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The James T. Callow Folklore Archive
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RIDDLE QUESTION
DO YOU KNOW WHAT THIS IS ? "DKI"
A CRAZY, MIXED UP KID.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; SHIPLE HALL DESK
Keyword(s): HUMOR
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 03-23-1971
TOM SWIFTIE
"FORTUNATELY, I LIKE CHINESE COOKIES," SAID TOM.
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; SHIPLE HALL
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Wellerism Quotation |
Date learned: 03-23-1971
PROVERB
BETTER TO HAVE LOVED AND LOST THAN NOT TO HAVE LOVED AT ALL.
Where learned: SHIPLE HALL
James Callow Keyword(s): ALLITERATION ; CONTRAST ; ELLIPSIS ; OBSERVATION
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 10-18-1967
WHAT'S BLACK AND WHITE AND RED ALL OVER?
A SUNBURNT ZEBRA.
Submitter comment: HEARD AT HOME IN MONROE, MICHIGAN.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 09-28-1967
RIDDLE
Q: IT SPINS AROUND BUT IS NOT (A) SPINNING WHEEL; IT CAN WALK A ROPE
BUT IT IS NOT A MONKEY.
A: A SPIDER.
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; SHIPLE HALL
Keyword(s): ACTIONS (Q) ; ANTITHETICAL ; HOUSEHOLD ITEMS (Q) ; INSECTS (A)
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- True Riddle |
Date learned: 12-02-1967
QUITTERS NEVER WIN, AND WINNERS NEVER QUIT.
Submitter comment: HEARD IT FROM OLD BASKETBALL COACH.
Data entry tech comment: CHIASMUS
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): DETERMINATION
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: NONE GIVEN
VARIETY IS THE SPICE OF LIFE.
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; SHIPLE HALL
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 10-23-1967
REMEDY
PUT A SILVER KNIFE OVER A BUMP ON THE HEAD
TO TAKE AWAY THE PAIN.
Data entry tech comment: THIS SECTION OF THE ARCHIVE CONTAINS A SIMILAR CURE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): IMITATIVE MAGIC
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Remedy |
Date learned: 11-23-1967
PROVERB
FINDERS,S KEEPERS, LOSER,S WEEPERS.
Submitter comment: LEARNED IN CHILDHOOD.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
MARRIAGE CUSTOM
THE GROOM IS NOT SUPPOSED TO SEE THE BRIDE ON THE WEDDING
DAY UNTIL SHE IS GIVEN AWAY OR BAD LUCK WILL OCCUR.
Submitter comment: LEARNED IN CHILDHOOD.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; SHIPLE HALL ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Marriage Bride and groom must not see each other |
Date learned: DATE NOT RECORDED BY COLLECTOR
DID YOU HERE ABOUT THE BIG HOLDUP? TWO CLOTHESPINS HELD UP A
PILLOW CASE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): House
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 10-02-1967
KRAKOWIAK (POLISH DANCE)
LIKE THE AMERICAN SQUARE DANCE.
Where learned: CHILDHOOD ; NOT GIVEN ; HOME ; PENNSYLVANIA ; MICHIGAN ; LETTER ; OHIO ; NEW JERSEY ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; AUTOGRAPH BOOK ; GROSSE POINTE ; HARPER WOODS ; GROSSE POINTE WOODS ; WARREN ; JAPAN ; RUSSIA ; GRAND RAPIDS ; SHIPLE HALL ; GARDEN CITY ; ROYAL OAK ; TOLEDO ; TRENTON ; FARMINGTON ; KALAMAZOO ; CANADA ; ONTARIO ; MARYGROVE COLLEGE ; DETROIT ; MAIL ; INDIANA ; DETROIT, ASSUMED ; TOLD AT HOME ; FERNDALE ; SOUTHFIELD ; TENNESSEE ; MACKENZIE HIGH SCHOOL ; HAMTRAMCK ; DEARBORN ; MINNESOTA ; ILLINOIS ; NEW YORK ; FLORIDA ; KOREA ; WISCONSIN ; NEW HAMPSHIRE ; STUDENT UNION ; READING ; AUSTRALIA ; Sylvania ; Sterling Heights ; MICHIGAN, ASSUMED ; GROSSE POINTE PARK ; OAK PARK ; SOUTHGATE ; STURGEON LAKE ; REDFORD ; TOORAK ; VICTORIA ; ROSEVILLE ; LINCOLN PARK ; TRAVERSE CITY ; HUNTINGTON WOODS ; PONTIAC ; TROY ; PORT CHESTER ; SOUTH AMERICA ; BROOKVILLE ; MONTREAL ; SEOUL ; NORTH OLMSTED ; EASTOWN THEATER ; ERIE ; University of Notre Dame ; FRANKLINVILLE ; TORONTO ; TOLD AT ; TOLD BY ; TOLD IN ; SCRANTON ; MONROE ; GLENVIEW ; MOSCOW ; GULLEY ; FINLAND ; HARBOR BEACH ; HOUGHTON LAKE ; Hudson Lake ; INDIANAPOLIS ; JONESBORO ; KANSASVILLE ; LEXINGTON ; MASSILLON ; MAUCH CHUNK ; MELVINDALE ; MILFORD ; NEW ROCHELLE ; NIAGARA FALLS ; PANAMA CITY ; PATAGONIA ; ARGENTINA ; RESIDENCE HALL ; SAINT CLAIR SHORES ; TOLD AT HONORS HOUSE ; AMERICAN HISTORY CLASS
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Dance |
RIDDLE
WHAT IS WHITE ON THE OUTSIDE, GREEN ON THE INSIDE AND JUMPS?
A FROG SANDWICH
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; SHIPLE HALL
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 11-25-1967
A STITCH IN TIME SAVES .009 X 10 +3.{EXPONENT}
Submitter comment: HEARD IT AT HOME.
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 09-28-1967
BOXERS HIT GLOVES (TOGETHER) BEFORE FIGHT STARTS.
Submitter comment: SAW IT AT A FIGHT.
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; SHIPLE HALL
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Entertainment Diversion |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
Proverb
Where there is a will, there are relatives.
Submitter comment:
Heard it from his dad.
Data entry tech comment:
Motifs added by TRD
James Callow comment:
Original BN [V600] crossed out. Replaced with current classification.
Keyword(s): Aphorism ; Apothegm ; Maxim ; PROVERB ; PUN ; Relatives ; VERSE ; Will
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
EASTER CUSTOMS
ON EASTER SUNDAY, MY COUSINS AND MYSELF WOULD GO TO MY
GRANDMOTHER'S HOUSE AND SEARCH ALL OVER TO FIND OUR EASTER BASKETS
WHICH THE "EASTER BUNNY" HAD LEFT.
Data entry tech comment:
Collector and informant are the same person.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Spring Planting Bunny CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Spring Planting Easter baskets CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Spring Planting Easter Sunday |
Date learned: DATE NOT RECORDED BY COLLECTOR
Graffiti
Help abolish Student Government
Retain Paul Sak
(Paul Sak is the current president of the Student Government)
Submitter comment:
This material was found on a lavatory wall.
Data entry tech comment:
Informant and collector are the same person.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; lavatory wall
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Art Craft Architecture Art, Craft, Architecture |