The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

THERE WAS A LADY WHO WAS TO BE MARRIED. HER FIANCE ASKED HER:
WHY DO YOU ALWAYS WEAR THAT CHOKER AROUND YOUR NECK? SHE REPLIED
I WILL TELL YOU ON OUR HONEYMOON.
HER HONEYMOON NIGHT CAME AND HER HUSBAND ASKED: WHY DO YOU WEAR
THAT CHOKER AROUND YOUR NECK? SHE REPLIED: I WILL TELL YOU IN ONE
YEAR. A YEAR PASSED AND AGAIN HE ASKED THE QUESTION. SHE SAID I
WILL TELL YOU WHEN OUR CHILD IS BORN. THE CHILD WAS BORN AND HE
ASKED THE QUESTION. SHE WOULD NOT GIVE HIM AN ANSWER. THAT NIGHT
AS SHE WAS SLEEPING HE REMOVED THE CHOKER FROM HER NECK. HER HEAD
FELL OFF THE BED, ROLLED ACROSS THE FLOOR AND OUT THE DOOR.

Where learned: NEW JERSEY ; TOMS RIVER

Date learned: 00001970S