Dr. James T. Callow publications
Browse by
Questions or comments on this site? Please email davidsor@udmercy.edu.
The James T. Callow Folklore Archive
Your search for MICHIGAN returned 23056 results.
READ IN BETWEEN THE LINES.
Data entry tech comment: DIAGRAM OF HAND WITH MIDDLE THREE FINGERS RAISED AND
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Derision Scorn |
Date learned: 03-11-1971
Entry filtered.
GESTURE INDICATING TASTE APPEAL
PUTTING THE INDEX FINGER TO THE CHEEK AND TURNING
THE FINGER BACK AND FORTH WHILE TOUCHING THE CHEEK
INDICATES SOMETHING DELICIOUS. IT IS A SICILIAN
GESTURE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | 602 Body Parts SPEECH -- Body parts involved S602.1 SPEECH -- Congratulations Appreciation SPEECH -- Eating |
Date learned: 10-03-1969
IT IS A LEBANESE CUSTOM, THAT FOR RESPECT, A MAN OR
WOMAN MUST KISS ELDERS OR MEMBERS OF HIGH STATE ON
THE CHEEK EVERYTIME THEY SEE THEM IN GREETING.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank SPEECH -- Body parts involved S602.1 SPEECH -- Respect |
Date learned: 03-22-1971
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
PROVERB
AN ARM HOLDING A CUP CANNOT STRETCH OUTWARDS.
Submitter comment:
A MAN FEELS A DEEPER LOVE TOWARDS HIS INTIMATES THAN TOWARDS OTHER
PEOPLE; BLOOD IS THICKER THAN WATER.
Data entry tech comment: KOREAN
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; KOREA ; SEOUL
Keyword(s): HUMAN BODY
James Callow Keyword(s): OBSERVATION
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
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
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
MUSICAL MNEMONIC TO SEPARATE THE SPACES OF A
SHEET OF MUSIC.
FACE
Data entry tech comment: EACH SPACE IS GIVEN THE LETTERS IN THIS WORD.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | ART CRAFT ARCHITECTURE -- MNEM |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
MUSICAL MNEMONIC TO SEPARATE THE LINES OF A
SHEET OF MUSIC;
EVERY GOOD BOY DOES FINE.
Data entry tech comment: EACH LINE IS GIVEN THE FIRST LETTER OF THIS
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | ART CRAFT ARCHITECTURE -- MNEM |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
YOU WOULD BE GREAT ON STAGE; THERE IS ONE LEAVING
IN TEN MINUTES.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula |
Date learned: 11-27-1971
IN THE GAME OF HEARTS, THE THIRTEEN POINT LOSS WAS
CALLED "BIG BERTHA."
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | 555 Games / Pastimes / Sports |
Date learned: 11-06-1971