The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

BODY PARTS, SENSES

AT A BAND JOB, A MAN FROM THE AUDIENCE CAME UP ON STAGE
AND BEGAN SINGING THE "WARSAW WALTZ." WHILE DOING SO,
HE WAS STROKING HIS NOSE WITH HIS HAND, MAKING A NASAL
SOUND. NOW, WHENEVER THE BLUE ANGELS PLAY THE "WARSAW
WALTZ," THE LEADER OF THE BAND STROKES HER NOSE.

Submitter comment: INFORMANT IS A MEMBER OF THE BAND AND WITNESSED THIS
PROCEDURE.

Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT

Date learned: 11-02-1971