Archive Master Index (5/97) - University of California at Berkeley
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AFGHANISTAN 1 AFGHANISTAN ......................................................................................................................... ARAB ................................................................................ 1 ALASKA ..................................................................................................................................... ARGENTINA .................................................................... 4 ALBANIA.................................................................................................................................... ARMENIA......................................................................... 4 ALGERIA .................................................................................................................................... AUSTRALIA..................................................................... 4 ANGLO-AMERICAN ................................................................................................................. AUSTRIA .......................................................................... 4 AMISH......................................................................................................................................... AZERBAIJAN................................................................... 4 AMERICAN (see other countries for BAHAMAS ....................................................................... hyphenated Americans) ............................................................................................................... BARBADOS ..................................................................... 4 ACADEME, UC BERKELEY 4 BASQUE ........................................................................... ACADEME, OTHER CAMPUSES 6 BELGIUM ......................................................................... ARTS AND CRAFTS 8 BERMUDA ....................................................................... BLESSINGS, PRAYERS, GRACES 16 BHUTAN .......................................................................... BOOK TITLES 17 BOLIVIA ........................................................................... CALIFORNIA LORE FROM DORSON'S BORNEO ........................................................................... COLLECTION 17 BOTSWANA .................................................................... CALLS AND CRIES 17 BRAZIL ............................................................................. CHEERS AND CHANTS 18 BUDDHISTS ..................................................................... COMPUTER FOLKLORE 18 BULGARIA....................................................................... COUNTING-OUT RHYMES 19 BURKINA FASO .............................................................. ETYMOLOGY 23 CAMEROON .................................................................... FAMILY LORE 23 CANADA .......................................................................... FESTIVALS 24 CHILE ............................................................................... FOLKLORE OF FOLKLORISTS 24 COLOMBIA ...................................................................... FOLK METAPHOR 24 CONGO ............................................................................. FOLK SIMILE 24 COSTA RICA.................................................................... FOLK SPEECH 27 CUBA ................................................................................ GESTURES 46 CYPRUS............................................................................ HOLIDAY LORE 47 DENMARK ....................................................................... JOKES 48 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC ................................................ LEGENDS 62 ECUADOR ........................................................................ METAFOLKLORE 70 EGYPT .............................................................................. MNEMONIC DEVICES 71 EL SALVADOR................................................................ MONOLOGUES 71 ENGLAND ........................................................................ MOTORCYCLE LORE 71 ESTONIA .......................................................................... MYTHS 72 ETHIOPIA ......................................................................... OATHS 74 FALKLAND ISLANDS .................................................... PRISON LORE 79 FIJI ..................................................................................... PROTEST LORE 79 FINLAND .......................................................................... PROVERB PARODIES 88 FRANCE ........................................................................... RECIPES 89 GAMBIA ........................................................................... RELIGIOUS LORE 89 GEORGIA ......................................................................... SIMULTANEITY SAYINGS 93 GERMANY ....................................................................... SONGS 93 GHANA ............................................................................. SONG PARODIES 96 GREECE............................................................................ SPECIAL GROUPS, CLUBS, GREENLAND ................................................................... ORGANIZATIONS 97 GRENADA........................................................................ TALES 111 GUATEMALA .................................................................. TOASTS 113 HAITI ................................................................................ WELLERISMS AND TOM SWIFTIES 113 HAWAII ............................................................................ ANTARCTICA ............................................................................................................................ HISPANIC-AMERICAN .................................................. 119 ANTIGUA ................................................................................................................................... HONDURAS ..................................................................... 119 AFGHANISTAN 2 HUNGARY.................................................................................................................................. NORWAY ......................................................................... 148 ICELAND .................................................................................................................................... OMAN ............................................................................... 148 INDIA .......................................................................................................................................... PACIFIC ISLANDS .......................................................... 149 INDONESIA ................................................................................................................................ PANAMA .......................................................................... 150 IRAQ ............................................................................................................................................ PARAGUAY ..................................................................... 154 IRELAND .................................................................................................................................... PERU ................................................................................. 154 ITALY ......................................................................................................................................... PHILIPPINES .................................................................... 156 IVORY COAST ........................................................................................................................... POLAND ........................................................................... 162 JAMAICA .................................................................................................................................... PORTUGAL ...................................................................... 162 JAPAN ......................................................................................................................................... PUERTO RICO ................................................................ 163 By country 167 QATAR ............................................................................. By language 169 ROMANIA ........................................................................ JEWISH-AMERICAN ................................................................................................................. RUSSIA ............................................................................. 171 KAZAKHSTAN .......................................................................................................................... SAMOA ............................................................................. 173 KENYA ....................................................................................................................................... SAUDI ARABIA ............................................................... 173 KOREA........................................................................................................................................ SIERRA LEONE ............................................................... 173 KUWAIT ..................................................................................................................................... SINGAPORE ..................................................................... 175 KYRGYZSTAN .......................................................................................................................... SOMALIA ......................................................................... 175 LATIN ......................................................................................................................................... SOUTH AFRICA .............................................................. 175 LATVIA....................................................................................................................................... SPAIN................................................................................ 175 LEBANON .................................................................................................................................. SUDAN ............................................................................. 175 LIBERIA ...................................................................................................................................... SWEDEN .......................................................................... 176 LIBYA ......................................................................................................................................... SWITZERLAND ............................................................... 176 LITHUANIA................................................................................................................................ SYRIA ............................................................................... 176 LUXEMBOURG ......................................................................................................................... THAILAND....................................................................... 176 MACAO....................................................................................................................................... TIBET ................................................................................ 176 MALAYSIA ................................................................................................................................ TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO ............................................. 176 MALI ........................................................................................................................................... TUNISIA ........................................................................... 176 MALTA ....................................................................................................................................... TURKEY ........................................................................... 176 MAURITIUS ............................................................................................................................... TURKMENISTAN............................................................ 177 MENNONITES............................................................................................................................ UGANDA .......................................................................... 177 MEXICO ...................................................................................................................................... UKRAINE ......................................................................... 177 MONGOLIA ................................................................................................................................ URUGUAY ....................................................................... 184 MOROCCO ................................................................................................................................. VENEZUELA ................................................................... 184 NATIVE AMERICAN ................................................................................................................ VIETNAM ......................................................................... 184 NEPAL......................................................................................................................................... VIRGIN ISLANDS............................................................ 186 NETHERLANDS ........................................................................................................................ WEST INDIES .................................................................. 186 NEW GUINEA ............................................................................................................................ YEMEN ............................................................................. 187 NEW ZEALAND......................................................................................................................... [FORMER] YUGOSLAVIA ............................................. 187 NICARAGUA.............................................................................................................................. UNFILEABLE FORMATS ........................................... 187 NIGER (West Africa) .................................................................................................................. MATERIAL LORE ........................................................... 187 NIGERIA ..................................................................................................................................... 187 AFGHANISTAN 1 AFGHANISTAN Miscellaneous Customs Proverbs Superstitions AFRICA (see also individual countries) Miscellaneous and unspecified East Africa West Africa Proverbs, miscellaneous Bapuku Benga Kombe AFRICAN-AMERICAN (see also CAJUN and CREOLE) Miscellaneous I, II Miscellaneous, non-Black informants Sergeant P. Austin's collection Blason Populaire (see also Jokes R3 Racial) Blessings and Graces Counting-out rhymes Customs Dance, miscellaneous H5 Hip Hop S65 Square Dance calls and steps Dites Dozens misc. (see also Folk speech, Insults, Retorts, Taunts) M1 Mama I, II Folk speech, miscellaneous "Mother fucker" questionnaire Non-Black informants I. Naming, miscellaneous B6 Body and body parts C55 Clothing E6 Entertainment, amusement, events, sports F6 Food and drink, household objects F8 Funky M6 Money, value terms P4 Descriptive terms for categories of people, miscellaneous I, II P4 I5 Insults (see also Dozens) P4 O8 Other Black people P5 Places, home P6 Police, authorities V4 Vehicles, driving W5 Whites AFRICAN-AMERICAN II. III. IV. V. VI. VII. VIII. IX. X. XI. XII. XIII. XIV. XV. XVI. XVII. XVIII. XIX. XX. W6 Women W65 Work, duties, jobs Open Religious Domestic and social activities Open Acknowledgments, miscellaneous A6 Appearance A67 Approval, agreement B4 Belief and disbelief, deception C3 Cautionary D4 Disapproval, disagreement F35 Farewells F7 Friendship, endearment G7 Greetings I5 Insults R45 Resignation, acceptance T55 Threats Weather Time Open Communication Comparisons Open Sexual, miscellaneous A8 Attraction I5 Intercourse, pregnancy, menstruation Scatology Special Groups, miscellaneous D7 Drug M8 Musicians S8 Street gangs, prison, detention homes Recreational Open Open Swearing Behavioral, miscellaneous E6 Emotional F4 Festivity, enjoyment F5 Financial I4 Immaturity I5 Intellectual I56 Intoxication, hangover P4 Physical S5 Sleeping, waking S6 Sponging, stealing S9 Superiority, inferiority 2 AFRICAN-AMERICAN Games, miscellaneous I. Children's Games, miscellaneous C5 Circle Games, miscellaneous C5 S5 Singing and Chanting Games, miscellaneous C5 S5 S2 Little Sally Walker H3 Handclapping "plays" and Rhymes, miscellaneous H3 D6 Doctor Knickerbockers H5 Hide and Seek R4 Rhythmic Play/Hambone Gestures Jokes, miscellaneous R3 Racial (see also Blason Populaire) R4 Religion R5 Riddle-type S3 Scatological S4 Sexual Jump Rope Rhymes Legends Memorates Mnemonic Devices Myths Poetry, miscellaneous (see also Counting-out Rhymes, Retorts, Rhyming, Toasts) A3 Adult and teenage C4 Children's Proverbs I, II Recipes Retorts, miscellaneous R4 Rhyming (see also Poetry, Taunts) Riddles Sermons Songs I, II (see also Games C5 S5 and H3; Protest Lore C5 S6) Superstitions, miscellaneous I. Pregnancy, birth, infancy, childhood II. Human body, Folk Medicine, miscellaneous I, II, III H2 Hair III. Home and domestic pursuits I, II IV. Economic and social relationships V. Travel and communication VI. Love, Courtship, Marriage VII. Death and funeral beliefs and practices VIII. Witchcraft, Voodoo, Haunts I, II IX. Cosmic phenomena, dreams, portents, numbers, special days X. Weather XI. Animals Tales Taunts Toasts (African-American Narrative Poetry) 3 AFRICAN-AMERICAN Tongue Twisters Written Forms, miscellaneous L2 Latrinalia, miscellaneous L2 B5 Blason populaire, famous people, God L2 M2 Masturbation L2 S3 Scatological L2 S4 Sex, V.D. P6 Poetry, autograph verses ALASKA Miscellaneous ALBANIA Miscellaneous ALGERIA Miscellaneous Algerian-Arab Algerian-French Proverbs ANGLO-AMERICAN Miscellaneous AMISH Miscellaneous AMERICAN (see other countries for hyphenated Americans) ACADEME, UC BERKELEY Miscellaneous A2 Absent-minded professor jokes, tales, anecdotes A5 Anecdotes B55 Blason Populaire, miscellaneous B55 S6 Anti-sorority C3 Cal Alumni Camp, Pinecrest Cal Band see Marching Band M3 C8 Customs, miscellaneous C8 L5 Living group (see also F7 C8 and S65 C8) C8 L5 B3 Barrington Hall C8 L5 B6 Bowles Hall C8 L5 B6 U5 Unofficial Offices C8 L5 D4 Deutsch Hall F6 Folk speech I, II, III F7 Fraternity Lore, miscellaneous F7 C8 Customs 4 AMERICAN ACADEME, UC BERKELEY G3 G7 J6 L4 F7 F6 Folk speech I, II F7 G3 Games and Pranks (for drinking games see also GAMES II D7) F7 I5 Initiation Activities F7 J6 Jokes F7 L4 Legends F7 S6 Songs F7 T6 Toasts and Cheers Games, Practical Jokes and Pranks (see also R55; for drinking games see also GAMES II D7)) Graffiti, miscellaneous I, II G7 D7 Droodles and Rebuses (see also WRITTEN FORMS D7, G7, O25, R4,) G7 L3 Latrinalia G7 L3 F6 B5 Blason Populaire G7 L3 F6 D7 Drugs G7 L3 F6 H4 Heterosexual G7 L3 F6 H6 Homosexual G7 L3 F6 I5 Intellectual G7 L3 F6 M3 Masturbation G7 L3 F6 P6 Political, miscellaneous G7 L3 F6 P6 P65 Nixon, Reagan, etc. G7 L3 F6 R4 Religious or religious parody G7 L3 F6 S2 Scatological G7 L3 F6 T6 Topical, social, cultural G7 L3 F6 W6 Women and feminism G7 L3 S6 Specifics G7 L3 S6 C6 Comments about Latrinalia G7 L3 S6 G6 God is dead/Nietzsche G7 L3 S6 H4 Here I sit Jokes, miscellaneous J6 L5 Lightbulb jokes miscellaneous (see also ACADEME, OTHER CAMPUSES Jokes L5) J6 L5 B4 Berkeley students J6 L5 F7 Fraternity/sorority J6 L5 O8 Other campuses J6 L5 S8 Stanfurd J6 R5 Rivalry J6 R5 P4 Peeing rivalry Legends and Tales, miscellaneous I, II Specific to UCB (see also LEGENDS I R6) L4 D8 Dwinelle Hall L4 E9 Exams/Exam Situations L4 E9 D6 Do you know me? L4 E9 W4 Why/Why not? L4 L6 Local Landmarks L4 L6 S8 Stebbins Hall L4 P4 Lost dog Pedro L4 P6 People/Local characters L4 P7 Professors 5 AMERICAN 6 ACADEME, UC BERKELEY L4 R6 L5 L6 M3 M35 P3 P7 R5 R55 S6 S65 S9 X4 Y4 Roommates L4 R6 E8 Gay roommates/ether L4 R6 H3 Handwriting on wall Limericks Local landmarks Marching Band, Cal Band I, II, III Marginalia Parodies on scientific laws, theories, hypotheses, etc. Proverbs Riddles Rites of Passage (see also G3) Songs Sorority Lore, miscellaneous S65 C8 Customs S65 F6 Folk speech S65 G3 Games, Pranks (for drinking games see also GAMES II D7) S65 S6 Songs Superstitions, miscellaneous S9 R6 Roommate death/4.0 G.P.A. (see also LEGENDS I R6) Xerography: letters, customs, etc. (see also WRITTEN FORMS X4) Yells ACADEME, OTHER CAMPUSES Miscellaneous A2 Absent-minded professor Legends, Tales, Anecdotes A5 Anecdotes, miscellaneous A5 S6 About special people B55 Blason Populaire, miscellaneous B55 S6 Anti-Sorority C3 Cadaver stories C35 Catches C8 Customs E9 Excuses F6 Folk Speech, miscellaneous I, II, III F7 Fraternity Lore, miscellaneous F7 C8 Customs F7 F6 Folk speech F7 G3 Games, Pranks (for drinking games see also GAMES II D7) F7 I5 Initiation activities F7 J6 Jokes F7 L4 Legends F7 S6 Songs F7 T6 Toasts, Cheers G3 Games, Practical Jokes and Pranks (see also R55; for drinking games see also GAMES II D7) G7 Graffiti, miscellaneous (see also WRITTEN FORMS G7) AMERICAN ACADEME, OTHER CAMPUSES G7 L3 Latrinalia J6 Jokes, miscellaneous J6 L5 Lightbulb jokes miscellaneous (see also ACADEME, UCB Jokes L5) J6 L5 F7 Fraternity/sorority J6 R5 Rivalry between schools (See also Blason Populaire B55) J6 R5 P4 Peeing rivalry J6 S4 Sex J6 W4 Where's the ____ at, Asshole? L4 Legends and Tales, miscellaneous (see also LEGENDS I R6) L4 A6 Applications L4 E9 Exams, miscellaneous L4 E9 D6 Do you know me? L4 E9 T5 Which tire? L4 E9 W4 Why/Why not? L4 L6 Local landmarks, miscellaneous L4 L6 H3 Haunted landmarks L4 L6 S7 Janss Steps (UCLA) L4 P7 Professors L4 R6 Roommates, miscellaneous L4 R6 E8 Ether (Gay roommate) L4 R6 H3 Handwriting on the wall L4 R6 S3 Scratching at door L5 Limericks and Rhymes L6 Local landmarks M3 Marginalia P3 Parodies on scientific laws, theories, etc., P7 Proverbs R5 Riddles R55 Rites of Passage (see also G3) S6 Songs S65 Sorority Lore, miscellaneous S65 C8 Customs S65 F6 Folk speech S65 S6 Songs S9 Superstitions and Charms, miscellaneous S9 B6 Books, exams, writing S9 R6 Roommate death/4.0 G.P.A. T45 Thatcher school folklore V5 Virgin landmark motif X4 Xerography: letters, jokes, cartoons etc. (see also WRITTEN FORMS X4) Y4 Yells, Chants (see also CHEERS AND CHANTS) APHORISMS (Statements of Truth) Miscellaneous A6 An apple a day... D6 A dog is man's best friend P3 Boys/men don't make passes at girls who wear glasses 7 AMERICAN APHORISMS S2 S6 If you can't say something nice, don't say anything Smoke follows beauty ARTS AND CRAFTS Miscellaneous A7 Architectural A75 Art B3 Basketry C3 Cabinet making, boat building, furniture making (carpenters, woodworkers) C35 Carving C45 Charms and Talismans, miscellaneous C45 B4 Bear scarers, shark scarers C45 B6 Body ornaments (non-paper) C7 Crochet, knitting, embroidery, needlework D6 Domestic pursuits F5 Fine arts, advertising arts J3 Jacket patches J4 Jewelry K55 Knotting, splicing ropes M8 Musical instruments, music makers (non-paper), noisemakers P3 Paper folding/cutting, miscellaneous P3 A3 Airplanes and boats P3 G8 Gum wrappers P3 N4 Newspaper P3 P3 Paper cups P3 T6 Toys P3 T6 C6 Cootie Catchers P3 T6 F6 Fortune Tellers (including some double purpose cootie catcher/fortune teller) P4 Peace symbol P5 Pie crust designs P6 Pottery making Qu5 Quilt patterns, miscellaneous Qu5 G7 Great Lakes states Qu5 M5 Midwestern states Qu5 N4 New England states Qu5 S6 Southern states Qu5 S65 Southwestern states Qu5 W4 Western states Qu5 W4 C3 California S6 Sports, recreational (fishing, hunting, riding, etc.) S8 Stationery embellishments, design, doodling, cartoons S85 String figures T6 Toys, miscellaneous T6 D6 Doll-making T6 N6 Non-paper 8 AMERICAN 9 ARTS AND CRAFTS W5 Wind vanes BLASON POPULAIRE (see also WRITTEN LORE B5, ACADEME UCB B55 and ACADEME OTHER B55) Miscellaneous A35 Anti-African (includes South African) A36 Anti-Aged A37 Anti-Aggie A4 Anti-African-American, miscellaneous I, II, III (Generally racist, not including stereotype, see also M8) A4 A4 Alligator in bar A4 A6 Appearance (skin, etc.) , miscellaneous A4 A6 B5 Black as ..., blacker than ... (see also FOLK SIMILE I C6 B5) A4 A6 D7 Dress A4 A6 H3 Hair A4 A6 L5 Lips A4 A6 O3 Oink jokes A4 A6 W5 What did God say when he created the Negro? A4 B4 Behavior A4 B5 Biological differences A4 D4 Denial of ethnicity A4 D46 Derogatory names A4 D5 Dietary habits A4 F4 Fecal material A4 H9 Personal hygiene A4 I5 Intelligence, miscellaneous A4 I5 H6 How many ... A4 I5 H6 C45 ... to change a light bulb? A4 I5 H6 R6 ... to rob a bank? A4 I5 W4 What happens when you cross a ... with a ... A4 M6 Money, status, miscellaneous A4 M6 C3 Big cars A4 M65 Morality A4 N5 Nigger in the woodpile A4 P4 Personal names, nicknames A4 R3 Rastus and Liza A4 R4 Religion A4 R45 Reverse discrimination A4 R49 Rhythm A4 S4 Sexuality A4 S5 Similes and derogatory puns about, miscellaneous (see also FOLK SIMILE II H8 A4 S5 S4 ... shines like a nigger's heel A4 S5 S9 ... sweating like a nigger at election A4 S55 "Sir" riddles A4 S6 Speech, dialect AMERICAN 10 BLASON POPULAIRE A6 A7 A75 A8 A9 B3 B35 B8 C3 C33 C35 C44 C45 C455 C5 C6 C9 D5 D8 E5 E8 F3 F5 F55 F6 F7 G4 G45 G7 G9 H3 H5 H6 A4 T3 Taunts and chants A4 W45 What's black and ... ? A4 W6 Women Anti-American (USA) , miscellaneous (see also I5) A6 D4 Derogatory names for residents of states in the USA and jokes (except for California, Hawaii, New England, New York, Oklahoma, Texas) A6 R4 Anti-residents of a particular city, anti-city Anti-Arab, miscellaneous A7 I8 Israeli-Arab war Anti-Armenian Anti-Asian (excluding Chinese, Japanese. See also C45, J3, V5) Anti-Australian Anti-Bangladesh Anti-Basque Anti-Bulgarian Anti-Californian, miscellaneous C3 L5 Lightbulb jokes (see also JOKES I L5) C3 S2 San Francisco Bay Area rivalry Anti-Canadian Anti-Catholic Anti-Chicano, see M48 and MEXICO Mexican-American Blason Populaire Anti-Children Anti-Chinese I, II, III Anti-Christian, miscellaneous C455 S4 Christian Sects Anti-Civil rights Anti-Communist Anti-Czech/anti-Bohemian Anti-Disabled Anti-Dutch Anti-English Anti-Ethiopian (joke cycle) Anti-Famous people, miscellaneous (see also JOKES II (by content) F3) F3 A55 American F3 O8 Other countries Anti-Fiji islanders Anti-Filipino Anti-Other foreigners, Europeans Anti-French Anti-Gentile (see also JEWISH Blason Populaire) Anti-German Anti-Greek Anti-Gypsy/Romani Anti-Hawaiian Anti-Hippie Anti-Homosexual, miscellaneous AMERICAN 11 BLASON POPULAIRE H6 D4 H8 I4 I5 I6 I7 I73 I75 I8 Derogatory names (collected primarily from heterosexual informants, see also GAY MALE AND LESBIAN LORE F6) H6 N3 Narrative form (including Urban Legends) H6 Qu4 Question and riddle form Anti-Hungarian Anti-Immigrant, miscellaneous and unspecified Anti-Native American ("Indian") Anti-Indian Anti-Iran Anti-Iraq Anti-Irish Anti-Italian, miscellaneous (see also M8 I8, M8 I9; WRITTEN FORMS B5 I8, D7 B5) I8 D4 Derogatory names for Italians I8 D5 Dialect I8 G3 Garbage and refuse, miscellaneous I8 G3 C3 Campers, Conversion of garbage trucks into I8 G3 C4 Cesspools and septic tanks I8 G3 D5 Dietary habits I8 G3 F4 Fecal materials I8 G3 F8 Funerals I8 G3 H6 How can you tell if Italians have been in the backyard? I8 G3 M6 Most dangerous job I8 G3 P8 Purchasing and selling I8 G3 W4 Weddings I8 G3 W5 Why Italians carry garbage I8 G3 W6 Wings to beat the Italians to garbage I8 I5 Intelligence, miscellaneous I8 I5 A8 Astronauts I8 I5 B7 Brains for sale I8 I5 C45 Changing lightbulbs I8 I5 C6 Computer joke I8 I5 C7 Crap game I8 I5 D55 Dogs with flat noses I8 I5 D6 Dope ring I8 I5 F5 Firecrackers I8 I5 F6 Football I8 I5 G6 Golden Spike I8 I5 G65 Mating gorilla with Italian I8 I5 G7 Green side up I8 I5 G75 Gross ignorance I8 I5 H6 How ... miscellaneous I8 I5 H6 B7 to brainwash an Italian I8 I5 H6 C6 to confuse or occupy an Italian I8 I5 H6 D5 Italians die drinking milk I8 I5 H6 F3 Italian fans his face I8 I5 H6 M3 many Italians does it take to ... miscellaneous AMERICAN BLASON POPULAIRE J3 J4 I8 I5 H8 Hunters I8 I5 I2 Ice, recipe or formula for I8 I5 I4 Instructions on coke bottle I8 I5 I65 I.Q. I8 I5 P3 Painting house I8 I5 P6 Popping corn I8 I5 R3 Raking leaves I8 I5 R4 Retraining after lunch or coffee breaks I8 I5 S5 Simplest mechanical operation I8 I5 S8 Studying for urine test I8 I5 T7 Traffic signals I8 M3 Mafiosi and gangsterism I8 M5 Military, miscellaneous I8 M5 C6 Cowardice I8 M5 I5 Ineptness I8 M6 Money I8 N3 National bird I8 N6 Northern and southern rivalry I8 P4 Personal appearance I8 P45 Personal hygiene, miscellaneous I8 P45 B3 Bath, shower, avoidance of soap I8 P45 G7 Grease and oil I8 P45 L3 Lawrence of Italy I8 P45 N6 Nose picking I8 P45 P3 Parachute I8 P45 U5 Underwear I8 P45 W4 Weddings I8 P6 Pointed shoes and cockroaches, miscellaneous I8 P6 T45 T.G.I.F. I8 P65 Pope and Vatican I8 P67 Poverty/suicide I8 S4 Sexuality I8 S6 Spaghetti I8 W5 Why Christ wasn't born in Italy I8 W6 Women Anti-Japanese Anti-Jewish, miscellaneous (see also JEWISH-AMERICAN Jokes J2) J4 A6 Appearance, dress J4 C3 Jew canoe (= fancy car) J4 C35 Capitalizing on Anti-Semitism J4 C45 Nervy or chutzpah, aggressiveness J4 C5 Circumcision J4 D4 Derogatory names (see also J4 T4) J4 E4 Employer-employee relationship J4 E5 Jewish engineering J4 F6 Food habits J4 F65 Football ... get the quarterback 12 AMERICAN 13 BLASON POPULAIRE J4 F8 J4 H3 J4 H58 J4 H6 Funny, you don't look Jewish Jews in hell Holocaust How ..., miscellaneous J4 H6 G7 ... the Grand Canyon was made J4 H6 J4 ... do you know Jesus was Jewish? J4 H6 L5 ... Limbo was invented J4 H6 S7 ... to start a riot in a synagogue J4 H6 S75 ... to start a flood J4 H6 T3 ... to take a census J4 H6 V8 ... to get X Jews in a Volkswagen J4 H8 Stereotype of Jewish humor J4 H9 Hypersensitivity to "Jews" J4 I5 Intellectual superiority J4 J4 Jesus saves, Moses invests J4 M3 Making the sign of the cross J4 M6 Money, miscellaneous J4 M6 S8 Money and status J4 M65 Moses and the Ten Commandments J4 M8 Murder Christians to make matzo J4 N3 National tree J4 N5 Nickel nose J4 P4 Personal hygiene J4 P7 Proverbs J4 R3 Rabbi J4 R35 Radio announcer J4 R4 Religion J4 S4 Sexuality J4 S6 Speech J4 S66 Songs, Rhymes, Taunts, Cheers, Yells J4 T4 Terms for Jews (see also J4 D4) J4 T5 Thinnest book J4 W5 What ... why ... who ..., miscellaneous J4 W5 F7 ... a friend we have in Jesus (Christmas) J4 W5 J4 ... do Jews have big noses? J4 W5 M4 ... minding the store J4 W5 S9 ... are synagogues round? J4 W6 Women including JAP (see also JEWISH-AMERICAN Jokes J2) L3 Anti-Latin Americans (see also M48, M8) M3 Anti-Male M48 Anti-Mexican/Mexican-American, miscellaneous I, II(see also WRITTEN FORMS D7 B5 M4) M48 A4 Alamo...cars M48 B36 Mexican Baptism M48 B37 Why don't Mexicans have barbecues? M48 F5 First three words M48 J6 Jose, Hose AMERICAN BLASON POPULAIRE M48 L6 Low-rider cars M48 N6 Why big Noses? M48 O2 ...when you cross a Mexican with an Octopus M48 O4 Olympics M48 R4 Remember the Alamo M48 S6 Sign with spray paint M48 S8 Small steering wheels...handcuffs M48 T42 Three-piece suit M48 T44 Throws Mex out the... M48 W6 Wetback M6 Anti-Mormon M8 Anti-multiple ethnic groups, miscellaneous I, II, III M8 A2 Asian and Blacks M8 A9 Asian and Jewish M8 B3 Bargaining for resurrection M8 B52 Blacks and Jews M8 B55 Blacks and Poles M8 C4 Census M8 C5 Chinese and Mexican M8 G2 Graffiti (____ and_____ jump off a building, who hits first...) M8 I8 Italians and Blacks M8 I9 Italians and Poles M8 L3 L.A. freeway M8 M4 Mexicans and Blacks M8 O9 Outhouse M8 P3 Parachute M8 S5 Shortest Books M8 S7 What do sprinklers sound like? N45 Anti-New England states N49 Anti-New Yorkers N6 Anti-Norwegians O2 Anti-Occupational miscellaneous (see also JOKES III O25) O2 L4 Anti-Legal professions O2 M4 Anti-Medical professions O24 Anti-Obese O5 Anti-Oklahomans P25 Anti-Pakistani P3 Anti-Partisan (Republican/Democrat) P6 Anti-Polish/anti-Pollack, miscellaneous (see also M8) P6 A6 Appearance P6 D7 Dress P6 F6 Food habits P6 G3 Garbage, refuse P6 H6 How to take a census P6 H9 Hygiene P6 I5 Intelligence and ineptitude, miscellaneous I. By Content: 14 AMERICAN 15 BLASON POPULAIRE P6 I5 A8 P6 I5 B7 P6 I5 C6 P6 I5 D6 P6 I5 E8 P6 I5 F6 P6 I5 G4 P6 I5 G7 P6 I5 G76 P6 I5 I2 P6 I5 I5 P6 I5 I6 P6 I5 M5 P6 I5 N3 P6 I5 P3 P6 I5 P6 P6 I5 R4 P6 I5 R6 P6 I5 S5 P6 I5 T7 II. By Form: P6 I5 D5 P6 I5 H4 P6 I5 H6 P6 I5 K5 P6 I5 M3 Astronauts Brain Coffee break Polish Dogs Three Ethnic groups Football Jokes with Gestures or Physical aspect Green side up Groups of Pollacks Ice (cubes) Inventions I.Q. Misunderstandings Names ... to paint a house Making popcorn Religious Round/circular Room Shit Trees Why did/ why do? Did you hear about… How do you … Did you know… How many Pollacks… P6 I5 M3 C4 Changing a light bulb P6 I5 M37 What do you get when you mate/cross… P6 I5 P65 A Pollack… P6 I5 W4 What is… P6 M5 Military, miscellaneous P6 M5 C6 Military cowardice P6 M5 I5 Military ineptness P6 M6 Money, status P6 N3 National bird P6 P6 Poverty, social status, suicide P6 