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SORES
SORES ARE HEALED BY LITTLE MEN WHO WORK AT NIGHT KNITTING THE EDGES
BACK TOGETHER. DON'T PICK THE SCABS BECAUSE THEY WILL HAVE TO WORK
OVERTIME. INFORMANT HEARD THIS FROM HER MOTHER'S LADY FRIEND WHO
VISITS QUITE OFTEN. ALISON HEARD THIS WHEN SHE WAS A YOUNG CHILD.
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT
Keyword(s): HEALER
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Fairy Elf Goblin Gnome BELIEF -- Method of Curing |
Date learned: 11-19-1971
VOMITING
THE VICTIM IS KNEELING BY THE TOILET,
TRYING TO VOMIT,
WHEN HE STARTS TO HEAVE,
PUT YOUR KNEE IN THE CENTER OF HIS BACK
AND LOCK YOUR HANDS AROUND HIS STOMACH AND PULL.
THIS RELIEVES STOMACH PAINS
AND HELPS TO GET MORE OUT.
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT
Keyword(s): STOMACH AILMENTS
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Method of Curing |
CUSTOM
IN JAPAN, SEPTEMBER 15 IS RESPECT-FOR-AGE-DAY. ALL THOSE ABOVE
60 RECEIVE GIFTS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; CAMPUS
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- September 15 |
Date learned: 11-25-1969
ASSUMPTION
THE ASSUMPTION IS REGARDED AS A HOLIDAY THROUGHOUT EUROPE.
AUGUST 15.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; CAMPUS
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- August 15 Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary |
Date learned: 02-13-1968
IN SOME PARTS OF KENTUCKY, IT IS A TRADITION WHEN A MALE TURNS 21,
HE MUST BE ABLE TO DRINK A FIFTH OF BOURBON BY HIMSELF.
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Maturity |
Date learned: 09-25-1968
TOM SWIFTEE
"I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO BE A PAINTER," TOM SAID EASILY.
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Wellerism Quotation |
Date learned: 02-21-1968
TOM SWIFTEE
"BOWLING'S MY GAME." TOM SAID STRIKINGLY. (ALSO SPARINGLY.)
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Wellerism Quotation |
LYRICAL VERSE - RIDICULE
THE GIRLS IN FRANCE/ WEAR TISSUE PAPER PANTS.
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT
Keyword(s): RHYME: AA
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Lyrical Verse Lyrical Verse PROVERB -- Blason Populaire |
Date learned: 03-15-1968
DUMB, DUMB, THE DUMB ONE IS ----(NAME)
Submitter comment: INFORMANT LEARNED THIS AS A CHILD IN DETROIT, MICHIGAN
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; FOLEY HALL
Keyword(s): CALL-RHYME
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 03-29-1967
PEACHES GROW IN CALIFORNIA,
FLORIDA GROWS THEM TOO.
BUT IT TAKES A STATE LIKE MICHIGAN
TO GROW A PEACH LIKE YOU!
Where learned: LIBRARY ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT
Keyword(s): RHYME
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Lyrical Verse C730.326 |
Date learned: 09-00-1967
DOWN THE MISSISSIPPI WHERE THE STEAM GOES "PUSH'EM"
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; FOLEY HALL
Keyword(s): ACTION-JUMP ; PLAIN-JUMP
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 03-29-1967
SHOES ( COLLECTOR'S TITLE ) ; GOOD LUCK, SHOES ( CLASSIFIER'S TITLE )
GETTING HIT BY A THROWN SHOE IS GOOD LUCK.
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Good luck P881.19 |
Date learned: 11-20-1968
HUMAN BEINGS AND THEIR ACTIVITIES (CLASSIFIER'S TITLE)
IN AMERICAN AUTOMOBILE RACING IT IS CONSIDERED BAD LUCK
FOR A GIRL TO BE PRESENT IN THE PITS DURING A RACE. THIS HAS
BECOME SO STRONG THAT THE UNITED STATES AUTO CLUB HAS PASSED A
RULE AGAINST WOMEN IN THE PITS DURING A RACE.
