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ITALIAN GESTURE
ITALIANS CUPPING HAND UPWARDS MEANS GOODBYE.
CUPPING THE HAND DOWNWARD AS THOUGH TO
GRAB SOMETHING BECKONS TO SOMEONE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | 602 Body Parts SPEECH -- Greetings Salutations SPEECH -- Instructions Directions |
Date learned: 01-29-1968
I HAVE TO BE IN WHEN THE STREET LIGHTS GO ON.
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT SAID THIS AS A JOKING MOCK OF PARENTAL RULES
ON WHEN TO BE IN AT NIGHT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): COMEBACK
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula |
WHEN SOMEONE SAYS SOMETHING WITH WHICH YOU DON'T AGREE, THEN
A COMMON RESPONSE IS FOR THE HEARER TO SAY "BULLSHIT..." AND
THEN AFTER A PAUSE ADD "MAKES THE GRASS GROW GREEN."
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): COMEBACK
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula |
Date learned: 10-21-1971
FR. SCHUETT, A PHILOSOPHY TEACHER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT
HAS THE FOLLOWING ADVICE FOR HIS STUDENTS: "DON'T GET THE
'BEAVER SYNDROME' - SITTING AROUND ALL DAY DAMNING THINGS."
HE ALSO SAYS, THERE IS THE 'OSTRICH SYNDROME' - THE MORE
YOU STICK YOUR HEAD IN THE SAND, THE MORE YOUR ASS STICKS OUT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): PROVERB
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula |
Date learned: 03-27-1971
WHEN SOMEONE SAYS, "HEY" OR "HEY YOU", ANSWER, "STRAW'S CHEAPER,
GRASS IS FREE; IF YOU LIVE ON A FARM YOU GET ALL THREE."
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): COMEBACK
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula |
Date learned: 03-06-1971
WHEN SOMEONE SAYS "WELL...", ANSWER, "THAT'S A DEEP SUBJECT
FOR SUCH A SHALLOW MIND."
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): COMEBACK
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula |
Date learned: 03-06-1971
LAUGH AT THE DINNER TABLE, CRY BEFORE YOU GO TO BED.
Submitter comment: MY MOTHER ALWAYS TOLD US THIS WHEN WE WERE CHILDREN.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula |
Date learned: 03-00-1971
YOU MAKE A BETTER DOOR THAN WINDOW.
Submitter comment:
THIS IS SAID WHEN SOMEONE IS BLOCKING YOUR WAY ESPECIALLY IN
FRONT OF THE T.V. SET.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): COMEBACK
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula |
Date learned: 03-00-1971
BLONDIE AND DAGWOOD WENT TOWNTOWN/ BLONDIE BOUGHT AN EVENING GOWN/
DAGWOOD BOUGHT THE SUNDAY NEWS/ AND HERE IS HOW IT READ: JUMP HOT
PEPPER, OR YOU ARE DEAD.
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; FOLEY HALL
Keyword(s): CHARACTER ; SPEED-JUMP
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 03-30-1967
HELEN KELLER JOKE
HOW DID HELEN KELLER BURN HERSELF? SHE TRIED TO READ THE
WAFFLE IRON.
Submitter comment:
COLLEGE STUDENT HUMOR SEEMS TO LEAN TOWARD THE MACABRE. THE MORE
GRUESOME IT SEEMS THE BETTER. THIS IS AN EXAMPLE.
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Jest Anecdote |
Date learned: 00-00-1976
HELEN KELLER JOKE
HOW DID HELEN KELLER'S PARENTS PUNISH HER? THEY REARRANGED
THE FURNITURE.
Submitter comment:
COLLEGE STUDENT HUMOR SEEMS TO LEAN TOWARD THE MACABRE. THE MORE
GRUESOME IT SEEMS THE BETTER. THIS IS AN EXAMPLE.
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Jest Anecdote |
Date learned: 00-00-1976
HELEN KELLER JOKE
HOW DID HELEN KELLER'S PARENTS PUNISH HER? THEY REPLACED HER
VIBRATOR WITH A SOLDERING IRON.
