOLAS, A MAN DRESSED AS
ST. NICK WOULD COME TO SCHOOL AND PASS OUT CANDY TO THE CHILDREN.
ON CHRISTMAS, THERE WAS NO SANTA CLAUS AND NO GIFTS WERE
EXCHANGED. ON THE NIGHT AFTER CHRISTMAS A FAMILY FROM THE END OF THE
VILLAGE WOULD GO TO SING CAROLS TO THEIR NEIGHBOR, THEN THE TWO
FAMILIES TOGETHER WOULD GO TO THE NEXT NEIGHBOR ETC.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; informant's residence
Date learned: NOT RECORDED BY THE COLLECTOR
KRAKOWIAK (POLISH DANCE)
LIKE THE AMERICAN SQUARE DANCE.
Where learned: CHILDHOOD ; NOT GIVEN ; HOME ; PENNSYLVANIA ; MICHIGAN ; LETTER ; OHIO ; NEW JERSEY ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; AUTOGRAPH BOOK ; GROSSE POINTE ; HARPER WOODS ; GROSSE POINTE WOODS ; WARREN ; JAPAN ; RUSSIA ; GRAND RAPIDS ; SHIPLE HALL ; GARDEN CITY ; ROYAL OAK ; TOLEDO ; TRENTON ; FARMINGTON ; KALAMAZOO ; CANADA ; ONTARIO ; MARYGROVE COLLEGE ; DETROIT ; MAIL ; INDIANA ; DETROIT, ASSUMED ; TOLD AT HOME ; FERNDALE ; SOUTHFIELD ; TENNESSEE ; MACKENZIE HIGH SCHOOL ; HAMTRAMCK ; DEARBORN ; MINNESOTA ; ILLINOIS ; NEW YORK ; FLORIDA ; KOREA ; WISCONSIN ; NEW HAMPSHIRE ; STUDENT UNION ; READING ; AUSTRALIA ; Sylvania ; Sterling Heights ; MICHIGAN, ASSUMED ; GROSSE POINTE PARK ; OAK PARK ; SOUTHGATE ; STURGEON LAKE ; REDFORD ; TOORAK ; VICTORIA ; ROSEVILLE ; LINCOLN PARK ; TRAVERSE CITY ; HUNTINGTON WOODS ; PONTIAC ; TROY ; PORT CHESTER ; SOUTH AMERICA ; BROOKVILLE ; MONTREAL ; SEOUL ; NORTH OLMSTED ; EASTOWN THEATER ; ERIE ; University of Notre Dame ; FRANKLINVILLE ; TORONTO ; TOLD AT ; TOLD BY ; TOLD IN ; SCRANTON ; MONROE ; GLENVIEW ; MOSCOW ; GULLEY ; FINLAND ; HARBOR BEACH ; HOUGHTON LAKE ; Hudson Lake ; INDIANAPOLIS ; JONESBORO ; KANSASVILLE ; LEXINGTON ; MASSILLON ; MAUCH CHUNK ; MELVINDALE ; MILFORD ; NEW ROCHELLE ; NIAGARA FALLS ; PANAMA CITY ; PATAGONIA ; ARGENTINA ; RESIDENCE HALL ; SAINT CLAIR SHORES ; TOLD AT HONORS HOUSE ; AMERICAN HISTORY CLASS
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Dance |
BELIEF
IF A BIRD GETS INTO THE HOUSE, A DEATH WILL OCCUR IN THE FAMILY.
Submitter comment: FAMILY SUPERSTITION.
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; RESIDENCE HALLS
| Subject headings: | Observation |
Date learned: 10-14-1967