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Bad luck P882.2 |
Date learned: 09-24-1968
FATE LUCK (COLLECTOR'S TITLE)
DEAD SNAKES ARE BAD LUCK.
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Bad luck P882.35 |
Date learned: 10-17-1967
SCOTS SUPERSTITION (COLLECTOR'S TITLE) ; BAD LUCK: NEW YEARS (CLASSIFIERS TITLE)
NEVER LET A RED OR LIGHT HAIRED PERSON CROSS YOUR THRESHOLD ON
NEW YEAR'S DAY UNLESS THEY CARRY COAL WITH THEM OR YOU WILL HAVE
BAD LUCK.
Submitter comment: PAT HAND HEARD THIS FROM A NEIGHBOR OF SCOTS DESCENT.
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT
Keyword(s): FIRST FOOTING ; HAIR COLOR
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Color BELIEF -- Bad luck P882.42 |
SUPERSITITION (COLLECTOR,S TITLE) ; CONVERSION; SALT (CLASSIFIER,S TITLE)
YOU,LL HAVE BAD LUCK IF YOU SPILL SALT.
THE ONLY WAY TO PREVENT THE BAD LUCK IS THROWING THE SALT OVER YOUR
LEFT SHOULDER.
Submitter comment: THIS IS A SUPERSTITION COMMON IN THE UNDY FAMILY.
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Conversions P883.17 |
Date learned: 11-23-1967
A BULLY GOOD FRIEND
I'VE GOT MY RELATIONS WITHOUT RESERVATIONS
I'VE UNCLES, AUNTS, COUSINS NO END
BUT YOU, WELL GOD BLESS YOU
I'M GLAD TO ADDRESS YOU
AS SIMPLY A BULLY GOOD FRIEND.
Submitter comment: HER BROTHER.
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; PURCHASING DEPARTMENT
Keyword(s): FEMININE RHYME ; INTERNAL RHYME ; RHYME: ABCCD
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Lyrical Verse C730.326 |
Date learned: 07-22-1964
DEER DRAGGING A BOAT
ONE TIME I WAS UP IN NORTHERN MICHIGAN IN A ROWBOAT IN A RIVER. I
HAD A LASSO WITH ME, AND I SAW A DEER ON THE SHORE. SO I DECIDED TO
LASSO THE DEER. THE LASSO WAS TIED TO THE BOAT, AND I GOT THE DEER,
ALL RIGHT, BUT THE DEER BEGAN TO RUN, PULLING THE BOAT WITH HIM. I
FELL OUT OF THE BOAT, AND WHEN I FINALLY GOT MYSELF OUT OF THE WATER,
I COULDN'T FIND THE BOAT.
A LITTLE OVER A YEAR LATER, WHEN I WAS UP THERE HUNTING AGAIN, I
SAW A DEER WITH A ROWBOAT TIED TO HIM. SO I FIGURED IT WAS THE SAME
DEER.
Submitter comment: TOLD TO HIGH SCHOOL HISTORY CLASS AT U OF D HIGH.
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT HIGH SCHOOL
Keyword(s): WILD ANIMAL
| Subject headings: | Favorites PROSE NARRATIVE -- Lie Tall tale |
Date learned: 00001968 FALL
A CHRISTMAS CUSTOM
AT CHRISTMAS TIME, THE FAMILY OBTAINS AN UNCONSECRATED HOST. THE
OLDEST MEMBER TAKES A BITE OF THE HOST AND WISHES A HAPPY NEW
YEAR. HE OR SHE KISSES THE NEXT OLDEST, AND THIS IS PASSED DOWN
THE LINE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; HOLDEN HALL ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): FOOD CUSTOM ; RELIGION
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- December 21 solstice to March 20 Oplatki |
Date learned: 10-00-1967
TOM SWIFTY
"SOMEBODY STOLE MY PINEAPPLES," HE SAID DOLEFULLY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; HOLDEN HALL 203 ;
Keyword(s): FOOD
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Wellerism Quotation |