S4 Sexuality P6 T5 Thinnest book P6 W4 Weddings, bride and groom P6 W45 Why Christ wasn't born in Poland P6 W6 Women P65 Anti-Portuguese P66 Anti-Poor P7 Anti-Protestant P8 Anti-Puerto Rican Qu3 Anti-Quaker R4 Anti-Religious AMERICAN 16 BLASON POPULAIRE R5 R8 R85 S25 S28 Anti-Rich Anti-Russian/anti Soviet Anti-Rustic (country bumpkin, see also A37) Anti-Scandinavian Anti-Scottish Anti-Sorority see ACADEME UCB and ACADEME OTHER B55 S6 S6 Anti-South-Pacific Islanders (except Fiji) S65 Anti-Southern white (see also W45) S8 Stereotypes S9 Anti-Swedish S95 Anti-Swiss T4 Anti-Texan T8 Anti-Turkish V5 Anti-Vietnamese W3 Anti-W.A.S.P. W45 Anti-Whites (see also S65) W6 Anti-Women, miscellaneous W6 B4 Why is Beer better than women? W6 B55 Anti-blond women I, II W6 B6 Bodies Miscellaneous (incl. orgasms, menstruation, breasts, yeast infections) W6 B6 S6 Snail trail/slime W6 B6 T8 Why women have Two holes… W6 B6 V3 Vagina/pussy/cunt related (incl. smell) W6 D5 What do you do when your Dishwasher breaks? W6 F3 Fat/ugly women W6 F6 By Form: how are women/x similar/different? W6 F6 G6 Difference between : Good/ bad/ nice girl W6 F6 L5 Difference between: Lightbulb and (pregnant) woman W6 P4 What is the Perfect woman? W6 P6 P.M.S. Jokes W6 S8 Stupid women, Miscellaneous (incl. gossip, driving) W6 S8 S4 Sex change (male to female and female to male) W6 U7 Women as Useless outside of sex and domestic activities, miscellaneous W6 U7 W6 Women’s work/ staying in the kitchen W6 V5 Violence against women, miscellaneous W6 V5 B3 Battered women (just don’t listen) BLESSINGS, PRAYERS, GRACES Miscellaneous B5 Blessing, miscellaneous (see also FOLKSPEECH IV W5) B5 S5 Sleep tight, don't let the bed bugs bite (see also POETRY AND RHYMES N5) G7 Grace, miscellaneous G7 N6 Non-verbal G7 P3 Parodies, miscellaneous G7 P3 F3 Father, son, holy ghost AMERICAN BLESSINGS AND PRAYERS P3 P7 G7 P3 G6 Good food, good meat G7 P3 R7 Rub a dub dub G7 R4 Recited G7 S8 Sung Blessing and Prayer Parodies, miscellaneous Prayers, miscellaneous P7 N6 Now I lay me down to sleep P7 P3 N6 Parodies of Now I lay me down to sleep BODY DECORATIONS (including tattoos, piercing, see also WRITTEN FORMS T3) Miscellaneous BOOK TITLES B6 Book titles I, II M3 Many on a sheet R4 Repeated titles CALIFORNIA LORE FROM DORSON'S COLLECTION CALLS AND CRIES Miscellaneous CATCHES AND ONE-UP (see also GAMES, JOKES) Miscellaneous C5 Circular, miscellaneous (see also TALES C5) C5 P4 Pete and repeat C6 Cons/Bar bets I5 Insulting or self-incriminating, miscellaneous I, II I5 C86 I c.u.p. and variations I5 S98 How do you keep a ___ in suspense? I5 W3 Oh Wa Ta __ Siam L6 Look up, look down P5 Physical punishment R5 Riddle-type catches, miscellaneous R5 B8 Who's the bus driver? R5 E4 If an electric train... R5 F6 Why are fire engines red? R5 R66 If a rooster laid an egg... R5 S9 Where do you bury the survivors? S4 Semantic opposition (also making one look or speak), miscellaneous S4 A8 I "ate" (8) the __ S4 M6 A monkey (just like me) S45 Sexual 17 AMERICAN 18 CHEERS AND CHANTS CHEERS AND CHANTS A-M Miscellaneous N-Z Miscellaneous L4 Lean to the left... M3 Mathematical P6 Political R3 Rah, rah, rah S6 Spell out T9 Two, four, six, eight W4 We must, we must COMPUTER FOLKLORE I About computer culture/users, meta computer lore Misc. B5 Blason Populaire (Newbie, etc.) C3 Catches C8 Customs F6 Folkspeech F6 A2 Acronyms J6 Jokes L4 Legends P3 Parodies (Obvious parodies of well-known non-computer related things in computer related ways) P7 Proverbs S9 Superstitions T3 Tales II Things passed via computer that don’t reference computers directly Misc. B5 Blason Populaire (See also BLASON POPULAIRE) C3 Catches C4 Chain Letters (See also WRITTEN FORMS C45) C4 G4 Getting Stuff C4 L8 Luck F3 Fan Culture F6 Folkspeech F6 C4 Chatspeak/Dumchik (See also WRITTEN FORMS B3) J6 I J6 II J6 III J6 V L4 Joke Cycles Misc. (See also JOKES I) J6 I L5 Lists J6 I L5 D4 Lists of Related Definitions J6 I L5 T6 Top Ten Lists J6 I L5 Y6 You know you’re a ____ when… Non-Cyclic, Non-Narrative Jokes (See also JOKES II) Narrative, Non-Cyclic Jokes (See also JOKES III) Dirty Jokes (See also JOKES V) Legends (See also LEGENDS I) L4 C6 Cookie Recipe (See also LEGENDS I F6 R4 F5) AMERICAN 19 COMPUTER FOLKLORE L5 M4 M6 O3 P3 P5 P6 P7 P8 R5 S2 S6 S9 Limericks (see also LIMERICKS) Memes M4 G4 Meme Generators M4 S8 Memes- Survey/Quiz Format Monologues Occupational (See also WRITTEN FORMS O25) Parodies (Obvious parodies of well-known non-computer related things in non-computer related ways) Pictures Misc. P3 A7 ASCII P3 E4 Emoticons :) P3 U7 User Icons/Avatars Poetry and Rhymes Proverbs/ Proverb Parodies (see also PROVERBS) Purity Tests Riddles (see also RIDDLES) Scams Songs/ Filks Superstitions COSTUME AND HAIRSTYLE (see also ethnic files) Miscellaneous COUNTING-OUT RHYMES Miscellaneous I, II A2 Acca bacca soda cracker A26 Apples, peaches, pears, plums B9 Bubble gum, bubble gum (see also JUMP ROPE RHYMES B9) C6 Counting-out answer C8 Cub Scout, You’re Out E4 Eeny, meeny (misc. nonsense words often achi katchi liberatichi etc)(see also GAMES II H3 E3) E4 E4 Eeny meeny miney mo: misc forms ( incl Catch a ____ by the toe: With no “third” line) E4 G6 If he hollers let him go (no actual folder, file below) E4 G6 N5 Nigger (basic, no extending or tag lines) E4 G6 N5 D5 Any tag line that includes Dirty Dishrag (priority over other tags) E4 G6 N5 M6 My mother said to pick/choose the very best one and you are (not) it. (exact or very similar wording, and no further extensions) E4 G6 N5 O8 Other misc. or extended tag lines E4 G6 N5 O9 Any tag line that includes O-U-T or Y-O-U (or out goes you) E4 G6 T5 Tiger (basic, no tags) AMERICAN 20 COUNTING OUT RHYMES E5 G3 I2 I5 I55 M5 M92 M94 M96 N6 O3 O5 O55 O57 Qu4 R5 E4 G6 T5 D5 Any tag line that includes Dirty dishrag (priority over other tags) E4 G6 T5 M6 My mother (mom etc) said/says/told me to: Pick/choose the very best one and you are (not) it (EXACT WORDING, and no further extensions) E4 G6 T5 M6 O8 My mother…Other wording/Other endings (e.g., You are not going to be it.) E4 G6 T5 O8 Other misc. or extended tag lines E4 G6 T5 O9 Any tag line that includes O-U-T or Y-O-U (or out goes you) E4 G6 O8 Other subjects Misc. with no tag (e.g. catch a monkey etc.) E4 G6 O8 T3 With my mother or other misc. tags E4 P3 If he hollers make him pay, $50 everyday (no actual folder, file below) E4 P3 N5 Nigger (basic) E4 P3 N5 D5Any tag line that includes Dirty Dishrag (priority over other tags) E4 P3 N5 M6 My mother said to pick/choose the very best one and you are (not) it. (exact or very similar wording, and no further extensions) E4 P3 N5 O8 Other misc. or extended tag lines E4 P3 N5 O9 Any tag line that includes O-U-T or Y-O-U (or out goes you) E4 P3 T5 Tiger (basic) E4 P3 T5 M6 My mother said to pick/choose the very best one and you are (not) it (exact or VERY similar wording) E4 P3 T5 O8 Misc. other or extended tag lines E4 P3 O8 Other subjects Misc. with NO tags (e.g. catch a monkey…) E4 P3 O8 T3 With my mother or other misc. tags Engine number nine I, II Counting-out games Ibbidy, bibbidy Ink-a-binka Inky Binky Bonky (Ponky) Mickey Mouse built a house My dog died last night My mother and your mother My mother told me Nonsense rhymes Odds and evens; finger count One flew over the cuckoo's nest One Potato, two potato I, II One, two, buckle my shoe Counting-out questionnaires Rich man, poor man AMERICAN COUNTING OUT RHYMES T9 Twenty horses in a stable CURSES see FOLK SPEECH XIX Swearing CUSTOMS (see also SUPERSTITIONS and HOLIDAY LORE) Miscellaneous B3 Baby showers B5 Birth B55 Birthday, miscellaneous (see also SONGS B5) B55 C3 Birthday Cake B6 Blood brothers/sisters, self mutilation B9 Burial customs C3 Camping (see also SCOUT/CAMP LORE) C4 Celebration/festival C45 Children's miscellaneous (not games) C5 Clubs (secret, special, etc.), miscellaneous (see also H5 C58) C5 T7 Turtles (see also GAMES II D7 T6 B5) C6 Community life C65 Court folk C67 Courtship and sex D4 Death (see also SUPERSTITIONS VII) D5 Disciplinary E4 Emission traditions (see also Folk Speech XIV A5 F5) E8 Etiquette F6 Food, miscellaneous (see also SUPERSTITIONS III E1 and F6) F6 F5 Fortune Cookies (… in bed!) H5 High school, junior high, elementary school, miscellaneous (see also WRITTEN LORE P6) H5 C3 Car customs/games (see also GAMES II C37) H5 C3 P3 Padiddle (including Popeye and Sex) H5 C3 S5 Shotgun H5 C3 Y4 Yellow light H5 C55 Clothing, miscellaneous H5 C55 C5 Circle pins H5 C55 D7 Dress-up day H5 C55 P3 Patent leather shoes H5 C55 Qu4 Queer Thursday H5 C55 R4 Wearing red and/or black on Friday H5 C55 S5 Shirt loops (see also FOLK SPEECH I C55) H5 C58 Clubs, miscellaneous (see also C5) H5 C58 P8 P.U.F. H5 C6 Cooties (see also ARTS AND CRAFTS P3 T6; FOLK SPEECH I D5) H5 G6 Going steady (see also H5 C55 C5 Circle pins) H5 H3 Hazing H5 P7 Pranks, on teachers (see also JOKES VI) H5 S55 Slam books H5 S59 Slumber parties 21 AMERICAN CUSTOMS H5 W49 White tablecloths H55 Highway H6 Homeless people/culture N3 Naming O2 Occupational P7 Prison T6 Tooth Fairy W4 Wedding customs, miscellaneous (see also SUPERSTITIONS VI W4) W4 C3 Wedding cakes W4 E5 Engagement W4 H6 Wedding night and honeymoon W4 H6 S5 Shivaree W4 S5 Showers W4 S6 Something old, something new DANCES (see also GAMES II S5 P55 Play parties) Miscellaneous M3 Madelynne Green folk dance collection DITES (see also SUPERSTITIONS X) Miscellaneous A5 Angel passing L5 Lighting R3 Rain, miscellaneous R3 S9 Rain and sun together S9 Sunset T45 Thunder DRAMA ( see also SCOUT/CAMP LORE S5) Miscellaneous I R4 You must pay the rent ENTERTAINMENT LORE (see also FOLK SPEECH XVI; LEGENDS II) Miscellaneous (includes Gordon paper on Rocky Horror Picture Show) B3 Ballet, dance C3 Carnival, Circus M6 Movie-making M65 Movie theater M9 Musicians (and associated people), miscellaneous I, II M9 R6 Rock and Roll O6 Opera R3 Radio R4 Recording industry T4 Television T5 Theater, miscellaneous T5 A5 Anecdotes I T5 C9 Customs T5 F6 Folk Speech 22 AMERICAN ENTERTAINMENT LORE 23 T5 J6 T5 L4 T5 S9 V3 Jokes Legends Superstitions, miscellaneous T5 S9 B7 Break a leg T5 S9 D7 Dress rehearsal T5 S9 F5 Final line of play T5 S9 G6 "Good luck" T5 S9 H3 Hats T5 S9 M3 Macbeth, Shakespeare T5 S9 M35 Make-up T5 S9 S5 Shoes T5 S9 T5 Threes (dying in threes) T5 S9 W5 Whistling, singing, etc., in dressing room Vaudeville ETIQUETTE see CUSTOMS ETYMOLOGY Miscellaneous C6 Cosmic C65 Costumes and Clothing F6 Folksong origins P4 Personal names P5 Place names I, II (see also LEGENDS III O7) P55 Plants W6 Word origins, miscellaneous W6 F8 Fuck W6 N4 News W6 P6 Posh W6 W6 Wop W6 Y9 Yuppie and variants FAMILY LORE Miscellaneous C8 Family customs I, II F6 Folk speech I, II, III (F.H.B. see FOLK SPEECH IV E3) F6 B4 Behavioral, miscellaneous F6 B4 N3 Behaviors called by name of originator (pulling an Aunt Sally, etc) F6 D4 Descriptive words / phrases, miscellaneous F6 D4 E5 Endearments / positive descriptive terms for people F6 D4 I5 Insults / negative descriptive terms for people F6 E2 Eating and food F6 N3 Naming (nouns and noun phrases), miscellaneous F6 N3 A2 Acronyms AMERICAN FAMILY LORE H5 24 F6 N3 N5 Nicknames / names Family History, Legends, Anecdotes, miscellaneous I, II, III, IV H5 B58 Black sheep H5 S9 Supernatural FESTIVALS Miscellaneous Renaissance Fairs (see also FOLK SPEECH XVII Recreational, SPECIAL GROUPS) FOLKLORE OF FOLKLORISTS A5 Anti-folklorist D8 Dundenalia FOLK METAPHOR Miscellaneous A4 Animal B3 Biblical, Mythological, Religious, Literary F6 Food (including "Out to lunch") H7 Humans, miscellaneous H7 B5 Body Parts H7 F2 Feet H7 H1 Hand H7 H3 Head (eyes, ears, etc.) I3 Inanimate objects I3 H5 Household objects N3 Nature S2 Scatology S3 Sexual FOLK SIMILE I. Appearance, miscellaneous (including smell) (like, as, and ___er than, for other forms see IV) C5 Clean, neat, dirty (including clean as a whistle) C57 Clear/obvious (and opposites) C59 Clothing/Nudity (incl. Mrs. Astor’s pet horse) C6 Coloring, miscellaneous C6 B5 Black/dark skinned (including black as the ace of spades, and as the inside of a cow) (see also BLASON POPULAIRE A4 A6 B5) C6 S9 Brown/suntanned (including brown as a berry) C6 P3 Pale/frightened/white (including white as a sheet) C8 Cute, pretty (including cute as a button) AMERICAN 25 FOLK SIMILE I D7 E9 F5 II. Dry/wet Exhausted, tired, awful looking, sick (including like death warmed over) Figure, miscellaneous F5 B7 Brick shithouse F58 Fit, fresh (including fit as a fiddle) O2 Obese, large S4 Skinny, small T4 Texture U2 Ugly, plain, homely, miscellaneous U2 M8 Ugly as a mud fence U2 S5 Ugly as sin Characteristics (comparisons to...), miscellaneous (like, as, and ___er than, for other forms see IV) A5 Animals, miscellaneous A5 B8 Busy, restless, fidgety, nervous, scared, miscellaneous (see also III M6 F7) A5 B8 C3 Cat on a hot tin roof A5 B8 C37 Cat in a room full of rockers A5 B8 S4 Shaking like a dog shitting peach pits A5 C5 Clumsy, strange, out of place (including bull in a china shop) A5 C7 Crazy (including as a peach orchard boar) A5 C76 Crooked (lit. bent AND fig. thieving) (including as a dog's hind leg) A5 I5 Independent (including as a hog on ice) A5 I58 Intelligence/unintelligent A5 S2 Scarcity, numerous (including scarce as hen's teeth) A5 S5 Slick, sly, suave (lit. slippery AND fig. sly) A5 S6 Speed- fast/slow A5 S6 B3 Bat out of hell A5 T5 Tight (lit. AND fig.) (including as a bull's ass in fly time) A5 T6 Tough, strong, stubborn (including as an ox/mule) A5 U7 Useful/useless (including as tits on a boar) B5 Biblical/mythical characters F6 Food, miscellaneous F6 C6 Cool as a cucumber F6 M6 Slow as molasses in January H8 Humans (see also BLASON POPULAIRE A4 S5) I5 Inanimate objects, miscellaneous I5 B8 Busy, restless, fidgety, nervous (see also III M6 F7) I5 C6 Cocky, obstinate, troublesome, mean, crooked I5 I5 Intelligence I5 L3 Lack of intelligence I5 O3 Odd, strange, out of place, unpopular, clumsy, tactless I5 S5 Slick, sly, suave, miscellaneous I5 S5 S6 Slick as snot/spit (on a doorknob) I5 S6 Speed- fast/slow I5 T6 Tough, steady, strong, solid, brave (and opposites) AMERICAN 26 FOLK SIMILE II I5 U7 III. IV. Useless, boring, unimportant, useful, interesting miscellaneous I5 U7 W5 Pissing in the wind I55 Insects, miscellaneous I55 S6 Snug as a bug in a rug N3 Natural phenomena P5 Physical disability/disease, miscellaneous P5 B8 Busy (including as a one-armed paper hanger) P6 Plants State of Being, miscellaneous (like, as, and ___er than, for other forms see IV) A3 Age (including old as the hills) (see also Retorts O4) C4 Chance, miscellaneous C4 S6 Snowball in hell D4 Dead, miscellaneous D4 D6 Doornail, doorknob (including deaf, dead, and dumb) D47 Describing sound: loud/quiet D5 Dick's hatband D7 Drunkenness and hangovers (including Other Forms) E2 Ease/difficulty miscellaneous E2 N4 Needle in a haystack E2 S2 Shoving sand down a rat hole E2 T4 Pulling teeth (hen’s teeth) H4 Health M6 Mood, miscellaneous M6 H3 Happy, miscellaneous M6 H3 C5 As a clam M6 H3 P5 Dead pig in the sunshine M6 F7 Frantic (including chicken with its head cut off) (see also II A5 B8, I5 B8) M6 L6 Low (including as whale shit) M6 M3 Mad, angry (including as a wet hen) S5 Similarity/dissimilarity (including two peas in a pod) U5 Unsuccessful, not well received (i.e., retorts to bad jokes) Funny as/ went over like..., miscellaneous U5 B3 A truckload of dead babies U5 F5 Flash flood in a fizzie factory U5 L4 A lead balloon U5 P3 A pay toilet in a diarrhea ward U5 P7 A pregnant pole vaulter U5 S2 Screen doors on a submarine U5 R8 A rubber crutch Other Forms, miscellaneous (not like or as) E5 "...Enough to..." (Adj. enough to Verb a Noun) K5 Doesn’t Know____from ___ miscellaneous K5 A7 Ass from _____(incl. a hole in the ground) K5 S4 Shit from Shinola M6 "More...than" (including than Carter has pills) AMERICAN 27 FOLK SIMILE IV S6 W6 (So...that) he could/would/couldn't etc. miscellaneous S6 B3 Buck/crooked-toothed (incl. Eating through a picket fence) S6 L6 Low, crooked, untrustworthy (including butter wouldn’t melt in his mouth) S6 M6 Moods (including so mad I could chew nails) S6 S5 Skinny S6 S8 Stupidity/ineptitude miscellaneous S6 S8 B3 Couldn’t fight his way out of a paper bag S6 S8 P5 Couldn’t pour piss out of a boot S6 T5 Tight, poor, rich, greedy S6 U2 Ugly, fat, unattractive (Not) Worth…. (including a tinker’s dam) V. Weather/temperature, miscellaneous (like, as, and ___er than) C6 Cold, miscellaneous C6 B7 Cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey C6 W4 Colder than a well digger's ass C6 W5 Colder than a witch's tit H6 Hot, miscellaneous H6 H3 Hot as the hinges of Hades/Hell H6 P5 Hotter than a $2 pistol R3 Rain, miscellaneous R3 C6 Raining like a cow pissing on a flat rock VI. Leavetakings/farewells miscellaneous (like, as, and ___er than) (see also FOLK SPEECH VI F35) P7 Off like a prom dress T7 Make like a tree and leave FOLK SPEECH Miscellaneous Unsorted Unsorted 1960s Unsorted 1970s I, II, III, IV Unsorted 1980-1985 I, II I. Naming (nouns or noun phrases), Miscellaneous I, II A3 Acronyms A5 Animals B6 Body and Body parts, Miscellaneous B6 C3 Body parts and Disease B6 G4 Genitalia, Miscellaneous B6 G4 F4 Genitalia, Female and Breasts B6 G4 M3 Genitalia, Male B9 Building and Objects C5 Cigars, Cigarettes AMERICAN 28 FOLK SPEECH I C55 C6 D3 D5 H6 I5 I55 M3 M4 M6 M8 N3 N5 N8 P4 Clothing/Shoes Comestibles/Food, Miscellaneous (not Alcohol, see FOLK SPEECH IV D7 and XVI R48) C6 D7 Drinks C6 F6 Specific food item or dish C6 F6 N5 Nigger Toe C6 P3 Parts, Miscellaneous C6 P3 O4 Old Maid C6 P3 P6 Pope's Nose C6 S2 Sandwiches Dance/Parties Disease and Illness (including cooties) Household objects and tools Indefinite naming: People and Things (Jack, Thing-a-ma-jig, Cat, Man, Dude) Insects Machines Measurement Money, Value items Musical instruments, music (see also XVI J3 and R6; ENTERTAINMENT LORE M9) Natural phenomena Nicknames (human) and Individuals Numbers and Counting Descriptive terms for categories of people, miscellaneous (context specific/ situational, including scapegoat, greenhorn). Use P4 I5 for generic insults and name-calling; use XVI for occupational names and categories. P4 A2 Absent minded/non-functioning (including basket case, vegetable, space cadet) P4 A3 Age-related names, size-related names (including kinship terms) P4 A5 Animal insults (pig, turkey)/Animal compliments P4 A6 Names indicating approbation, endearment (beauty, dear) P4 C3 People with particular character traits (personality, miscellaneous) P4 C3 C4 Cheap P4 C6 Compliments, etc. P4 C64 Coward, complainer, weak (men or women) P4 F4 Names for females, miscellaneous P4 G6 "Too good" insults (Pollyanna, Goody-2-shoes, teacher's pet) P4 G7 Names for a group, gang, or class or people in group, gang, class (including “rough” people, hippie, yuppie, greaser) P4 I5 Insults Generic/Appropriate to any situation, including namecalling insults (see also swearing, vulgarities, etc.) P4 I58 Names implying intelligence (sneaky, "go getters," clever, including wise-ass) P4 L4 Lazy people/boring people AMERICAN 29 FOLK SPEECH I P4 M3 P4 O3 P4 O8 P4 P4 P4 P5 P4 P6 P4 R3 P4 S4 P4 S5 II. III. IV. Names for males Odd, different, unusual, unpopular, uncool people (nerd, weirdo, square) P4 O3 F3 Farting in bathtub P4 O3 S6 Sniffing bicycle seats Outlaws, people not to be trusted (including fink, stoolie) People from particular places People with particular physical characteristics (including clumsy, people wearing glasses or braces) Names related to politics/ideology P4 P6 B5 Bigots, liberals, (including redneck) Names based on religion, race/nationality (including whitetrash) People who are sexy/sharp looking (male and female) Snobby, stuck-up people (including names for important people: boss, mucky-mack) Social misfits (hobo, bum, freak) Stupid people/ inept people/irritating/gullible/socially clumsy Task defined names for people (bootlegger, "visiting fireman") P4 S6 P4 S7 P4 T3 P5 Places I, II P55 Plants R6 Roads S5 Aspects of situations, e.g., the bottom line. S9 Supernatural phenomena V3 Value items, money, gems, etc. (see also M6) V4 Vehicles and parts of vehicles V4 C3 Catering trucks W5 Names for white people Pure nonsense and sound, miscellaneous A5 Exclamations in the event of an accident or mistake S6 Sounds that animals make Literary and Biblical Domestic and social activities, miscellaneous C6 Courtship, attraction, relationships, friendships, partnerships D5 Divorce D7 Drinking and alcohol (coffee and tea, see also XX I56) D7 A4 Any alcoholic drink D7 B4 Beer, generic terms for D7 B44 “Beer goggles” D7 B9 “BYOB” D7 C6 Cocktails (drinks w/ recipes) D7 C65 Container(s) D7 D4 Description of drinker D7 G6 To go drink D7 H3 “Hair of the dog” AMERICAN FOLK SPEECH IV V. VI. D7 I5 Invitation to drink D7 I6 Illegal alcohol: terms for D7 M4 Method of drinking D7 U5 Underage acquisition D7 W3 “on the wagon” D8 Duties and chores E3 Eating and food I, II E3 C6 Cooking E3 I5 Invitations E35 Education K5 Kinship, relatives M3 Marriage P4 Personal habits, bathing, grooming, clothing P6 Politics R4 Religion (see also Religious Group Lore) V6 Vocational Life crisis events, miscellaneous B5 Birth D4 Death Descriptions/acknowledgments (adjectives/adverbs and descriptive phrases), miscellaneous I, II, III A2 Abundance A3 Acronyms A4 Amazement (e.g., Wow) A6 Appearance/Physical attributes (smell) A6 H9 Human (Positive/negative) I, II (see also XIII F4 and M3) A6 H9 E6 Facial expressions A6 N6 Non-human A67 Terms of approbation/agreement, miscellaneous I, II (see also D53 A6) A67 A9 Awesome A67 B3 Bad A67 B5 Bitchin' A67 B6 Boss A67 B65 Bomb (da bomb) A67 C3 Camp A67 C38 Cat's possessions (cat's meow, pajamas) A67 C45 Cherry A67 C57 Cooking A67 C6 Cool A67 D6 Dope A67 F3 Far out A67 F7 Fresh A67 F8 Funky A67 G4 Georgie A67 G6 Gnarly (see also XVII S9) A67 G7 Greatest thing since... 30 AMERICAN 31 FOLK SPEECH VI A67 G76 A67 H4 A67 I5 A7 A9 C3 C6 C65 D3 D4 D43 D45 D5 D53 Groovy Heavy Intensifiers/modifiers, miscellaneous A67 I5 H44 Hella/Hecka A67 J5 Jive A67 K5 Killer A67 L3 Larrapin' A67 N4 Neat, neato-keeno, etc A67 O9 Out of sight (including out of state) A67 P4 Phat (fat) A67 R3 Radical A67 R39 Raw A67 R5 Right on (including right arm) A67 R55 Righteous A67 S5 Sick A67 S9 Sweet A67 T5 Tight A67 T6 Tough A67 T7 Trade lasts A67 W5 Wicked Arrogance/Humility Avoidance Cautionary/conflict (including give me a break) Commands (including shit or get off the pot), miscellaneous I, II (see also Proverbs S4704) C6 A4 Keep alert, see reality, smell the coffee C6 H9 Hurry up Consolation Dangerous, Precarious situation, Near-miss situations, Desperate, Serious situation Deception, Trickery, Truth, Hedging, Cheating, Insincerity I, II Defensiveness I, II Determination, Indecision Terms of disapprobation/disagreement, miscellaneous (see also D53) D5 B6 Bogus, bogue D5 B8 Bummer D5 B85 Bunk D4 C4 Cheesy, corny D5 C6 Cold, cool D5 G3 Gay D5 G7 Grodie, grungy, gnarly, raunchy D5 P5 Pisser D5 S2 Screwed up, fucked up D5 S9 Sucks D5 T5 Tight Disapproval, dislike, disgust, miscellaneous D53 A6 Approval, appreciation, agreement (see also A67) AMERICAN 32 FOLK SPEECH VI VII. Miscellaneous (including darn tootin') affirmations D53 A6 B4 You bet(chya) (your sweet patootie, etc) D53 A6 O3 OK (okie dokie and variants) D53 A6 W6 Word D55 Disbelief, distrust E3 Exaggerate, overreact/downplay, underreact E4 Eccentric, odd, unusual, crazy (see also S85 M4) E5 Efficient/inefficient, completely E59 Envy, desire, preferences, greed F3 Failure, ineptitude, stupidity, clumsy I, II, III F35 Farewell, leave-taking (see also RETORTS S4), dismissals (including accusations of irrelevance) I, II, III F7 Frustration, difficulty, ease, and futility (including out of the frying pan into the fire) I, II G7 Greetings, arrival I3 Ignorance, inexperience I5 Insults and put-downs I, II, III (see also XIX; RETORTS I5) M5 Mispronunciation M58 Misunderstanding/mistaken/wrong/irrational/confused M58 U5 Understanding/rational/clear R3 Race (see also BLASON POPULAIRE) R4 Reinforcement (go for it, etc.) I, II R45 Resignation, acceptance, indifference, rejection I, II S6 Spatial and directional, location (including lost people and things) I, II S8 State of being -- places/things, including descriptions of "atmosphere" S8 H6 Hopelessness S8 P6 Poverty/wealth S85 State of mind -- people (including uptight) (being) miscellaneous S85 A5 Anger S85 E4 Embarrassment, humiliation, "face" S85 E5 Exited/restless/psyched/elated S85 F4 Fear/cowardice S85 H4 Physical health, including tired S85 M4 Mental health, including depressed, “nuts” (see also VI E4) S9 Success and pleasure S95 Surprise, amazement T5 Thanks, please, pardon (including TGIF) T55 Threats (see also RETORTS and TAUNTS) W3 Waste and worthlessness/value, worth W5 Wishes, good or bad (jinx, good luck, see also BLESSINGS B5 and SIMULTANEITY SAYINGS) Weather/temperature, miscellaneous C6 Cold weather H6 Hot weather M6 Miscellaneous, multiple conditions R3 Rain, miscellaneous R3 C3 It's raining cats and dogs AMERICAN 33 FOLK SPEECH XI S6 W5 VIII. Time IX. X. XI. R3 P5 It's raining pitchforks and nigger babies Snow and frost Wind Travel and transportation (including driving etc.) Communication, miscellaneous H3 Ham radio operator, CB radio Open XIII. Open XIII. Sexual, miscellaneous A8 Attraction (plus or minus) B5 Bisexual C45 Children C6 Contraceptives F4 Females, references to I, II (see also VI A6 H9) H6 Homosexuals (see BLASON POPULAIRE H6; GAY AND LESBIAN LORE) I5 Intercourse, miscellaneous I5 A5 Anal Intercourse K5 Kissing, necking, petting M3 Males, reference to (see also VI A6 H9) M37 Masturbation M4 Menstruation O4 Old age O7 Oragenitalism (see also GAY MALE AND LESBIAN LORE F6 III Gay Male Sexual Terminology) P4 Perversion P7 Pregnancy P75 Promiscuity, exhibitionism P77 Propositions, seduction, pick up, piropos P79 Prostitution (see also XV C7) T5 Time and place V5 Virginity (positive, negative) XIV. Scatology/euphemisms for body functions I. Anatomical categories, miscellaneous A5 Anal, miscellaneous A5 D3 Defecation A5 D3 A5 Animal excrement A5 D3 A5 S7 "Stepping in it" A5 D3 D1 Diarrhea A5 D3 D5 Dingleberries AMERICAN 34 FOLK SPEECH XIV A5 F5 II. III. Flatulence/Farting (for responses see CUSTOMS E4; RETORTS; EMISSION TRADITIONS) G3 Genital, miscellaneous G3 P4 Phallic G3 U7 Urination G3 U9 Urination and Defecation (including number 1 and 2, etc.) G3 V2 Vaginal N2 Nasal, miscellaneous N2 M8 Mucus, runny nose, etc. N2 S6 Sneezing (for responses see CUSTOMS E4; EMISSION TRADITIONS) O7 Oral, miscellaneous O7 B9 Burping (for responses see CUSTOMS E4; EMISSION TRADITIONS) O7 S6 Spitting O7 V8 Vomiting Euphemisms for toilets N5 Nouns (including toilet paper) N5 H4 "Head" N5 P7 Privy, outhouse, etc. N5 T8 Other names for toilet (sandbox, crapper, etc.) V3 Verbs V3 G51 Go see Aunt Ethel, Mrs. Jones, (other names) V3 G53 Go see Chinaman (“Toi Let,” etc.) V3 P4 Make a pit stop V3 P8 Pull the chain V3 S4 See a man about a dog, horse, etc. V3 T8 Other euphemisms for going to the toilet Euphemisms for non-body (zipper warnings, who died?, slip showing) X9 xyz (pdq) XV. Special minority groups, miscellaneous (see also NARCOTICS LORE, MOTORCYCLE LORE, ENTERTAINMENT LORE, LOUISIANA LORE, MILITARY LORE, SCOUT/CAMP LORE and GAY MALE and LESBIAN LORE ) C7 Criminal underworld/gangs (see also XIII P79) D5 Disabled persons E8 EST (Werner Erhard Seminar Training) G3 Gambling H6 Hobo slang M8 Musicians P7 Prison I, II S3 School, not college I, II S9 Special groups, other (Alcoholics Anon, see also SPECIAL GROUPS) XVI. Occupational, miscellaneous I, II (used by members and about members of the group) AMERICAN 35 FOLK SPEECH XVI A3 A53 A57 A7 A8 A9 A95 B6 C47 C5 C6 C65 C7 D3 E3 F3 F37 F5 F57 F6 F67 F8 G3 H6 J3 J6 L3 L39 L6 L65 M4 M45 M5 N3 O5 P3 P35 P5 P6 P63 P65 P7 Advertising, including fashion Aircraft workers Airplane pilots Archaeology, anthropology Artists (painters, sculptors, graffiti artists, etc.) Auto manufacturers Auto sales Bar see R48 Bicycle messengers Circus Civil servants Computer Construction and carpentry Credit collection Dance (see also XVII D3) Education Electronics see T4 Falconry Farming and ranching, miscellaneous F37 C6 Cowboy, rodeo Financial, banking, stock market Firemen Fishermen see XVII F5 Folk music, singers (see also ENTERTAINMENT LORE) Forestry, Natural Parks Funeral industry Gas stations and auto mechanics Hospitals Jazz slang (see also ENTERTAINMENT LORE) Journalism Landscaping Law Logging, timber, lumberjacks Longshoremen Medical, dental I, II, III Meteorology Mining Nautical/ sailors Oil Painting (house) Pawn shop Photography Plumbing Police/security, miscellaneous P63 E8 Etic (outsider) names for/lore about Politics Printers AMERICAN FOLK SPEECH XVI P76 P8 R3 R4 R48 R49 Prostitution/Porn Industry Public relations, personnel Railroad Real estate Restaurant, bar I, II (see also S5) Retail store, miscellaneous R49 L5 Liquor store R6 Rock music (see also ENTERTAINMENT LORE) S3 Science and technology S5 Short order cook; Kitchen (camp, etc.) T3 Taxi, bus, public transportation T4 Television, electronics, telephone T7 Trucking V4 Veterinarian XVII. Recreational, generally non-professional, (see also MOTORCYCLE LORE, SPORTS LORE; GAMES I T45; COMPUTER LORE) miscellaneous B3 Ballooning B6 Bowling C3 Car-related (drag racing, hot rods) C37 Cards/gambling D3 Dancing (see also XVI D3) E6 Equestrian (not racetrack) F5 Fishing and hunting (for Foxhunting, see Sports Lore F69) G5 Gliding J3 Jazzercise J8 Juggling M6 Motorcycle riding (see also MOTORCYCLE LORE) M68 Mountain and rock climbing P5 Pinball and video games R5 Rifle shooting S35 Scuba/skin diving S45 Skateboarding XVIII.Secret languages, miscellaneous I, II B6 Boontling (Boonville, California) J5 Jibberish XIX. Swearing, miscellaneous (see also VI D5, I5) B5 Blasphemy C8 Cursing E8 Euphemistic swearing I, II O2 Obscenity P7 Profanity V9 Vulgarity XX. Behavioral (verbs/phrases showing action), miscellaneous A5 Annoy, irritate, bother/challenge A6 Acquisitional, possession (showing) A6 D5 Dibs 36 AMERICAN 37 FOLK SPEECH XXI B3 B6 C6 D4 D5 D57 D59 E6 E9 F4 F5 I4 I5 I56 L3 P4 R4 R43 R45 S5 Bargaining, compromising, contracting, repay in kind Boredom, impatience (to bore, to be boring) Conformity, constancy, independence Deceptive behavior (deception includes ass-kissing) Dilemma, coping with or causing trouble Discipline, miscellaneous D57 C6 To complain To disgust, to make ill Emotional, miscellaneous E6 A3 Showing/causing anger, extreme excitement (including having a fit) E6 C3 Showing/causing calm (chill out) E6 E3 To exacerbate E6 F4 Showing/causing fear E6 H8 Hurt emotionally, inconsiderate, unfair E6 U5 Acting/causing unhappiness Evasive, time-wasting, busy, inertia/direct, straightforward E9 B5 Blow it off Festivity, enjoyment, socializing, relaxing I, II (for laughter see L4) F4 C4 Chill, chillin(g) F4 K5 Kick, kicking it, kicking back etc Financial, miscellaneous F5 B2 Begging F5 G7 Greed, selfishness, "hogging" Immaturity, being spoiled Intellectual I, II (including daydreaming, imagining, thinking) Intoxication, hangover, miscellaneous (see also IV D7) I56 D4 Degrees of intoxication, miscellaneous (see also F. Similes III D7) I56 D4 B8 Buzz I56 D4 F8 FUBAR (see also MILITARY LORE A7 F6 S6) I56 D4 H1 Hammered I56 D4 H4 Heat I56 D4 L6 Looped I56 D4 S4 Three sheets to the wind I56 D4 S5 Shit-faced I56 D4 S6 Sloshed I56 D4 W2 Wasted I56 H16 Hangover, miscellaneous Laughing Physical (including violence, fighting, hurting, health) Recklessness, speed, slowness Ready, energetic Rejectional R45 E3 Eighty-six it (86) Sleeping, waking AMERICAN 38 FOLK SPEECH XXI S5 S6 Snoring S5 Z2 “Z’s” (catching, cutting etc.) S6 Sponging, mooching, and stealing S6 F5 Five fingered discount S6 R5 Rip off S9 Superiority, inferiority (including self-aggrandizing, self-denigrating) XXI. Behavioral, non-human, miscellaneous XXII. Miscellaneous and unspecified M3 Many to a page XXIII.Local XXIV.Formulaic Disclaimer GAMES (see also PUZZLES, RIDDLES and POETRY/RHYMES B6 C45) Miscellaneous I. Game-related materials/papers on subject of children's games G4 Game gestures, including King's X and variants P7 Game preliminaries and choosing, miscellaneous (see also COUNTINGOUT RHYMES) P7 03 "Odds and Evens" P7 05 "One for the money..." T4 Game terminators, miscellaneous T4 C7 Criss-cross T4 O5 Olly olly oxen T4 T5 Tic-toc T45 Game terminology and speech (and rhymes; not ball bouncing), miscellaneous T45 H5 Hide and seek rhymes, miscellaneous T45 H5 A6 "Apples, peaches, pumpkin pie ..." T45 H5 B55 "There's a blue bird on my shoulder" T45 H5 R4 "Ready or not ..." T45 H6 Hopscotch terminology T45 J3 Jacks terminology T45 J6 Jump rope terminology T45 M6 Marble terminology II. Types of Games, miscellaneous I, II B3 Ball-bouncing games B3 R55 Ball bouncing rhymes, games, miscellaneous B3 R55 M9 My name is Alice B3 R55 O5 One, two, three O'Leary and variants B35 Ball games, miscellaneous I, II B35 A5 Anthony (Annie) over and variants B35 B3 Baseball type variants B35 B35 Basketball type variants B35 D6 Dodge ball B35 F6 Football type variants (kill the carrier, smear the queer) B35 H3 Handball variants, including "Butts up" B35 M6 Monkey in the middle, Keep away, Salugi, Pickle ... AMERICAN 39 GAMES II B5 B6 C3 C35 C37 C38 C4 C45 C454 C5 C56 C57 C65 B35 S6 Spud B35 S8 Stick ball B35 S9 Stoop ball Blindman's Bluff Body Games (see also II D4, II T76; POETRY B6) Camp games (see SCOUT/CAMP LORE G2) Capture the flag Car games, miscellaneous I, II (see also II P38; CUSTOMS H5 C3 Padiddle) C37 A4 Alphabet C37 B4 Beaver C37 C5 Chinese Firedrill C37 G4 Geography C37 L5 License out of state C37 S5 Slug bug Card games , miscellaneous (for drinking games with cards, see D7 C38) C38 F5 Fifty-two pickup/smoke or fire C38 F6 Flipping (baseball) cards C38 K5 Killer, Murder, Wink (see also C5 A3 K5, G8 I5) C38 K6 Knuckles (physical aggression game) C38 P6 Poker and variants C38 S6 Solitaire C38 S66 Spoons (includes Pig) C38 T7 Card tricks and catches C38 W3 War Charades, pantomimes, miscellaneous C4 L4 Lemonade Chasing (see also Tag) Chess Circle games, miscellaneous (see also D4 V4, C69, H3, and singing games; non-age specific, see T4) C5 A3 Adult/Adolescent miscellaneous (see also D4 V4) C5 A3 C5 Chickie Chickie Boom Boom C5 A3 K5 Killer (see also C38 K5, G8 I5) C5 A3 S3 Scissors (crossed and uncrossed) (see also G8 S5 S9) C5 A3 T9 Thumper (non-drinking versions, see D7 T45 for drinking versions) C5 C5 Children's circle games, miscellaneous (see also S5 C5) C5 C5 D7 Drop the handkerchief (see also S5 T5) C5 C5 D8 Duck Duck Goose (Grey Duck, etc.) C5 C5 M6 Motorboat, motorboat C5 P8 Poor Pussy Coffee, tea, milkshake, pee Coins (tossing, flipping) (non-drinking versions, for drinking versions see D7 Qu3) Colored eggs (as a game) AMERICAN 40 GAMES II C69 D4 D5 D6 D7 Courtship and sexual games, miscellaneous (see also C5 A3, S5 C6, S5 PS5, and SUPERSTITIONS VI D5 B8) C69 B4 Beer labels C69 C45 Choo Choo (Train) C69 I4 I love you, baby, but I just can’t smile C69 M3 Male initiation C69 O2 Object passed (pass the orange, lifesaver, etc.) C69 P6 Post Office C69 S4 Seven minutes in heaven/in the closet C69 S6 Spin the bottle/flashlight C69 W5 Wink 'em Dexterity games, miscellaneous (see also C5 A3) D4 C7 Crack the whip D4 D6 Doctor, Doctor (Chinese Tangle, Puzzle) D4 F6 Follow the Leader D4 H3 Handgames, miscellaneous. (for Handclapping see H3) D4 H3 R6 Rock, Paper, Scissors (Ro Sham Bo) D4 H3 S5 Handslapping with opponent (Raspberry) D4 J6 Johnny on the pony (Buck Buck) D4 J8 Jumping and hopping play, miscellaneous (see also H6 (hopscotch), JUMP ROPE RHYMES) D4 J8 L4 Leap Frog D4 R4 Relay races D4 R5 Rhythmic play/stunts, miscellaneous (see also H3, JUMP ROPE RHYMES P65) D4 R5 C5 Ching, Ching Chinaman sitting on a fence D4 R5 W3 Wash the dishes, dry the dishes D4 S7 Statues D4 T8 Tug of war D4 V4 Verbal dexterity and quick exchange, miscellaneous I, II (see also C5 A3, D5 R5, for drinking versions see D7 V4) D4 V4 B9 Buzz (non-drinking versions, see D7-B9 D4 V4 C3 Categories (non-rythmic) (non-drinking versions, see also D7 C4 for drinking versions) D4 V4 C6 Concentration/categories/names (rhythm keeping) D4 V4 S8 Who stole the cookies from the cookie jar? D4 V4 W5 Who sir, me sir D4 W7 Wrestling, miscellaneous D4 W7 I4 Indian wrestling (arm wrestling) D4 W7 T5 Thumb wrestling Dice (see also drinking games D7 D5) Dominoes Drinking, miscellaneous I, II (including college and fraternity) D7 B6 Boat Races D7 B8 Buffalo Club D7 B85 Bunny/Viking/Moose AMERICAN 41 GAMES II D7 B9 D7 C3 D7 C37 D7 C38 D7 C5 D7 D4 D7 D5 D7 H8 D7 L8 D7 M6 D7 N4 D7 P5 D7 P6 D7 Qu3 D7 Qu4 D7 S4 D7 S5 D7 S55 D7 S6 D7 T6 D7 V4 D7 Z6 E2 E5 F6 Eating games Elimination Forfeit Buzz/Zoom etc (counting game, no 7’s etc) (for non-drinking versions see D4 V4 B9; for “Zoom, shwartz, profigliano” see D7 Z6) Caps Cardinal Puff Card games (99, see C38 for non-drinking versions) D7 C38 A7 Asshole D7 C38 K5 Kings Cigarettes (Ashtray, etc.) Depth charge Dice miscellaneous (for non-drinking versions see D5) D7 D5 L5 Liars D7 D5 M4 Mexicali/Tijuana D7 D5 T4 Three man Hundred club Chug-a-lug Games with Movies/TV shows/Songs (incl. Roxanne) misc. D7 M6 B6 Bob, Bob Newhart I never Pitchers, Bootabout Beer Pong Quarters (see also C57 for non-drinking versions) I, II Questions Secret Rule (incl. One up/One Down) (for non-drinking versions see G8 S5) Shot gun Singing (see also SONGS D7) Drinking and Sports Tongue twisters misc. D7 T6 B5 Big Fat Hen D7 T6 F8 Fuzzy duck Verbal dexterity and quick exchange (for non drinking versions see D4 V4) D7 V4 A4 Alphabet (alphabetical exchange) D7 V4 B8 Bullshit D7 V4 C4 Categories D7 V4 N3 Name game D7 V4 N6 No fuck D7 V4 T45 Thumper (Gesture exchange) (see C5 A3 T9 for non-drinking versions) D7 V4 V4 Vegetable (teeth covered) D7 V4 W4 Whale Tales Zoom, Schwartz, Profigliano (for “zoom” counting game see D7 B9) AMERICAN 42 GAMES II F68 F7 G5 G8 H2 H3 Fox and Geese Frisbee Ghost Guessing, miscellaneous I, II G8 A6 Animal, vegetable or mineral G8 B68 Botticelli G8 I5 Individuals (Doggie, murder, wink see also C38 K5, C5 A3 K5) Mysteries see PUZZLES O7 S5 G8 02 Objects in player's presence (Hide the thimble; I spy; Heavy, heavy; button; button; doggie; etc.) G8 P4 Personality traits/Psychiatrist G8 S5 Secret rule games, miscellaneous (for drinking versions see D7 S4) G8 S5 B3 Black magic G8 S5 D2 Double letter game (“I like the moon...,” “I like coffee, but I don’t like tea,” and related) G8 S5 M5 Magazines, books (9 square objects) G8 S5 P2 Power power G8 S5 P3 Going on a picnic G8 S5 S7 Snaps G8 S5 S9 Scissors (see also C5 A3 S3) G8 T85 Twenty questions G8 W3 Water penalty G8 W6 Word (Stink-Pink) Ha Ha (see also C69) Handclapping Rhymes and Games, miscellaneous I(see also D4 V4 S8, P37, and S5) H3 A6 Apple on a stick (see also JUMP ROPE RHYMES A6) H3 B3 She put in the Bathtub (see also POETRY/RHYMES B35) H3 B6 My Boyfriend gave me peaches… H3 B62 I met my Boyfriend at the candy store… H3 B65 Bo-bo-skee-wotten-totten H3 C4 Chinese, Japanese, Indian chief H3 C6 Cooties + bedbugs (having a ball game) H3 D5 Did you ever in your ... life see a... H3 D6 Dr. Knickerbocker (Let’s get the rhythm…) H3 D69 Down, Down, baby (down by the roller coaster) H3 D6902 Down by the banks… H3 E3 Eenie meenie pepsadenie (see also COUNTING OUT RHYMES E4) H3 M3 Mailman, mailman do your duty… (see also JUMP ROPE RHYMES P65) H3 M37 Oh Mary Mack I, II (see also FOLKSONGS I, II) H3 M5 Miss Suzy/Miss Lucy had a steamboat (see also JUMP ROPE RHYMES M57 58; POETRY P7 S7; SONGS C45 J6 O2 S7) AMERICAN 43 GAMES II My Mother, your mother… (see also JUMP ROPE RHYMES M9) H3 M9 My Mother is a baker… H3 N5 I wish I had a Nickel… H3 O5 Oobahlah koobalah H3 P3 Paddy Cake/Pat-a-cake (see also JUMP ROPE RHYMES P3) H3 P4 Pease Porridge H3 P5 Playmate come out (say, say) H3 P7 Pretty little Dutch girl H3 R6 Rockin’ Robin H3 S3 The sailor went to sea (see also JUMP ROPE RHYMES S2) H3 S5 Sitting in a rocker (miss sue form Alabama) H3 S9 Suzie was a baby H3 T4 Three, six, nine, (the monkey drank wine) Hide and seek, miscellaneous H5 E6 Equal number of players/teams (heats, ditch arrows) H5 S3 Unequal number of players, "it" hides (including Sardines) H5 U5 Unequal number of players Hopscotch, including Potsy (see also GAMES I T45 H6) Jacks Jump rope Games, miscellaneous (see also GAMES I T45 J6) J85 CS Chinese jump rope J85 H6 Hot peppers Kick the can King of the Mountain see P5 K5 Knife games K6 M8 Mumbly Peg/Mumbletypeg Levitation (Light as a feather, see II T76) Marbles (see also I T45 M6) Match tricks and games Memory Mother and I/Mother may I?/Giant steps/Simon says Musical chairs Paper and pencil, miscellaneous P35 B3 Box game (Dots) P35 C6 Challenges, puzzles P35 D7 Drawing P35 F7 Fortune telling miscellaneous (incl. Flames, True Love, etc) (see also SUPERSTITIONS VI D5) P35 F7 A3 AEIOU P35 F7 M3 MASH P35 H7 Hangman P35 N6 Number games P35 P5 Paper football P35 T3 Tic-tac-toe P35 W3 War games (including Battleship) H3 M6 H5 H6 J3 J85 K5 K6 L4 M3 M38 M4 M6 M8 P35 AMERICAN 44 GAMES II P37 P38 P4 P5 P6 P65 P7 Qu4 R4 R47 R5 S4 S5 P35 W4 Word games (including Guggenheim, Categories) Parents' games with children (see also POETRY Body Rhymes) Games to pass time (see also C37 car games) Penalties (see also F6 Forfeit and C69 Courtship Games) Physical aggression games, miscellaneous I, II (including hitting, sadism, lucky strike, pink belly, etc., see also D4; C38 K6 for "knuckles" with cards) P5 A6 Apple core, Baltimore P5 C2 Chicken P5 F6 Fox in the bushes P5 I4 Indian arm wrestling/"Indian burn" P5 K5 King of the Mountain P5 L8 Lucky strikes P5 M5 Through the mill P5 M6 Mercy P5 P5 Pig pile (dog pile) P5 P55 Pink belly P5 P6 Pencil war P5 P7 Pinching, hairpulling (includes titty twister) P5 P7 O2 Odd or even P5 S2 Slapping, slugging, hitting P5 S2 F6 Flinch P5 S2 K8 Knuckles P5 S2 P5 as penalty (for saying word, farting, etc.) P5 S2 P5 C3 Circle (thumb and forefinger) P5 S2 S4 Slap games P5 W3 War Pom pom pull away Pool, billiards (see also SPORTS LORE P6) POGS (milk caps) Quests, hunts for hidden objects (see also G8 O2) Red light, green light I, II Red Rover Ring-a-leavio Seven-up/Heads up/Thumbs up Singing games, miscellaneous (see also Handclapping and Ethnic Files, African-American Games, Singing) S5 C5 Circle singing games, miscellaneous S5 C6 "Courtship" games (King William, Marching Around the Levee, etc.) S5 C6 H4 Here Comes Three Dukes A-Riding S5 F3 Farmer in the Dell S5 G6 Go in and out the window S5 L5 Little Sally Walker (see also JUMP ROPE RHYMES and AFRICAN-AMERICAN Games C5 S5 S2) S5 L6 London Bridge S5 M Here we go around the mulberry bush S5 O4 Old Ponto (grumbler) is dead AMERICAN 45 GAMES II S55 S6 S75 S76 S77 S9 T3 T4 T6 T7 T76 W6 Y6 S5 P55 Playparty games (Skip to my Lou, Hokey Pokey) S5 R5 Ring around the rosies S5 T5 Tisket a tasket (see also C5 C5 D7) Skelly/skully Snow games Stick games (see also B35 S8) Steal the bacon (Bagel) Stone school Swimming pool games (see also P5 C2, SPORTS LORE S95) Tag, miscellaneous (see also Chasing C45) T3 B9 British Bulldog T3 C4 Chinese T3 D9 Duck-on-the-Rock T3 F4 Flashlight tag T3 F7 Frozen T3 O5 One foot off of the gutter T3 S5 Snake in the grass T3 S7 Stop, squat, or spot (TV tag) cigarette tag, cereal cartoon T3 T4 Team (prisoners) T3 W4 What time is it? Telephone or gossip (not calls) Tops Truth or dare Games of trust or cooperation T76 L3 Light as a feather (...stiff as a board) (see also L4) Word (not guessing) W6 D5 Dictionary W6 G4 Geography Yo-Yo GAY MALE AND LESBIAN LORE (see also BLASON POPULAIRE H6; JOKES V H6, MILITARY LORE) I. Miscellaneous C8 Customs G4 Gestures J6 Jokes J6 A35 AIDS Jokes (Magic Johnson/AIDS see JOKES II (CONTENT) F3 S6 M3) L4 Legends S8 Superstitions II. Gay male naming Folk Speech, miscellaneous A6 Amyl Nitrate B3 Bars B345 Baths B6 Body parts C55 Clothing (Drag) S6 Specific types of people, miscellaneous AMERICAN 46 GAY MALE AND LESBIAN LORE IV S6 G3 S6 H4 III. IV. V. VI. Gay Men, miscellaneous S6 G3 B8 Butch and stud S6 G3 C45 Chicken/chicken hawk S6 G3 F3 Faggot, fairy, queer S6 G3 N4 Nellie, Mary S6 G3 Qu4 Queen S6 G3 R6 Rough Trade Heterosexuals, miscellaneous S6 H4 W6 Women, miscellaneous S6 H4 W6 F3 Fag hag and fruit fly Lesbians S6 L4 T6 Toilets Gay Male Acknowledgments, miscellaneous A6 Appearance, miscellaneous A6 B3 Bandana A6 R8 Hung C3 Camp C6 Coming out, bringing out, outing D4 Disapproval, dislike D6 "Dorothy" E35 Effeminacy G3 Gay G33 "Gaydar" H3 "Hairpin" M3 Masculinity Gay Male Sexual Terminology, miscellaneous A5 Anilingus and anal intercourse C7 Cruising G4 General terms for sexual interactions ("to be done," etc.) P3 Paraphernalia P7 Prostitution S3 Sadism and masochism, bondage and discipline, leather T7 Trick and trade W3 Water sports Gay Male Folk Speech, miscellaneous Lesbian Folk Speech, miscellaneous GESTURES Miscellaneous I, II, III American Sign language (ASL) and Deaf Culture (see DEAF-AMEICAN) B5 The "bird" and variations C7 Crossed fingers D5 Dirty gestures H3 Handshakes (see also Jokes II G4 Gesture Jokes) H5 Hitchhiking, miscellaneous H5 D7 Drivers' signals to hitchhikers AMERICAN GESTURES K5 O2 S4 S5 T5 T6 V2 W5 Y6 Kissing (Butterfly, Eskimo, etc.) Occupational Sequence and words Shanghai gesture Thumbs up Involving tongue (raspberries, cherries) "V" sign (peace, victory) Whoopie, big deal You drive me crazy HOLIDAY LORE Miscellaneous A6 April First A67 Arbor Day C4 Christmas, miscellaneous C4 A3 Advent, miscellaneous C4 A3 C3 Calendar C4 A3 J6 Joshua Tree C4 A3 W7 Wreaths C4 C3 Candles, miscellaneous C4 C3 B3 Bayberry C4 C3 C45 Church C4 C3 L8 Luminaria C4 C45 Christmas Eve, miscellaneous C4 C45 A5 Animals C4 C45 09 Oyster Stew C4 C45 S8 Stockings C4 C47 "Christmas Gift" (spoken) C4 C49 Christmas Morning C4 D4 Decorations, miscellaneous C4 D4 C45 Christmas tree C4 D4 M5 Mistletoe C4 D4 T5 Time limitations C4 F6 Food (see also C4 C45 09, C4 C49, C4 S3 F4) C4 G5 Gifts, miscellaneous (see also C4 C45 S8, C4 C49, C4 S3) C4 G5 C6 Coal, straw, rotten potatoes, etc. (see also C4 C45 S8) C4 G5 R4 Recipient selection C4 G5 S4 Secret givers (Secret Santas, Kris Kringles, etc.) C4 S25 Saint Nicholas C4 S3 Santa Claus, miscellaneous C4 S3 F4 Feeding C4 S3 L4 Letter to C4 S8 Superstitions (see also C4 C3, C4 C45, C4 Y8) C4 Y8 Yule log E3 Easter G6 Good Friday 47 AMERICAN 48 HOLIDAY LORE H3 J8 L4 M3 M6 N4 P3 T4 V3 Halloween (see also POETRY T7) also All Hallows Eve. July 4th Leap Year Day May Day Mother's Day New Year, miscellaneous N4 D3 New Year's Day N4 E9 New Year's Eve N4 F5 First footing N4 F6 Special foods, miscellaneous N4 F6 B55 Blackeyed peas N4 F6 C3 Cabbage or sauerkraut and/or pork N4 F6 H4 Herring St. Patrick's Day Thanksgiving Valentine's Day JOKES I. Joke Cycles, miscellaneous A8 Little Audrey and Mary Ellen (see also M37 Mary Jane; S6 Silly Sally) C3 Canary C6 Color (see also F7, E4, D4), miscellaneous C6 B5 Black; black and ... miscellaneous C6 B5 W5 Black and white; black and white and red/read... C6 B6 W5 N8 Nuns C6 B7 Brown C6 G7 Green; green and... C6 G7 D4 Dead Girl Scout C6 R4 Red C6 Y4 Yellow C65 Confucius say... C65 C7 Woman flying upside down have crack up C65 E7 "Peace" on Earth C65 F3 Person who farts in church C65 F5 Itchy butt = stinky finger C65 H3 Solution in hand C65 H6 Man with hole in pocket C65 L4 Not on level C65 P4 Carrots and peas C65 R3 No such thing as rape C7 Why did the _______ cross the road? (chicken, etc.; Why did the monkey fall out of the tree?, etc.) Dumb Blondes, see BLASON POPULAIRE W6 B55 (see also ACADEME UCB and ACADEME OTHER Blason Populaire anti-sorority B55 S6) E4 Elephant (E.) joking questions (riddle-form) misc. AMERICAN 49 JOKES I E4 A5 F3 F7 K5 E. and Ant/flea/mouse etc (incl. why did the E. and the mouse get married?) (for narrative: see also V A5 E4) E4 B5 Blue elephant gun cycle E4 B6 Used Bowling balls as rosary beads/roll-on deoderant E4 C3 Campbell’s cream of elephant soup E4 C37 Catching elephants E4 C4 How do you keep an elephant from Charging? E4 C6 Colors and Hiding cycle miscellaneous E4 C6 C4 Hiding in Cherry trees E4 D3 Dallas Police Station E4 D8 Why do Ducks have flat feet? E4 F4 Sitting on the Fence E4 F5 How do you make and E. Fly? E4 F6 By Form: Crossing an elephant with a… E4 F65 By Form : What’s the difference between an E. and… E4 M4 Menstruation E4 N3 What did the E. say to the Naked man? E4 P4 Peanuts on the breath E4 P6 Pooped out (how to get out of an E. stomach) E4 R4 Recognition cycle (why are E. gray? E. coming over hill; wearing sunglasses; (Jane) being colorblind) E4 R44 Refrigerator cycle (footprints in butter) E4 S4 Sexual (see also E4 A5) miscellaneous E4 S4 G7 What’s Gray and comes in quarts? E4 S4 T7 Trash can liners E4 S5 Slow/squashed pygmies/natives (black stuff between toes) E4 T4 Elephants and TENNIS shoes (tennies) Misc. and multiple (see also E4 T7 ) E4 T4 C6 Colored tennis shoes (see also (E4 C6) E4 T4 C6 Y4 One Yellow Sneaker E4 T7 Elephants and TREES misc. and multiple (see also T4, C6) E4 T7 J8 Jumping/falling out of trees misc. E4 T7 J8 F5 Why do elephants have Flat feet? (incl. series beginning with) E4 T7 J8 T5 Going in the jungle at specific TIME (incl. series beginning with) E4 T75 E. lying/floating on backs to Trip other animals. E4 V6 Volkswagen Cycle Farmer (for Farmer's Daughter see T7 F3) F3 A7 "Arkansas Traveler" (city slicker vs. country bumpkin) Fruit and vegetable, miscellaneous F7 B3 Banana F7 G7 Grape (plum, prune) F7 P5 Pickle Knock, Knock, miscellaneous AMERICAN 50 JOKES I K5 B3 K5 B6 Catches Banana-Orange (including other fruits) Boston Strangler K5 C3 B6 K5 C3 F6 K5 C4 K5 I9 K5 M5 K5 N4 K5 P3 K5 P6 K5 P7 K5 P76 K5 S4 K5 W6 Boo-Hoo Forgotten Already K5 C3 F6 C4 Celebrity version K5 C3 I5 Interrupting Cow K5 C3 N4 New Knock-Knock Joke (You Start…) K5 C3 Y3 Ya-Hoo K5 C3 Y6 Yodeling Celebrities, Politicians (including Eisenhower, Phillip Glass, OJ Simpson) Iva (Body in the Basement) Mickey Mouse’s Underwear New Neighbor (Az-Iz-Oz) Parodies Popular Songs, miscellaneous K5 P6 G6 Gorilla my Dreams K5 P6 M3 Mayonnaise K5 P6 S3 Sam and Janet Evening K5 P6 T3 Tarzan Stripes Practical Joke (involving gestures), miscellaneous K5 P7 J6 John the Baptist Proper Names, miscellaneous K5 P76 A4 Amos, Andy K5 P76 C4 Chesterfield K5 P76 D5 Dick (‘em up) K5 P76 D8 Duane (the bathtub) K5 P76 G7 Greek/Classical/Religious Names (including Euripides, Goliath, Ophelia) K5 P76 I7 Isabel K5 P76 J6 Joe (Mama) K5 P76 O7 Oswald (my gum) K5 P76 T4 Tex (Put on your coat) Sexual, miscellaneous K5 S4 M3 Marmalade Word-Play, miscellaneous K5 W6 B3 Butcher K5 W6 C3 Cantaloupe K5 W6 C4 Centipede K5 W6 E8 Ether (Bunny) K5 W6 F6 Foreign Language Word-Play K5 W6 L4 Lettuce K5 W6 M3 Madame K5 W6 O4 Olive K5 W6 P3 Panther K5 W6 T6 Toucan AMERICAN 51 JOKES I L5 M37 M57 M67 O4 P3 S5 K5 W6 U2 UCLA K5 W67 World War III Light bulb miscellaneous (see also ACADEME, BLASON POPULAIRE Jokes L5) L5 F5 Flies/mice L5 M4 Men/males/male chauvinists L5 O2 Occupational miscellaneous L5 O2 C6 Computer programmer/software engineer L5 O2 M8 Musician/actor/performer/etc. L5 O2 P7 Psychologist/psychiatrist/social worker L5 P3 Philosophy/religion miscellaneous L5 P3 S9 Surrealist L5 P3 Z4 Zen Buddhist L5 R4 Regional miscellaneous (see also BLASON POPULAIRE C3 L5) L5 W6 Women/menstruating women, lesbians, feminists (see also ACADEME ,UCB B55 and OTHER CAMPUSES B55 S6) Mary Jane (see also A8 Little Audrey, Mary Ellen; S6 Silly Sally) Miranda and Matilda Moron (see also III N8) Old _____ never die, they just… Pat and Mike Sick, grotesque, morbid, miscellaneous (see also II S5, III S5) S5 D4 Dead Baby (riddle form, non-narrative) Misc. (see also II S5 G7 P5, T7) S5 D4 C6 Miscellaneous and multiple involving COLOR S5 D4 C6 B5 Baby in Blender (what’s red and goes round and round?) S5 D4 C6 M4 Meat Hook (What’s red and swings?) S5 D4 C6 M5 Microwave (What’s red, bubbly, and scratches at the window?) S5 D4 C6 P5 Plastic Bag (What’s blue and sits in the corner) (and same baby three days/ one week later) S5 D4 C6 R3 Razor Blade (What’s (pink and) red and sits in the corner?) S5 D4 C7 How did the dead baby Cross the road? (stapled to the chicken) S5 D4 F5 How do you Fit x babies in a Y? (and how to get them out again-straw) S5 D4 F55 How do you make a dead baby Float? S5 D4 N3 Nailing to things (trees, fences etc) (And ripping them off) S5 D4 P5 Using a Pitchfork (difference between babies and bowling balls/bricks etc) AMERICAN 52 JOKES I S5 H4 S5 J4 S5 M6 S5 N3 S5 P5 Helen Keller Jesus Mommy, mommy Names: no arms or legs, etc. (Matt, Bill, Eileen, Bob) Can Johnny come out to play? (no arms or legs, etc., use for second base) S6 Silly Sally ("just laughed and laughed," see also A8 Little Audrey, Mary Ellen, etc.; M37 Mary Jane) T3 Tarzan and Jane T45 That's once (AT 901) T7 Traveling salesman, miscellaneous T7 F3 Farmer 's Daughter W5 Wind-up doll Y6 Yo’ Mamma Jokes (by white people – not ‘Dozens’) (See also TAUNTS M6, AFRICAN-AMERICAN Dozens M1) II. Non-cyclic, non-narrative jokes; riddle form, one-liners, etc., miscellaneous 1. By FORM, miscellaneous A3 Acronyms, initials (FORD, FIAT, etc.) A6 Apostrophe (imaginary audience) A8 A spoke to B (dialog) B4 What's better/worse than ...? B5 Bilingual humor C6 Conundrum, miscellaneous C6 C6 What do ____ and ____ have in common/how similar? C6 C7 What do you get when you cross... C6 D5 N6 What's the difference between ... (nonspooneristic) C6 D5 S6 What's the difference between ... (spooneristic) D4 Definition/daffynition D51 Dialect humor D53 Did you hear the one about... ? D6 Do you know…(miscellaneous) D6 H6 Do you know how... D6 W4 Do you know what ____ is/is called/stands for? D6 W45 Do you know what A said to B? D6 W48 Do you know why.. G4 Gesture jokes (see also GESTURES H3 Handshakes) L4 Lead-in: punchline M35 Malapropism M39 Math tricks (see also Puzzles) P3 Parodies P8 Punchline is parody, miscellaneous P8 S8 Punchline (answer) is sung Qu4 Questions with answers, usually word plays or puns (see also RIDDLES W6) Qu4 W6 Questions without answers S65 Spoonerisms (non conundrum) AMERICAN 53 JOKES II S75 W45 Statements What ...? (definition, description given) W4 C3 What do you call..? W4 D5 What did the ___say/do? W4 G6 What goes…? W4 H3 What happens..? W4 H37 What has..? W4 K5 What kind of..? W4 Y6 What do you (get, etc)…? W6 Word plays not in question/answer form 2. By CONTENT, miscellaneous F3 Famous people (see also T6 Topical; I W5) - miscellaneous and multiple; N.B.: Many sexual F3 E5 Entertainment figures F3 E5 R6 Rock Hudson (etc.), AIDS F3 F5 Fictitious figures (TV, advertising, etc.) F3 P6 Political figures, non-U.S. (including British royal family) F3 P6 U9 Political figures, U.S., miscellaneous and multiple F3 P6 U9 C3 Carter, including family and administration F3 P6 U9 CL4 Clinton/Bill and Hillary F3 P6 U9 F6 Ford, etc. F3 P6 U9 H3 Gary Hart/Donna Rice F3 P6 U9 J6 Johnson, etc. F3 P6 U9 K4 Kennedys, etc. (including Jackie and Onassis) F3 P6 U9 N5 Nixon, etc. F3 P6 U9 Qu3 Dan Quayle F3 P6 U9 R4 Reagan, etc. F3 S6 Sports figures F3 S6 M3 Magic Johnson/AIDS F3 S6 O O.J. Simpson R4 Religion S5 Sick, gross, morbid (see also I, S5), abortion S5 G7 What's grosser than gross? S5 G7 P5 A Pile/barrel/etc of dead babies (incl. eating the way out) S5 G7 T7 X dead babies in 1 Trash can, 1 dead baby in x trash cans T6 Topical, often gruesome, miscellaneous and multiple T6 A8 Assassinations T6 D5 Disasters (Earthquake, Famine, Airplane) T6 D5 C5 Chernobyl T6 D5 S6 Challenger Space Shuttle T6 E3 Economic (e.g., Stock Market crash) T6 M3 Mass murders, molestations, criminal AMERICAN 54 JOKES II III. T6 M3 J6 Jonestown suicides T6 M3 T9 Tylenol tampering T6 M4 Medical T6 M4 B2 Baby Fae T6 P4 Personal (e.g., Natalie Wood) T6 P4 P2 Patty Hearst T6 S6 Social (e.g. Hill/Thomas hearings) T6 S6 G4 Geriatric and old people (see V O2 F7) T6 S6 K5 Rodney King/L.A. riots Narrative, Non-Cyclic Jokes I, II Miscellaneous A3 Afterlife (N.B., many sexual and/or scatological) A5 Animal, miscellaneous (including Brunvand B 0-599, see also I E4, V A5, IV) A5 B5 Birds, miscellaneous (Drake, see V A5 D7) A5 B5 O8 Ostrich A5 B5 P3 Parrot A5 C3 Cats A5 D6 Dogs, miscellaneous (including Brunvand B300, C465, see also TALES C3) A5 D6 A5 Alligator disguised (Brunvand B100 and B100.1) A5 D6 T3 Talking dog (Brunvand B203) A5 E4 Elephants (see Also I E4, V A5 E4) A5 M8 Mule A5 07 Animals ordering drinks A5 P4 Penguins A5 P5 Pigs A5 W5 Wide-mouthed frog and variants B4 Beatnik and hippie B8 Bums C5 Civil rights C55 Classroom C6 Computer C65 Cowboy D434 Deaf D436 Dear John D438 Death D5 Deformities, disabilities (including senility), miscellaneous D5 S6 Speech impediments, including stuttering D5 W6 Wood-eye and harelip/hunchback etc. D7 Drunk F3 Famous people, miscellaneous F3 C6 Common tater F3 D4 Decomposing composers F3 F7 Friend of the Pope F3 L6 Lone Ranger and Tonto AMERICAN 55 JOKES III G6 L4 M4 M6 N4 N6 N8 O25 O9 P45 P6 P65 R4 R5 S4 S5 T6 IV. F3 S5 Shakespeare/Tennessee Williams F3 S9 Superheroes (Superman, Batman) Golf Legal, judge, macabre (see BLASON POPULAIRE O2) Medical, psychiatry (see also BLASON POPULAIRE O2) Money Negro (racist, but not using stereotypes, see also BLASON POPULAIREA4) Nonsense, miscellaneous N6 C45 Children's nonsense jokes and joking play Numskull, "meaningless" (see also I M67) Occupations Outer space Philosophy (including optimist and pessimist) Police Political (See also BLASON POPULAIRE, P3) Religion and religious figures, miscellaneous (see also II (CONTENT) R4, III A3; JEWISH-AMERICAN R2) R4 N8 Nuns and/or priests (see also V N8) I, II R4 O2 Religious figures using obscenity R4 P75 Priest and rabbi R4 P77 Priest, rabbi, and minister Restaurant (see also I J4, V M2 R4) Shut Up and Trouble Sick, gross, macabre Topical, world situation (see also III P65) Shaggy Dog Stories (see Brunvand, "A Classification for Shaggy Dog Stories JAF 76(1963):42-68, see also III A5) NB: Non-Brunvand numbers marked with asterisk (*) A. The `original' shaggy dog story B. 0-599, Stories about animals: see III A5 Animal jokes, miscellaneous 600-1199 Stories without animals 656 Joke Tellers (jokes are numbered) 800 Golden Screw 801 Girl with the ribbon around her neck C. Stories with punning punchlines/Spoonerism 0-199 Proverbs 20 Retreating Basques. Don't put all Basques in one exit. 30 The rabbit that was changed into a goon. Hare today, goon tomorrow. 40 The microbes. Don't change streams in the middle of a horse. 45 Grass houses, stow thrones. 50 The boy who wanted eternal youth. Benny shaved, Benny earned. 55 Foo shits, wear it. AMERICAN 56 JOKES IV D. 100* Don't hatchet your counts before they chicken. 105* Opperknockity tunes but once. 200-399 Proverbial phrases (e.g., "his face rings a bell") 400-599 Popular sayings, miscellaneous 425 I wouldn't send a knight out on a dog like this. 500* Immortal porpoises 505* Indian Engineer. Calling ahead for a reservation. 600-799 Punch line with a pun on a word or words - no netsaying (e.g. "frayed knot"), miscellaneous 610 Voracious bear ("bar-bitch-you-ate") 620 Walking coffin 625 Hardy sailor 640 Pet corn-borer 652 Shortcake's squaw 665 Rapping Paper 700* Poor conductor 705* The Viper 710* Falling Rocks "legend" 720* Frayed Knot 725* S-Car-Go 800-999 Punch line from a song, miscellaneous (see also II P8 S8) 860 Tip-a-rarey 1000-1199 Punch line from a poem, miscellaneous (including Shakespeare) 1000 Buy foot bear with teaks of Chan 1200-1399 Punch line from an axiom of science 1300* Adders 1305* Squaw of hippopotamus 1400-1599 Punch line from advertising 1500* Kicks are for trids. 1505* Things go better with Coke. 1510* Ivory Soap, "It floats." 1515* The beer that made Mel Famey walk us. 1600-1799 Punch line states a moral to a story, comic advice, miscellaneous 1625 (1625.1) Don't fly off the handle when you're full of shit; keep your mouth shut when ... 1650 Don't lose your head over a little piece of tail. 1700* Quit while you're a head. Hoax stories, miscellaneous (see also TALES C3, P3 H6) 100 Horrible monster: "Tag, you're it." 200 Pulling your leg. 210 Baloney, like I'm feeding you. 215* Patience, jackass, patience. 500 Kush-Maker (Klesh, etc.) 510 Letter in French 510.1 Purple Passion (Sleeve Job, My Blue Heaven) AMERICAN 57 JOKES IV V. 530 Trained ant 560* Meaning of life (fountain, etc.) 570* Ghost with the bloody finger: Band-Aid. 575* Ghost with White Eyes (black, red, bloody) E. "No Point" stories, miscellaneous 100 (No Soap) Radio (radar, typewriter) F. Logical non-sequitur Dirty Jokes: Sex, Scatology, Obscenity, etc., miscellaneous, narrative form Miscellaneous, riddle type and other short forms A3 Adultery, miscellaneous A3 A7 King Arthur and Guinevere A3 M5 Mickey and Minnie Mouse (fucking Goofy) A3 R5 Riddle-type and other short forms A5 Animals, miscellaneous (sex between animals, see also V A3 M5) A5 B8 Old bull and young bull A5 D7 I'm a drake he made a mistake A5 E4 Elephant and ant/flea/monkey (riddle form see I E4 A5) A5 R5 Riddle-type and other short forms A5 R6 Rooster (shh, buzzards) B4 Bestiality (human-animal sex), miscellaneous B4 R5 Riddle-type and other short forms C45 Children, miscellaneous C45 A2 Child abuse, molestation C45 B5 Ran over my bike/turtle etc. C45 D5 Difference between boys and girls C45 I4 Children's ignorance, misunderstanding, miscellaneous C45 I4 C3 Castration (kept spitting at me) C45 J6 Johnny Fuckerfaster C45 R5 Riddle-type and other short forms C45 T4 Teacher and Johnny (sometimes other adult) (see also O2 C45) C45 T5 Do you want your tits shot off? C6 Conception, contraception, pregnancy (see also N8 C6), miscellaneous C6 R5 Riddle-type and other short forms C6 R5 C4 Why can't _____ have children? D5 Disease, deformity, disability, disgust, miscellaneous (see also M3 S6, P6 D5, III D5) D5 A7 Man without arms and legs (see also I S5 N3, I S5 P5) D5 B6 Boil sucker D5 C7 Cure for crabs D5 F6 Food (buttered corn, pickles, etc.) D5 H4 Others left her hanging D5 P5 Piss on you (woman with unusual anatomy) D5 R5 Riddle-type and other short forms (see also II CONTENT S5) D5 S6 Sperm bank F6 Fools, miscellaneous (see also S25 F4 S7) F6 L6 Lower, lower AMERICAN 58 JOKES V F6 M5 H6 I5 I57 M2 M3 M4 M5 N8 O2 O7 P5 Misunderstandings, mispronunciation (see also C45 I4, M2 T8) F6 O4 Old Log Inn F6 W5 Do you still believe in witches/leprechauns? Homosexuality (see also A3 D7, D5 R5 A3, S2 A5; MILITARY LORE Miscellaneous; BLASON POPULAIRE H6 ) H6 R5 Riddle-type and other short forms H6 S6 Snakebite - you're dead Incest Intercourse, miscellaneous I57 F5 That isn't my finger I57 R5 Riddle-type and other short forms Marriage, honeymoon, newlyweds, miscellaneous M2 D5 Warming up dinner M2 P5 All pink and wrinkled M2 R4 Restaurant - they'll never let us go there again M2 R5 Riddle-type and other short forms M2 T8 Turn her over Masturbation, miscellaneous M3 D5 Die, die M3 R5 Riddle-type and other short forms M3 R5 P4 Why does Dr. Pepper come in bottles? M3 S6 Mind if I smoke? Men and the Male Approach, miscellaneous (see also P5) M4 R5 Riddle-type and other short forms M4 W5 Wishes granted (little head, 12-inch prick, etc.) Menstruation, miscellaneous M5 R5 Riddle-type and other short forms Nuns and/or priests, miscellaneous (see also I C6 B5 W5 N8, III R4) N8 C6 Nuns and contraceptives N8 P7 Nuns with priests N8 P7 C3 S Tick it in the camel N8 R3 Nuns and rape (twice if you're not too tired; wipe that silly grin off your face, etc.) N8 R5 Riddle-type and other short forms Obscenity, miscellaneous (see also O2 C45, III R4 O2) O2 C45 Children (see also C45 T4) O2 C45 C6 God-damn cornflakes O2 C45 E7 Children taught euphemisms (including Johhny in the country) O2 C6 Court testimony/if that ain't fucking O2 F7 No fuck' in onions (including chocolate, broccoli, etc.) Oragenitalism, miscellaneous (see also D5 S6) O7 R5 Riddle-type and other short forms Phallic, miscellaneous (see also M2 P5) P5 B3 Bald-headed mouse P5 B6 Boasting and/or put-downs AMERICAN 59 JOKES V P6 P7 S2 S25 T7 W6 P5 B6 I5 Mutual insults between men and women P5 C3 Castration and circumcision (see also C45 I4 C3, S2) P5 C3 S4 Sharks, P5 C3 V4 Aren't you sorry you took me to the vet's? P5 D8 Duck eating popcorn P5 H3 Hairy telephone pole P5 R5 Riddle-type and other short forms P5 R5 W6 Why are women so bad at math? Prostitution, miscellaneous P6 D5 Prostitutes and disease, disgust P6 R5 Riddle-type and other short forms Pretended obscene, miscellaneous P7 R5 Riddle-type and other short forms (see also RIDDLES P7) Sadism, violence, pain, rape, miscellaneous (see also C45 I4 C3, C45 T5, N8 R3, P5 H3) S2 A5 Anal rape (Crunch Bird, Death by..., etc.) S2 B4 Balls on the bedpost S2 R5 Riddle-type and other short forms Scatology, miscellaneous S25 F4 Feces, toilets, constipation, buttocks, etc. (see also M2 T8, III A3) S25 F4 F2 Did you get a look at that face? S25 F4 F5 Don't flush! S25 F4 L8 We had lunch together/Cisco Kid, etc. S25 F4 M6 Monkey and cork S25 F4 P5 You hold the pigeon S25 F4 S7 Lucky I didn't step in it S25 F4 T4 Teepee full of shit S25 F4 W5 Where were you when the shit hit the fan? S25 F6 Flatulence, miscellaneous S25 F6 D6 Dog under the table S25 F6 S6 Sense of smell S25 R5 Riddle-type and other short forms S25 U7 Urine, urination (see also D5 P5) S25 U7 P4 Alphabet/where's the P? Transsexuals, miscellaneous Women (see also P5 B6 I5; BLASON POPULAIRE W6) W6 B7 Breasts W6 R5 Riddle-type and other short forms W6 R5 D3 She was only a ... 