Submitter comment:
COLLEGE STUDENT HUMOR SEEMS TO LEAN TOWARD THE MACABRE. THE MORE
GRUESOME IT SEEMS THE BETTER. THIS IS AN EXAMPLE.
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Jest Anecdote |
Date learned: 00-00-1976
HELEN KELLER JOKE
HOW DID HELEN KELLER DIE? SHE FELL DOWN A WELL, BROKE BOTH HER
ARMS AND COULDN'T SCREAM FOR HELP.
Submitter comment:
COLLEGE STUDENT HUMOR SEEMS TO LEAN TOWARD THE MACABRE. THE MORE
GRUESOME IT SEEMS THE BETTER. THIS IS AN EXAMPLE.
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Jest Anecdote |
Date learned: 00-00-1976
MOMMY MOMMY JOKE
MOMMY MOMMY WHY ARE WE CELEBRATING CHRISTMAS IN JULY? SHUT UP
YOU KNOW YOU HAVE LEUKEMIA.
Submitter comment:
COLLEGE STUDENT HUMOR SEEMS TO LEAN TOWARD THE MACABRE. THE MORE
GRUESOME IT SEEMS THE BETTER. THIS IS AN EXAMPLE.
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Jest Anecdote |
Date learned: 00-00-1976
MOMMY MOMMY JOKE
MOMMY MOMMY I DO NOT WANT TO GO TO EUROPE. SHUT UP AND KEEP SWIMMING.
Submitter comment:
COLLEGE STUDENT HUMOR SEEMS TO LEAN TOWARD THE MACABRE. THE MORE
GRUESOME IT SEEMS THE BETTER. THIS IS AN EXAMPLE.
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Jest Anecdote |
Date learned: 00-00-1976
BABY JOKE
WHAT IS RED AND WHITE AND SITS IN THE CORNER? A BABY CHEWING ON
A RAZOR BLADE.
Submitter comment:
COLLEGE STUDENT HUMOR SEEMS TO LEAN TOWARD THE MACABRE. THE MORE
GRUESOME IT SEEMS THE BETTER. THIS IS AN EXAMPLE.
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Jest Anecdote |
Date learned: 00-00-1976
BABY JOKE
WHAT IS WORSE THAN A PILE OF DEAD BABIES? A PILE OF DEAD BABIES WITH
A LIVE ONE IN THE MIDDLE EATING ITS WAY OUT.
Submitter comment:
COLLEGE STUDENT HUMOR SEEMS TO LEAN TOWARD THE MACABRE. THE MORE
GRUESOME IT SEEMS THE BETTER. THIS IS AN EXAMPLE.
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Jest Anecdote |
Date learned: 00-00-1976
TAKE ONLY THE FIRST THREE LETTERS AND THE LAST OF A
WORD AS A MEANS OF SHORTHAND.
EXAMPLE: DISTINGUISH=DISTINH. (BECAUSE THE DIS PREFIX
IS NECESSARY, BUT WOULDN'T TELL YOU THE WORD.
CIGARETTE=CIGE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | ART CRAFT ARCHITECTURE -- MNEM |
Date learned: 11-02-1970
YOU CAN REMEMBER THE NAMES OF THE APOSTLES WITH THE
HELP OF THE WORD BAPTISM:
{THE INITIAL LETTERS OF THE APOSTLE'S NAMES SPELL
THE WORD BAPTISM}.
B=BARTHOLEMEW; A=ANDREW; P=PHILLIP; T=THOMAS AND THADDEUS
I=JAMES, JOHN, JAMES, JUDAS; S=SIMON-PETER; M=MATTHEW
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | ART CRAFT ARCHITECTURE -- MNEM |
Date learned: 11-12-1969
A RAT IN THE HOUSE MAY EAT THE ICE CREAM.
{DEVICE FOR SPELLING} ARITHMETIC.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | ART CRAFT ARCHITECTURE -- MNEM |
Date learned: 09-08-1969