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WISH
WHEN THE CLASP OF A PENDANT HAS SLID
AROUND THE NECK TO WHERE THE PENDANT HANGS IN FRONT
THE PERSON WEARING THE PENDANT CAN MAKE A WISH,
THEN HAVE SOMEONE ELSE RETURN THE CLASP TO THE
BACK OF THE NECK, LEST THAT PERSON
LOSE HER WISH.
Submitter comment:
TOLD TO ME BY A GIRL NAMED PEGGY HAISENLEDER
WHO WORKED WITH ME AT EASTLAND SHOPPING CENTER SUMMER '71
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Prayer |
Date learned: 10-30-1971
FUDGE, FUDGE, CALL THE JUDGE/ MAMA'S GOT A NEW-BORN BABY./ IT AIN'T
VANILLA/ IT AIN'T COCONUT/ IT'S JUST A CHOCOLATE BABY./ WRAP IT UP
IN TISSUE PAPER/ THROW IT DOWN THE CHUTE/ FIRST FLOOR: MISS, SECOND
FLOOR : MISS, THIRD FLOOR : OUT THE DOOR. EVERYBODY OUT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): CALL-RHYME ; CHARACTER
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 10-02-1971
HICCUP CURE
DRINK WATER FROM THE WRONG SIDE OF THE GLASS
WHILE BENDING OVER.
Submitter comment:
EACH MEMBER OF INFORMANT'S FAMILY
HAS DONE THIS WHEN THEY HAVE THE HICCUPS.
Where learned: DETROIT ; TOLD AT INFORMANTS HOME
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Method of Curing |
Date learned: 03-31-1971
WISH
WHEN A GIRL'S SKIRT HEM IS ACCIDENTALLY
TURNED UP FROM A GUST OF WIND ETC.
IF SHE SPITS OVER HER LITTLE FINGER
SHE MAY MAKE ONE WISH.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Prayer |
Date learned: 10-30-1971
HICCUPS
DRINK WATER UPSIDE DOWN FROM A GLASS.
Submitter comment: NOTE: THIS USUALLY RESULTS IN WATER FLOWING OUT OF YOUR NOSE.
Data entry tech comment: A DRAWING OF THIS IS ON THE 5X8 CARD.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Remedy |
Date learned: 11-07-1971
SIGNATURE
YOURS TILL NIAGRA FALLS,
Submitter comment:
THIS SIGNATURE WAS USED BY SUE MCANINCH TO THE VERSE IN KATHY'S
AUTOGRAPH BOOK (SEE C760).
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): FRIENDSHIP ; LOCATION ; PUN
James Callow Keyword(s): NIAGARA
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Humorous allusion to love |
Date learned: 11-06-1971
NAMES
THE FIRST SON MUST BE NAMED AFTER THE BOY'S GRANDFATHER ON THE BOY'S
FATHER'S SIDE OF THE FAMILY. THIS IS AN ITALIAN CUSTOM.
Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; TOLD AT
| Subject headings: | Person / Nickname |
A FAMILY BY THE NAME OF BAKER LIVED IN BUCKINGHAM,
QUEBEC ABOUT 45 TO 50 YEARS AGO. THEIR SON HAD BEEN
TAKEN SICK WITH SCARLET FEVER, BUT THE DOCTOR SAID
THAT HE WAS RECOVERING. ONE DAY, DURING THE ILLNESS,
MRS. BAKER WAS IN HER BACKYARD WHEN SHE SAW A FALLING
STAR. IT LANDED BY HER WATERPUMP. SHE TOOK THIS AS
A SIGN OF DEATH. SHE RAN INTO THE HOUSE AND WITHIN
TEN MINUTES HER SON DIED.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; CANADA ; DETROIT ; BUCKINGHAM ; QUEBEC
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Human Being PROSE NARRATIVE -- Star PROSE NARRATIVE -- Celestial body come to earth |
Date learned: 03-22-1972 ; 00-00-1922
A FAMILY BY THE NAME OF BAKER LIVED IN BUCKINGHAM,
QUEBEC ABOUT 45 TO 50 YEARS AGO. THEIR SON HAD BEEN
TAKEN SICK WITH SCARLET FEVER, BUT THE DOCTOR SAID
THAT HE WAS RECOVERING. ONE DAY, DURING THE ILLNESS,
MRS. BAKER WAS IN HER BACKYARD WHEN SHE SAW A FALLING
STAR. IT LANDED BY HER WATERPUMP. SHE TOOK THIS AS
A SIGN OF DEATH. SHE RAN INTO THE HOUSE AND WITHIN
TEN MINUTES HER SON DIED.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; CANADA ; DETROIT ; BUCKINGHAM ; QUEBEC
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Human Being PROSE NARRATIVE -- Star PROSE NARRATIVE -- Celestial body come to earth |
Date learned: 03-22-1972 ; 00-00-1922
Belief: Weather
Weather: Rain:
Red at night, sailor's delight.
Red in the morning sailor's take warning.
Data entry tech comment:
Motifs added by TRD
James Callow comment:
Original BN [P890] crossed out. replaced with current classification.
DUP. of WPP
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): COLOR ; NATURE ; Nautical ; Ocean ; Predicting ; PREDICTING WEATHER ; Sailor ; Sky ; WARNING ; WEATHER
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb Proverb |
Proverb
Early to bed and early to rise, Makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.
Submitter comment:
My dad told me this when I was a little kid to get me to go to bed.
Data entry tech comment:
Motifs added by TRD
James Callow comment:
Original BN [C880.200] crossed out. Replaced with current classification.
Keyword(s): Aphorism ; Apothegm ; Bed ; Early ; HEALTH ; Maxim ; PROVERB ; RHYME ; Rise ; TIME ; VERSE ; WEALTH ; WISDOM ; Wise
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb Proverb |
WISH
IF TWO PEOPLE SAY THE SAME THING AT THE
SAME TIME THEY SHOULD HOOK LITTLE FINGERS
AND PROCEED WITH THE FOLLOWING CONVERSATION:
FIRST SPEAKER: NEEDLES.
SECOND SPEAKER: PINS
1ST SPEAKER: BREAD.
2ND SPEAKER: BUTTER.
1ST SPEAKER: TOAST.
2ND SPEAKER: JAM.
1ST SPEAKER: WHAT GOES UP THE CHIMNEY?
2ND SPEAKER: SMOKE.
BOTH SPEAKERS: I HOPE THIS WILL NEVER BE BROKEN.
BOTH PEOPLE THEN MAKE A WISH, BUT REMAIN SILENT.
THE FIRST ONE TO SPEAK THEN LOSES HIS WISH.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Prayer |
Date learned: 10-30-1971