's daughter, but... "Why are women so bad at math?" see P5 R5 W6 W6 V3 Vagina W6 V3 F5 Flies W6 V3 K4 Find keys, drive out W6 V3 T9 TWA tea W6 V3 V3 Vagina dentata AMERICAN 60 JOKES VI VI. Practical Jokes and Pranks, miscellaneous (see also CATCHES; GAMES II C38 F5, C69, C5 A3 S3, G8 and D6; ACADEME; SCOUT LORE; MILITARY LORE; CUSTOMS H5 H3, H5 P7, H5 S59) B3 Beds and sleepers, miscellaneous B3 S5 Short sheeting (apple pie) B3 S6 Pranks on sleepers (see also S25 H3) C3 Cars and/or drivers C5 Clothing (Melvin, frozen bra, etc.) D5 Feigning disability, injury, illness, death D6 Doors, doorknobs, doorbells, doorsteps D8 Dupes (someone made to look/act ridiculous; often conspiracy) D8 A5 Animal behavior or sounds (Animal Farm, Moo, etc.) D8 D4 Failure to understand or follow directions exactly D8 D4 B5 Under the blanket/sheet D8 D4 J6 Johnny Whoops F6 Food (see also S25 F6) I5 Initiation, miscellaneous (see also ACADEME; MILITARY LORE; SCOUT LORE; CUSTOMS H5 H3) I5 02 Occupational, miscellaneous I5 O2 M4 Medical profession and medical school I5 S6 Snipe hunt and variants (see also SCOUT/CAMP LORE G2 S6) I6 Embarassing introductions M6 Mooning, bare ass, streaking P5 Physical aggression, including "wet willy" (see also GAMES II P5; CATCHES P5 Folk tortures) P5 A5 Animal torture R3 Restaurants (including pranks on waiters; tips) S25 Scatology (real and pretended), miscellaneous S25 F6 Involving food S25 H3 Hand in warm water S25 T6 Toilets, toilet seats, outhouses S25 T65 Toilet papering, T.P.ing S4 Sexual and courtship pranks (see also GAMES II C69, esp. C69 M3) S6 Marking with soot, ink, lipstick, etc. T45 Telephone pranks, miscellaneous T45 A5 Answering the phone, miscellaneous T45 A5 A3 "__'s abortion clinic..." T45 A5 M6 "__'s mortuary (morgue)..." T45 C3 Calling others, miscellaneous T45 C3 C3 Catch questions T45 C3 C3 N3 Requiring specific names (Wall, John, Dunn, etc.) T45 C3 C3 P5 Pigs' feet/chicken legs T45 C3 C3 P7 Prince Albert/Sir Walter Raleigh in a can T45 C3 C3 R5 Refrigerator/washer running AMERICAN 61 JOKES VI W3 W6 T45 C3 C3 W6 Woman who washes T45 C3 C4 Child in distress hoax T45 C3 M3 "Any messages for X?" T45 C3 P3 Paging hoaxes Water (see also S25 H3; GAMES II G8 W3) Women JUMP ROPE RHYMES (see also GAMES II J85 and POETRY) Miscellaneous I, II, III A4 Alphabet rhymes, miscellaneous A6 Apple on a stick (see also GAMES II, H3 A6) B3 Bathing Beauty B55 Blue bells, cockle shells B9 Bubble gum, bubble gum (see also COUNTING-OUT RHYMES B9) C3 California orange, also peel an orange C45 Changing bedrooms C47 Charlie Chaplin went to France C5 Cinderella dressed in yella/yellow…miscellaneous C5 C6 Cinderella dressed in colors other than yellow C5 F4 Cinderella…yellow…up/down stairs…fellow C5 G5 Cinderella…girdle (clothing item) breaks C5 S6 Cinderella…kissed a snake C5 S6 D56 Cinderella…snake…doctor I, II, III C6 Contextual data C65 Counting Rhymes, miscellaneous D6 Down in the meadow/valley where the green grass grows... D65 Down by the seashore/ocean I, II D8 Dutch girl, dressed in blue E5 Engine number nine F8 Fudge, fudge G7 Grace, Grace, dressed in lace H3 Here comes the teacher/lady H6 House for rent I25 Ice cream soda, Delaware ... I, II I3 I had a little... I3 M6 I had a little monkey... I3 S5 I had a little sister/brother (Mother/Mary had a baby) I4 I love coffee, I love tea I95 I’ve been thinking (Lincoln, Lincoln) I97 I was born in a frying pan I98 I went down/up to see J3 January, February, March K4 Keep the kettle boiling K5 Kindergarten, first, second K58 K-I-S-S-I-N-G (see also TAUNTS K55) L3 Lady, lady turn around (see also T43) L5 Little Miss Pinky AMERICAN 62 JUMP ROPE RHYMES L55 L58 M3 M35 M5 M55 M57 M6 M65 M9 M95 N5 N6 O3 O5 O55 P3 P4 P6 P65 Qu4 R5 S2 S25 S3 S65 S7 S77 T4 T43 T48 T5 U6 V6 Little Orphan Annie Little Sally Walker Mabel, Mabel Mary Mack, dressed in black (see also GAMES II, H3 M37) Minnie, Minnie, ha, has Mississippi Miss Mary (Susie, Lucy) had a steamboat (see also GAMES II, H3 M5; SONGS C45 J6 O2 S7; POETRY P7 S7) Mother, mother, I am ill (“...in came the lady with the alligator purse...”) Motor boat, motor boat My mother, your mother (see also GAMES II, H3 M6) My name is... ...nickel, ...pickle Not last night, but the night before I, II, III On a mountain One, two, buckle my shoe (see also COUNTING-OUT RHYMES) One, two, three O’Leary (see also GAMES II B3 ball-bouncing rhymes) Patty cake, patty cake (see also GAMES II, H3 P3) Pepper, salt, etc. Pom pom pompadour Postman, do your duty (see also GAMES II, H3 M3) Queen bee quit Rich man, poor man Sailor went to sea (see also GAMES II, H3 S3) Salome was a dancer S-C-H-O-O-L Spanish dancer (see also N6) Standing on the corner Strawberry shortcake Teacher, teacher Teddy bear, teddy bear I, II (see also L3) Texaco, Texaco Tisket, tasket Up the ladder, down the ladder Vote, vote, vote LEGENDS I. Supernatural/Urban Belief Tales, miscellaneous A3 Accidents, Hilarious and otherwise B3 Babysitting, miscellaneous B3 B3 Roasted Baby B3 E8 Escapee B3 M2 Man upstairs (or under bed, see also I L4) B4 Beasts and Monsters, miscellaneous B4 A4 Alligators in sewers B5 Bigfoot AMERICAN 63 LEGENDS I C2 C3 C35 C45 C5 C7 E4 E8 F6 G7 H2 H4 H5 H55 H6 K5 L3 L4 L5 Castration, Decapitation (see K5 R4 Restroom abduction, mutilations) Cadavers Cars, miscellaneous (see also I S49 miscellaneous and I S49 S2) C35 A7 Arm ripped off C35 C4 Cement in car C35 C45 Cheap, economical car (from death smell, divorce) C35 C7 Cruise control C35 G7 Dead, runaway grandmother C35 M3 Man in the back seat, miscellaneous C35 M3 F4 Flashing light rescue C35 M3 G3 Gas station rescue C35 P3 Parking (see also I H2) C35 R3 Mysterious rattle C35 R6 Purse or package on roof China doll Children’s Legends (see also III L63 H4) Crime (see also I 45, I K5 R4) C7 C6 Computer C7 P3 Package of biscuits (cookies, candy) C7 S8 Stolen specimen Elevator (with famous entertainer) Escapee (see also I R6, III C2, TALES G45) Food, miscellaneous (see also I P4 D5) F6 C6 Food contamination F6 C6 B9 Bubble Yum F6 C6 C6 Coca-Cola F6 C6 C67 Corona beer F6 C6 K4 Kentucky Fried rat F6 P6 Pop Rocks F6 R4 Recipes (including Neiman-Marcus) F6 R4 F5 Mrs. Field’s Cookies F6 R4 R4 Red Velvet Cake Graveyard, frightened to death Hanging tree (couple in car) Haunted Houses (see III H3) Hermits (see also III L64) Hitchhiking, miscellaneous (see also I W5) H5 V3 Vanishing, ghostly hitchhiker Hitchhikers’ Memorates and Legends (for hoax stories see JOKES IV D and TALES P3 H6) Hook Kidnapping K5 O5 Stolen organ K5 R4 Restroom abductions, mutilations Legal situations Licked hand Little creatures AMERICAN 64 LEGENDS I II. Lumeria (Mount Shasta inhabitants) see III L8 M3 Medical (see also I C3, I S49 A5, II 02 M4) M4 Mercantile Legends (including Land-o-lakes) M4 A9 Avon lady M4 P6 Dangerous products (butane lighters, contact lenses, LSD) M4 P7 Proctor and Gamble logo M4 R4 Redemption rumors M4 S6 Snake in dress (or poisoned dress) M9 Mysterious disappearances P4 Pets, miscellaneous P4 C5 Choking Doberman P4 D5 Pet served as dinner (Asian Restaurants) P4 M4 Mexican Pet P4 M5 Pet in microwave (dryer, oven) P4 P3 Dead cat in package P4 P6 Poisoned pet P6 Pregnancy, abortion P7 Psychic experiences R3 Ratted hair R4 Revenant, ghostly return R6 Roommate, mutilated friend see also ACADEME UCB and ACADEME OTHER Superstitions S9 R6 S2 Satanic rituals S3 School (not college) S3 P2 Parochial school S4 Sea stories S45 Seemingly dead revives S49 Sexual situations, miscellaneous (see also I A3, I C35 C4, I P6, I S8 N9; ACADEME UCB/OTHER L4 R6 E8; GAY MALE AND LESBIAN LORE F4) S49 A4 World of AIDS S49 A5 Anal, Vaginal insertions S49 S6 Spanish Fly S49 S8 Stuck couple S5 Science/research S7 Spider egg (ants, bees) S8 Surprise party (birthday, shower) S8 F3 Fart in the dark T4 Technology, fear of (tanning salon, microwaves) T7 Travel T7 C3 with camera UFOs see II A5 U4 V2 Vats (dead workers), dams W5 White witch (including Tilden Park, Niles Canyon, see also H5) Personal Legends, miscellaneous (see also FAMILY LORE H5; RELIGIOUS LORE L4; ENTERTAINMENT LORE T5 L4; MILITARY LORE L4) A3 Academic, Science, miscellaneous AMERICAN 65 LEGENDS II A4 A5 B5 C6 E9 F3 H4 H8 L5 M4 M8 M87 O2 A3 E5 Albert Einstein A3 N6 Alfred Nobel American Indian (non-native informant, see also Native American) Anecdotes, Memorates, miscellaneous A5 B5 Blason Populaire A5 P4 Personal I, II A5 P7 Psychic experiences, supernatural encounters A5 T7 Travelers A5 U4 UFO experiences Birth control, abortion Commerce, industry, miscellaneous C6 F6 Henry Ford C6 D5 Walt Disney Explorers Famous persons, miscellaneous (not radio, TV or movie see M4) Heroes, Criminals, Outlaws, miscellaneous H4 A6 Johnny Appleseed H4 B5 Billy the Kid H4 B7 Daniel Boone H4 C7 Davy Crockett H4 D5 John Dillinger H4 J3 Jesse James H4 M8 Joaquin Murietta Hunting, Fishing, Camping Literary, Intellectual L5 G5 Allen Ginsberg Media personages (TV, radio, movie, see also ENTERTAINMENT LORE) M4 C3 Johnny Carson Murder Musicians, miscellaneous (see also I E4) M87 D9 Bob Dylan M87 H4 Jascha Heifetz M87 J2 Michael Jackson M87 M3 Paul McCartney M87 M7 Jim Morrison M87 S7 Rod Stewart M87 Z2 Frank Zappa Occupational, miscellaneous O2 A5 Airline O2 B2 Bartending O2 C2 Canneries O2 C6 Computers O2 F5 Fire fighting O2 J7 Journalism Law see I L3 O2 L6 Logging AMERICAN LEGENDS II III. O2 M4 Medical O2 O5 Oil O2 P5 Photography O2 P6 Police Work O2 R2 Railroad O2 S2 Sailing, Fishing, Shipping O2 S7 Steel O2 T7 Truck Driving P6 Political Leaders, miscellaneous P6 C3 Fidel Castro P6 C4 Winston Churchill P6 F6 Gerald Ford P6 J6 Lyndon B. Johnson P6 K4 John F. Kennedy P6 L5 Abraham Lincoln P6 W3 George Washington S3 School (not college) S6 Sports and recreation (see also SPORTS LORE) W3 War, military figures (see also III C5) Local Legends C2 Camp (see also LEGENDS I E8, II A4, III M5; TALES G45) C5 Civil War C6 Cowboy C7 Crimes G2 Gambling H3 Haunted houses H3 C3 California H6 Hospital legends (not Hook or Escapee) L63 Local beasts and monsters, ghosts L63 H4 Headless Horseman L64 Local Character L64 B2 Bay Area L64 N6 Northern California L64 S6 Southern California L65 Local History L65 A3 Accidents, tragedies L65 B2 Bay Area L65 B6 Bootlegging, Prohibition L65 C7 Crimes e.g., murders, hangings L65 D5 Natural disasters L65 D5 S2 San Francisco earthquakes L65 F2 Family Feuds L65 H9 Humorous Anecdotes L65 M6 Motherlode (Tuolomne), I, II L65 N6 Northern California L65 P5 Pine Barrens (New Jersey) L65 S6 Southern California 66 AMERICAN 67 LEGENDS IV IV. L65 T4 Texas L67 Local Landmark I, II L67 B9 Buildings, structures L67 C4 Cemeteries L67 I8 Islands L67 L2 Lakes L67 L2 T2 Lake Tahoe L67 M6 Mountains, cliffs, rocks (falling rocks) L67 M6 T2 Mount Tamalpais Mount Shasta Lumeria (see L8) L67 P3 Parks L67 P3 Y6 Yosemite L67 R5 Rivers, creeks, springs L67 R6 Roads, highways L67 W7 Woods, glens, trees L8 Lumeria (Mount Shasta inhabitants) M5 Mining (see also L65 M6) M5 D8 Lost Dutchman’s Mine P4 Strange phenomena (lights, etc.), apparitions (see also L67 C4) P7 Prison legends and anecdotes R4 Revolutionary War S3 School (not college) S3 P2 Parochial school S6 Sodomy T7 Buried treasure (see also III M5) W4 Western U.S. migration W5 Witches Miscellaneous A5 Animal legends C6 Lost continent (see Lumeria III L8) E2 Earth formations O7 Origin (see also ETYMOLOGY P5) P4 Plant W4 Werewolf LIMERICKS (L.# refers to G. Legman 1967 The Limerick) Miscellaneous, and multiple verses on one page I. Limericks Names and Places A-B miscellaneous names and places C-F miscellaneous names and places G-L miscellaneous names and places M-R miscellaneous names and places S-Z miscellaneous names and places A3 In the Garden of Eden lay Adam ... madam L.126 A4 There was a young lady named Alice ... phallus/nymphomaniacal Alice ... chalice (see also J5 Jill, D3 Dallas) L.530, L.805, L.1234 A5 There once was a girl named Anheuser ... surprise her... L.807 AMERICAN 68 LIMERICKS I A7 A9 B3 B4 B45 B5 B55 B6 B65 B67 B7 B75 C3 C35 C37 C38 C45 C55 C6 D3 D35 D8 E8 E9 F7 G3 H3 I7 J5 K4 K45 K5 L4 There was a young lady from Arden ... garden... L.379 There once was girl from Azores ... sores/gores/whores L.1073 There was a young pirate named Bates/Gates or/Yates ... skates... L.1132 There was a young man from Belair ... stair There was a young man named Blair McNair/Altair/St. Clair ... bear... L.314 There was a nude in Bermuda ... lewder ... screwed her ... Pablo Neruda/McGruder ... shrewder etc., L.6 There was an archbishop from Birmingham ... confirming ‘em... There were two lades from B ... concerning them... L.534 There was a hot little bitch ... which ... Abercrombie and Fitch L.1245 The wife of a man named Bole/Dole/Pole/Hall/Knoll ... droll ... Parker house roll (see also S35 St. Paul) L.1579 There was an old man from Bombay ... clay... L.1246 There once was a man from Boston ... Austin... L.1137 There was a young lady named Bright ... light ... night. There was a young X named Bruno ... do know ... numero uno. L.582 There was a young lady named Cager ... wager... There was a young man from Calcutta/ butter/gutter ... shutter... L.679, L.1141, L.1251, L.1693 There was a young maid from Cape Cod/ named Maude ... God... L.278 There was a young man of Cape Horn/ Van Horn ... born ... torn L.917 There was a young lady from Chichester...stir...purr L.540 There was a young ... from Clyde/named McBride/Hyde ... died/side by side L.70 There once was a man from the Coast/named Grost/Troast ... ghost... L.1390 There was a young X from Dallas/Nogales... phallus... (see also A4 Alice, J5 Jill) L.1234 There once was a man named Dave/from Belgrave ... cave ... save. L.463 There once was a man from Dundee ... tree ... goatee. L.595 There once was a man from Eugene/Racine/Abilene or named McBean/Green/Dean ... fucking machine/jack off machine... L.1325, L.1326 There was a young girl from Exeter ... at her.L.31 There was a young lady from France...trance/ dance/ de la cance L.335, L.701 The chest of a tout named Gail/from Yale...tail...Braille L.1070 There once was a man from Havana ... pianna ... banana. L.1171, L.1277 There once was a man from Iraq ... cock ... Bach/Dock/Black Rock ... or named Jock/Bloch/Jaques/Bartok L.202 There was a young woman named Jill ...pill...Brazil/Lil...thrill... (see also A4 Alice, D3 Dallas) L.1134 There was a young couple named Kelly ... belly ... jelly. (or from Delhi) L.1186 There once was a man from Kent/Ghent ... bent ... went. L.313 There was an ... from Khartoum/Rangoon/named Bloom, McGoon ... room ... to whom. L.56 There once was a plumber named Lee/Dee/Zee ...sea...me. L.60 AMERICAN 69 LIMERICKS I L45 L6 L9 M3 M35 M5 M6 M9 N3 N35 N5 N55 N6 P2 P3 P35 P4 R3 R35 R5 R55 S3 S35 S5 S55 S6 S63 S7 S8 S9 T5 T55 W5 There once was a lady of Leeds ... seeds... L.185 There was a young girl named Louise ... knees... There was a couple Tom and Louise ... knees... L.1468 There once was a girl named Lynn/from Lin/Lim/Gwynn ... excessively thin ... pin ... much of a sin... L.190 There once was a man from Madras/Bass, Glass, Mass, Grant’s Pass ... brass ... ass. (see M35) L.195 There once was a girl from Madras... There was a young girl from Milpitas ... coitus ... fetus. L.945 There once was a girl from Mobile ... steel... L.1308 There once was a lady named Myrtle ... turtle... L.622 There was a girl from Nantucket/Pawtucket ... bucket... (see also N35) L.1669 There was a young man from Nantucket ... he could suck it... (see also N3) L.417, L.494 There once was a lady from Niger/Riga ... tiger... There was a young X from Nizes/Devizes/Isis ... different sizes... L.155 There was a young woman from Norway ... doorway... L.1724 There was a young man from Pagoda/Swoboda ... owed her... L.1061 There was once a young man named Perkin/McGerkin ... gherkin... L.1318 There once was a man from Peru ... canoe (screw, shoe, etc.) There once was a sculptor named Phidias ... hideous... L.1584 There was an old man from Rangoon ... moon/balloon... (see also K5 Khartoum) L.338, L.734 There once was a cabby from Ransome ... handsome ... not Sampson. L.339 There was a violinist from Rio ... Cleo/trio... L.92 There was a farmer from Ritz/St. Moritz/named Fritz/Pitts, ... tits ... chewed them to bits. L.775 From the Abbey of old Saint Giles/St.Giles ... miles ... piles. L.561 There was an ... from St.Paul/named Hall ... small ... all ... hall (see also B6 Bole) L.130, 638 There was a monk from Siberia ... inferior ... mother superior/a nun from Whisteria ... drearier/hysteria/peculiar... L.564 There once was a man named Skinner ... dinner.../named Tupper ... supper) L.97, L.98 There once was a lady from Spain/Cheyenne ... again... L.237 There was a young ... of Sparta ... farter... L.740 There once was a lady named Stackey/Kabacky/ Starky ... blacky...khaki ... darky... L.978 There once was a man named Sweeney/Cellini/Marcini ... weenie, martini. There once was a woman from Sydney ... kidney... L.350 There once was a girl from Thrace/Alsace ... lace... L.936 An old archaeologist, Throsstle/named Russell ... fossil ... Paul the Apostle... L.166 There was an old lady from Wheeling/New Zealand ... feeling ... ceiling. L.762 AMERICAN 70 LIMERICKS I II. III. Y6 There was an old lady from York ... cork/stork... L.664 Limericks other than 1st line ending with names and places, miscellaneous E4 The present day movie emporium...sensorium L.1269 A flea and a fly in a flue...do... see Tongue Twister F55 A tutor who tooted a flute...toot.... see Tongue Twister T8 M3 While Titian was mixing rose madder...ladder... L.1473 P4 A wonderful bird is the pelican...belly can... T4 I sat next to the duchess at tea ... would be/could be... L.1588 Limerick Parodies METAFOLKLORE Miscellaneous MILITARY LORE (see also MNEMONICS M5; POETRY M3; WRITTEN FORMS X4 O25) Miscellaneous A5 Air Force, miscellaneous A5 F6 Folk Speech, miscellaneous A5 F6 E9 Events A5 F6 T4 Terms for other servicemen, officers, etc. A5 R5 Rhymes, Marches, Songs A5 S9 Superstitions A7 Army, miscellaneous I, II A7 C3 Cadence, rhymes and songs A7 C8 Customs A7 F6 Folk Speech, miscellaneous. I, II A7 F6 E9 Events A7 F6 O5 Terms for other services, servicemen, officers, etc. A7 F6 R45 Rhymes A7 F6 S6 SNAFU, FUBAR, GI, USAF, etc. (see also FOLK SPEECH XX I56 D4 F8) A7 F6 T45 Terms for food, drink A7 F6 U5 Uniforms, haircuts A7 F65 Dunston collection of WWII army and navy Folk Speech A7 G7 Graffiti A7 M6 Mottoes A7 R4 Retorts A7 R5 Riddles A7 S6 Jokes A7 S9 Superstitions C3 Cadence rhymes and songs, miscellaneous (non-military settings) C6 Coast guard L4 Legends M3 Marines, miscellaneous M3 F6 Folk Speech, miscellaneous M3 F6 F65 Food AMERICAN 71 MILITARY LORE M4 N3 R6 S6 M3 F6 T4 Terms for other servicemen, officers, etc. Merchant Marine Navy, miscellaneous N3 C3 Cadence rhymes and songs N3 F6 Folk Speech, miscellaneous (see also the Dunston collection of WWII Army and Navy Folk Speech, A7, F65) N3 F6 F65 Food and drink, I, II N3 F6 P5 Places, parts of ship N3 F6 T4 Terms for other Navy men, servicemen, officers, etc. N3 F6 T45 Terms for ships, planes, weapons N3 I5 Initiation rites, pranks, practical jokes N3 J6 Jokes N3 S9 Superstitions N3 W3 WAVES ROTC Military songs/parodies MNEMONIC DEVICES Miscellaneous I, II B4 Beer before liquor C3 Calendar G4 Geography, history L3 Language, grammar M3 Mathematics M35 Matthew, Mark... M5 Military M8 Musical O3 Occupational P3 Parodies P5 Physics, chemistry, sciences I, II P6 Poisonous Snakes S6 Spelling MONOLOGUES Miscellaneous A3 Actual experiences C5 Clever monologues MOTORCYCLE LORE Miscellaneous I, II MURPHY'S LAWS (non-written) (see also WRITTEN FORMS M8) Miscellaneous AMERICAN MUSIC 72 MUSIC (without lyrics) Miscellaneous F5 Fiddle tunes G8 Guitar tuning and strums P5 Piano compositions, miscellaneous P5 C5 "Chopsticks" P5 H4 "Heart and soul" MYTHS Miscellaneous G4 Geographical creation/California R3 Creation of race NARCOTICS LORE General Drug Lore Miscellaneous I. Folk Speech, miscellaneous and multiple I. Names for categories of people, miscellaneous A3 Drug addicts and users D4 Dealers N6 Non-users, non-hip people P6 Police II. Lifestyle and experiences, miscellaneous A3 Addiction, withdrawal miscellaneous (see also E9 U5, `O.D,') A3 C6 Cold turkey A7 Getting arrested (busted. popped, etc.) D4 Dealing, obtaining, holding, miscellaneous D4 B8 Getting burned D4 C6 To cop D4 S3 To score D4 S7 Stash E9 Experiences and effects of being on drugs, miscellaneous E9 B8 Buzzed E9 F5 Flash E9 G4 Get off E9 H5 High E9 P4 Peak E9 R8 Rush E9 B6 Spaced E9 S7 Stoned E9 T7 Trip, trip out E9 T8 Turn on E9 U5 Unpleasant experiences (bummer, bum trip, burned out, O.D.) E9 W3 Wasted E9 W5 Wired E9 Z6 Zonked AMERICAN 73 NARCOTICS LORE II O3 II. Coming off drugs Games Gestures Legends, anecdotes, memorates, miscellaneous F3 Famous people Proverbs Songs (see also SONG PARODIES R6) Specific Drugs: naming; generic, miscellaneous and multiple names; also names for mixtures (speedball etc.) Other: packaging, measurement, taking, using, etc., miscellaneous A4 Amphetamines and barbiturates Miscellaneous (including `upper' and `downer') A4 A4 Names for amphetamines (beans, bennies, dexies, crank, crystal, speed, etc., not color) A4 B3 Names for barbiturates (not color) A4 C6 Names based on color (reds, whites, etc.) C6 Cocaine, miscellaneous C6 N3 Names (coke, snow, toot, etc.) C6 U8 Using, taking (including customs and superstitions) H3 Hallucinogens, miscellaneous H3 L7 LSD, miscellaneous H3 L7 N3 LSD, names (acid, etc.) H3 L7 P3 LSD, packaging, measurement, quantity H3 L7 U8 LSD, using, taking (including customs and superstitions) H3 O8 Other, miscellaneous (including mescaline, mushrooms, peyote, psilocybin, etc.) H4 Heroin, miscellaneous H4 N3 Names (horse, H, smack) H4 P3 Packaging, measurement, quantity H4 P4 Paraphernalia, utensils H4 U8 Using, taking, miscellaneous (including customs and superstitions) H4 U8 I5 Injections/injecting, miscellaneous (not only heroin) H4 U8 I5 G4 Geeze H4 U8 I5 T7 Tracks M3 Marijuana and Hashish, miscellaneous M3 C5 Names for cigarettes - miscellaneous and multiple M3 C5 D6 Doobie M3 C5 J6 Joint, J, jay M3 C5 N8 Number M3 C5 R4 Reefer M3 C5 R6 Roach AMERICAN 74 NARCOTICS LORE II M3 F6 M3 G4 O6 “4:20” Names, general, miscellaneous and multiple M3 G4 C6 Names based on color and/or place M3 G4 G7 Grass (bush, herb, weed, etc.) M3 G4 H3 Hash M3 G4 M3 Mary Jane M3 G4 P5 Names based on parts of plant (buds, stems, etc.) M3 G4 P6 Pot M3 P3 Packaging, measurement, quantity (brick, key, lid, etc.) M3 P4 Paraphernalia, utensils (pipes, roach clip, crutch, carburetor, Jefferson Airplane) M3 U8 Using, smoking, miscellaneous (including customs and superstitions) M3 U8 B6 Bogart (including "Don't bogart that joint") Ma U8 H5 Hit M3 U8 M8 The munchies M3 U8 T6 To toke Opium and Morphine OATHS Miscellaneous C7 Cross my heart... POETRY/RHYMES (see also CHEERS; COUNTING-OUT RHYMES; GAMES; JUMP ROPE RHYMES; LIMERICKS; RETORTS; SONGS; SONG PARODIES; SUPERSTITIONS XIV W5) Miscellaneous I, II, III, IV A5 Animal A6 Apple pie B3 Baby talk poems B35 She put him in the bathtub (see also GAMES II, H3 B3) B4 Beans, beans B5 Birdie, birdie in the sky B55 Blason populaire B6 Body rhymes, miscellaneous (for tickling see T6) B6 C45 Chill "games" (X marks the spot) B6 T4 I'm a little teapot B6 T6 Toe and finger rhymes, miscellaneous B6 T6 B4 Here is the beehive B6 T6 B55 Two little black birds B6 T6 C45 Here's the church B6 T6 C7 Creepie mousie AMERICAN 75 POETRY AND RHYMES B6 T6 F5 Five little rabbits Itsy Bitsy Spider see SONGS C45 G4 I8 B6 T6 J6 Johnny, Johnny B6 T6 O6 Open them, shut them B6 T6 P5 This little piggy went to market B6 T6 S5 This is my mother's silverware Cadence, non-military see Marching Rhymes M37 C3 Catch poetry C4 Children's, miscellaneous I, II, III C45 Ching Chong Chinaman (see also GAMES II, D4 R5 C5; TAUNTS C45)) C5 Circular, miscellaneous C5 C3 Circular catch D3 Dandling (see also Nursery rhymes, especially N8 T47) D5 The dirty old man E35 Did you eever, iver, over E4 Emission traditions (see also FOLK SPEECH XIV E4; RETORTS E4) F3 Famous personages F35 Fatty and skinny F4 Fee, Fie, Foe, Fum F45 Fire, fire, said Mrs. McGuire F5 Fishy, fishy in the brook F55 Five little monkeys (5 etc.) F6 Food, eating, drinking F8 Fuzzy Wuzzy was a bear G6 Good, better, best G7 Gruesome ingestion rhymes, miscellaneous (see also SONG PARODIES) G7 E9 “Everyone’s doing it..picking nose..chewing it..” G7 G6 "Great green globs... gopher guts" (see also SONG PARODIES O4) G75 Gruesome, sadistic G75 W5 Little Willie/Johnny Misc G75 W5 L5 Little Willie/Johnny was a chemist… G8 The gum chewing girl H4 Help, murder, police I2 I am a little pussy I25 I asked my mother for fifty cents I3 I don't go out with boys/girls anymore I35 I eat my peas with honey I36 I hate Bosco (see also SONG PARODIES H3) I38 I'll tell you a story of Jack and Nory (see also TALES C5 J3) I7 I scream, you scream I8 I see the moon I9 I won't go to Macy's J3 Jason, Jason, get the basin L4 Lemonade, made in the shade L45 Let's go to bed (said sleepyhead) L47 Listen, listen, the cat's a pissin' L5 Little fly upon the wall AMERICAN POETRY AND RHYMES L55 L6 L68 M3 M37 Lizzie Borden I love coffee, I love tea Love, courtship, attraction, marriage Mabel, Mabel Marching rhymes, miscellaneous M37 L4 Left my wife M4 Marguerite go wash your feet M6 Mother may I go out to swim N44 I never saw a purple cow N5 Night(y) night, sleep tight (See also BLESSINGS B5) N6 No more pencils, no more books N65 Nobody likes me, everybody hates me (Worm Song, see also SONGS C45 M6) N67 Nonsense rhymes, miscellaneous N67 R5 Rikki tikki tambo N8 Nursery rhymes, miscellaneous (see also GAMES II H3, S5; SONGS L8) N8 A4 All in a misty morning N8 B3 Baa, baa, black sheep N8 B35 Barber, barber, shave a pig N8 B9 Bye Baby Bunting N8 D5 Diddle, diddle dumpling N8 D53 A dillar, a dollar N8 G4 Georgie Porgie N8 G6 Goosey, goosey gander N8 H3 Hark, hark the dogs do bark N8 H4 Hey diddle diddle N8 H5 Hickory dickory dock N8 H8 Humpty dumpty N8 H85 I had a little husband N8 J3 Jack and Jill M8 J32 Jack be nimble N8 J34 Little Jack Horner N8 J36 Jack Sprat N8 L3 Ladybug, ladybug N8 L5 Little Boy Blue N8 L52 Little Miss Muffet N8 M25 The man in the moon N8 M27 Mares eat oats N8 M3 To market, to market N8 M31 Mary had a little lamb N8 M32 Mary, Mary, quite contrary N8 M6 Monday's child is fair of face N8 N8 I had a little nut tree N8 O4 Old King Cole N8 O42 Old Mother Hubbard N8 O5 One, two, buckle my shoe N8 P4 Peter, Peter, pumpkin eater N8 P8 Punch and Judy 76 AMERICAN POETRY AND RHYMES N8 P85 Pussycat, pussycat N8 R3 Rain, rain go away N8 R5 Ride a cock horse N8 R8 Rub a dub dub N8 S5 I saw a ship a sailing N8 S53 Simple Simon met a pieman ... N8 S55 Sing a song of sixpence N8 S6 Soloman, Grundy N8 S8 Star light, star bright (see also SUPERSTITIONS IX S7) N8 T3 Taffy was a Welshman N8 T45 There was a crooked man N8 T46 There was a little girl N8 T47 This is the way the ladies ride N8 T6 Tom Tom the piper's son N8 T7 Trot, trot to Boston N8 W4 Wee Willie Winkie N8 W45 What are little girls/boys made of? (see also TAUNTS) N87 Nursery rhyme parodies, miscellaneous N87 B3 Baa, baa black sheep N87 H4 Hey diddle diddle N87 H5 Hickory dickory dock N87 H8 Humpty dumpty, miscellaneous N87 H8 R3 Rape the Queen N87 H8 S3 Scrambled eggs N87 J3 Jack and Jill, miscellaneous N87 J3 D6 Do you think they went for water? N87 J32 Jack be nimble N87 J34 Little Jack Horner N87 J36 Jack Sprat N87 L5 Little Boy Blue N87 L52 Little Miss Muffet N87 M31 Mary had a little lamb, miscellaneous N87 M31 D6 The doctor was surprised N87 M3l F55 Fleece was black N87 M31 08 Other possessions N87 M31 S2 Lamb sandwich N87 M31 S5 The sheep turned out to be a ram N87 M31 S51 She tied it to a heater N87 M32 Mary, Mary quite contrary N87 O4 Old King Cole N87 O42 Old Mother Hubbard, miscellaneous N87 O42 R6 Rover's bone N87 O5 One, two, buckle my shoe N87 P4 Peter, Peter pumpkin eater N87 P6 Port Reamer Murder Ptolemy N87 R8 Rub a dub dub (see also BLESSINGS G7 P3 R7) N87 S6 Soloman Grundy 77 AMERICAN 78 POETRY AND RHYMES O2 O3 O45 O5 O55 O6 O65 O7 P3 P4 P5 P7 R35 R55 R6 S35 N87 T46 There was a little girl N87 T47 There was an old woman who lived in a shoe N87 T8 Twinkle, twinkle little star Obscene, miscellaneous O2 C45 Children's obscene rhymes, miscellaneous (much overlap) O2 C45 D6 Down by the river O2 C45 I5 In 1492 O2 C45 M5 Milk, milk, lemonade O2 C45 M9 My nose itches O2 C45 P78 Push the button O2 C6 Corkscrew prick O2 F3 The First of May O2 H8 Hundred women upon a wall O2 M6 Monstrous wheel O2 N6 Now that I'm old and gray O2 O3 Ode to a pussy O2 P8 Was it you that did the pushin' O2 S2 Says Papa Rabbit O2 S4 The sexual life of the camel Occupational Once a big molice pan One for the money One goes into two Ooey gooey was a worm Oppositional Rhymes, miscellaneous (tangle talk) O65 D4 Dear ladies and jellybeans (I stand before you to sit behind you) O65 M5 'Twas midnight on the ocean O65 S9 It was a summer's night in winter O65 T9 Two dead boys got up to fight Order in the court, the monkey wants to speak Poem parodies, miscellaneous P3 B65 The boy stood on the burning deck P3 D3 In days of old P3 N5 Night before Christmas P3 N6 Now I lay me down to sleep P3 P3 The midnight ride of Paul Revere P3 T45 Thirty days hath September P3 T7 Trees A peanut sat on the railroad track Philosophical, advice, wisdom Pretended obscene P7 S7 Miss ... had a steamboat (filed by context, see also GAMES H3 M5; JUMP ROPE RHYMES M53; SONGS C45 J6 O2 S7) It's raining, it's pouring Rooti toot Roses are red (see also WRITTEN FORMS A9 R6; TAUNTS R6) School, teachers, books, etc. AMERICAN 79 POETRY AND RHYMES S6 Spider, spider on the wall S65 Spring is sprung T3 Ta-ra-ra Boom Dee-A T35 Tarzan rhyme T4 Teeter totter, bread and butter T55 There's a place in France / Mars T57 There was an old lady who swallowed a fly T6 Tickling rhymes T65 Today is the day they give babies away T7 Trick or treat W43 What a funny/queer bird the frog are W45 I had a wooden whistle W454 When you're dancing with your honey W5 Willie in his best of sashes (and other Willies) W55 Women W6 The worms crawl in (see also N4) Y6 You can tell a man who boozes PRISON LORE Miscellaneous PROTEST LORE Miscellaneous B8 Bumper stickers (see also WRITTEN FORMS B8) B87 Buttons (see also WRITTEN FORMS B85) C5 Civil rights, miscellaneous C5 S6 Songs D7 Draft dodging G4 Gestures P2 Parody S6 Songs and chants PROVERBS (see also FOLK METAPHORS) A Miscellaneous A2 Absence makes the heart grow fonder A25 Accidents will happen A27 Actions speak louder than words A3 Age before beauty A6 An apple a day keeps the doctor away (see also SUPERSTITIONS II N6 P7 A6) A602 One rotten apple spoils the barrel A603 The apple doesn't fall far from the tree A65 April showers bring May flowers A7 What goes around, comes around A75 Up to your ass in alligators AMERICAN 80 PROVERBS AND PROVERBIAL PHRASES AND SAYINGS B B3 B33 B35 B37 B4 B41 B4102 B42 B43 B4302 B45 B4502 B47 B5 B53 B5302 B5303 B5304 B5305 B55 B56 B57 B58 B5802 B6 B63 B65 B67 B6702 B6703 B7 B71 B7102 B73 B75 B8 B85 B9 Miscellaneous Don't throw out the baby with the bath water His bark is worse than his bite Barking up the wrong tree Empty barrels rattle Beaus won't go where cobwebs grow Beauty is in the eye of the beholder Beauty is only skin deep If you can't beat them, join them As you make your bed Early to bed, early to rise Beggars can't be choosers Put a beggar on horseback... The best things in life are free The bigger they are, the harder they fall The early bird catches the worm Birds of a feather flock together Wet birds never fly at night A bird in the hand... Killing two birds with one stone Don't bite off more than you can chew (for: Don't bite the hand... see H302) Once bitten/burned If she can bleed, she can breed Blood is thicker than water You can't get blood out of a turnip (rock) The closer to the bone, the sweeter the meat Don't judge a book by its cover Neither a borrower nor a lender be Don't send a boy to do a man's job Boys will be boys One boy is a whole boy... Which side your bread is buttered on Don't burn your bridges behind you Don't cross your bridges until you come to them If it ain’t broke.... A new broom sweeps clean Don't fuck with the bull Don't burn your candle from both ends Let bygones be bygones C C3 C31 C32 C33 Miscellaneous You can't have your cake and eat it too Court the calf and you'll get the cow Better to light a candle... Candy is dandy AMERICAN 81 PROVERBS AND PROVERBIAL PHRASES AND SAYINGS C34 C35 C3502 C3503 C3504 C3505 C4 C42 C45 C47 C4702 C4703 C4704 C48 C49 C5 C55 C57 C6 C65 C68 C7 Don't put the cart before the horse Curiosity killed the cat All cats are grey at night A cat may look at a king... When the cat's away the mice will play There's more than one way to skin a cat A chain is only as strong as its weakest link Charity begins at home Cheaters never prosper Don't count your chickens before they’re hatched Chickens come home to roost You can't make chicken salad out of chicken shit Chicken today, feathers tomorrow Too many chiefs, not enough Indians Children should be seen and not heard Cleanliness is next to Godliness Clothes make the man Every cloud has a silver lining That's the way the cookie crumbles Too many cooks spoil the broth Why buy the cow when the milk is free? Every crow's chick is blackest D D3 D33 D35 D3502 D4 D45 D47 D4702 D5 D53 D55 D6 D61 D63 D6302 D6303 D6305 D6306 D6307 D6308 D65 D66 D68 Miscellaneous He who dances pays the fiddler It's always darkest before the dawn Another day, another dollar Day late, dollar short Better dead than red Never can tell the depth of the well Nothing goes over the devil's back Better the devil you know... The die is cast Eat a peck of dirt... Discretion is the better part of valor Do as I say not as I do Do unto others as you would have them do unto you A barking dog never bites Every dog has his day If you lie with dogs you get up with fleas It's not the size of the dog in the fight Let sleeping dogs lie If the dog hadn't stopped to shit... You can't teach an old dog new tricks Something worth doing is worth doing right If you want something done, better do it yourself Don't lock the barn door after the horse is stolen AMERICAN 82 PROVERBS AND PROVERBIAL PHRASES AND SAYINGS D69 When in doubt... E E2 E25 E3 E9 Miscellaneous To each his own Easy come, easy go Don't put all your eggs in one basket His eyes are bigger than his stomach F F3 F35 F37 F39 F5 F52 F53 F55 F58 F5802 F5803 F5804 F59 F5902 F6 F602 F603 F604 F605 F606 F63 F65 F67 F7 Miscellaneous I, II All's fair in love and war Familiarity breeds contempt Like father, like son It aint over till the fat lady sings He who fights and runs away... Figures don't lie Finders keepers, losers weepers (see also TAUNTS F5) First come, first served Fish and company smell in three days Fish or cut bait Give a man a fish... There's more than one fish in the sea You can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar He who flies with the owl at night... Fool me once, shame on you A fool and his money are soon parted Fools' names and fools' faces No fool like an old fool Fools rush in Better to be silent and be thought a fool Can't see the forest for the trees Forewarned is forearmed The fox smells his own den first A friend in need is a friend indeed G G5 G6 G62 G64 G65 G6502 G67 G6702 G7 G702 G703 G75 Miscellaneous All that glitters (glistens) is not gold What goes around comes around God helps those who help themselves When the going gets tough ... If you can't be good, be careful Only the good die young What's good for the goose is good for the gander Don't kill the goose that lays the golden eggs Grass won't grow on a busy street If there's grass on the field, play ball The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence Beware of Greeks bearing gifts AMERICAN 83 PROVERBS AND PROVERBIAL PHRASES AND SAYINGS G8 Nice guys finish last H H3 H302 H303 H304 H305 H306 H307 H33 H35 H37 H4 H402 H403 H43 H45 H47 H5 H6 H63 H65 H67 H6702 H6703 H6704 H8 H85 Miscellaneous Cold hands, warm heart Don't bite the hand that feeds you Idle hands are the devil's workshop Many hands make light work Don't let your right hand know what your left hand is doing Spit in one hand, wish in the other One hand washes the other Handsome is as handsome does (see also P7) Haste makes waste Make hay while the sun shines A hard head makes a soft behind Two heads are better than one Use your head and save your feet The way to a man's