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CAR-WASHING
WHEN YOU'RE DONE WITH YOUR CAR, YOU CAN WASH MINE.
Submitter comment:
WHILE WASHING MY CAR, APPROXIMATELY 12 PERSONS IN A 20 MINUTE PERIOD
USED THE ABOVE IN PLACE OF A GREETING.
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DORMS ; TOLD IN ; PARKING LOT
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula |
Date learned: 10-06-1970
Rope-Jumping Rhyme
CINDERELLA
DRESS IN YELLA
WENT UPSTAIRS TO KISS HER FELLA
HOW MANY KISSES DID SHE GIVE HIM?
1, 2, 3, 4, . . .
Submitter comment:
I learned this from my girlfriends in grad school on the school's parking lot.
Data entry tech comment:
Informant and collector are the same person.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; GRADE SCHOOL ; PARKING LOT
Keyword(s): CHARACTER ; ENDURANCE JUMP
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: DATE NOT RECORDED BY COLLECTOR.
JUMP ROPE RHYME
ALL IN TOGETHER GIRLS
JUST LIKE THE WEATHER GIRLS
JANUARY, FEBRUARY, MARCH, APRIL, MAY, JUNE
JULY, AUGUST, SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER, NOVEMBER, DECEMBER.
(REPEAT VERSE)
Submitter comment:
AN UNLIMITED NUMBER OF GIRLS WOULD PLAY THIS GAME.
ALL THAT WAS NEEDED WAS A LONG CLOTHESLINE.
Where learned: GROSSE POINTE ; PARKING LOT ; SAINT CLARE OF MONTEFALCO SCHOOL
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 00-00-1970