heart is through his stomach If you can't stand the heat... He who hesitates is lost Hindsight is better than foresight/20/20 Even a blind hog finds an acorn now and then A man's home is his castle Honesty is the best policy No one on a galloping horse would notice Never look a gift horse in the mouth Don't change horses in the middle of the stream You can lead a horse to water... To err is human The more hurry, the less speed I I3 I35 I5 I7 I702 Miscellaneous If "ifs" and "ands" were pots and pans Ignorance is bliss Give them an inch and they'll take a mile Strike while the iron is hot Too many irons in the fire J J3 J6 J65 J8 Miscellaneous Jack of all trades, master of none A job worth doing is worth doing well A journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step Don't judge a man until you've walked a mile in his moccasins K K5 K53 K54 Miscellaneous There's more ways to kill a cat besides choking Once a king, always a king In the kingdom of the blind, the one-eyed man is king AMERICAN 84 PROVERBS AND PROVERBIAL PHRASES AND SAYINGS K57 K59 Kissing don't last, but cooking do A little knowledge is a dangerous thing L L3 L35 L3502 L37 L4 L5 L502 L503 L504 L53 L55 L5502 L57 L5702 L6 L63 L6302 L6303 L6304 L8 Miscellaneous Better late than never He who laughs last, laughs best Laugh, and the world laughs with you... A lawyer who represents himself has a fool for a client Leopard can't change his spots Life's a bitch Life is a bowl of cherries Into each life some rain must fall Life is a shit sandwich Lightning never strikes twice A moment on the lips, forever on the hips A slip of the lip/loose lips sink ships Live and learn Live and let live Look before you leap Love is blind Love 'em and leave 'em The course of true love seldom runs smooth Better to have loved and lost... Lucky at cards, unlucky in love M M3 M302 M35 M37 M5 M55 M57 M6 M602 M603 M62 M63 M65 M67 M68 M69 Miscellaneous One man's meat is another man's poison A man's work is from sun to sun March comes in like a lion Marry in haste, repent in leisure Don't cry over spilt milk Misery loves company A miss is as good as a mile Money is the root of all evil Money talks Money doesn't grow on trees Monkey see, monkey do The more the merrier One mother can take care of eight children... To make a mountain out of a molehill A closed mouth catches no flies Three moves are worse than a fire N N3 N4 N45 Miscellaneous For want of a nail the shoe was lost Necessity is the mother of invention No news is good news AMERICAN 85 PROVERBS AND PROVERBIAL PHRASES AND SAYINGS N5 N6 N65 Don't take any wooden nickels Don't cut off your nose to spite your face Nothing ventured, nothing gained O O2 O9 O93 O9302 Miscellaneous Great oaks from little acorns grow An ounce of prevention... Out of the frying pan... Out of sight, out of mind P P1 P3 P35 P39 P4 P48 P4802 P4803 P4804 P45 P47 P5 P53 P55 P57 P6 P61 P65 P67 P6702 P6703 P69 P7 P702 P72 P74 P76 P78 P8 Miscellaneous Mind your P's and Q's No pain no gain Patience is a virtue Pay the piper/fiddler Don't cast your pearls before swine A bad penny always returns Take care of the pennies A penny saved is a penny earned Penny wise, pound foolish People who live in glass houses The pen is mightier than the sword One picture is worth a thousand words Pig in a poke Little pitchers have big ears A place for everything and everything in its place Politeness is to do and say Politics makes strange bedfellows Poor folks have poor ways The pot calling the kettle black There's a lid for every pot/every pot has a lid A watched pot never boils When poverty comes in at the door, love... Practice makes perfect Practice what you preach Pretty is as pretty does (see also H356) Pride goes before the fall Procrastination is the thief of time The proof of the pudding... You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear Q Miscellaneous R R3 R4 R43 Miscellaneous When it rains, it pours You reap what you sow There's no rest for the weary AMERICAN 86 PROVERBS AND PROVERBIAL PHRASES AND SAYINGS R4302 R5 R6 R601 R62 R65 R67 R6702 There's no rest for the wicked Early ripe, early rotten The road to Hell is paved with good intentions It's a long road that has no turning To rob Peter to pay Paul Spare the rod and spoil the child Rome wasn't built in a day When in Rome do as the Romans do S S2 S25 S2501 S3 S4 S42 S44 S46 S47 S4702 S4703 S4704 S4705 S49 S4902 S5 S53 S55 S57 S6 S62 S63 S64 S66 S67 S69 S8 S83 S85 S87 S9 S95 S97 Miscellaneous Better safe than sorry Least said, soonest mended Easier said than done You scratch my back, I'll scratch yours Seeing is believing How sharper than a serpent's tooth... Shape up or ship out Shirt sleeves to shirt sleeves The more you stir shit... Shit on me once, shame on you, shit on me twice (see also F6) Don't shit where you eat Shit or get off the pot (see also Folk Speech VI C6) Shit happens If the shoe fits, wear it I cried because I had no shoes Silence is golden Six of one, half a dozen of the other There's many a slip `twixt the cup and the lip Slow and steady wins the race Smile and the world smiles with you Where there's smoke ... You snooze, you lose Just because there's snow on the roof... A son is a son until he takes a wife Call a spade a spade He who spits against the wind... A stitch in time ... A rolling stone... The straw that broke the camel's back Different strokes for different folks If at first you don't succeed Don't let the sun set on your anger One swallow doesn't make a summer T T3 T4 Miscellaneous Talk is cheap Good things come in small packages AMERICAN 87 PROVERBS AND PROVERBIAL PHRASES AND SAYINGS T402 T5 T502 T503 T504 T6 T7 T75 T8 T85 T87 T8702 Good things come to those who wait Time flies Time heals all wounds Time is money Time and tide wait for no man Don't put off till tomorrow Never trouble trouble until trouble troubles you The truth is said in jest Every tub must stand on its own bottom As the twig is bent, so grows the tree It takes two to tango Two is company U U7 Miscellaneous Use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without V V3 V5 Miscellaneous Variety is the spice of life Virtue is its own reward W W3 W302 W32 W34 W36 W3602 W38 W3802 W3803 W4 W43 W45 W47 W5 W53 W5302 W5303 W5304 W55 W57 W6 W63 W64 W7 Miscellaneous Hitch your wagon to the stars An empty wagon makes a lot of noise The walls have ears It will all come out in the wash Waste not, want not Willful waste makes woeful want Water seeks its own level You never miss the water till the well runs dry Still waters run deep Oh, what a tangled web we weave All's well that ends well The squeaky wheel gets the oil A whistling woman and a cackling hen... Where there's a will there's a way Win a few, lose a few You can't win them all Its not whether you win or lose... A winner never quits It's an ill wind If wishes were horses A woman's place is in the home A word to the wise is sufficient All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy Two wrongs don't make a right X Miscellaneous AMERICAN 88 PROVERBS AND PROVERBIAL PHRASES AND SAYINGS Y Miscellaneous Z Miscellaneous PROVERB PARODIES Miscellaneous, I, II A2 Absence makes the heart grow fonder… A6 An apple a day... B4 Early to bed, early to rise… B5 A bird in the hand… D6 Do unto others... F7 You can pick your friends... F75 A friend in need… (incl. a friend with weed) H3 A hard man is good to find. L3 He who laughs last…(incl. probably didn’t get the joke) L4 You can lead a horse... L6 Better to have loved... P4 People who live in glass houses... R4 Proverbs REWORDED in unnecessarily verbose and inflated diction R6 A rolling stone ... S8 A stitch in time ... S9 If at first you don’t succeed (fricassee)… PUZZLES (written and oral) N6 Non-oral, miscellaneous (at least one part is not spoken) N6 M3 Mathematical, scientific N6 P4 Pencil figures N6 P8 Punctuation N6 T6 Toothpick or matchstick manipulation O7 Oral, miscellaneous O7 L6 Logic Puzzles (see also O7 S5) O7 L6 A3 Adam and Eve O7 L6 C7 Crossing the river O7 L6 H6 Honest man, lying man O7 L6 M3 Mathematical, scientific O7 L6 W6 Woman surgeon O7 P8 Puns O7 S5 Situational (mini-mysteries), miscellaneous (see also O7 L6) O7 S5 A4 Albatross (abalone) soup O7 S5 A48 Amputated limb O7 S5 B4 A bell rings O7 S5 B5 53 bicycles O7 S5 C3 Dead in cabin O7 S5 E4 Midget in elevator AMERICAN PUZZLES O7 S5 G6 Dead goldfish O7 S5 H5 Person with hiccups O7 S5 I2 Block of ice O7 S5 K8 Ku Klux Klan O7 S5 L5 Life support O7 S5 M3 Man with the mask O7 S5 M8 The music stopped O7 S5 P3 Dead parachutist O7 S5 S3 If the man had seen the sawdust O7 S5 T9 Siamese twins O7 S5 W5 The doctor's wife Droodle see WRITTEN FORMS D7 Rebus see WRITTEN FORMS R4 RECIPES Miscellaneous D4 Dessert Recipes D5 Drink Recipes Recipe parodies, miscellaneous RELIGIOUS LORE Miscellaneous B5 Biblical parodies C3 Catholic (see also CUSTOMS H5 C55 P3, H5 W49, MEXICAN-AMERICAN) E6 Episcopalian E9 Exempla (non-denominational) F6 Folk Speech L4 Legends, miscellaneous L4 J4 Jehovah's witness L4 S3 Saints M6 Mormons I, II S6 Songs, miscellaneous S6 S62 Spirituals and Folk Hymns S9 Superstitions RETORTS (see also SPORTS LORE B3 R4, TAUNTS; FOLK SPEECH) Miscellaneous I, II, III, IV A4 Responses to aggression (includes "eat shit and die") A7 Retorts to arrogance/ smart alecks (Don't get wise, bubble eyes) B7 Responses to bragging C4 Lack of chance (He doesn't stand a Chinaman's chance...) C45 Chops, cuts C5 Close only counts in horseshoes/ Close, but no cigar C6 Command retorts (There's a bus leaving tomorrow. Be under it. etc.) C64 Responses to complaints, criticism, or negation 89 AMERICAN 90 RETORTS D6 D7 E4 Do you have a match? Retorts to other automobile drivers Emission retorts, miscellaneous (including sneeze/cough, see also Games II, P5) E4 B8 Better to burp and bear the shame... E4 F6 A fox (dog) smells his own hole first E9 Evasive responses to (annoying, unanswerable) questions (see R4) F6 Retorts to forgetting H4 "Hey" retorts ("Hey" is for horses) I3 Responses to "if" (If the frog had wings...) I5 Insults, miscellaneous (see also FOLK SPEECH VI I5) I5 A6 Insults regarding personal appearance I5 F3 Insults about family (your mother wears combat boots, etc., see also TAUNTS) I5 I4 Allusions to lack of intelligence I5 U6 Up your ass and variants I7 Irrelevancy indicators, miscellaneous I7 P7 What's that to do with the price of... I85 It takes one to know one J6 Retorts to non-humorous jokes, miscellaneous (for similes see FOLK SIMILES III U5) J6 O4 Retorts to old jokes, jokes heard previously (... kicked the slats out of my crib...) K5 Retorts to "kiss my ass"/"suck my dick" K55 I know you are but what am I? O2 Retorts to obvious statements, situations and questions, miscellaneous O2 R45 Retorts with facetious or rhetorical question, miscellaneous O2 R45 B4 Does a bear shit in the woods? O2 R45 C5 Do chickens (ducks) have lips? O2 R45 F7 Does a frog have a watertight (airtight) ass? O2 R45 M3 Does Macy's tell Gimbels? O2 R45 M8 Multiple listings O2 R45 P6 Is the Pope...? O2 R45 S4 Facetious retorts/sexual O2 W45 What gave you the first clue? O4 How old are you? O7 Oral legislation (shut your lip..., etc.) P5 Put that in your pipe and smoke it P7 Proximity indicators (... been a snake it would have bit you.) R4 Responses to unreasonable requests (People in hell want icewater) (see E9) R49 Rhymed retorts R8 I'm rubber, you are glue S4 See you later, alligator; real soon, baboon, etc. (see also FOLK SPEECH VI F35) S55 "Shit" in reference to lying S58 Retorts to "shut up" S6 So? S7 Sticks and stones S95 False sympathy AMERICAN 91 RETORTS T4 T5 T85 V5 W4 W5 Responses to "I thought", or "I think" Tough titties Twinkle, twinkle, little star Visual obstruction (You make a better door...) Well Response to unreasonable wishes (see also C4 and R4) W5 F6 What for W5 W5 What, who, where, why W5 W5 D5 What's for dinner W5 W5 N3 What's your name? W5 W5 T5 What time is it? RHYMES see CHEERS; CATCHES; COUNTING-OUT RHYMES; GAMES II H3 Handclapping Rhymes; JUMP ROPE RHYMES; POETRY RHYMES; TAUNTS; SONGS RIDDLES (see also CATCHES R5 and PUZZLES) Miscellaneous A8 As I was going to St. Ives B5 Bible knowledge C55 Clever question, requiring special knowledge of questioner (too much information given) I, II C6 Color questions G4 Genealogical M3 Math N3 Guess a name contained within a riddle N4 Neck riddle N6 Non-oral riddles (for Droodles see WRITTEN FORMS D7) P3 Riddle parodies P35 Paradox (unanswerable questions) P7 Pretended obscene (see also JOKES V P7 R5) Rebus see WRITTEN FORMS R4 S4 Riddle pun, sexual S5 Situational dilemma (for Mini-mysteries see PUZZLES oral-situational O7 S5) S59 Snake riddles S63 Spelling/punctuation S655 Sphinx riddles T7 N6 True riddle, non-oppositional I, II, III T7 06 True riddle, oppositional, I, II, III W6 Word pun, conundrum I, II, III (for Rebus see WRITTEN FORMS R4) SCOUT/CAMP LORE (see also CUSTOMS C3) Miscellaneous B6 Boy Scout Lore I, II C3 Camp Fire Girl Lore F6 Folkspeech G2 Camp Games AMERICAN 92 SCOUT LORE G5 I5 S5 S6 G2 S6 Snipe Hunt (see also JOKES VI I5 S6) Girl Scout Lore Interlochen Lore Skits (see also DRAMA) Camp Songs Miscellaneous S6 A2 C3 About camps, specifically S6 A2 S6 About specific camps S6 A5 Animals miscellaneous S6 A5 B5 Birds S6 A5 B5 K6 Kookaburra S6 A5 B8 Bugs and Worms S6 A5 B8 B4 Bees S6 A5 D6 Domestic Animals (pets) S6 A5 F7 Frogs S6 A5 L5 Livestock S6 A5 R3 Rabbits S6 B3 Ballads S6 B5 B-I-N-G-O S6 B6 My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean S6 C3 Call and Response S6 C3 S5 Sippin’ Cider S6 C35 Canoeing and campfires S6 C5 Clothing S6 C6 Courtship S6 D6 Doughnut Shop S6 D69 Do Your Ears Hang Low? S6 F3 Facial hair S6 F6 Food, miscellaneous S6 G4 Gesture-heavy songs S6 G7 Gross-out, bodily functions, murder S6 H5 Historical Events S6 J6 John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt S6 L3 Landscape and weather S6 L5 Little Tommy Tinker S6 M4 Mealtime songs S6 M6 Modulated songs (same bits repeated over and over in different ways each time. i.e., “I want to eat, eat, eat apples and bananas”) S6 N6 Nonsense songs, miscellaneous S6 N6 S9 Syntactical nonsense S6 N6 W6 Nonsense words S6 O2 Occupations S6 O4 O’Leary Is Dead and O’Riley Don’t Know It S6 O8 Songs in other languages S6 P7 Pretended obscene S6 P8 Public shaming songs S6 R4 Religious songs, miscellaneous AMERICAN 93 SCOUT LORE S6 R6 S6 S4 S6 S5 S6 S8 S6 S84 S6 R4 G7 Graces S6 R4 R5 Rise and Shine Rounds Sexual I’ve Got Sixpence State names Stepped in the Tub, Pulled out the Plug… SIMULTANEITY SAYINGS Miscellaneous B7 Bread and Butter (see also SUPERSTITIONS V, M4 O2) C7 Crossed fingers/ What goes up the chimney? smoke J5 Jinx, you owe me ... a coke. I, II M3 Make a wish N4 Needles and Pins SONGS Papers on Folksongs I. Miscellaneous American Folksongs collected in the 1960s II. Miscellaneous American Folksongs collected in the 1970s III. Miscellaneous American Folksongs collected in the 1980s IV. Miscellaneous American Folksongs collected in the 1990s V. Miscellaneous American Folksongs collected 2000-2009 A5 Animal Songs, miscellaneous A5 A9 Go tell Aunt Rhody (The Old Grey Goose) A5 B5 Birds A5 C3 Cats A5 F3 Animal Fair A5 F5 Fish A5 F6 Foxes A5 F7 Frogs A5 F7 C6 "Froggy went a courting/wooing" A5 H6 Horses A5 I5 Insects A5 M5 Mice B3 Ballads, miscellaneous (British and American, but not Childs or Laws) B3 A4 "Native" American Ballads (Laws #'s, see G. Malcolm Laws, Native American Balladry) Laws #A1 (dA) 40 War Ballads Laws #B1 (dB) 45 Cowboys and Pioneers (see also L6, O35 C6) Laws #C1 (dC) 54 Lumberjack Ballads (see also O35 L8) Laws #D1 (dD) 52 Sailors and the Sea (see also O35 S3) Laws #E1 (dE) 53 Criminals and Outlaws Laws #F1 (dF) 64 Murder Ballads (see also B3 M8) Laws #G1 (dG) 53 Tragedies and Disasters AMERICAN 94 SONGS B5 B55 B558 B7 C3 C35 C45 Laws #H1 (dH) 53 Various Topics Laws #I1 (dI) 28 Negro Ballads (John Hardy, John Henry, etc.) B3 CS Child Ballads, miscellaneous B3 C5 #46 The Riddle Song B3 C5 #84 Barbara Allen B3 C5 #200 The Gypsy Laddie (Wraggle Taggle Gypsies, Black Jack Davy) B3 M8 Murder Ballads (Pretty Polly, Sam Hall, Knoxville Girl, not Child or Laws) Birthday Songs (see also CUSTOMS B55, B55 C3) Blason Populaire, miscellaneous B55 N4 Anti-African American ("Coon" Songs, Minstrel Songs) Blues British Music Hall songs B7 B3 (Pretty) "Babes in the Woods" Camp Songs (see SCOUT/CAMP LORE) California/local songs (see also Ballads B3 A4, B1 (dB) 45) Children's Songs I. Children's Songs collected in the 1960s II. Children's Songs collected in the 1970s III. Children's Songs collected in the 1980s IV. Children's Songs collected in the 1990s V. Children’s Songs collected 2000-2009 C45 A4 Alphabet Song C45 B5 B-I-N-G-O C45 C6 She'll be comin' round the mountain C45 D8 Little Dutch Girl C45 G4 Songs with Gestures (not Playparties or Singing Games; see also GAMES II H3, S5 P55; SONGS C45 B5, C45 I8, C45 M6 R3) I. Songs with Gestures collected in the 1960s II. Songs with Gestures collected in the 1970s III. Songs with Gestures collected in the 1980s IV. Songs with Gestures collected in the 1990s V. Songs with Gestures collected 2000-2009 C45 G4 C3 Little cabin in the woods C45 G4 E3 Do your ears hang low? C45 G4 H3 My hat has three corners C45 G4 I8 The itsy bitsy spider C45 G4 T4 I am a little teapot C45 J6 Jocular, miscellaneous C45 J6 C3 Jocular Catch C45 J6 C45 Chewing gum C45 J6 C6 Cooties and bedbugs C45 J6 O2 Jocular Obscene and Pretended Obscene C45 J6 O2 D7 How dry I am C45 J6 O2 S7 "... had a steamboat" (see also GAMES II H2 M5; JUMP ROPE RHYMES M5758; POETRY P7 S7) C45 J6 S4 Sexual AMERICAN 95 SONGS C45 J6 S5 Skunk hole (woodpecker) C45 M6 Morbid, sadistic, gruesome (Great green gobs ..., see SONG PARODIES O4) C45 M6 B3 ... upstairs to take a bath C45 M6 M3 McDonald's is my kind of place C45 M6 N6 Nobody likes me, everybody hates me (Worm Song, see also POETRY/RHYMES N65) C45 M6 P4 Peanut sitting on a track C45 M6 R3 Little rabbit Foo-Foo C45 M6 S9 ... an old lady who swallowed a fly C45 M6 T5 (Miss ... had a baby) ... Tiny Tim C45 M6 W6 "The worms crawl in ..." C45 N6 Children's Nonsense C45 N8 Children's nursery songs C45 O4 This old man C45 P55 O playmate C45 R3 It's raining, it's pouring ..., (see POETRY R35) C45 T45 “There's a Place on Mars”/ “...in France” C6 Country and Western (commercial recordings) D7 Drinking Songs (see also GAMES II D7 S55) F5 Fiddle and banjo songs (Old Joe Clark, Cripple Creek, Soldiers Joy, etc., see also MUSIC F5) G7 Gruesome and morbid (not children's songs) J6 Jocular, miscellaneous J6 D3 Old Dan Tucker J6 O2 Jocular obscene J6 S4 Jocular sexual L6 (Lyric) Love songs, miscellaneous L6 B4 Love betrayed, lost, unrequited L6 B4 E2 (East, West) Virginia L6 B4 M3 Mandy L6 B4 O4 Old Smokey L6 H8 Humorous Love Songs (including Marrow Bones) L6 P3 Paper of Pins L6 P7 Pretty Fair Miss (In Her Garden) L8 Lullabies, miscellaneous L8 H8 Hush Little Baby (Mockingbird) L8 R6 Rock-a-bye Baby N6 Nonsense (not children's) O35 Occupational, miscellaneous O35 C6 Cowboy Songs (see also B3 A4 B1-45) O35 L8 Lumberjack Songs (see also Ballads, B3 A4 C1-54) O35 S4 Sailor Songs, sea shanties (see also B3 A4 D1-52) O35 U5 Union, strike songs (see also PROTEST LORE) Religious, see RELIGIOUS LORE Spirituals and Folk Hymns S6 S62 R4 Repetitive (and circular) R4 B4 Ninety-nine bottles of beer AMERICAN SONGS R45 Revivalist folk songs (Dylan, Guthrie...) R6 Rounds R7 Robert and Anna Fowler Collection SONG PARODIES Miscellaneous I. Collected in the 1960s II. Collected in the 1970s III. Collected in the 1980s IV. Collected in the 1990s V. Collected 2000-2009 A3 Advertisement and theme songs (T.V., see also B7) A4 Allouette/Suffocation A5 The ants go marching (When Johnny comes marching...) A7 Parodies used in Armed Forces (W.W. II) B3 Battle Hymn of the Republic B7 Bridge over the River Kwai Theme C3 Tune from Carmen - Toreodora or Theodora C35 Tune from The Candyman C45 Children's parodies, miscellaneous C47 Christmas and Easter songs C55 Clementine ("Found a peanut") F7 Frere Jacques G6 God bless America H3 Happy Birthday to you H35 Hark the Herald Angels Sing/Shout H5 Hi Ho, Hi Ho H8 Tune of Dvorak's "Humoresque" I4 I'm Popeye the Sailor Man I43 I'm a little teapot (parody) I44 I'm looking over a four-leaf clover J5 Jingle Bells M5 Parodies on military songs M9 My Bonnie lies over the ocean M93 My Country 'tis of Thee O4 Old Grey Mare or Great, Big, Green Gobs (see also POETRY G7 G6) O5 On Top of Old Smokey R6 Row, Row, Row your Boat (see also NARCOTIC LORE I Songs) R8 Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer S4 Sex S7 Star Spangled Banner S75 Stars and Stripes Forever T1 Take Me Out to the Ballgame T7 Tra La La Boom De Ay T8 Turkey in the Straw T85 Twinkle, twinkle... 96 AMERICAN SONG PARODIES W4 Wedding March W45 Whistle while you work Y3 Yankee Doodle SORORITY LORE see ACADEME UCB and ACADEME OTHER SPECIAL GROUPS, CLUBS, ORGANIZATIONS Miscellaneous A5 Alcoholics Anonymous G7 Grateful Dead/Deadheads S6 Society for Creative Anachronism S9 Synanon SPORTS LORE generally professional (see also FOLK SPEECH XVII Recreational and GAMES II D7 S6) I. By SPORT, miscellaneous B3 Baseball, miscellaneous B3 F6 Folk Speech I, II, III, IV B3 R4 Retorts, Insults to umpire B3 S7 Superstitions, miscellaneous B3 S7 C5 Clothing (same, unwashed, etc.) B3 S7 C7 Crossed bats B3 S7 F6 Foul lines B3 S7 N6 No hitters B3 S7 P3 Packing up equipment (before game ends) B3 S7 R3 Rally caps B3 S7 T6 Touching bases B35 Basketball I, II, III B5 Bicycle Racing B6 Bowling B65 Boxing C4 Climbing C7 Crew/Rowing C7 C3 Catching a crab F4 Fencing F6 Football, miscellaneous (American) F6 C8 Customs F6 F6 Folk Speech F6 F6 T3 Tactical (plays) F6 J5 Jokes F6 N3 Narratives F6 S9 Superstitions F69 Fox hunting G6 Golf G9 Gymnastics H3 Hackysack 97 AMERICAN SPORTS LORE I H35 H353 H6 H67 H8 L3 M3 P6 R3 R83 R8 S2 II. Handball Hang gliding Hockey (ice and field) Horseracing Hunting and fishing Lacrosse Martial arts Pool, Snooker, Billiards (see also GAMES II P65) Race car driving Rugby (inc. songs, chants, games) Running or jogging Sailing and windsurfing S2 F6 Sailing-related Folk Speech S5 Skiing/ Snowboarding S5 F6 Ski/snowboard-related Folk Speech S55 Sky diving S6 Soccer (English football) S6 F6 Soccer-related Folk Speech (inc. Nutmeg) S9 Surfing (inc. skimming) S9 F6 Surfing-related Folk Speech, miscellaneous S9 F6 C6 Conditions, waves, etc. S9 F6 E4 Equipment, etc. S9 F6 F3 Falling, crashing, etc. S9 F6 M3 Maneuvers, etc. S9 F6 P4 People (names for) S9 F6 S8 Styles (inc. shredding) S9 F6 T8 Tubes/getting tubed S9 S9 Superstitions S95 Swimming (see also GAMES II S9) T4 Tennis, miscellaneous T4 F6 Tennis-related Folk Speech T4 S6 Spin the racket T7 Track and field V6 Volleyball W3 Water polo W4 Weight-lifting W7 Wrestling By GENRE F6 Sport Folk Speech G4 Sport Gestures (inc. The Wave) J6 Sport Jokes S6 Sport Songs S8 Sport Superstitions SUPERSTITIONS (see Brunvand, Superstitions) Wayland Hand system, as in his Dictionary of American Popular Beliefs and Superstitions I. Birth, infancy, childhood 98 AMERICAN 99 SUPERSTITIONS I I5 II. Infancy and childhood, miscellaneous I5 A35 Ailments and remedies I5 A35 B4 Bedwetting I5 A35 C8 Cures I5 A35 P7 Prevention I5 A35 T5 Tickling I5 C45 Child character and talents I5 C6 Babies' colors I5 D4 Death of babies (cats) I5 E9 Evil eye I5 G7 Growth stunting I5 H3 Child's hair I5 I5 Childhood indicators of character I5 N3 Child naming I5 P45 Physical attributes I5 S3 School/school age I5 T4 Growth of teeth I5 T47 Tests for child's gender normality I5 W3 Walking I5 W4 Wealth, childhood indicators I5 W45 Whipping, punishment, discipline P7 Pregnancy and childbirth, miscellaneous P7 A2 Abortion and miscarriage P7 B5 Birth and labor P7 C3 Causes of birthmarks, deformities I, II (see also III E1P7) P7 C6 Conception, contraception P7 D5 Divination of child's sex, miscellaneous, P7 D5 D3 Dangling object on a string P7 M7 Morning sickness P7 P7 Prenatal influences P7 P7 A8 deliberate action P7 P7 I5 injunction (see also III E1 P7 I5) P7 P7 I5 U5 Umbilical cord P7 S5 Signs and causes of pregnancy P7 W45 Where babies come from Human body, Folk Medicine, miscellaneous I, II (causes, cures) D5 Diseases (Indisposition) D5 A25 Aches, backache, (for headaches see D5 H4, stomach aches see D5 S75) D5 A45 Ague D5 A47 Allergies (Appendicitis see D5 S75, stomach ailments) D5 A7 Arthritis D5 A8 Assifidity bag D5 A85 Asthma D5 B5 Bites, snakes, insects, etc. (including cures, see also N6 R4 O35) AMERICAN 100 SUPERSTITIONS II D5 B55 D5 B553 D5 B555 D5 B6 D5 B7 D5 B77 D5 B8 D5 B86 D5 C3 D5 C35 D5 C45 D5 C455 D5 C457 D5 C6 D5 C65 D5 C66 D5 C68 D5 C7 D5 C75 D5 C8 D5 D5 D5 D55 D5 D7 D5 D75 D5 D9 D5 D95 D5 E3 D5 E9 D5 F4 D5 F45 D5 F49 D5 F5 D5 F52 D5 F55 Bladder Blisters Blood Boils Broken limbs Bruises Bumps Burns Cancer Canker Sores Chilblain Cholera Colic Colds, causes D5 C6 P6 Poultices and vapors D5 C6 P7 Prevention D5 C6 P73 Prevention, charms Cures for colds (see also D5 A8) D5 C65 A4 Alcohol (plus...) D5 C65 F4 Feed a cold (see also D5 F49) D5 C65 G3 Garlic D5 C65 H4 Herb teas D5 C65 K4 Kerosene, turpentine D5 C65 L4 Lemon (plus...) D5 C65 05 Onion (plus...) D5 C65 S6 Dirty sock D5 C65 S8 Sugar/honey D5 C65 S9 Sweats Constipation Cough Cramps Croup Cuts and puncture wounds Diabetes Diarrhea Dropsy Drowning Diphtheria Dyspepsia Ears Eyes (including sties) Feet Felon Fever Fingernails, toenails Fits Flu AMERICAN 101 SUPERSTITIONS II D5 F7 D5 F75 D5 G6 D5 H3 D5 H35 DS H39 D5 H4 D5 H45 D5 H46 D5 H47 D5 H5 D5 I55 D5 I57 D5 J3 D5 K5 D5 L4 D5 L5 D5 L6 D5 L8 D5 M3 D5 M4 D5 M45 D5 M458 D5 M459 D5 M6 D5 M68 D5 M8 D5 N4 D5 N6 D5 O2 D5 P3 D5 P5 D5 P55 D5 P555 D5 P5555 D5 P6 D5 P63 D5 P65 D5 R3 D5 R35 D5 R45 D5 R5 D5 S25 D5 S255 D5 S52 D5 S55 Freckles Frostbite Goiter Hair (baldness, curly, etc., see also II N6 B6) Hangovers D5 H35 P7 Prevention of hangovers/drunkenness Hay fever Headaches Heartburn Heart disease Hemorrhoids Hiccoughs I, II Infection Intestinal ailments Jaundice Kidneys Leanness Lice Lockjaw Lungs Malformations (not prenatal or newborn) Measles Menopause Menstruation Mental, emotional ailments Motion sickness (nausea) Mouth Mumps (some mumps remedies are also for measles) Neuralgia Nosebleed Obesity Pains and aches, miscellaneous Piles Pimples, acne Pleurisy Pneumonia Poisoning Poison oak Polio Rabies Rashes, e.g., chicken pox, etc. Rheumatism Ringworm Scarlet fever Scurvy Skin allergies, complexion Sleep (and insomnia) AMERICAN 102 SUPERSTITIONS II D5 S59 D5 S595 D5 S598 D5 S6 D5 S61 D5 S63 D5 S75 D5 S9 D5 S95 D5 T45 D5 T5 D5 T6 D5 T8 D5 U57 D5 V3 D5 V4 D5 W3 N6 S2 Smallpox and chickenpox Smoking Sneezing Sores Splinters Spring tonic Stomach ailments, appendicitis, etc. Summer complaint Sweats Throat, laryngitis, bronchitis, etc. Tongue Toothache Tuberculosis (T.B.) Ulcers Varicose veins Venereal disease, including herpes Warts, miscellaneous D5 W3 C3 Warts, causes D5 W3 C5 Warts, cures, miscellaneous I, II D5 W3 C5 C5 Cures, cloth D5 W3 C5 M5 Cures, milkweed D5 W3 C5 M6 Cures, money D5 W3 C5 P6 Cures, pork D5 W3 C5 P7 Cures, potato D5 W3 C5 T9 Cures, tying D5 W45 Whooping cough D5 W6 Worms Non-disease, miscellaneous (non sex/sexuality-related only, see also CUSTOMS) N6 B6 Human body (including hair, ears, nose, etc.) N6 C3 Disease causes, miscellaneous N6 G7 Growth (adults) N6 H4 Health, longevity, appetite N6 P45 Physical attributes (non-sexual only, see also D5 M3) N6 P7 Disease prevention N6 P7 A6 An apple a day keeps the doctor away N6 R4 Remedies and cure-alls, miscellaneous I, II N6 R4 O35 Ointments, poultices (see also D5 B5) N6 S5 Signs and portents of sickness Sex and sexuality, miscellaneous (assorted genres, non gender-specific) S2 F1 Female sex and sexuality, miscellaneous S2 F1 F1 Fertility (bodily signs of and limits on, for Folk Medicine items see S2 M3) S2 F1 P4 Female physical attributes (including breasts, genitalia, most items are "bodily correspondences;" for folk medicine items, see S2 M3) AMERICAN 103 SUPERSTITIONS II S2 M1 III. Male sex and sexuality, miscellaneous S2 M1 P2 Penis size (and "bodily correspondences" with) S2 M1 V4 Virility/potency (signs of and limits on, for Folk Medicine items see S2 M3) S2 M2 Masturbation S2 M3 Sexual folk medicine, miscellaneous S2 M3 A6 Aphrodisiacs and fertility/virility aids, miscellaneous (for green M and Ms as aphrodisiac, see III E1 C35 G74) S2 M3 A6 O8 Oysters (plus) S2 M3 B6 Breast size (increasing/decreasing) S2 M3 S8 Sterility S2 T7 Sexual transformation (including kissing elbow) Domestic pursuits, miscellaneous I, II, III B7 Broom, sweeping (see also VI O4 S9) C55 Clothing, miscellaneous (see also XIV W5) C55 B4 Clothes, hat, shoes on bed (see also VII D6) C55 I5 Inside out or backwards C55 S5 Shoes, miscellaneous C55 S5 F5 First shoe on C55 S5 M6 Money in shoe C55 S5 O5 One shoe on C55 S5 O58 On the table C55 S5 U5 Untied C55 T8 Turned-up hem D6 Doors D7 Dropping things, miscellaneous D7 C6 Dropping combs D7 D5 Dishrags D7 S5 Silverware, miscellaneous I, II D7 S5 F6 Forks D7 S5 K5 Knives D7 S5 S5 Spoons E1 Eating, miscellaneous (see also CUSTOMS and HOLIDAY LORE) E1 B3 Bananas E1 B7 Bread, miscellaneous E1 B7 C7 Crusts E1 B7 T6 Burnt toast E1 C35 Candy, miscellaneous E1 C35 G74 Green M and Ms and other other colors E1 C35 G7 Candy found on the ground E1 C35 T6 Tootsie pops E1 C37 Carrots E1 C45 Chicken E1 C6 Coffee E1 C64 Combinations, miscellaneous E1 C64 A8 Aspirin and coke AMERICAN 104 SUPERSTITIONS III F5 F6 E1 C64 M5 Milk and ..., miscellaneous (see also E1 M5, F6 M5) E1 C64 M5 C45 Milk and cherries E1 C64 M5 F5 Milk and fish E1 C8 Cucumbers (see also F6 C8) E1 D6 Dough E1 E35 Eggs E1 F5 Fish E1 F5 S41 Seafood in "R" months E1 F6 Fondue E1 G8 Gum E1 I25 Ice E1 L25 During lactation, miscellaneous E1 L25 I5 Injunctions E1 L3 Last piece E1 M5 Milk (see also E1 C64 M5, F6 M5) E1 N6 Not finishing food E1 O4 Olives E1 P5 Pie E1 P6 Potatoes E1 P7 During pregnancy, miscellaneous (see also I P7 C3, I P7 P7) E1 P7 I5 Injunctions E1 S43 Seeds, miscellaneous E1 S43 W3 Watermelon seeds E1 S6 Spinach E1 T6 Tomatoes E1 W3 Watermelon E1 W5 Wine, miscellaneous E1 W5 S6 Spilling Wine Fireplaces, miscellaneous F5 C45 Chimney sweeps (see also IV W6) F5 P55 Play in the fire ... wet the bed F5 S6 Smoke Food Preparation, miscellaneous (see also III E1) F6 B3 Baking cakes, etc. F6 B7 Bread, miscellaneous F6 B7 D6 Upside-down F6 C6 Cookware, miscellaneous F6 C6 A4 Aluminum pots F6 C6 I7 Iron skillets F6 C8 Cucumbers (see also E1 C8) F6 G4 Gestational injunctions F6 M4 Menstrual injunctions F6 M5 Milk (see also E1 C64 M5, E1 M5) F6 M8 Mushrooms F6 O5 Onions F6 S7 Stirring AMERICAN 105 SUPERSTITIONS III H6 H67 I5 J4 M3 M5 O9 P4 P5 R6 S2 S4 S5 S55 Horseshoe Housebuilding, miscellaneous H67 N4 New home Insects (see also XI I5) Jewelry, miscellaneous J4 N4 Necklace locks meeting lockets J4 O6 Opals J4 P4 Pearls J4 R5 Rings, miscellaneous J4 R5 R4 Rings removed Matches, miscellaneous M3 L3 Last match M3 P55 Playing with matches M3 T45 Three on a match Mirrors and glass Outdoor tools in houses, miscellaneous O9 H3 Hatchets in houses Peacock feathers Pins, miscellaneous P5 P5 Picking up pins P5 P5 D5 Directional restrictions P5 P5 H3 Hairpins P5 P5 S2 Safety pins P5 P5 S4 "See a pin and pick it up..." P5 P5 S4 P4 "See a penny, pick it up..." (see also IV M6 L9) Rocking chairs Salt, miscellaneous S2 B6 Borrowing S2 P3 Passing, miscellaneous S2 P3 S2 Passing salt and pepper S2 S6 Spilling Sewing (see also IX D3) miscellaneous S4 W6 Sewing clothes while worn Singing, miscellaneous S5 B7 "Sing before breakfast..." S5 T3 Singing at the table Sleep, miscellaneous S55 B4 Bedclothes S55 B43 Sleep before midnight S55 D5 Directional alignment of bed S55 D7 Dreams (non-death), miscellaneous (see VII D7 for death dreams) S55 D7 N5 Nightmares S55 D7 T6 Told before breakfast S55 F6 Effects of food S55 G4 Getting up on the wrong side of the bed AMERICAN 106 SUPERSTITIONS III IV. S55 M6 Effects of moon S55 S2 Sandman T3 Table behavior, miscellaneous (see also CUSTOMS) T3 E4 Elbows on table crushing fairies T3 E9 Extra place setting T3 M6 Movement after eating T3 P55 Place at the table T3 T45 Thirteen at a table T3 U8 Utensil arrangement U4 Umbrellas I, II W5 Wishbones Economic and social relationships, miscellaneous D5 Divination D5 L6 Love, hate, friendship (see also D5 W7 L6) F7 Friends, miscellaneous (see also CUSTOMS B6) F7 F6 Giving pointed objects (see also M6 P6) F7 R4 Removing ring I3 If your ... buzzes, rings, itches, etc., miscellaneous (see V F4) I3 E1 Ears I3 E9 Eye I3 N6 Nose I3 P5 Palm (see also M6) M6 Money M6 L9 Lucky penny (see also III P5 S4 P4) M6 P6 With pointed object (see also F7 P6) M6 T9 Two dollar bill cut at corner M6 W3 With wallet or purse P7 Prosperity indicators (general prosperity indicators and inducements), miscellaneous (see also HOLIDAY LORE N4) P7 B8 Bubbles rise to top of cup P7 F3 Falling star (see also IX F3) P7 N4 New moon (or clear moon, see also X M6) R4 Recreation and games, miscellaneous (see also SPORTS LORE) R4 B6 Bowling R4 C3 Cards and gambling R4 R3 Racetrack R45 Religion, miscellaneous R45 G6 Good and evil R45 T4 Test for lying, thievery, legal guilt, murder (see also VI D5 F5) W6 Works, trades, professions, miscellaneous (see also III F5 C45) W6 A35 Airplanes, airlines, flying (see also V A35) W6 C3 Cars, repairs, Women and cars W6 F5 Finance, banking, stock market W6 M4 Medical prof. W6 M5 Mining W6 P4 Photography W6 P6 Political AMERICAN 107 SUPERSTITIONS IV V. VI. W6 S2 Sailing W6 S25 Scientific (pseudo), technology Travel, communication, miscellaneous (see also IX D3 F7) A35 Airplanes, flying, airlines (see also IV W6 A35) B55 Black cat B7 Bridges C3 Cars C7 Step on a crack, break your mother’s back I, II F4 Feet itch (see also IV I3) F6 Forgetting something H3 Load of hay L3 Ladders L4 Letters L6 Being lost and losing things M4 Meeting and passing things (see IV F7 and SIMULTANEITY SAYINGS) M4 C4 Passing cemetaries M4 C4 H6 Holding one’s breath I, II M4 O2 Encountering obstacles (bread and butter) I, II N4 News R3 Railroad Tracks, miscellaneous (see also VI O4 R3) R3 F4 Lifting feet R3 F4 A2 Multiple actions (incl. Make a wish) R3 F4 A2 C4 Touching ceiling/roof R3 F4 A2 M4 Touching metal (incl. Screw and bolt) T8 Tunnels, miscellaneous T8 B7 Holding breath T8 B7 A2 Multiple actions T8 B7 W5 Making a wish V5 Visits and visiting W4 White horse Love and courtship, miscellaneous (see also ARTS AND CRAFTS P3) C5 Cigarettes D5 Divination, miscellaneous D5 A6 Apple peel D5 A65 Apple stem I, II D5 B7 Bridal shower D5 B8 Bus transfer (see also IX S6 N8 T8; GAMES II C69) D5 C6 Counting buttons (including Rich man, Poor man) D5 D7 Drinking straw D5 F5 Fingernail white marks (indication of friends, lies, wealth) D5 P5 Plants (Daisy) D5 S6 Soda Can Tabs/Pop Tops D5 W4 Wedding cakes (see also VI W4 C3) D5 W7 Divination "'games," written forms, miscellaneous (for MASH, AEIOU, etc. see also GAMES II P35 F7) D5 W7 L6 "Love, marriage, friendship, hate" (see also D5 L6) AMERICAN 108 SUPERSTITIONS VI O4 Old maids, miscellaneous O4 B7 Three times a bridesmaid O4 E1 Eating last item (see also III E1 L3) O4 R3 Railroad tracks (see also V R3) O4 S9 Sweeping (under) feet (see also III B7) W4 Weddings (see also CUSTOMS W4, see CUSTOMS W4 S6 for Something old, something blue) W4 C3 Wedding cakes (see also VI D5 W4) W4 P7 Wedding prosperity indicator W5 Witchcraft (specifically love-related, for other forms see VIII, W5) VII. Death, miscellaneous I, II (see also IX F3, IX S4 N8 T47) B5 Bird near the house (seeing or hearing bird near the house, see also XI B5) C4 Cemeteries D6 Domestic portents (see also III C55 B4) D7 Dreams, miscellaneous (specifically related to death, for others see III S55 D7) D7 B5 Birth D7 D7 Dream of the dead, hear from the living and reverse D7 F3 Falling D7 T4 Teeth D7 W4 Wedding F8 Funerals H6 Howling dog K55 Three knocks (see also IX S6 N8 T47) M5 Covered mirrors (see also III, M5) S6 Sneezing T45 Death occurring in threes (see also IX S6 N8 T47) W3 Walking over the grave VIII. Witchcraft, ghosts, magical practices, miscellaneous (see also VI) C45 Charms, miscellaneous I, II (see also III H6) C45 C4 Childhood lost objects C45 D5 Divination C45 E8 Evil Eye (Charms only, see also E9) C45 E9 Eyelash C45 F5 Crossing fingers C45 K5 Knock on wood C45 L8 Luck, good or bad C45 M4 Memory helpers C45 O2 Object carried (rabbit's foot, chestnut) C45 S2 Salt C45 T3 Task performed C6 Contagious magic, miscellaneous C6 M6 Others' misfortune your fortune E9 Evil Eye (general, see also C45 E8) F6 Fortune-telling, divination, miscellaneous F6 P3 Palmistry F6 W3 Water-witching (Dousing) AMERICAN 109 SUPERSTITIONS IX W5 IX. X. Witches, witchcraft, ghosts, creatures, miscellaneous I, II (see also LEGENDS) W5 B6 Bogeyman W5 M3 Mary Worth, Bloody Mary, George Washington (ghosts in mirror) Cosmic phenomena, times, seasons, numbers, colors C6 Comet D3 Days of the week, miscellaneous D3 F7 Friday, miscellaneous D3 F7 T4 Friday the thirteenth D3 M6 Monday D3 S2 Saturday D3 S9 Sunday D3 T4 Thursday D3 T8 Tuesday D3 W4 Wednesday F3 Falling star (see IV P7 F3 for falling star as prosperity indicator) F5 First day of month, miscellaneous F5 R3 Rabbit, rabbit M6 Months M61 Moon, miscellaneous (see also XIII P55; X M6) M61 F8 Full moon (see also X M6 F8) M61 N4 New moon (see also X M6 N4) P7 Probability, statistical guess S4 Seriality: good follows bad S4 D3 Special days/times S4 N8 Special numbers, miscellaneous S4 N8 D5 Digital clock/watch S4 N8 T45 Thirteen (see also III T3 T45) S4 N8 T47 Threes (see also III M3, VI O4 B7) S4 N8 T8 Twenty-one (see also VI D5 B8 bus transfers) S7 First star I, II (see also IX F3, IV P7 F3; POETRY N8 58) Weather, miscellaneous A5 Animal indicators, miscellaneous A5 B5 Birds, miscellaneous A5 B5 C6 Cocks A5 B5 C7 Crows A5 B5 S4 Seagulls A5 C3 Cats, miscellaneous A5 C3 D6 Cats and dogs A5 C67 Cows A5 C69 Coyote, donkey, ground hog, horse, squirrel A5 F7 Frog, turtle, snake A5 I5 Insects, spiders C3 Calendrical indicators, miscellaneous C3 G7 Ground hog day (see also X A5 C69) E1 Earthquake (see also DITES) AMERICAN SUPERSTITIONS XI E5 E9 H8 J3 L5 M32 M37 M6 Enough blue to make a pair of pants Evening red, morning grey Human indicators Jack Frost Lightning (see also DITES L5) Mackerel skies and mares' tails March comes in like a lion Moon, miscellaneous (see also IX M61) M6 F8 Full moon (see also IX M61 F8) M6 N4 New moon (see also IX M61 N4) M6 R3 Moon holds or spills rain M6 R5 Ring around the moon P4 Personal responsibility for cause of weather R3 Rain, miscellaneous (see also III E1 N6, X M6 R3; DITES R3 S9) R3 S9 Rain and sun together (see also DITES R3 S9) R35 Rainbow (see also DITES) R4 Red sky at night/morning I, II (see also E9) S65 Spring S89 Ring around the sun S9 Sundogs T4 Thunder (see also DITES T45) T6 Tornado W5 Wind W57 Winter XI. Animals and animal husbandry, miscellaneous I, II (see XII Fishing and hunting) For imaginary animals (hogsnakes, jackalopes) see TALES T3 I. A4 Alligators B3 Bats B5 Birds C3 Cats (see also V B55, X A5 C3) C37 Cattle D6 Dogs G8 Guinea pigs H3 Hogs H6 Horses (see also V W4) I5 Insects P6 Possums P69 Poultry R3 Rabbits S2 Salting tails S45 Sheep S46 Skunks S5 Snakes S6 Spiders T8 Turtles XII. Fishing and hunting (see also XI Animals and animal husbandry) XIII. Plants and plant husbandry, miscellaneous I, II 110 AMERICAN SUPERSTITIONS XIV D5 Divination with buttercup or dandelion F8 Fungus (mushrooms) P55 Planting by moon (see also IX M61) XIV. Miscellaneous P7 Prison (see also PRISON LORE) S4 Sea, shells, etc. W45 Whistling, laughing W5 Wishing I, II (see also III W5, V H3, V R3, IX S7) TALES Miscellaneous I, II, III (including Lettie Klesey paper about tales about blind people) A3 Aarne-Thompson, miscellaneous A5 Animal Tales C3 Catch Tales (including AT 2204 The Dog's Cigar and The Dog and the Brick) C5 Circular Tales, miscellaneous (see also Catch C5 Circular catches) C5 D3 Dark Stormy Night (robbers, Indians, etc., around a fire) C5 J3 Jack and Dorry (Mother Morry, etc.) C5 L5 That's Life C5 V6 The Power of Voodoo C9 Story Cycles E9 Explanatory, miscellaneous (etiological) E9 B4 Why bears have short tails E9 C45 Why Chinese have short names E9 D6 Why dogs smell each others' asses G45 Ghost, horror stories, miscellaneous (see also LEGENDS; FAMILY LORE) G45 B6 "Boo" G45 G6 Golden Arm G45 I9 "I've got you" (Gotcha) G45 L5 Where is my liver G45 M6 Monkey's paw G45 R5 Black Velvet ribbon G45 T6 Shot off toes N6 Nonsense Tales N65 Non-traditional Tales from small children P3 Parodies, miscellaneous P3 H6 Parody, horror (includes AT 366 “Golden Arm”) R4 Religious Tales, Miscellaneous R4 C3 Catholic Tales (see also RELIGIOUS LORE C3) T3 Tall Tales, miscellaneous (see also Jokes II T3) T3 A3 Animal Tall Tales, miscellaneous (see also T3 H4) T3 A3 H6 Hoop snakes (milksnakes, joint snakes, etc.) T3 A3 J3 Jack-a-lopes T3 A3 M6 Mosquito (so large that...) (AT 1960 M1) T3 A3 R3 Rattlesnakes (including AT 1889 M) T3 A3 R35 Rabbits (cabbits, buck rabbits, etc.) T3 A3 S5 Side Hill... (gougers, goats, gollywatchies, AT 1913) 111 AMERICAN 112 TALES T3 F4 T3 H4 T3 P3 T3 S8 T3 A3 S6 So cold that... (animal caught in freezing water) Fishing Tall Tales Hunting Tall Tales, miscellaneous T3 H4 L8 The Lucky Shot (AT 1890) T3 H4 M8 Munchhausen Tales (AT 1889) Paul Bunyan States, miscellaneous (see also I M6) T3 S8 T4 Texas T3 S8 W7 Tales with written or drawn elements TAUNTS (see also FOLK SPEECH, RETORTS) Miscellaneous I, II, III, IV, V A7 Arranged B3 Baby, baby C45 Ching, Chong, Chinaman (see also POETRY C45) C6 Color taunts C65 Copy cat C7 Cry baby D8 Verbal dueling sequence D85 Taunts to dumb or lazy persons F3 Fatty, fatty, two by four F5 Finders keepers, losers weepers F56 First is the worst H4 Here comes the bride K5 Kindergarten baby K55 K-i-s-s-i-n-g I, II (see also JUMP ROPE RHYMES K58; WRITTEN FORMS Autograph verse A9 K5) L5 Liar, liar, pants on fire (see also F3) L55 What are little girls made of L6 I see London, I see France M3 ... is mad and I'm glad M35 Made you look, you dirty crook M6 Insults about your mother and family (when actually a taunt. See also JOKES I Y6, and AFRICAN-AMERICAN DOZENS M1) N3 Nanny, nanny goat R6 Roses are red parody (see also POETRY R6; WRITTEN FORMS A9 R6) R68 Last one is a rotten egg R7 I'm rubber, you're glue ... (see RETORTS R8) S55 Smarty, smart had a party S9 Suck your toe (eggs) T3 Tattletale T4 Teacher, teacher, I declare W4 We won, bubble gum Y6 You're a poet AMERICAN 113 TOASTS TOASTS Miscellaneous C8 Toasting customs, non-verbal D6 Down the hatch H4 Here's mud in your eye H5 Here's to..., miscellaneous H5 I8 Here's to it... H5 Y6 Here's to you... M3 May ... T6 To ... W3 Watch out stomach, here it comes TONGUE TWISTERS (see also KYA tonguetwister letters[ask archivist]) Miscellaneous B4 Betty Batter bought some butter B55 Black bug bear blood C8 Cumulative (see also GAMES D7) F4 One smart fellow F5 I'm not a fig plucker F55 A flea and a fly and a flu P3 Parody P4 Peter Piper P5 Pleasant Valley pheasant pluckers R6 Round the tugged rock R8 Rubber baby buggy bumpers S4 Sea shells S5 Sister Suzy S55 A skunk sat on a stump S57 Slit sheet T45 Theopholis Thistle T6 Toy boat T8 A tutor who tooted a flute W6 Wood chuck WELLERISMS AND TOM SWIFTIES T6 Tom Swifties W4 Wellerisms Miscellaneous W4 E2 “To each his own/ each to his own taste” said the old lady as she kissed the cow. (and variants) W4 S4 “I see said the blind man”… Miscellaneous W4 S4 H3 As he picked up the hammer and saw W4 T6 “Tough titty”, said the kitty… WRITTEN FORMS (see also PUZZLES) Miscellaneous AMERICAN 114 WRITTEN FORMS A3 Acrostic A35 Advertising Slogans, miscellaneous A35 P2 Advertizing slogans/parodies (including L.S.M.F.T.) (see also SONG PARODIES A3) A9 Autograph verses, miscellaneous Miscellaneous pre-1880 Miscellaneous 1880-1889 Miscellaneous 1890-1899 Miscellaneous 1900-1929 Miscellaneous 1930-1949 Miscellaneous 1950-1959 Miscellaneous 1960-1969 Miscellaneous 1970-1989 Miscellaneous 1990-1999 Miscellaneous 2000... A9 C3 Can't think, can't write A9 C35 had a little car/lamb A9 C5 Written circularly (see also A9 U6) A9 D3 Dated (til...) A9 D6 Don't... A9 E4 Miscellaneous elementary school I, II A9 F6 Forget me not A9 F7 Advice on friendship A9 H5 Miscellaneous high school A9 H54 The higher the mountain A9 I35 If... A9 I35 G5 If the girls/boys lived across the sea A9 I4 I'll write on white A9 I45 I love you... I like you A9 I8 I saw you in the ocean A9 I85 I thought and thought A9 I9 I wish you A9 J8 Miscellaneous junior high school I, II A9 K5 Involving kissing (See also JUMP ROPE RHYMES K8; TAUNTS K55) A9 L3 Written last in the book A9 L6 Love and courtship A9 M3 Marriage A9 M35 May... A9 M9 Multiple verses on one sheet A9 N6 Now I lay me down to sleep A9 P6 Political references A9 R4 Rebus, miscellaneous (see also A9 T85, R4) A9 R4 A9 I "auto" cry A9 R4 B5 Don't b# A9 R4 G5 "GI haircuts" A9 R4 H4 My heart pants 4 U A9 R4 M3 Mathematics, miscellaneous AMERICAN 115 WRITTEN FORMS B3 B5 B6 B8 B85 C3 C33 C35 C45 C5 C56 C6 D7 A9 R4 M3 A3 Additions (2 good/young + 2 be = 4 gotten) A9 R4 O3 OGURAQTINVU A9 R4 W5 YYUR (too wise you are) A9 R45 Remember me A9 R6 Roses are red A9 T85 Two in a car A9 U6 Written upside down (see also A9 C5) A9 W45 When..., miscellaneous A9 W45 M3 ...you get married A9 W45 O5 ...you get old A9 Y6 Yours 'till Beepers/pagers, text messages Blason populaire, miscellaneous B5 I8 Anti-Italian Bookkeepers Bumperstickers and slogans, miscellaneous (see also PROTEST LORE B8) B8 D6 (members of occupation) do it (adverb/superlative/descriptive) Buttons (see also PROTEST LORE B87) Herb Caen Column Cigarette packs (Camel cigarettes' pack lore, etc.) Cartoons (magazine) Chain letters, including parodies, miscellaneous (see also X4 L4, cd collection of paper chain letters, COMPUTER LORE II C4) C45 B6 Boyfriend/husband exchange C45 F4 Fertilizer club C45 L8 "The luck of it has been around the world four times..." C45 P5 Pictures postcard exchange C45 P7 Promotional letters C45 R4 Recipe club C45 T7 "Trust in the Lord" Clippings I, II Clothing Codes Droodles, miscellaneous D7 A5 Animals, birds, reptiles, fish miscellaneous D7 A5 G5 Giraffe passing window/ bear climbing tree D7 A5 E5 D7 B5 Elephant (incl. And ) Blason Populaire miscellaneous (see also BLASON POPULAIRE) D7 B5 B3 Black man in a well (AND other explanations for same drawing) D7 B5 M4 Mexican/cowboy hat miscellaneous D7 B5 M4 B5 On a Bike D7 B5 M4 F7 Frying an egg AMERICAN 116 WRITTEN FORMS D7 B5 M4 P5 Pissing D7 B6 Bow tie in elevator D7 C6 Around a Corner D7 F6 Food and drinks Miscellaneous D7 F6 D6 Mended Donut/ neat spaghetti D7 I5 Insects and worms miscellaneous D7 I5 A5 Ants through alcoholic puddle D7 I5 W6 D7 S4 etc. Worm over razor blade Sexual symbols D7 S4 B4 Bending over Miscellaneous D7 S4 B4 D3 Dad bending over to pick up soap (incl. school drawing story) D7 S4 B4 J3 Jack-knife into pool D7 S4 B4 G5 Woman pulling up Girdle(incl. school drawing story) E5 E6 D7 S4 D6 Dolly Parton & Betty Ford playing cards/checkers/etc (and variants) D7 S4 T6 Two men walking “abreast” D7 T7 Trombone player D7 W5 Drowning Witch Envelope sealers Epitaphs, miscellaneous Miscellaneous 1700s Miscellaneous 1800-1859 Miscellaneous 1860-1869 Miscellaneous 1870-1879 Miscellaneous 1880-1889 Miscellaneous 1890-1900 Miscellaneous 1901-1920 Miscellaneous 1921... E6 A4 From the collection of the American Vault Corporation E6 P3 Parodies E6 U5 Undated AMERICAN 117 WRITTEN FORMS G7 Graffiti, miscellaneous I, II, III (see also B8 D6, ACADEME UCB AND ACADEME OTHER G7) G7 B5 Billboard G7 I5 Initials G7 K5 Kilroy was here G7 L3 Latrinalia, miscellaneous (see ACADEME UCB and ACADEME OTHER G7 L3) G7 L3 F6 Forms, miscellaneous G7 L3 F6 B5 Blason Populaire G7 L3 F6 C6 Contraception G7 L3 F6 D7 Drugs G7 L3 F6 H4 Heterosexual G7 L3 F6 H6 Homosexual G7 L3 F6 I5 Intellectual G7 L3 F6 M3 Masturbation G7 L3 F6 P6 Political, miscellaneous G7 L3 F6 P6 P65 Nixon, Reagan, etc. G7 L3 F6 R4 Religious or religious parody G7 L3 F6 S2 Scatological G7 L3 F6 T6 Topical, social, cultural G7 L3 F6 V4 Venereal, crabs G7 L3 F6 W6 Women and feminism G7 L3 S6 Specifics, miscellaneous G7 L3 S6 C6 Comments about latrinalia G7 L3 S6 D6 Don't throw cigarette butts G7 L3 S6 F8 The future of America is in... G7 L3 S6 G6 God is dead -Nietzsche G7 L3 S6 H4 Here I sit G7 L3 S6 I3 If at first you don't succeed G7 L3 S6 N6 No matter how hard you shake your peg... G7 L3 S6 P4 People who write on... G7 L3 S6 S6 Some people come here... G7 L3 S6 W4 What are you looking here for? G7 L3 S6 W5 While you were reading this... J6 Journals L4 Letter salutations and endings L5 License-plates, license-plate holders, novelty plates M3 Marginalia, flyleaf M8 Murphy's laws (see also MURPHY’S LAWS (unwritten)) N3 Name parodies O25 Occupational specific, miscellaneous (see also ACADEME UCB/OTHER ) O25 C4 Chemistry (incl. Rebus/Droodle) O25 C4 F4 Ferrous wheel O25 C4 M4 Mercedes Benzene O25 M3 Math/Physics (incl. Rebus/Droodle) O25 M3 L6 Log cabin O25 M3 R8 (B4I4Q) RU/18 AMERICAN WRITTEN FORMS P3 P6 P7 R4 T3 X4 W3 O25 M3 S4 ∫ex = f(u)n O25 S7 Stockbrokers O25 T9 Typists Palindromes Poetry (high school/junior high school romantic warnings) Printed wall signs (including photocopy) Rebus, miscellaneous (See also O25, Autograph Verses A9 R4) R4 A1 ABCD goldfish/puppies etc (and MR Ducks) R4 F8 FUNEX R4 O9 Over and under sentences R4 O9 D4 3 Degrees below zero R4 O9 F4 6 Feet underground R4 R4 Reading between the lines R4 S4 Seville der dago, tousan busses inaro… Tattoos Xerography, miscellaneous I, II, III (see also ACADEME UCB and ACADEME OTHER X4 WF P7, COMPUTER LORE II) X4 B5 Blason Populaire X4 L4 Letters, miscellaneous (see also Chain Letters C45) X4 L4 C6 College student to parents X4 L4 P3 Parents to offspring X4 L4 T85 Twelve days of Christmas X4 L6 Love X4 N3 Narratives, miscellaneous X4 N3 N4 New Priest X4 N3 W3 W.C. X4 O2 Obscene, pictoral: X4 O2 N6 Nonpictorial X4 O25 Occupational specific, miscellaneous (see also O25) X4 O25 L3 Law X4 O25 M5 Military X4 O35 Office communications, miscellaneous I, II X4 O35 B8 Business codes X4 O35 C6 Corporate structure X4 O35 D4 Death of employees X4 O35 E1 Early retirement programs X4 O35 M3 Memo parodies X4 O35 T85 Twelfth day of crisis X4 P6 Political, miscellaneous X4 P6 N5 Nixon parodies X4 P6 P4 Penis tax X4 P6 W6 Women’s liberation parodies X4 S25 N6 Scatological: Nonpictorial X4 S25 P6 Scatological: Pictorial Wallet cards 118 ARGENTINA AMERICANS LIVING ABROAD (think hyphenated-American, but the other way around) ANTARCTICA Miscellaneous ANTIGUA Miscellaneous ARAB Miscellaneous and unspecified ARGENTINA Miscellaneous Blason Populaire Customs Folk Speech I, II Games Gestures Jokes Legends Poetry Proverbs I, II Riddles Songs Superstitions, miscellaneous II. Folk Medicine, Human body Tales Tongue Twisters Chola Guarani Argentine American ARMENIA Miscellaneous Customs Dance Folk Speech Games Jokes Legends Proverbs Superstitions Tales Armenian-American, miscellaneous Blessings, Greetings, Curses, Threats 119 ARGENTINA Customs Folk Speech Games, Riddles, Recipes, Songs Jokes and Blason Populaire Proverbs Superstitions Tales, Legends, Oral History Armenian-Egyptian Armenian-Ethiopian Armenian-Greek Armenian-Iranian Armenian-Iraqi Armenian-Jordanian Armenian-Lebanese Armenian-Syrian Armenian-Turkish ASIAN-AMERICAN (Miscellaneous and Unspecified Asian-Americans) Miscellaneous ASSYRIAN (see also IRAN, IRAQ, KURDISH, TURKEY) Miscellaneous AUSTRALIA Miscellaneous Blason Populaire Folk Speech I, II, III, IV Games Gestures Jokes Jump Rope Rhymes Legends Poetry Proverbs Songs and Ballads Superstitions Aborigine Tasmania Australian-American AUSTRIA Miscellaneous Customs Folk Speech I, II, III, IV 120 AUSTRALIA Games Gestures Jokes Legends Poetry Proverbs: A - L M-Z Riddles Songs Superstitions I, II Tales Austrian-American Austrian-Jewish see Jewish Folklore AZERBAIJAN Miscellaneous AZORES see PORTUGAL BAHAMAS Miscellaneous BALI see INDONESIA Bali BANGLADESH (Formerly East Pakistan) Miscellaneous BARBADOS Miscellaneous BASQUE Miscellaneous French Basque Spanish Basque BAVARIA see GERMANY BELGIUM Miscellaneous Flemish I, II, (including "Dutch") French I, II German BELIZE (formerly British Honduras) Miscellaneous 121 BAVARIA BERMUDA Miscellaneous BHUTAN Miscellaneous BOHEMIA see CZECH REPUBLIC BOLIVIA Miscellaneous I, II Customs Festival Legends Proverbs Superstitions Tongue Twisters Aymara Quechua BORNEO Miscellaneous BOSNIA/HERZEGOVINA (see also [FORMER] YUGOSLAVIA ) Miscellaneous Proverbs BOTSWANA Miscellaneous BRAZIL Miscellaneous Blason Populaire Custom, Festival, Holiday Lore Folk Speech Games Gestures Jokes Legends and Tales Poetry and Rhymes Proverbs I, II Riddles Songs Superstitions I, II Brazilian- Japanese 122 BRAZIL BRITISH GUIANA see GUYANA BRITISH HONDURAS see BELIZE BUDDHISTS Miscellaneous BULGARIA Miscellaneous Bulgarian-Prussian BURKINA FASO Miscellaneous BURMA see MYANMAR CAJUN (see also CREOLE and AFRICAN-AMERICAN) Miscellaneous CAMBODIA (KAMPUCHEA) Miscellaneous CAMEROON Miscellaneous CANADA Miscellaneous Blason Populaire, miscellaneous A4 Anti-American B5 Anti-Black C4 Anti-Chinese E5 Anti-English and English-speaking Canadians F7 Anti-French-Canadians M8 Anti-multiple groups N4 Anti-Newfoundlanders (Newfies) Counting-Out Rhymes Customs Folk Speech, miscellaneous M4 Folk Metaphors N3 Naming O2 Occupational S4 Sexuality and scatology S5 Similes and comparisons S9 Swearing and insults Games Holiday Lore, miscellaneous C4 Christmas, Boxing Day, New Year 123 CANADA E3 Easter H3 Halloween and Mad Night Qu4 Queen's birthday (May 24), including rhyme Jokes and Catches Jump Rope Rhymes Legends Poetry and Rhymes Proverbs Recipes and Food Retorts and Taunts Riddles and Puzzles Songs Superstitions, miscellaneous I. Birth, infancy, childhood II. Human body, Folk Medicine III. Home and domestic pursuits IV. Economic and social relationships V. Travel and communication VI. Love, courtship, marriage VII. Death and funeral beliefs and practices VIII. Witchcraft, ghosts, magical practices, dreams IX. Cosmic phenomena, times, seasons, numbers, colors X. Weather Lore XI. Animals and animal husbandry XII. Fishing and hunting XIII. Plants and plant husbandry Tales Toasts Tongue Twisters Written Lore French (language), miscellaneous F6 Folk Speech F6 F7 Frenglish/Franglais P7 Proverbs S6 Songs German (language) Other languages Native Populations Canadian-American CARIBBEAN/WEST INDIES see also individual countries Miscellaneous and unspecified CATALAN see also SPAIN Miscellaneous 124 CANADA CEYLON see SRI LANKA CHALDEANS see ASSYRIAN CHILE Miscellaneous Customs Folk Speech Games Legends and Tales Poetry Proverbs Riddles Superstitions, miscellaneous I. Birth, infancy, childhood II. Human body, Folk Medicine III. Home, domestic pursuits IV. Economic and social relationships VIII. Witchcraft, ghosts, magical practices Tongue Twisters Chilean-American CHINA (see also TAIWAN and SINGAPORE) Archive Notes (through 1969) Miscellaneous and unspecified Customs and Games Folk Speech Gestures Jokes (in Chinese, collected by Frank Huong, 1969) Legends Myths Proverbs Riddles and Rhymes Songs Superstitions I, II, III Tales Vivien Wong's Collection of Chinese Folktales Anhwej (see also MATERIAL FOLKLORE Folk Medicine) Beijing see Peking Canton, miscellaneous (also spelled Kwangtung, Kutung, Guangdong, Toishan) Ballads and songs Blason Populaire Blessings Charms Customs, miscellaneous 125 CHINA 126 B5 B55 Birth Birthday, miscellaneous B55 O5 One month celebration Death Food and etiquette Naming Wedding D4 F6 N3 W4 Folk Speech I, II Foods (Kutung) Games Gestures Holiday Lore, miscellaneous (see also Superstitions) A9 August Moon Festival (August 15) D7 Dragon Boat Festival (May 5), miscellaneous D7 D6 Dong N4 New Year's, miscellaneous N4 B7 Breaking or dropping objects N4 C5 Cleaning house (see also N4 S95) N4 D3 New Year's day, specifically N4 F6 Food, miscellaneous N4 F6 C5 Citrus fruits N4 H3 Washing or cutting hair N4 L3 "Lay-See," Lucky money N4 P7 Prosperity wishes N4 S95 Sweeping S4 Seventh Day of the Seventh Moon Festival Jokes Legends I, II (see also Holiday Lore) Myths Poetry Proverbs I, II, III, IV Specifically Cheng-Yu: proverbs of 4 characters with tale Riddles (Kwangtung) I, II, III Superstitions, miscellaneous I, II (see also Holiday Lore N4) I. Birth, infancy, childhood II. Human body, Folk Medicine I, II, III III. Home and domestic pursuits I, II IV. Economic and social relationships I, II V. Open VI. Love, courtship, marriage VII. Death and funeral beliefs and practices I, II VIII. Witchcraft, ghosts, magical practices, dreams IX. Cosmic phenomena, times, seasons, numbers, colors Tales I, II Tales (Kwantung) Chekiang Chiangsu (Jiangsu) CHINA Chikong Chung King Du San Formosa (see TAIWAN) Fujian Fukien Guangxi Zhuang Hakka Hong Kong, miscellaneous Blason Populaire Blessings Customs I, II Folk Speech I, II Games Gestures Holiday Lore Jokes Legends, miscellaneous A8 August Moon Festival M6 Moon cakes O7 Origin of Japan S4 Seventh Day of July (cowherder and lady goddess) Myths Poetry Proverbs I, II, III, IV Riddles Superstitions, miscellaneous I. Birth, infancy, childhood II. Human body, Folk Medicine III. Home and domestic pursuits IV. Economic and social relationships VII. Death and funeral beliefs and practices Tales Hunan Hupen or Hupei Jung Kong Jung San Kongung Kweichow Liaoning Macao Manchuria Nanking Peking (Beijing) I, II Shanghai, miscellaneous Customs Folk Speech 127 CHINA 128 Proverbs Superstitions Tales, Legends, Myths Shan'ung-Soochow Shanxi Suzhou Swatow Xi-Chuan (north, Szechuan) Chinese-American (mostly Cantonese-American) Miscellaneous Blason Populaire Customs, miscellaneous B5 Birth B55 Birthday, miscellaneous B55 O5 One month celebration D4 Death I, II F6 Food (Etiquette, see also Superstitions III and Recipes) F6 C5 Citrus fruits as gifts (visiting, new house) L3 Lucky Money miscellaneous (see also Holiday Lore N4 L3) N3 Naming W4 Wedding, miscellaneous W4 D7 Wedding dress W4 N5 Wedding night W4 R4 Wedding reception, miscellaneous W4 R4 T4 Tea Ceremony W4 T45 Third Day (Night) Etymology Family Lore and Oral History Folk Art Folk Speech I, II, III Games Gestures Holiday Lore, miscellaneous (see also Customs) A9 August Moon Festival (August 15) D7 Dragon Boat Festival (May 5), miscellaneous N4 New Year's, miscellaneous I, II N4 C5 Cleaning house (see also N4 S95) N4 F6 Food, miscellaneous N4 H3 Washing or cutting hair N4 L3 Lay-See," Lucky money N4 S95 Sweeping S4 Seventh Day of the Seventh Moon Festival Jokes Legends I, II, III Myths Poetry CHINA Proverbs, miscellaneous I, II, III G6 An ounce of gold ... I Recipes (see also Customs F6) Riddles Songs Superstitions, miscellaneous I. Birth, infancy, childhood I, II II. Human body, Folk Medicine I, II III. Home and domestic pursuits I, II, III C3 Chopsticks miscellaneous R3 Rice miscellaneous IV. Economic and social relationships I, II G3 Grains in bowl (pock marks) V. Travel and communication VI. Love, courtship, marriage VII. Death and funeral beliefs and practices I, II VIII. Witchcraft, ghosts, magical practices, dreams, divination IX. Cosmic phenomena, times, seasons, numbers, colors B5 Birthday C6 Auspicious/unlucky colors N8 Auspicious/unlucky numbers X. Weather Lore XI. Animals symbolism and animal husbandry Tales Chinese in Canada Cantonese in Canada Chinese in Germany Chinese in Hawaii Chinese in Jamaica/West Indies Chinese in Malay Chinese in Myanmar (see also MYANMAR) Chinese in Philippines Chinese in Singapore see SINGAPORE Chinese in Taiwan see TAIWAN Chinese in Thailand Chinese in Vietnam COLOMBIA Miscellaneous Blason Populaire Customs Folk Speech Games Gestures Jokes Legends Piropos (street greetings) 129 CHINA Proverbs Rhymes Riddles Superstitions Tales Tongue Twisters CONGO Miscellaneous Baluba Kipende Mangbetu COSTA RICA Miscellaneous Folk Speech Legends Proverbs Riddles Superstitions Tales Tongue Twister CREOLE (see also CAJUN and AFRICAN-AMERICAN) Miscellaneous CRETE see GREECE CROATIA (see also [FORMER] YUGOSLAVIA) Miscellaneous CUBA Miscellaneous Folk Speech Games Holiday Lore Jokes Legends Oaths Piropos (street greetings) Proverbs Riddles Superstitions Tales Tongue Twisters Cuban American 130 CROATIA Cuban Jews CYPRUS Miscellaneous Cypriot American CZECH REPUBLIC (including former CZECHOSLOVAKIA, see also SLOVAKIA) Miscellaneous Blason Populaire Customs, Festivals Folk Speech Games Jokes, miscellaneous P65 Political jokes Legends Poetry Proverbs, miscellaneous I, II, III B4 How to fix your bed D4 Where the devil can't reach D5 Whoever digs a grave for someone else E9 Goes form eyes, goes from mind G6 All not is gold that shines Recipes Riddles Songs Superstitions Tales Bohemia Bohemian-American Czech-American DALMATIA (see also [FORMER] YUGOSLAVIA) Miscellaneous DEAF-AMERICAN (UNITED STATES AND CANADA) Miscellaneous American Sign Language DENMARK Miscellaneous Blason Populaire Counting-Out Rhymes Customs Folk Speech Games Holiday Lore, miscellaneous 131 DENMARK C4 132 Christmas Jokes Legends Mnemonic Devices Poetry Proverbs Recipes Riddles Songs Superstitions, miscellaneous I. Birth, infancy, childhood II. Human body, Folk Medicine III. Home, domestic pursuits IV. Economic and social relationships VIII. Witchcraft, ghosts, magical practices X. Weather XI. Animals Tales Taunts Tongue Twisters Danish-American Danish Advent Candle DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Miscellaneous Blason Populaire Legends Tales ECUADOR Miscellaneous Blason Populaire Folk Speech Games Jokes Legends, Myths, Tales Proverbs I, II Superstitions Ecuadorean American EGYPT Miscellaneous Blason Populaire Curses Customs EL SALVADOR Folk Speech Games Gestures Jokes Legends Proverbs I, II Recipes Riddles Superstitions, miscellaneous II Human Body, Folk Medicine Tales Egyptian-American EL SALVADOR Miscellaneous Folk Speech K3 "Kaló" dialect/slang Gestures Jokes Legends Proverbs Riddles Songs Superstitions Tales Tongue Twisters El Salvadorean-American ENGLAND Miscellaneous British Blason Populaire Blessings Counting-Out Rhymes Customs I, II Etymology Folk Metaphor Folk Speech, miscellaneous I, II Cockney Rhyming Slang I, II I Naming I, II II. Open III. Open IV. Open V. Open VI Acknowledgements I, II VII. Open 133 EL SALVADOR VIII. Open IX. Open X. Open XI. Comparison (Human and non-human) XII. Open XIII Sexual XIV Scatology XV. Open XVI. Open XVII. Open XVIII. Open XIX. Open XX Behavioral Games I, II Gestures Holiday Lore, miscellaneous B6 Boxing Day C4 Christmas G8 Guy Fawkes/Fifth of November/Bonfire Night N4 New Year Jokes I, II Jump Rope Rhymes Legends Limericks Nursery Rhymes Poetry I, II Proverbs I, II Recipes and Food Lore Retorts Riddles Songs Superstitions, miscellaneous I. Birth, infancy, childhood II. Human body, Folk Medicine III. Home and domestic pursuits IV. Economic and social relationships V. Travel and communication VI. Love, courtship, marriage VII. Death and funeral beliefs and practices VIII. Witchcraft, ghosts, magical practices, dreams IX. Cosmic phenomena, times, seasons, numbers, colors X. Weather Lore Tales Taunts Toasts Tongue Twisters Written Forms 134 ENGLAND Cornwall Isle of Man Cornish-American English-American EQUATORIAL GUINEA (see also GUINEA) Miscellaneous Proverbs ERITREA (see also ETHIOPIA) Miscellaneous ESTONIA Miscellaneous Proverbs Estonian-American Estonian-Canadian ETHIOPIA Miscellaneous I, II Folk Speech Gestures Proverbs Superstitions Tales FALKLAND ISLANDS Miscellaneous FIJI Miscellaneous FINLAND Miscellaneous Blason Populaire Customs Folk Speech Jokes Legends Myths Poetry Proverbs I, II Riddles Songs Superstitions Tales 135 FALKLAND ISLANDS 136 Finnish-American FRANCE Miscellaneous Blason Populaire B4 Anti-Belgian Customs I, II Folk Speech, miscellaneous B4 Behavior, including metaphors, similes (verbs/phrases showing action) C8 Curses/exclamations/interjections D4 Descriptions, miscellaneous, including metaphors, simile (adjectives, adverbs, descriptive phrases) D4 A4 Agreement/approbation (c’est le…, ce n’est pas…, quand les poules…, terrible…, vachement…, merde-related [not luck]) D4 A6 Appearance, human body, etc. D4 S8 State of mind/being M4 “Merde” (as good luck) N3 Naming, miscellaneous N3 P4 People N3 S5 Situations N3 T4 Things (including indefinite naming) S4 Sexual W4 Weather Games I, II Gestures Jokes Legends Mnemonic Devices Poetry Proverbs, miscellaneous A-G H-N O-Z A5 Aide-toi, le ciel t'aidera. A7 La parole est d'argent, le silence est d'or. A9 En avril, ne te decouvre pas d'un fil. B7 Tout ce qui brille n'est pas d'or. C45 Qui va a la chasse, perde sa place. C5 Cheval donné, on ne regarde pas la bride. C7 Tant va la cruce a l'eau, qu' a la fin elle se casse. D6 Qui dort dine. E2 Il faut se méfier de l' eau qui dort. G6 Chacun a son goût. H3 L' habit ne fait pas le moine. L6 Quand on parle du loup, on voit sa queue. M3 Mains froides, coeur chaud. FRANCE O5 Petit a petit l'oiseau fait son nid. P5 Pierre qui roule n' amasse pas mousse. P55 Plus ça change, plus c' est la même chose. P6 C' est dans les vieux pots qu' on fait la bonne soupe. U5 Un tiens vaut mieux que deux que tu l'auras. V6 Qui vole an oeuf, vole an boeuf. V65 Qui veut voyager loin ménage sa monture. Retorts, miscellaneous I5 Insults/commands (Go out and see if I’m there) Riddles Songs I, II Superstitions, miscellaneous I Birth, infancy, childhood II Human body, Folk Medicine III Home and domestic pursuits IV Economic and social relationships V Travel and communication VI Love, courtship, marriage VII Death and funeral beliefs and practices VIII Witchcraft, ghosts, magical practices, dreams IX Cosmic phenomena, times, seasons, numbers, colors X Weather Lore XI Animals Tales Toasts Tongue Twisters Written Forms French-Algerian French-Alsatian French-American (see also CAJUN and CREOLE) French-Canadian see CANADA French-Moroccan French-Swiss French-Tunis French-Vaudois French-Vietnamese GAMBIA Miscellaneous GEORGIA Miscellaneous GERMANY Miscellaneous Blason Populaire 137 GERMANY 138 Counting out rhymes Curses Customs, miscellaneous D4 Death D7 Drinking brotherhood (Sie to du) S3 School W4 Wedding Dites Emission Traditions Folk Art Folk Speech miscellaneous B3 Bavarian Dialect B4 Berlin Dialect H3 Hamburg Dialect A2 Acronyms B4 Behavior, including metaphors (verbs/phrases showing action) D4 Descriptions, including metaphors (adjectives, adverbs, descriptive phrases) D4 D7 Terms for Drunkenness (blau, besoffen, betrunken) E9 Exclamations (surprise, astonishment, see also swearing) G7 Greetings and leave takings L8 Luck, miscellaneous L8 H3 Hals und Beinbruch (to break a leg, lit. neck and leg break) L8 D3 Daumen Druecken (to press one’s thumbs) L8 T6 Toi toi toi N3 Naming, miscellaneous N3 A6 Appearance, human body, including descriptive terms for hair, teeth N3 E5 Terms of endearment N3 F6 Food and drink N3 P4 Descriptive terms for categories of people S2 Scatology S4 Sexual S5 Similes (...wie...) S9 Swearing W4 Weather Folk Speech and Proverbs in English and/or Latin Games I, II (see also Poetry H3) Gestures Holiday Lore, miscellaneous C45 Christmas E2 Easter E6 Epiphany (3 King's Day, Jan. 6) F3 Fasnacht (Karneval, Fasching) M3 St. Martin's Day M35 May Day N4 New Year's N5 Nikolaus Tag (Dec. 6) GERMANY 139 O39 Oktoberfest P4 Pentecost (Pfingsten) Insults Jokes Legends Mnemonic Devices Parody (Literary) Poetry and Rhymes Misc (see also Counting Out Rhymes, Superstitions II R4) C4 Children’s rhymes D3 Dandling Rhymes (incl. Hoppe, hoppe Reiter) D5 Rhymes in dialect H3 Hand and finger rhymes/games (incl. Bakke, bakke Kuchen) Prayers Proverbs (all proverbs are organized in alphabetical order from A-Z by key word. The numbers following particular proverb-types refer to the proverb-numbers from Reinsberg-Durenfeld's Proverb Collection) A Miscellaneous Al "Wer A sagt, muss auch B sagen". (A1) A2 "Am Abend werden die Faulen fleissig" A202 "Abendrot macht Wetter gut" (A4) A4 "Es ist nicht alles Gold was glanzt" (A33) A48 "Wer nicht alt werden will,..." A4802 A4803 A5 A57 A6 A66 A7 A701 A702 A9 A97 "Wie die Alten sungen,..." (A76) "Alter schützt vor Torheit nicht" (A79) "Aller Anfang ist schwer" (A99) "Keine Antwort ist auch eine Antwort" (A104) "Der Apfel fallt nicht weit vom Stamm" (A105) "Der Appetit kommt beim Essen" (A108) Arbeit [work] miscellaneous "Arbeit macht das Leben süss" "Erst die Arbeit, dann das Spiel" "Aus den Augen, aus dem Sinn" (A126) "Die Axt im Haus..." B B3 B302 B35 B4 B47 B48 B5 B58 B6 Miscellaneous "Was der Bauer nicht kennt, ..." (B3) "Der dümmste Bauer..." "Bäume wachsen nicht in den Himmel" "Bescheidenheit ist eins Zier, ..." "Neue Besen kehren gut, ..." "Wie man sich bettet, ..." "Bier auf Wein/Wein auf Bier..." "Blut ist dicker als Wasser". (B252) "Borgen bringt (macht) Sorgen". (B256) C Miscellaneous GERMANY 140 D D5 D54 D8 Miscellaneous Ding "Alle guten Dinge sind drei". (D301) Dummheit E E3 E33 E34 E5 E502 E7 E74 E77 E9 Miscellaneous "Ehrlich währt am längsten". (E326) "Eigenlob stinkt".(E337) "Eile mit Weile".(E339) "Ende gut, alles gut".(E413) "Ein Ende mit Schrecken". "Erstens kommt (geht) es anders, und ..". "Wenn's dem Esel zu ..., geht er ...". "Nach dem Essen...". "Was für einen ist die Eule, ...". F F3 F39 F5 F54 F7 Miscellaneous "Langes Fädchen, faules Mädchen" Faul, faulheit "Der Fisch will dreimal schwimmen" "Ohne Fleiss, keinen Preis" "Früh übt sich..." G G3 G4 G43 G44 G47 G48 G4802 G49 G5 G502 G503 G6 G7 Miscellaneous "Einem geschenkten Gaul sieht man nicht ins Maul" "Gebranntes Kind scheut das Feuer" "Jung gefreit, ..." Geld [gold] "Je mehr Gesetz, je wemoger Recht" "Gesundheit ist besser als ..." (G588) "Gesundheit ist Reichtum (Wohlstand) (G589) "Ein gutes Gewissen..." (G595) Glück, Glücklich "Glück und Glass..." "Dem Glücklichen schlägt keine Stunde". Gott... "Wer andern eine Grube gräbt, fällt selbst hinein.” (G643) H H3 H35 H3502 H37 H4 H6 H8 Miscellaneous Hahn, Huhn [rooster, chicken] "Eins Hand wäscht die andere" "Viele Hände machen bald sin Ende" "Was Hänschen nicht lernt, ..." "Was du heute kannst besorgen, ..." "Wer nicht hören will, muss ..." Hund - miscellaneous. GERMANY 141 H84 H85 H88 "Hunde die bellen, beissen nicht" "Hunger ist der beste Koch" (H774) "Mit dem Hut in der Hand ..." (H789) I Miscellaneous J Miscellaneous K K3 K302 K5 K502 K54 K6 K7 Miscellaneous Katze - miscellaneous "Nachts sind alle Katzen grau". Kinder - miscellaneous "Kinder und Narren sagen die Wahrheit". "Kleider machen Leute". (K914) "Was man nicht im Kopf hat, ...".(K932) "Der Krug geht so lange zum Brunnen bis er bricht". (K940) L L3 L4 L402 L5 L502 L8 L83 Miscellaneous "Ferne Länder, fremde Sitten. Andere Leute, andere Bitten". (L6) Leben, Lebe "Das Leben ist wie eine Hühnerleiter". Liebe "Die Liebe (der Männer) geht durch den Magen". "Lügen haben kurze Beine". (L62) "Wer einmal lügt, dem glaubt man nicht". (L65) (Einem Lügner traut man nicht) M M3 M4 M46 M402 M47 M6 M602 M8 M87 Miscellaneous "Mädchen dis pfeifen..." "Es ist noch kein Meister vom Himmel gefallen".(M91) Mensch "Der Mensch denkt, Gott lenkt". (M94) "Messer, Gabel, Schere , Licht ..." "Morgen, morgen, nur nicht heute, sagen alle faulen Leute". "Morgenstunde hat Gold im Munde". (M101) Gottes muhlen mahlen langsam "Müssigang ist aller Laster Anfang". (M112) N N6 Miscellaneous Not O Miscellaneous P P4 Miscellaneous "Wer den Pfennig nicht ehrt,...".(P215) Q Miscellaneous GERMANY 142 R R4 R43 R44 R6 Miscellaneous "Tue Recht und scheue niemand". (R246) "Reden ist Silber, schweigen ist Gold". "Nach Regen folgt Sonnenschein". (R251) "Keins Rosen ohne Dornen". (R260) S S3 S38 S39 S6 S63 S65 Miscellaneous "Wer den Schaden hat, braucht für den Spott nicht zu sorgen". (S239) "Schuster, bleib bei deinen Leisten". (S338) "Eine Schwalbe macht noch keinen Somer". "Spare bei Zeiten, so bast du in der Not". (S371) "Ein Spatz in der Hand, ist besser als..." Spinnen, Spinne T T3 T302 T6 T7 Miscellaneous "Man soll den Tag nicht vor dem Abend loben". "Nichts ist so fein gesponnen..., es kommt alles an den Tag". (Die Sonne bringt es an den Tag)(T424) "Jedem Topf seinen Deckel". (T468) "Steter Tropfen höhlt den Stein". (T480) U U2 U5 Miscellaneous "Übung macht den Meister". (U496) "Unkraut vergeht nicht".(U516) V V3 V5 V6 V67 Miscellaneous Vater "Viele Köche verderben den Brei". (V543) Vögel "Vorsicht ist die Muutter der Porzelankiste". (V571) W W3 W37 W4 W5 W502 W54 W5402 Miscellaneous "Wer nicht wagt, gewinnt nicht". (W574) "Stille Wasser..." "Was ich nicht weiss, ....". "Wie man in den Wald ruft, ...".(W653) "Wie der Herr, so's G'scherr". (W656) (Wie der Mann/Priester etc.) "Wer nicht will, der hat schon". "Was du nicht willst ...". Z Z8 Miscellaneous "Wer zuletzt lacht, lacht am besten". (Z743) Proverb Parodies Recipes GERMANY Retorts and responses Riddles Songs Misc. C45 Children’s songs misc C45 A5 Animal Songs C45 E5 “Alle meine Entchen” C45 H3 “Hänschen klein” C45 L8 Lullabies D7 Drinking Songs H5 Hiking/Cadence Songs L6 Love Songs Superstitions, miscellaneous I. Birth, infancy, childhood II. Human body, Folk Medicine R4 Rhyming Cures III. Home and domestic pursuits I, II IV. Economic and social relationships V. Travel and communication VI. Love, courtship, marriage VII. Death and funeral beliefs and practices VIII. Witchcraft, ghosts, magical practices, dreams IX. Cosmic phenomena, times, seasons, numbers, colors X. Weather Lore XI. Animals XII. Plants Tales Taunts Toasts Tongue Twisters I, II Written Forms, miscellaneous A9 Autograph Book Verse Bavaria German-American Miscellaneous I, II, III, IV Folk Speech Holiday Lore Proverbs Superstitions, Misc I. Birth, infancy, childhood II. Human body, Folk Medicine W3 Warts III. Home and domestic pursuits IV. Economic and social relationships V. Travel and communication VI. Love, courtship, marriage VII. Death and funeral beliefs and practices 143 GERMANY VIII. Witchcraft, ghosts, magical practices, dreams IX. Cosmic phenomena, times, seasons, numbers, colors X. Weather Lore XI. Animals and animal husbandry Tales Pennsylvania Dutch I, II German-Argentinian Germans in Russia Germans in Slovakia GHANA Miscellaneous I, II Akan Ashanti Ghanaian-American GREECE Miscellaneous Blason Populaire Customs Folk art Folk Speech I, II Games Gestures Holiday Lore, miscellaneous C4 Christmas (December 24-25) E2 Easter (including Good Friday) E6 Epiphany (January 6) L4 Lent, Apokreos M2 May Day (May 1) N2 Name Day N4 New Year Jokes Legends Poetry Proverbs, miscellaneous I, II, III, IV, V A8 Together with Athena you must move your hand B4 Bean by bean you fill the bags C6 Where many cocks crow the dawn is delayed C68 A cough and money can not be hidden D3 The day looks at the night's work and laughs F6 The sly fox gets caught by all four legs G6 The good day is apparent from the morning Recipes Riddles Songs Superstitions, miscellaneous 144 GREECE I. II. III. IV. V. VI. VII. VIII. IX. X. XI. XII. XIII. 145 Birth, infancy, childhood Human body, Folk Medicine Home and domestic pursuits Economic and social relationships Travel and communication Love, courtship, marriage Death and funeral beliefs and practices Witchcraft, ghosts, magical practices, dreams D7 Dreams E9 Evil eye Cosmic phenomena, times, seasons, numbers, colors Weather Lore Animals and animal husbandry Fishing and hunting Plants and plant husbandry Tales Toasts Tongue Twisters Crete Cyclades Skyros Greek-American Miscellaneous Customs Dances and songs Folk Speech Legends and tales Poetry Proverbs Superstitions, miscellaneous I, II E9 Evil Eye Greek-Egyptian Greek-Spanish Greek-Turkish-American GREENLAND Miscellaneous GRENADA Miscellaneous GUAM see PACIFIC ISLANDS GUATEMALA GUATEMALA Miscellaneous Blason Populaire Customs Folk Speech Games Gestures Legends Proverbs Riddles Superstitions Tales Tongue Twisters Guatemalan-American Maya-Kiche Indians GUINEA (see also EQUATORIAL GUINEA) Miscellaneous Proverbs Tales GUYANA (formerly BRITISH GUIANA) Miscellaneous English from Guyana GYPSY see ROMANI HAITI Miscellaneous HAWAII Miscellaneous Blason Populaire Customs Folk Speech I, II Games Jokes Legends, miscellaneous I.II.III A5 Ancient burial grounds (see Superstitions VII A5) K3 Kahuna (see also Sup VIII K3) K5 King Kamehameha (includes Night Marchers, see also Superstitions VIII K5) M4 Menehunes (see also Superstitions VIII M4 and P3; Legends P3) N3 Napauka flower P3 Taking pork over Pali (see also Superstitions V, VIII. P3) P4 Pele, goddess of fire and volcano (see also Superstitions VIII P4) 146 HAWAII 147 P4 H5 Pele as Vanishing Hitchhiker S5 Sharks (see also Superstitions XI S5) Myths Proverbs Riddles Superstitions, miscellaneous (see also Legends) I. Birth, infancy, childhood II. Human body, Folk Medicine III. Home and domestic pursuits IV. Economic and social relationships V. Travel and communication (see also VIII P3) VI. Love, courtship, marriage VII. Death and funeral beliefs and practices, miscellaneous A5 Ancient burial grounds (see also Superstitions III Housebuilding) VIII. Witchcraft, ghosts, magical practices, dreams, miscellaneous K3 Kahuna M4 Menehune P3 Taking pork over Pali P4 Pele, goddess of fire and volcano IX. Cosmic phenomena, times, seasons, numbers, colors X. Weather Lore XI. Animals and animal husbandry S5 Sharks XII. Fishing and hunting XIII. Plants and plant husbandry XIV. Miscellaneous Superstitions W45 Whistling Tales Hawaiian-Chinese Hawaiian-Chinese-American Hawaiian-Filipino-American Hawaiian-Japanese, miscellaneous Customs Superstitions Tales Hawaiian-Portuguese HISPANIC-AMERICAN (Miscellaneous and unspecified Hispanic-Americans) Miscellaneous Blason Populaire A5 Anti-American Customs Folkspeech HAWAII Legends and Tales Superstitions HMONG (see also LAOS) Miscellaneous Hmong in America HOLLAND see NETHERLANDS HONDURAS Miscellaneous HUNGARY Miscellaneous Blason Populaire Curses Customs Folk Speech Games Gestures Jokes, miscellaneous P6 Political jokes Legends Myths Poetry/Rhymes, miscellaneous D3 Dandling rhymes Prayers, Blessings, Toasts Proverbs I-III Riddles Songs Superstitions, miscellaneous II Human body, Folk Medicine Tales Tongue Twisters Written Lore, miscellaneous A9 Autograph Book Verse Hungarian-American ICELAND Miscellaneous Customs Folk Speech Legends and Tales Proverbs Superstitions, miscellaneous II Human body, Folk Medicine 148 HUNGARY Icelandic-American INDIA Miscellaneous and unspecified areas Blason Populaire Customs W4 Weddings Folk Speech and Retorts Gestures Holiday Lore Jokes and Riddles Legends Myths Poetry and Rhymes (including Blessings and Prayers) Proverbs Superstitions, miscellaneous I Birth, Infancy, Childhood II Human body/Folk Medicine III Domestic Pursuits B6 Books/paper on floor/touching feet IV Economic and Social Relationships V Travel and Communication S6 Sneezing as an omen VI Love and Courtship VII Death and Funerals VIII Witchcraft, ghosts, magical practices etc. IX Cosmic phenomena, times, colors etc. X Weather XI Animals Tales Andhra Pradesh (South East) I, II Assam Bengal (West), miscellaneous I, II Proverbs Riddles Superstitions Calcutta (City) I, II Bihar (North East) Delhi I, II New Delhi I, II Goa Gujarat, miscellaneous Customs Folk Speech Narrative (Legends, Myths, Tales, etc.) Poetry and Rhymes 149 INDIA Proverbs Superstitions Karnataka (formerly Mysore) I, II Kashmir Kerala, miscellaneous Cochin (City) Madhya Pradesh (formerly Indore) Maharashtra, miscellaneous Bombay I, II, III, IV Nagpur Poona Orissa Punjab, miscellaneous I, II Blason Populaire, miscellaneous Anti-Brahmin Anti-Sikh Folk Speech Proverbs I, II Riddles Superstitions, miscellaneous II. Human body, Folk Medicine Tales, miscellaneous I, II Sikh Tales I, II Rajasthan (formerly Mewar/Udaipur) Tamil Nadu, miscellaneous I, II, III, IV Madras I, II Uttar Pradesh, miscellaneous I, II, III Agra Benares (or Banares/Varanasi) Dalminagar Miscellaneous Papers on India Anglo-Indian Indian-American I, II INDONESIA Miscellaneous Blason Populaire Customs Dances Folk Speech Games Legends and Myths Poetry and Rhymes Proverbs Song Superstitions 150 INDONESIA 151 Tales Bali Java, miscellaneous Legends, Myths, Tales Proverbs Riddles Superstitions Indonesian-American Indonesian-Chinese Indonesian-Dutch, miscellaneous Customs Folk Speech Proverbs Superstitions IRAN (formerly PERSIA) Miscellaneous Blason Populaire, miscellaneous R3 Rasht/Rushd Jokes Curses Customs, miscellaneous I, II F4 Festivals F6 Food M3 Marriage Folk Speech I, II Games Gestures Insults Jokes I, II, III Legends Poetry Proverbs, miscellaneous I, II, III, IV B2 Nobody will scratch my back but my own fingernail B3 There is no color darker (higher) than black B35 What does a blind man want? Two seeing eyes B4 Bowl miscellaneous B5 Bread miscellaneous B56 The potter drinks from a broken pot C2 Camel dreams of cotton seeds ... C3 When the cat can't reach the meat... C45 The chickens of your neighbor appear to be geese C6 Count the chickens at the end of the autumn C7 From cradle to grave seek knowledge D4 If you don't want to be disgrace (rosva), become the same color as the group D5 If a [bald man] was a doctor he could find his own cure D56 A dog is a lion in his master's house IRAN 152 D58 D7 D75 E2 E3 E35 E4 E5 E56 E7 F3 F35 F4 F45 F5 F6 F65 F7 G5 G7 H2 H25 H3 H34 H36 I5 J8 K6 L3 L6 M5 M56 M6 M65 M8 N4 P4 P5 P6 R3 R4 R6 R65 S25 S28 S4 S5 Donkey miscellaneous Drop by drop water gathers... It's good to hear the sound of the drum from a distance Whoever eats a melon must accept the shiver One who steals eggs will become a camel thief The eggplant of Bam doesn't spoil His elephant has remembered India The end of a dark night is a bright day The end of the Shahnameh (Book of Kings) is good He came to pluck her eyebrow, but blinded her Your face is black says one kettle to another The bird that eats figs has a crooked beak The fight was over the mullah's blanket When there is fire, wet and dry will burn A fish is fresh when taken from the water Don't extend your foot (leg) beyond your carpet Ahmed won't go to work, except on Friday There is no front or back to a flower Do goodness and throw it into the Dijleh (Tigris) River Guest, miscellaneous One hand has no sound Haste is the work of the devil Don't tie a handkerchief on a head which doesn't ache Heart, miscellaneous They took a nosy person (fozul) to Hell, and he said the wood was wet The infidel (kafir) sees everyone in the light of his own religion Whoever goes to the judge by himself returns satisfied He who is knowledgeable is powerful Everyone gets electrocuted/shocked, and we get a kerosene lamp Do not look at how a pepper grain is, taste it Money, etc. Monkey, etc. Mountains don't meet, but people do The mouse couldn't go through a hole, a broom was tied to his tail He catches fish from muddy water Prick yourself with a small needle before pricking others with a pack needle He who wants a peacock will endure going to India Pigeons (kabutar) with pigeons, and falcons (baz) with falcons If (perhaps) was planted, but it didn't grow By the words of a black cat, it won't rain Red tongue gives green head to the wind One roof and two weathers Not every round thing is a walnut Salt miscellaneous Bite of the scorpion, ... Silence is the answer to idiots A slap for cash is better than candy (Helva) on credit IRAN 153 S56 S6 S65 S7 S8 S85 S9 T4 T5 T6 T7 V5 Every Downslope has an upslope Snake, miscellaneous. Whoever has a larger roof will have more snow Medicine after Sohrab's death Sparrow, miscellaneous Spring, miscellaneous Stone, miscellaneous. Don't count the teeth of a horse that is given to you Don't put off today's work for tomorrow Treasure is hard to get without pain Two, miscellaneous They wouldn't let the beggar into the village, so he asked for the village chief (Katkhuda) If you wait, you can make helva out of sour grapes The walls have mice, and the mice have ears Water, miscellaneous. You can't pick up two watermelons with one hand Well, miscellaneous. What the wind brought, the wind has taken away A wise enemy is better than a stupid friend Why should a wiseman do something that brings regret? The asked the [fox], "Who is your witness?" He said, "My tail" A wolf's child becomes a wolf ... Good work (Kar) comes from many tries A yellow dog is brother to a jackal W2 W24 W26 W265 W3 W4 W5 W55 W57 W6 W65 Y4 Retorts Riddles Songs. Superstitions, miscellaneous I Birth, infancy, childhood II. Human body, Folk Medicine, miscellaneous S6 Sneezing III. Home and domestic pursuits IV. Economic and social relationships V. Travel and communication VI. Love, courtship, marriage VII. Death and funeral beliefs and practices, miscellaneous VIII. Witchcraft, ghosts, magical practices, miscellaneous D7 Dreams E9 Evil Eye IX. Cosmic phenomena, times, seasons, numbers, colors X. Open XI. Animals (including insects) Tales, miscellaneous I, II M3 Mulla tales I, II Tongue Twisters IRAN Assyrian and Assyrian-American see ASSYRIAN Azeri/Azerbaijani Iranian-American (including Persian-American) Papers on Iran Turks in Iran (Tabriz) IRAQ Miscellaneous Blason Populaire Customs, Dances Jokes Proverbs Superstitions Assyrian-Iraqi Iraqi-American IRELAND Miscellaneous Blason Populaire Blessings Curses Customs, miscellaneous D4 Death, Funerals, Wakes W4 Weddings Folk Speech, miscellaneous I, II C3 Craig, crack D7 Drinking (not toasts) R7 Rhyming Slang S4 Sex and Sexuality T5 Tinkers T6 Top of the Morning T8 Toilets (euphemisms for) Gaelic (miscellaneous genres) Games Holiday Lore, miscellaneous B6 Boxing Day, St Stephen’s (December 26) C4 Christmas (December 24-25) E6 Epiphany, Little Christmas (January 6) H3 Halloween, Samhain (October 31) N4 New Year (including First Foot) S2 Saint’s Days (not Stephen’s) S2 P3 Saint Patrick's Day (March 17) S4 Shrove Tuesday (Pancake Day), Ash Wednesday Jokes and Anecdotes Legends I, II 154 IRELAND 155 Memorates Myths Poetry (including Rhymes and Limericks) Proverbs Proverbs in Gaelic Riddles Songs Superstitions, miscellaneous II Human body, Folk Medicine III Home and domestic pursuits VII. Death and funeral beliefs and practices VIII. Witchcraft, ghosts, magical practices (including Fairies and Leprechauns) B3 Banshee IX. Cosmic phenomena, times, seasons, numbers, colors X. Weather Lore XI. Animals Tales Toasts Irish-American, miscellaneous Customs Folk Speech I, II Jokes Legends, Tales Poetry and Songs Proverbs Superstitions, miscellaneous I. Birth, infancy, childhood II. Human body, Folk Medicine III. Home and domestic pursuits, miscellaneous C55 Clothing D7 Dropping things E1 Eating S2 Salt IV. Economic and social relationships, miscellaneous G5 Giving gifts to friends I3 If your ___ buzzes, rings, itches, etc. V. Travel and communication VI. Love, courtship, marriage VII. Death and funeral beliefs and practices VIII Witchcraft, ghosts, magical practices, dreams (including Fairies and Leprechauns) IX Cosmic phenomena, times, seasons, numbers, colors X Weather Lore XI Animals and animal husbandry ISRAEL ISRAEL (see also JEWISH) Miscellaneous Blason Populaire Curses Customs Dances Folk Speech I, II Games Gestures Jokes Legends Poetry/Rhymes Proverbs I, II, III Retorts Riddles Songs Superstitions I, II, III Tales Tongue Twisters Israeli-Arabs (see also JORDAN and PALESTINE) Israeli-American ITALY Miscellaneous Blason Populaire Blessings Curses Customs I, II Folk Speech I, II, III Games Gestures I, II Jokes Legends Mnemonic Devices Poetry/Rhymes Proverbs A Miscellaneous A2 L'abito non fa il monaco A25 Acqua, miscellaneous A254 Acqua cheta... A257 Acqua fresca, vino puro A3 Chi va adaggio, va sano e lontano A4 Ama, miscellaneous A45 Amici/Amico, miscellaneous A452 Dagli amici mi salva Dio chedai nemici... A453 Chi trova un amico trova un tesoro 156 ITALY 157 A46 A467 A7 A78 A8 A86 A88 B B3 B34 B35 B4 B44 B444 B45 B6 B64 B66 B8 B83 Amore, miscellaneous L'amore no fa bolline la pentola Chi tardi arriva, male alloggia Impara l'arte e mettila da parte Asino/asini, miscellaneous Chi la fa, l'aspetti Chi asserba, asserba al gatto Miscellaneous Bacco, tabacco, e Venera... Bambino, miscellaneous Bandiera veahia honor... Bello, bellezza, miscellaneous Non e bello quel che... Chi e bello sempre non... Ben, miscellaneous In bocca chiusa non c'entran... Non si puo avero la botte piena Nelle botti piccine (piccole) Bugie, bugiardo, miscellaneous. Le bugie hanno le gambe corte C C3 C35 C354 C355 C356 C36 C37 C378 C38 C385 C386 C39 C396 C397 C4 C5 C6 C65 C658 C659 C7 Miscellaneous Camina/caminiero, miscellaneous Candela, miscellaneous. Cane, miscellaneous Cane che abbai non morde Chi canta a tavola e a lettoe... Capelli/Capello, miscellaneous Carne, miscellaneous Carte, miscellaneous. Casa, m miscellaneous. Casa senza donna, barca... Casa mia, casa mia Cavallo/cavalli, miscellaneous A cavallo donato, non sigurda... Campa cavallo che l'erba cresce. O Cesar, O niente/Niccolo Una ciliegia tira l'altra Contadino scarpe grasse... Al contadino non far sapere ... Chi si contenta godi Non fare i conti prima dell'oste Croce, miscellaneous D D5 D53 Miscellaneous Diavolo, miscellaneous Diavolo and Dio, miscellaneous ITALY 158 D538 D55 D56 D567 D57 D6 D62 D63 D66 D68 D69 D8 Il diavolo fa/impare/insegna le pentole/caldalo ma non... Dinora/denora, miscellaneous. Dio, miscellaneous Dio li fa, e poi li scoppia Tra il dire e il fare c'e di .... Donna, miscellaneous Donna e buoi... Donna and diavolo, miscellaneous Donna pelosa Donna al volonte Chi dorme non piglia pesci Chi la dura la vince. E E7 Miscellaneous L'erba voglio non cresce... F F5 F7 F9 F94 F96 Miscellaneous Figlia/figlio, miscellaneous Frutta, miscellaneous Fuma/fumo/fumata, miscellaneous Tutto' fumo niente arrosto Fuoco, miscellaneous G G3 G34 G344 G348 G35 G38 G387 G388 G389 G4 G5 G56 G7 Miscellaneous Gallina, miscellaneous Gallina che non becca ha gia beccato. La prima gallina che canta, ha falta... Gallina vecchia fa buon brodo Gamba, miscellaneous Gatto, miscellaneous Tanto va la gatta a lardo... La gatta fretto losa/presalora... Quando la gatta non e in paese,... Genovese, miscellaneous Gioccha/gioco/giocatore, miscellaneous Il buon giorno si vede dal mattino Grasso, miscellaneous H, I, J, K Miscellaneous I5 Chi male intende, peggio risponde L L3 L39 L4 L46 L5 Miscellaneous Lavori, labori, miscellaneous Chi no lavora/labori, non mangia Leoni, miscellaneous Meglio vivere un giorno da leone ... Il libro del perche no fumai scritto ITALY 159 L55 L552 L553 L558 L58 L8 L86 L867 Lingua, miscellaneous La lingua batte dove il dente duole Con la lingua in bocca si va a Roma Ne vince/uccide piu la lingua che la spada Tra i due litiganti, il terso gode. Luna, miscellaneous. Lupo, miscellaneous Il lupo perde in pelo ma non il vizio. M M3 M34 M35 M354 M356 M357 M358 M37 M38 M388 M6 M63 M634 M64 M65 M654 M67 M677 Miscellaneous Mal, male, mali, miscellaneous Chi e causa del suo mal, piaga se stesso Mangia, miscellaneous Mangia la quiesta minestra ... Si mangia per vivere ... Mano, mani, mana, miscellaneous Una mano lava l'altra ... Mare, miscellaneous Mattino, mattina, miscellaneous Il mattino ha l'oro in bocca. Moglie, maritola, miscellaneous Moglie e buoi dei paesi tuoi. Tra moglie e marito, non metter dito. Molino, molinaro, miscellaneous Mondo, miscellaneous Moneta, miscellaneous Meglio un morto in casa ... Mouri, moure, morto, miscellaneous N N3 N38 N4 N48 N6 Miscellaneous Nasce, nato, miscellaneous Chi nasce matto non guarisce mai. Nemici, nemico, miscellaneous. Neve, miscellaneous Tutti (i) nodi vengano al pettine. O O3 O33 O334 O4 O7 O8 O9 O95 Miscellaneous L'occhio del Padrone/Fatnove Lontano dagli ochi, lontano dal cuore. Occhi (Fuori) che non vede Oggi, miscellaneous Oro, miscellaneous L'ospite e como il pesce ... Giovane ozioso, vecchio bisognoso. L'ozio e il padre ... P Miscellaneous ITALY 160 P3 P35 P36 P37 P375 P38 P39 P4 P5 P53 P56 P7 P75 P76 Paese che vai, usanze Pane, miscellaneous (Quando) Muore un papa si fa ... Parla, parlata, miscellaneous Parola, miscellaneous Pasta, miscellaneous Paziente, miscellaneous Pecora, miscellaneous Chi non piange, non puppa. Chi va piano, va lontano. (Quando) piove, le gallini fanno l'uove. Chi troppo in alto sale ... precipite volisseme /volmente. Priete, prette, miscellaneous. Ogui promessa e un debito. Q Miscellaneous R R5 R53 R54 R55 R58 R6 R64 R68 R683 R684 R69 Miscellaneous Chi non risica (rinca), non rosica (ronca). Ria, ride, riso, miscellaneous Ride bene chi ride l'ultimo Chi ride ______ venerdi ... Il riso abonda sulla Roba, miscellaneous Roma, miscellaneous Rosa, miscellaneous Non c'e rosa sensa spine. Se sono rose fioriramo... Una roudine/rondine non fa la primavera. S S2 S25 S26 S3 S36 S4 S6 S7 S79 S8 S87 S872 Miscellaneous Un sacco vuoto ... San, santa, miscellaneous Sapere, sa, miscellaneous Scopa nuova, scopa bene. Fa bene e scordati ... Chi (non) semina, (non) ricoglie. Meglio solo che mal'accompagnato. Chi meno spende ... Sputa, sputare, miscellaneous Strada, miscellaneous Tutte le strade ... a Roma. La strada vecchia ... T T3 T39 Miscellaneous Meglio tardi che mai. Tavola, miscellaneous ITALY 161 T4 T44 T48 T483 T485 T7 T74 Tempo, miscellaneous Chi ha tempo, no aspetti tempo. Testa, miscellaneous Non fasciarti la testa prima .... Chi non ha testa ... Chi fa da se, fa per tre. Non c'e due senza tre. U U3 U6 U63 U69 Miscellaneous A ogni uccello il suo nide e bello. Uomo, miscellaneous Uomo ____ dente di carne ... E meglio un uovo oggi ... V V3 V35 V4 V5 V55 V58 V8 V86 Miscellaneous Dimmi con chi vai e te diro ... Paese che vai ... Chi lascia il vecchio per il nuevo ... Vino, vin, miscellaneous In vino veritas. Vita, miscellaneous Vuole, voglie, miscellaneous Chi troppo vuolve nulla stringe. Z Miscellaneous Z6 Zoppo, miscellaneous Recipes Riddles Songs Superstitions, miscellaneous I. Birth, infancy, childhood II. Human body, Folk Medicine I, II III. Home and domestic pursuits IV. Economic and social relationships V. Open VI. Love, courtship, marriage VII. Death and Funeral Beliefs and practices VIII. Witchcraft, ghosts, magical practices, dreams E9 Evil Eye IX. Cosmic phenomena, times, seasons, numbers, colors X. Weather Lore Tales Toasts Tongue Twisters Written Lore, miscellaneous L3 Latrinalia ITALY Bergamasque Dialect Chieuti Dialect Sicily I, II Siena Italian-American, miscellaneous Customs (including food customs) Folk Speech I, II Games Gestures Jokes, Legends, Tales Poetry Proverbs Superstitions, miscellaneous I. Birth, infancy, childhood II. Human body, Folk Medicine III. Home and domestic pursuits IV. Economic and social relationships V. Travel and communication VI. Love, courtship, marriage VII. Death and funeral beliefs and practices VIII. Witchcraft, ghosts, magical practices, dreams E9 Evil Eye IX. Cosmic phenomena, times, seasons, numbers, colors X. Weather Lore XI. Animals Corsican-American Italian-Australian Italian-Ethiopian Italian-Swiss Sicilian-American IVORY COAST Miscellaneous JAMAICA Miscellaneous Folk Speech Games Legends Proverbs Riddles Songs Superstitions Tales Virgil Graham Payne's Collection, especially of Jamaican tales 162 JAMAICA Jamaican-American JAPAN Miscellaneous Mari Tsutsumi's Collection (1970) Blason Populaire Blessings Customs Miscellaneous B3 Bath B5 Birth B6 Bowing B69 Boys/men’s roles C5 Clothing D4 Death F6 Food G5 Gift giving M3 Marriage T4 Teeth Dances Etymology Festivals Folk Art Folk Metaphor Folk Speech I, II, III, IV Games I, II J3 Jan Ken Po (rock, paper, sissors) Gestures Holiday Lore/Calendar Customs (see also Superstitions) Miscellaneous A3 Age related customs/Birthdays B6 Boy’s Day (May 5th) G5 Girl’s Day (Hinamatsuri; March 3rd) N4 New Year Miscellaneous N4 B4 Bell ringing N4 C4 Cleaning N4 F6 Food N4 V5 Visiting O2 Obon (Day of the Dead) S4 Setsubun (Feb. 3rd) T3 Tanabata (July 7th) Jokes Jump Rope Rhymes Legends I, II Myths Onomatopoeia 163 JAPAN 164 Poetry Proverbs, miscellaneous I. A-D II. E-I III. J-N IV. O-S V. T-Z A3 Abata mo ekubo (Pockmark is dimple) A4 Akuji senri o hashiru (Evil act runs a 1,000 miles) A5 Ame futte ji... (Rain on the ground...) A6 Awateru kojiki wa (Hasty beggar gets little) B3 Don't count the badger's skin before he's caught B5 Bachi ga ataru (If you do something bad...) B7 Baka ni tsukeru... (No medicine for a fool) B9 Bimbo hima nashi (Poor people have no time) B92 Bushi wa kuwanedo... (If samurai doesn’t eat...) B93 Buta ni shinju (Giving a pearl to a pig) C3 Chiri mo tsumoreba yama to nara (Even dust piled up makes a mountain) C4 Chinmoku wa kane nari (Silence is gold-money) C45 Let a beloved child travel D5 Deru kugi wa utareru (The nail that sticks out...) F8 Fukusui bon ni kaerazu (The spilt water will not go back into the bowl) G5 Go ni aritwaa... (When in another country...) G6 Gojuppo Hyappo (50 steps 100 steps) H3 Hana yori dango (Flower than rice cake/rice cake than flower) H5 Haya oki wa san mon (Early rising is worth 3 mon) H55 Hi no naki tokoro ni kemuri... (There is no smoke without a fire) H6 Hito no furi o mite (Correct your mistakes) H65 Hone ori zon no kutabire mouke (When you work hard, the only reward is exhaustion) H7 Hito no uwasa... (Rumor disappears after 75 days) H8 Hotoke no kao... (Buddha’s face three times) H8 If in a hurry, go around H9 Hyakubun wa ikken... (One look is better...) I3 I no naka... (Frog in a well doesn’t know the ocean) I5 Inu mo aruke... (Even dogs walk into sticks...) I6 Ishi bashi o... (Tap a stone bridge before you cross) I7 Ishi no ue nimo sannen (On top of a stone for 3 years) I72 Isogaba maware (If in a hurry, go around) I73 Isseki ni cho (To kill two birds with one stone) I74 Issun no mushi nimo... (Even an inch worm has a half inch soul) J8 Jyunin toiro (Ten people, ten colors) K2 Kabe ni mimi ari (Walls have ears) K3 Kaeru no ko wa kaeru...(Frog’s son is still a frog) K32 Kawaii ko niwa tabi o sase (Let a beloved child travel) K36 Kappa no kawa nagare (Kappa’s drift with current) K37 Katte kabuto no o wo shimeyo (Fasten your chinstrap after the victory) JAPAN 165 K5 K6 K65 K659 K7 K8 K82 K83 K85 K87 M2 M23 M25 M5 M55 N34 N5 N55 N7 N73 N75 N77 O2 O23 O26 O5 O53 R5 R7 R75 S3 S35 S4 S5 S52 S6 S7 T2 T25 T3 T33 T35 T5 T52 Kikuwa hitotoki no... (To ask is one moment’s shame...) Kobo fude wo erabazu (Kobo doesn’t choose his brush) Koin ya no gotoshi (Light shadow is like an arrow) Konya no shirobakama (Dyer’s white pants) Kobo mo fude... (Even Kobo makes mistakes...) Koketsu ni irazun... (If you don’t enter the tiger’s lair...) Koko shitai toki...(When you want to be filial...) Korobanu saki... (Fall down before cane) Kunshi ayauki ni chikayorazu (A wise man doesn’t expose himself to danger) Kuchi wa wazawai (Mouth is the source of trouble) Mago nimo isho (Even a horseman can dress up) Maka nu tane... (Seed not sown cannot grow) Makeru kachi (To lose is to win) Mikara deta sabi (Rust out of one’s body) Mitsugo no tamashi hiyaku made (The soul of a 3-year-old...) Nagai mono niwa makarero (Let the long wind you up) Naki tsura ni hachi (Bee stings a crying face) Nikumarekko yo ni habakaru (Bad boys got on very well in the world) Nana korobi ya oki (Seven falls, eight rises) Neko ni koban (To give gold to a cat) Nido arukoto wa sando aru (Twice occurred; third occurs) Nito o ou monowa... (One who chases two rabbits...) Obi ni mijikashi... (Sash too short, cord too long) Onna gokoro to akino sora (Woman’s mind is like the autumn sky) Oboreru mono wa wara womo tsukamu (A drowning man will grab even for a straw) Oni ni kanabo (Metal rod to an ogre) Oni no inumani sentaku (Laundry while ogre’s absence) Ron yori shoko (Proof is better than argument) Rui wa tomo oyubu (Like attracts like) Ryoyaku wa kuchi (Good medicine is bitter) Sannin yorebu monju... (Three people together...) Saru mo ki kara ochiru (Even a monkey can fall out of a tree) Shi no kage wa fumazu (Do not step on teacher’s shadow) Shiranu ga hotoke (Ignorance is Buddha) Shu ni majiwaruba (Vermillion mixed...) There is no smoke without fire. Suki koso mononi... (The more you like it...) No aru taka... (Mighty hawk hides his claws) Tama wa migakazuba nashi (An unpolished jewel won’t shine) Tana kara botamochi (Rice cake from a shelf) Tade kuu mushi mo sukizuki (There are some bugs that even like smartweed) Tanki wa sonki (Short temper is disadvantage) Tobi ga taka o umu... (A common bird gave birth to a hawk) Todai moto kurashi (Foot of the lighthouse is dark) JAPAN 166 T54 T56 T65 U2 U5 U7 U9 Toki wa kane nari (Time is gold) Toranu tanuki no kawa zanyo (Don’t count the badger’s skin...) Tonde hi ni iru natsu no mushi (A summer bug flying into fire) Uma no mimi...(Sermon given to a horse’s ear) Uso wa dorobo no... (A lie is the beginning...) Uso mo houben (Lie even means) Uwasa wo sureba kage ga sasu (A shadow appears when rumoring about that someone) Wagami o tsumete... (Pinch yourself...) Warau kado niwa fuku kitaru(The fortune will come at the laughing gate) Yasu mono kai (Buy cheap things, lose money) Yudan taiteki (Carelessness is a great enemy) Zen wa isoge (Good things must be done in a hurry) W2 W3 Y3 Y8 Z3 Riddles Songs Superstitions, miscellaneous (see also Customs and Holiday Lore) I Birth, infancy, childhood II Human body, Folk Medicine B5 Birth marks, blemishes, freckles, moles C8 Cures C8 H5 Hiccups N3 Nails (including disposal of) S5 Sleeping (direction) S6 Sneezing T4 Teeth (including disposal of) U7 Urination (usually followed by genital swelling) III Home and domestic pursuits I, II IV Economic and social relationships V Travel and communication VI Love, courtship, marriage VII Death and funeral beliefs and practices VIII Witchcraft, ghosts, magical practices, dreams IX Cosmic phenomena, times, seasons, numbers, calendar (e.g., New Year's Day), colors, directions X Weather Lore XI Animals and animal husbandry Tales, miscellaneous I, II A5 Animal Tales C7 The crane who was a girl G6 The good old man and the bad old man I8 Issuboshi (the one-inch man) K3 Kaguyahime (moon princess, bamboo girl) M6 Momotaro S5 Shitakiri Suzume (the tongue-cut sparrow) U7 Urashima Taro (turtle and the underworld) Tongue Twisters JAPAN 167 Japanese-American Miscellaneous Blason Populaire Curses and Toasts Customs Folk Speech Games Gestures Legends Poetry and Songs Proverbs I, II Riddles and Jokes Songs Superstitions, miscellaneous I. Birth, infancy, childhood II. Human body, Folk Medicine III. Home and domestic pursuits F6 Food preparation IV. Economic and social relationships V. Open VI Love, courtship, marriage VII Death and funeral beliefs and practices VIII Witchcraft, ghosts, magical practices, dreams, miscellaneous D7 Dreams IX Cosmic phenomena, times, seasons, numbers, colors Tales Japanese in Hawaii (see HAWAII Japanese American) Japanese in Korea Japanese in Taiwan JAVA see INDONESIA JEWISH (see also ISRAEL) Miscellaneous and unspecified By country Austrian Jews, miscellaneous Customs Folk Speech Jokes Poetry Proverbs Retorts Superstitions British Jews Canadian Jews JEWISH (by country) Cuban Jews Eastern European Jews, miscellaneous and unspecified Egyptian Jews French Jews German Jews, miscellaneous Customs Folk Speech Jokes Poetry (including Songs and Rhymes, etc.) Proverbs Riddles Superstitions Greek Jews (including Rhodes, see also Ladino) Guatemalan Jews Hassidim (Historical origin in Poland and Lithuania) Hassidic Jews in the U.S. Hungarian Jews Iranian Jews Iraqui Jews Italian Jews Kurdish Jews Latin American Jews Moroccan Jews Polish Jews, miscellaneous Blessings and curses Customs Folk Speech Jokes Poetry Proverbs Superstition, miscellaneous II. Human body, Folk Medicine Tales, Blason Populaire I, II Romanian Jews, miscellaneous Superstitions Sephardic Jews, miscellaneous and unspecified South African Jews Turkish Jews USSR Jews, miscellaneous Bessarabia Latvia Lithuania Russia, miscellaneous Blessings, curses, prayers Customs Folk Speech Games 168 JEWISH (by country) Jokes Poetry Proverbs I, II Riddles Superstitions I, II Tales Ukraine By language Hebrew I, II Ladino (Judeo-Spanish), miscellaneous Greek, miscellaneous Proverbs Isle of Rhodes, miscellaneous Proverbs Yiddish, miscellaneous I, II Austria Bessarabia Britain Canada Czech Republic France German y Hungary Latvia Lithuania Mexico Netherlands Poland, miscellaneous Blessings and Curses Folk Speech I, II Proverbs I, II Rhymes Songs Romania, miscellaneous Folk Speech Russia, miscellaneous Blessings and Curses Customs Folk Speech Poetry Proverbs Superstitions Ukraine U. S. A. Miscellaneous Blason Populaire 169 JEWISH (by language) 170 Blessings Curses, miscellaneous B5 A black year on you B6 A boil/cancer on you ... C4 You should be like a chandelier C45 A cholera on you H4 Go to hell K5 Get killed/ drop dead O6 May you grow like an onion P6 A pox on Columbus T4 May all your teeth fall out U4 An ugly curse (spirit) Customs (see also Holidays, religious observance) Folk Speech, miscellaneous I, II, III, IV I Naming, miscellaneous I, II I4 Indefinite naming I5 Insult, approbation, miscellaneous I5 G6 Goniff I5 M4 Mensch I5 M6 Momzer I5 S3 Schnorrer I5 Y4 Yenta P5 Place names S6 Specific persons, miscellaneous S6 G6 Goy and goyim S6 S4 Shiksa, shaygetz S6 S8 Schvartze V3 Value items, money, gems II. Open III. Open IV. Domestic and social activities V. Life crisis events VI. Acknowledgements, descriptions, miscellaneous "schmaltz (y)" A6 Appearance (human) A67 Approbation, endearment A67 B3 Bubbe, bubbelen A9 Avoidance D5 Disapproval, dislike, miscellaneous D5 C4 Chazerei D5 K9 Kvetch D5 N6 Noodge, noodnik D55 Disbelief F35 Farewell F7 Frustration, difficulty, "tsouris" G7 Greetings, arrivals H4 Health JEWISH (by language) 171 I5 R45 S9 Insults, put-downs, miscellaneous I5 K4 Klutz I5 M4 Meshugge, mesheggeneh I5 N4 Nebbish I5 S3 Schlemiel, schlemazel I5 S35 Schmuck Resignation, acceptance R45 T9 Tzimmes Success, pleasure, miscellaneous S9 M2 Machiah Thanks and please T5 VII. Open VIII. Open IX. Open X. Open XI. Comparisons, miscellaneous H8 Comparisons of humans to, miscellaneous H8 P5 Physical disability (I need it like a hole in the head) XII. Non-human comparisons, miscellaneous H8 To humans (It would help like bleeding a dead man) XIX. Swearing XX. Behavioral, miscellaneous E6 Emotional, "Chutzpah" Jokes, miscellaneous P8 Puns on Yiddish words Poetry and Rhymes Proverbial Phrases and Expressions I, II, III Proverbs I, II, III Retorts and Taunts I, II Songs Superstitions, miscellaneous I, II VIII. Witchcraft, Magical Practices, E9 Evil Eye (including Kein Ahora) Toasts [Former] U.S.S.R., miscellaneous JEWISH-AMERICAN Miscellaneous I, II Blason Populaire, miscellaneous C6 Conversion, miscellaneous C6 T4 Three men whose sons have converted go to God A35 Anti-Jewish: Jews against themselves R2 Rabbi and priest discuss ham and sex Blessings Cheers, Rhymes, Camp Lore JEWISH-AMERICAN 172 Curses, miscellaneous Customs, miscellaneous (see also Holidays, religious observance) B2 Bar Mitzvah C4 Chanukah F8 Funeral, death, burial K6 Kosher laws, dietary, food customs (see also Recipes and Food) M4 Mezzuzah M6 Moving into a new home N2 Naming rules, newborn and after sickness P3 Passover P8 Purim R6 Rosh Hashanah S2 Sabbath W4 Wedding Y6 Yom Kippur Family Lore Folk Speech, miscellaneous I, II, III, IV Games I, II Gestures Holidays, religious observance (see also Customs) Jokes, miscellaneous I, II A6 Anti-Semitism and suffering A8 Assimilation, conversion, immigration C4 Christ and the goyim J2 Jewish American Princess (JAP) (see also ANGLO AMERICAN Blason Populaire J4 W6) M6 Money and business M67 Jewish mother and parent P8 Puns on Yiddish words R2 Religious jokes, rabbi R5 Riddle form S4 Sex and circumcision S5 Six-day war S6 Social status, social matters S65 Funny you should mention it - jokes about Jewish sons. S8 Stereotype, dialect, Talmudic speech patterns W6 World War II, sick, Arab-Israeli Legends I, II Memorates Poetry Pranks Proverbs Miscellaneous A-K Miscellaneous L-R Miscellaneous S-Z F6 “..Fool…” misc G6 “..God…” misc JEWISH-AMERICAN G8 “Guests and Fish spoil after three days” J4 “..Jews…” misc L5 “..Lie..” misc L6 “..Love…” misc M6 “..Mother…” misc P6 “..Poverty…” misc S4 “Shrouds have no pockets” Recipes and Food (see also Customs K6) Retorts and Taunts Riddles Songs Superstitions, miscellaneous I, II (see also Holidays, Religious observance) I. Birth, infancy, childhood (includes conception, pregnancy, naming), miscellaneous C4 Childhood (stunting of growth, causes of bed-wetting) II. Human body, Folk Medicine III. Home and domestic pursuits, miscellaneous S4 Sewing IV. Economic and social relationships V. Travel and communication VI. Love, courtship, marriage VII. Death and funeral beliefs and practices VIII. Witchcraft, ghosts, magical practices, dreams E9 Evil Eye (including Kein Ahora) IX. Cosmic phenomena, times, seasons, numbers, colors X. Open XI. Animals Tales I, II JORDAN see also PALESTINE and Israeli-Arabs) Miscellaneous Jordanian-American KAZAKHSTAN Miscellaneous KENYA Miscellaneous Kikuyu I, II Kisi-Swahili Luo Muru-Swahili Kiga Seminar 1963 I, II KOREA Miscellaneous 173 KOREA Customs I, II, III Folk Speech I, II Games I, II Jokes Legends Myths Proverbs I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII Recipes Songs Superstitions, miscellaneous I. Birth, infancy, childhood II. Human body, Folk Medicine III. Domestic pursuits IV. Economic and social relationships V. Travel, communication VI. Love and courtship VII. Death VIII. Witchcraft, ghosts, magical practices IX. Cosmic phenomena, times, seasons, numbers, colors X. Weather XI. Animals and animal husbandry XII. Plants and plant husbandry Tales, miscellaneous C4 Choon hyang C48 Chung gae goo ree (why frogs croak when it rains) G6 Golden axe G9 Gyen Woo, Jin Nyu (July 7th story) H4 Heungbu and Nolbu M3 Man with bump O7 Origin of the sun and the moon O75 Osong and Hanum S5 Sim-chung S9 Sun Njun (angel from the moon) T5 Tiger and dried persimmon V4 A venomous Snake of Winter Korean-American, miscellaneous Blason Populaire Customs Folk Speech Games Jokes Legends, Tales, Myths Proverbs Songs Superstitions 174 KURDISH KURDISH (see also ARAB; ARMENIA; ASSYRIAN; IRAN; IRAQ; JEWISH AMERICAN Kurdish Jews; TURKISH) Miscellaneous Blason Populaire Dances Folk Speech Proverbs Retorts Riddles Superstitions KUWAIT Miscellaneous KYRGYZSTAN Miscellaneous LAOS (see also HMONG) Miscellaneous LATIN Miscellaneous and unspecified LATIN AMERICA (see also individual countries) Miscellaneous and unspecified LATVIA Miscellaneous Proverbs Songs Superstitions Tales Latvian-American LEBANON Miscellaneous Blason Populaire Customs Folk Speech Jokes Legends Proverbs Superstitions Tales Lebanese-American 175 LATIN LIBERIA Miscellaneous Mende Vai LIBYA Miscellaneous LITHUANIA Miscellaneous Blason Populaire Customs Proverbs Riddles Songs Superstitions Tales Lithuanian-American LUXEMBOURG Miscellaneous MACAO Miscellaneous MACEDONIA (see also [FORMER] YUGOSLAVIA; BULGARIA ;GREECE) Miscellaneous MADAGASCAR (MALAGASY) Miscellaneous MALAWI (East Africa) Miscellaneous MALAYSIA Miscellaneous MALI Miscellaneous MALTA Miscellaneous MARSHALL ISLANDS see PACIFIC ISLANDS 176 LITHUANIA 177 MAURITIUS Miscellaneous MENNONITES Miscellaneous MEXICO Miscellaneous Blason Populaire Blessings Curses Customs I, II Etymology Folk Art Folk Speech I, II, III, IV, V, VI Games I, II Gestures I, II, Insults Jokes I, II Legends, I, II L3 La Llorona Myths Oaths Onomatopoeia Poetry I, II Proverbs, miscellaneous (in English) Miscellaneous papers A Miscellaneous A2 El que mucho abarca, poco aprieta A3 Agua, miscellaneous A32 Agua que no has de beber, dejala correr A33 No digas de esta agua no bebere A34 Lo que es del agua, al agua ... A4 Algo es algo A42 Amor, miscellaneous A44 Amor de lejos, amor de pendejos A7 Arbol que crece torcido jamas su tronco endereza A73 Del arbol caido todos hacen leña A74 El que a buen arbol se arrima, buena sombra lo cobija A77 Arrieros somos y en el camino andamos B B3 B37 B377 B5 B6 Miscellaneous El que sale a bailar ... (El que se fue a la villa ...) Lo barato cuesta caro Barriga llena, corazon contento (panza llena ...) Haz bien y no mires a quien En boca cerrada no entran moscas MEXICO 178 B67 B84 B87 Los borrachos y los niños dicen la verdad Buey , miscellaneous Entre menos burros, mas olotes C C3 C32 C34 C345 C35 C358 C38 C383 C384 C386 C5 C6 C64 C65 C67 C9 Miscellaneous Caballo dado, no se le ve colmillo Cada cabeza es un mundo Camaron que se duerme se lo lleva la corriente Nunca dejes camino por vereda Candil de la calle y oscuridad de su casa Tanto va el cantaro al agua hasta que se quede Casa, miscellaneous Lo que no puede ver, en su casa lo ha de tener Casa de herrero/jabonero La cascara guarda el palo No se puede chiflar y comer pinol Come y canta, loco se levanta Como te ves, me vi; como me ves, te veras El que no oye consejo, no llega a viejo Mas vale aqui corrio, que aqui murio Cria cuervos y te sacaran los ojos D D3 D4 D5 D52 D53 D54 D545 D55 D558 D56 D8 Miscellaneous El que da y quita, con el diablo se desquita Voy despacio porque tengo prisa Diablo, miscellaneous Mas sabe el diablo por viejo, que por diablo Del dicho al hecho hay mucho trecho Dime con quien andas, y te dire quien eres Dime cuanto tienes, te dire cuanto vales Dinero, miscellaneous Cuando tenia dinero me decian Don Tomas Dios, miscellaneous Quien mucho duerme poco aprende E E5 E8 Miscellaneous Enfermo que caga y mea, el diablo que se lo crea No escupas para arriba porque te cae en la cara F F3 F9 Miscellaneous Cria fama y acuestate a dormir A fuerza ni ... G G3 G34 G38 Miscellaneous El que es buen gallo donde quiera canta Mejor una gallina viva que gallo muerto Gato miscellaneous MEXICO 179 G386 G9 No le busques tres pies al gato sabiendo que tiene cuatro El que por su gusto muere, hasta la muerte le sabe H H3 H32 H34 H342 H5 H6 H66 Miscellaneous El habito no hace al monje Cae mas pronto un hablador que un cojo El que hambre tiene, en pan piensa A buen hambre no hay pan duro El que a hierro mata, a hierro muere Hombre prevenido vale por dos El hombre propone y Dios dispone I, J, K Miscellaneous L L3 L5 L6 Miscellaneous Ladron que roba a ladron, tiene cien años de perdon Limosnero con garrote El que con lobos anda, a aullar se enseña M M3 M33 M334 M34 M342 M343 M346 M35 M353 M6 M8 M84 M9 Miscellaneous El que nace para maceta, no sale del corredor Al que madruga Dios le ayuda No por mucho madrugar, amanece mas temprano Mal, miscellaneous No hay mal que por bien no venga No hay mal que dure cien años Mas vale malo conocido, que bueno por conocer Mañana, miscellaneous No dejes para mañana lo que puedas hacer hoy Aunque la mona se vista de seda, mona se queda El muerto y el arrimado a los tres dias apestan (El pescado ...) Hay muertos que no hacen ruido Musica pagada toca mal son N N5 N6 Miscellaneous Despues de ahogado el niño, tapar el pozo De noche todos los gatos son pardos O O5 O7 O9 Miscellaneous Ojos que no ven, corazon que no siente No todo lo que brilla es oro Cada oveja con su pareja P P3 P35 P356 Miscellaneous Padre, miscellaneous Pajaro, miscellaneous Matar dos pajaros con una piedra MEXICO P359 P36 P365 180 P5 P6 P64 P7 Q Mas vale pajaro en mano ... De tal palo, tal astilla Pan, miscellaneous (Panza llena, corazon contento, see B377) Al mal paso darle prisa Hay tiempos que nada el pato, y tiempos que ni agua bebe No hay peña que a los tres dias no sea menos Las peñas con pan son menos El que percevera alcanza Perro, miscellaneous Perro que ladra no muerde (Pescado y arrimado a los tres dias apesta, see M8) Del plato a la boca, a veces se cae la sopa Poco a poco se va lejos De poeta y loco todos tenemos un poco Mas vale prevenir que lamentar Miscellaneous R R4 R5 R58 Miscellaneous El redentor siempre sale crucificado A rio revuelto ganancia de pescadores Cuando el rio suena, es que agua lleva S S2 S25 S253 S259 S6 S9 Miscellaneous El que tiene mas saliva come mas pinole Ni tanto que teme al santo, ni tanto que no alumbre Come santos y caga diablos Es mejor vestir santos que desvestir borrachos Mas vale solo que mal acompañado Suerte te de Dios que el sabor poco T T3 T37 T4 T5 T54 T543 Miscellaneous El que nace para tamal, del cielo le caen las hojas Mas vale tarde que nunca El que temprano se moja, tiempo para secarse Tiempo, miscellaneous A la tierra que fueres, haz lo que vieres En la tierra del ciego, el tuerto es rey V V3 V37 V4 V45 V47 V5 Miscellaneous Tanto peca el que mata la vaca como el que le agarra la pata Con la vara que mides seras medido La verdad no pesa pero incomoda El que porfia mata venado Ay veremos dijo el ciego que nunca vio La vida no vale nada P38 P386 P4 P45 P47 P476 P477 MEXICO Y, Z 181 Miscellaneous Puns Recipes Riddles Songs I, II Street Cries (Piropos) Superstitions, miscellaneous I. Pregnancy, birth, infancy, childhood II. Human body, Folk Medicine I, II III. Home and domestic pursuits, IV. Economic and social relationships V. Travel and communication VI. Love, courtship, marriage VII. Death and funeral beliefs and practices VIII. Witchcraft, ghosts, magical practices, dreams IX. Cosmic phenomena, times, seasons, numbers, colors X. Weather Lore Tales Taunts, Insults, Retorts Toasts and Cheers Tongue Twisters Written Forms, miscellaneous E6 Epitaphs Mexican-American/Chicano see also SPAIN Spanish-American Miscellaneous Blason Populaire Customs Folk Speech Miscellaneous I. Naming (nouns and noun phrases, including metaphor) D4 Descriptive terms for categories of people D4 F4 Names for Females D4 I5 Insulting names (see also Insults) D4 M3Names for Males D4 M3 C5 "Cholo" or "Pachuco" (including Graffiti) D4 M3 H6 Homosexual males P5 Places and things II. Greetings and departures III. Body fluids, parts and functions IV. Spanglish (usually English words w/ Spanish endings; ex “mopear (to mop)) V. God, divine permission, intervention VI. Descriptions/Acknowledgements (adjectives, adverbs and descriptive phrases) H8 Huevon (eggs/testicles) (including ser huevon; tiene huevos) MEXICO 182 VII. VIII. Exclamations and commands (including epa, aye) Behavioral (verbs, phrases showing action) C4 Chingar, chingada, chingadera, chingado (to fuck) Folk Simile Games I Gestures Insults Jokes Legends, miscellaneous I, II L3 La Llorona L3 V3 La Llorona variants L3 M3 La Malinche Memorates Myths Narcotics Lore Poetry and Rhymes Proverbs, miscellaneous (in English) A Miscellaneous A2 El que mucho abarca, poco aprieta A3 Agua, miscellaneous A42 Amor, miscellaneous A44 Amor de lejos, amor de pendejos A7 Arbol que crece torcido jamas su tronco endereza B B3 B377 B6 B87 Miscellaneous El que sale a bailar ... (El que se fue a la villa ...) Barriga llena, corazon contento (panza llena ...) En boca cerrada no entran moscas Burros, miscellaneous C C3 C32 C34 C345 C38 C385 C6 Miscellaneous Caballo , miscellaneous Cada cabeza es un mundo Camaron que se duerme se lo lleva la corriente Nunca dejes camino por vereda Casa, miscellaneous Antes de que te cases, mira lo que haces Come y canta, loco se levanta D D5 D53 D535 D54 D55 D56 Miscellaneous Diablo, miscellaneous Del dicho al hecho hay mucho trecho Mas cerca estan los dientes que los parientes Dime con quien andas, y te dire quien eres Dinero, miscellaneous Dios, miscellaneous MEXICO 183 E E5 E8 Miscellaneous Enfermo que caga y mea, el diablo que se lo crea No escupas para arriba porque te cae en la car F Miscellaneous G G38 Miscellaneous Gato miscellaneous H H34 H342 Miscellaneous El que hambre tiene, en pan piensa A buen hambre no hay pan duro I, J, K Miscellaneous L L6 Miscellaneous El que con lobos anda, a aullar se enseña M M34 M35 M6 M8 Miscellaneous Mal, miscellaneous Mañana, miscellaneous Aunque la mona se vista de seda, mona se queda El muerto y el arrimado a los tres dias apestan (El pescado ...) N Miscellaneous O Miscellaneous P P359 P36 P476 P49 Miscellaneous Mas vale pajaro en mano ... De tal palo, tal astilla Perro, miscellaneous El Pez por la boca muere Q Miscellaneous R Miscellaneous S Miscellaneous T T3 Miscellaneous El que nace para tamal, del cielo le caen las hojas V Miscellaneous Y, Z Miscellaneous MEXICO 184 Z6 La zorra nunca se ve su cola Retorts Riddles Songs Superstitions, miscellaneous I. Pregnancy, birth, infancy, childhood II. Human body, Folk Medicine I, II III. Home and domestic pursuits, IV. Economic and social relationships V. Travel and communication VI. Love, courtship, marriage VII. Death and funeral beliefs and practices VIII. Devil, witchcraft, supernatural beings, magical practices, dreams IX. Cosmic phenomena, times, seasons, numbers, colors X. Open XI. Animals and animal husbandry XII. Open XIII. Plants and plant husbandry Tales Toasts Tongue Twisters Written Forms MONGOLIA Miscellaneous MONTENEGRO (see also [FORMER] YUGOSLAVIA) Miscellaneous MOROCCO Miscellaneous Folk Speech Games Proverbs Superstitions French-Moroccan MYANMAR (formerly Burma, see also CHINA Chinese in Myanmar) Miscellaneous Festivals Proverbs Superstitions Tales NATIVE AMERICAN Miscellaneous and unspecified (Native American informant or source) NATIVE AMERICAN 185 Miscellaneous and uspecified (Non-Native American informant: "Pseudo-Indian" includes local legends and place names) APACHE (American South West) ARAPAHO (Central Wyoming) ATHAPASKAN (N. W. U. S.) BANNOCK SHOSHONE (South Idaho) BLACKFOOT (Also called Niitsitapii. Includes Peigan, Kainai, and Siksikawa. Montana) CAHUILLA (California, Northern Mexico) CHEROKEE (Eastern: Northern Carolina, Western: Oklahoma) CHEYENNE (Includes Sotaeo'o and Tsitsistas. Montana) CHICKAHOMINY (Virginia) CHILKAT (S. E. Alaska) CHINOOK (S. E. Alaska, a trade language; see also TLINGLIT) CHIPPEWA (Also called Ojibwa. Minnesota) CHOCTAW (S. E. U. S., Mississippi, Oklahoma) COMANCHE (Also called Numunuu. American Southwest) CREE (Northern Plains U. S./Southern Plains Canada) CROW (Also called Absaroka or Apsaálooke. Montana) DIEGUENO (Also called Kumeyaay. Southern California) ESKIMO (Includes Inuit and Yupik. Arctic region, Yupik and Inupiat languages) HAIDA (S. E. Alaska/Queen Charlote Islands, Canada) HAVASUPAI (North-Central Arizona) HOPI (North-East Arizona) HUPA (Northern California) KARUK (Northern California) KIOWA (Great Plains) KLAMATH (Southern Oregon) KWAKIUTL (Also called Kwak'wala. East Columbia, Canada) LAGUNA (New Mexico) LAKOTA (N. and S. Dakota. See also SIOUX) MAIDU (Central California) MAKAH (N.W. Washington State) MASHPEE (Massachusetts) MAYA-KICHE (see GUATEMALA) MEXICAN (Miscellaneous and unspecified) MIWOK (Central California toward Sierras) MODOC (Northeast California) MONO (West-central California) NARRAGANSETT (Also called Nahahiganseck. Rhode Island) NAVAJO (Also called Diné. Four Corners Area: Arizona, Utah, Colorado, New Mexico; South West U. S.) NEZ PERCE (Also called Ni-mii-puu. Northern Idaho) NOOTKA (Also called Nuu-chah-nulth. S. E. Alaska) OMAHA (N. E. Nebraska) ONONDAGA (Northern New York State, Quebec, Canada) OSAGE (Kansas) OTTAWA (Quebec, Canada) NATIVE AMERICAN 186 PAIUTE (Great Basin and Northern California) PAPAGO (Also called Tohono O’odham. Southern Arizona; Northern Sonora State, Mexico) PAWNEE (Also called Panaessa, Pari, and Pariki. Great Plains) PIMA (South-Central Arizona) PIT RIVER (Northern California) POMO (Northern California) I PONCA (New Mexico) PUEBLO (New Mexico) SEMINOLE (Florida) SEMINOLE (Oklahoma) SEMINOLE (Wisconsin) SENECA (Upstate New York) SERI (Sonora State, Mexico) SHOSHONE (Northern Nevada) SIOUX (Includes Dakota, Nakota and Lakota. See also LAKOTA. Northern and Southern U. S. Great Plains) TOLOWA (Northern California) TSIMSHIAN (S. E. Alaska) UTE (Utah) WALAPAI (Northern Arizona) WASHOE (Tahoe Area, Northern Nevada) WINNEBAGO (Also called Ho-Chunk. Wisconsin and Nebraska, Southern Minnesota) YAKIMA (Washington State) YAVAPAI (Arizona) YOKUTS-WUKCHUMNI (Northern California) YUROK (Northern California) ZUNI (Also called Ashiwi. New Mexico) NEPAL Miscellaneous NESTORIAN see ASSYRIAN NETHERLANDS Miscellaneous Blason Populaire Curses Customs Folk Speech Games Gestures Jokes Legends Poetry Proverbs I, II, III, IV, V Recipes Riddles NETHERLANDS Songs Superstitions Tales Toasts Tongue Twisters Frisian/Friesland Dutch-American Dutch-Guiana see SURINAME Dutch-Indonesian (see also INDONESIA) Dutch West Indies/Curacao NEW GUINEA Miscellaneous NEW ZEALAND Miscellaneous Blason Populaire Customs Folk Speech Games Jokes Superstitions, miscellaneous II. Human body, Folk Medicine Tales Maori New Zealand-American NICARAGUA Miscellaneous Folk Speech Games Legends Proverbs Street Greetings (Piropos) Superstitions Tales Tongue Twisters Nicaraguan-American NIGER (West Africa) Miscellaneous NIGERIA Miscellaneous 187 NIGERIA Biafra Hausa miscellaneous Games Ibo, miscellaneous Anecdotes Customs Games Jokes Legends Myths Proverbs Songs Igbo, (incl. Anne F. Higgins' paper on naming practices) Superstitions Ijaw Ishekiri Isoko Yoruba, miscellaneous Customs Games Greetings Legends Myth Odu-Ifa (divination prophecies) Poetry and Jump Rope Rhymes Proverbs Riddles Songs Superstitions Tales NORWAY Miscellaneous Blason Populaire Counting-Out Rhymes Curses Customs Folk Speech Games Jokes Legends Memorates Poetry Proverbs, miscellaneous P7 B8 A burnt child despises the fire P7 M6 Morning has gold in the mouth P7 N6 Nothing so bad that it's not good for something 188 NORWAY P7 R3 When it rains on the ... it drips on the ... P7 S4 Don't sell the skin before the bear is killed P7 S6 A small mound can overturn a large wagon P7 T7 When the trough is empty the horses bite P7 W3 Want teaches the naked woman to spin Riddles Songs Superstitions Tales Taunts Wellerisms Written Forms (including autograph verses) Norwegian-American OMAN Miscellaneous PACIFIC ISLANDS Miscellaneous and unspecified Guam, miscellaneous Chamorro Guamanian-American Koror-Palaus Islands Marshall Islands, Kwajelein Atoll Ponape Tahiti Tonga PAKISTAN (formerly East Pakistan, see also BANGLADESH) Miscellaneous Blason Populaire Customs Folk Speech Games Proverbs Riddles String figures Superstitions Tales Urdu Pakistan-American PALESTINE (see also ISRAEL Arabs and JORDAN) Miscellaneous Customs 189 PALESTINE Folk Speech Gestures Jokes Legends Proverbs Superstitions Tales Palestine-American West Bank PANAMA Miscellaneous Customs Folk Speech Games Proverbs Street Greetings (Piropos) Superstitions, miscellaneous II Human body, Folk Medicine PARAGUAY Miscellaneous PERSIA see IRAN PERU Miscellaneous Blason Populaire Customs Folk Speech Games Gestures Holiday Lore Jokes Legends Myths Proverbs Riddles Superstitions, miscellaneous I, II III. Home and domestic pursuits Tales Tongue Twisters PHILIPPINES Miscellaneous Customs 190 PHILIPPINES Dance Folk Speech Games Jokes Legends Proverbs Riddles Songs Superstitions, miscellaneous I. Birth, pregnancy, infancy, childhood (see also III EI P7) II. Human body, Folk Medicine, miscellaneous D5 Diseases N6 Non-disease III. Home and domestic pursuits, miscellaneous D7 Dropping things E1 Eating, miscellaneous E1 P7 Eating during pregnancy H6 Housebuilding IV. Economic and social relationships V. Travel and communication VI. Love, courtship, marriage VII. Death and Funeral beliefs and practices VIII. Witchcraft, ghosts, magical practices, dreams IX. Cosmic phenomena, times, Seasons, numbers, colors X. Weather Lore XI. Animals and animal husbandry XII. Open XIII. Plants and plant husbandry Tales Ilocano Miscellaneous Customs Folk Speech Games Legends Superstitions Tales Tagalog Miscellaneous Customs Folk Speech Games Legends and Myths Poetry Proverbs 191 PHILIPPINES Riddles Superstitions, miscellaneous I. Birth, pregnancy, infancy, childhood (see also III E1 P7) II. Human body, Folk Medicine D5 Diseases N6 Non-disease III. Home and domestic pursuits D7 Dropping things E1 Eating, miscellaneous E1 P7 Eating during pregnancy IV. Economic and social relationships V. Travel and communication VI. Love, courtship, marriage VII. Death and funeral beliefs and practices VIII. Witchcraft, ghosts, magical practices, dreams IX Cosmic phenomena, times, seasons, numbers, colors X Weather Lore Tales Tagudin Visayan Miscellaneous Customs Games Legends Riddles Superstitions Tales Filipino-American Miscellaneous Blason Populaire Customs Folk Speech Jokes Legends, Myths, Tales Superstitions, miscellaneous I. Birth, infancy, childhood II. Human body, Folk Medicine III. Home and domestic pursuits IV. Economic and social relationships V. Travel and communication VI. Love, courtship, marriage VII. Death and funeral beliefs and practices VIII. Witchcraft, ghosts, magical practices, dreams IX. Cosmic phenomena, times, seasons, numbers, colors X. Weather Lore 192 POLAND POLAND Miscellaneous Blason Populaire Customs Folk Speech Jokes, miscellaneous P6 Political Jokes Legends Poetry Proverbs I, II, III, IV Songs Superstitions I, II Tales Polish-American, miscellaneous Customs and Holiday Lore Folk Speech Legends Proverbs Superstitions PORTUGAL Miscellaneous Customs Folk Speech Greetings Jokes Legends Proverbs Riddles Superstitions, miscellaneous II. Human body, Folk Medicine Tales Azores Miscellaneous Customs Folk Speech Proverbs Riddles Superstitions, miscellaneous II. Human body, Folk Medicine Portuguese-American I, II, III Portuguese in Japan Portuguese in Macao 193 PUERTO RICO 194 PUERTO RICO Miscellaneous Customs Folk Speech Games Jokes Legends Proverbs Riddles Superstitions, miscellaneous II Human body, Folk Medicine Tales Puerto Rican-American QATAR Miscellaneous RHODESIA see ZAMBIA (formerly Northern Rhodesia) and ZIMBABWE (formerly Southern Rhodesia) ROMANI (see also AMERICAN BLASON POPULAIRE G9) Miscellaneous Romani-American Miscellaneous Romani-European ROMANIA Miscellaneous Folk Speech Jokes Proverbs Superstitions Romanian-American RUSSIA Miscellaneous Blason Populaire Customs, miscellaneous C6 Molokan Folk Speech Games Gestures Jokes, miscellaneous P6 Political jokes Legends Poetry miscellaneous Poetry/Black Humor RUSSIA Proverbs Miscellaneous A - G Miscellaneous H - M Miscellaneous N - S Miscellaneous T - Z A5 Animals, miscellaneous B3 There is no bad without good. B4 The bed looks soft... B8 Too much butter won't spoil the mush. C3 To the cat not all is feast.. C34 As you call out, so will it echo. C42 If you chase two hares... C44 Chickens are counted in the fall. C45 A child with seven nurses... C47 Chop wood and chips are going to fly. C7 Love is cruel... D4 In a still pond, one finds devils. D5 Don't dig a hole for another... D6 The dog barks... D7 Drinking, miscellaneous E2 The Easter egg is precious on Easter day. E25 When I eat, I'm deaf and dumb. E3 Eggs don't teach the chicken. E4 The elbow is near... E9 Out of the eyes, away from the heart. F3 What falls from the wagon is lost. F34 If I'd known where I would fall, I'd have covered it ... F4 Fear has big eyes F48 Fish seek deeper water... F5 A fisherman can spot another fisherman from a long way off. F6 Forge iron while it is hot. F66 Fools, miscellaneous F69 An old friend is better than two new ones. F7 It is better to have 100 friends than 100 rubles. G55 All that glitters is not gold. G6 God, miscellaneous G63 Without God, you can't get to the threshold. G7 The grave will straighten out the hunchback. G71 If you don’t grease, you don’t go. G72 They greet by one's clothes... G74 Greyness in his beard... G8 An uninvited guest is worse than a Tartar. H3 The hand washes the hands. H57 Don't look a gift horse in the teeth. H6 Do not judge a house by its corners, but by its cakes. H66 Don't say hop before you jump. H8 If you hurry, you will make people laugh. 195 RUSSIA 196 J8 K3 K6 L3 L35 L4 L5 L57 L6 L61 M27 M3 M4 M46 M47 M5 M58 M6 M62 M8 N4 O4 P3 P4 P5 P6 R4 R44 S3 S4 S45 S5 S51 S54 S55 S6 S7 T3 T37 T43 T45 T5 T57 T6 W4 W5 W56 You can't jump higher than your head. ... and kasha is our food. A kopeck saves a ruble. From honest labor, you won't acquire a stone palace. Laziness is the mother of all vices. Learning is light, ignorance is darkness. Live for a hundred years, learn for a hundred years... If you live with the wolves, howl like the wolves. Love your wife like your soul, but treat her like a pear tree. Love is not a potato... A single man on the field is not a warrior. Two masses are not served for the deaf. Measure seven times before cutting once. One mind is good, but two are better. Don't blame the mirror if your face is crooked. When misfortune comes, open the door. One does not walk into a foreign monastery with one's own rules. Morning is wiser then evening. Do not open your mouth at another's loaf of bread. Mushrooms, miscellaneous Friends are found in need. Old age is not a joy. Patience, miscellaneous What is written with a pen, can't be chopped down with an ax. Put a pig at the table... Call me a pot, but don't put me in the oven. You reap what you sow. Repetition is the mother of study. Not enough salt... Seven do not wait for one. I will show you where the crayfish are wintering. If you like to sleigh ride, you should like to carry sleighs. Don't sit in a sleigh that isn't your own. Prepare your sleigh in winter... The slower you go, the farther you get. Where there's smoke, there's fire. Stretch your legs to fit your clothes. The task fears its master. On taste and color, no two are alike. One thread from each member of the community... Unless there is thunder, the peasant will not cross himself. Where it is thin, there, there it will tear. Tomorrow, tomorrow... Your tongue will lead you to Kiev. Do not spit in the well, you may have to drink out of it. Husbands and wives, miscellaneous Women, miscellaneous RUSSIA W58 A word is not a sparrow... W6 Finish your work, play with vigor. Z6 The zolotnik (type of coin) is small but valuable. Recipes Riddles Songs Superstitions, miscellaneous II. Folk Medicine, Human body III. Home and domestic pursuits Tales Toasts Tongue Twisters Russian-American, miscellaneous Customs Folk Speech Knights of St. George (Scouts) Proverbs, I, II Riddles Superstitions I, II Tales Russians in China Russians in Morocco Russians in Poland Russian-Swiss RWANDA (formerly Ruanda) Miscellaneous SAMOA Miscellaneous Legends SAUDI ARABIA Miscellaneous Folk Speech Legends Proverbs Superstitions Tales Saudi-Arabian-American SCANDINAVIA (see also individual countries) Miscellaneous and unspecified 197 SCANDINAVIA SCOTLAND (see also ENGLAND) Miscellaneous Blason Populaire Customs, miscellaneous N4 New Year's Customs (including Hogmanay and first-footing) Folk Speech I, Games Jokes Legends Poetry Proverbs Riddles Songs Superstitions I, II Toasts, Taunts, Retorts Scottish-American I, II Scottish-Canadian SENEGAL (Africa) Miscellaneous SERBIA (see also [FORMER] YUGOSLAVIA) Miscellaneous SEYCHELLES (Africa) Miscellaneous SIERRA LEONE Miscellaneous Customs Folk Speech Games Proverbs Superstitions, miscellaneous II. Human body, Folk Medicine Tales SINGAPORE Miscellaneous SLOVAKIA (former CZECHOSLOVAKIA) Miscellaneous Slovak-American SLOVENIA (see also [FORMER] YUGOSLAVIA ) Miscellaneous 198 SLOVAKIA SOLOMON ISLANDS see PACIFIC ISLANDS SOMALIA Miscellaneous SOUTH AFRICA Miscellaneous I, II Afrikaans Xhosa [FORMER] SOVIET UNION See [FORMER] U. S.S.R. and individual countries) SPAIN Miscellaneous Blason Populaire Blessings and Curses Customs Folk Speech I, II Games Gestures Jokes Legends Myths Oaths Poetry and Rhymes Proverbs I, II, III Riddles Songs Superstitions Tales Toasts Tongue Twisters Spanish-Mexican Spanish in U. S. (for Mexican-American see MEXICO) Spanish language, miscellaneous and unspecified (see also CATALAN) Folk Speech Proverbs Tales SRI LANKA (formerly Ceylon) Miscellaneous SUDAN Miscellaneous 199 SRI LANKA SURINAM (formerly Dutch Guiana) Miscellaneous SWEDEN Miscellaneous Blason Populaire Blessings and Prayers Customs Folk Speech I, II Games Holiday Lore, miscellaneous C4 Christmas I, II E3 Easter M5 Midsummer S2 St. Lucia's Day Jokes Legends Memorates Poetry, miscellaneous R5 Rida, Rida, Ranka Proverbs I, II, III, IV Recipes Riddles Songs Superstitions, miscellaneous I, II II. Human body, Folk Medicine Tales Toasts Tongue Twisters Swedish-American, miscellaneous Customs Folk Speech Poetry Proverbs Retorts Superstitions Tales Tongue Twisters Swedish-Finnish SWITZERLAND Miscellaneous Blason Populaire Customs Folk Speech, miscellaneous French-speaking Swiss 200 SWITZERLAND Games Jokes Legends Poetry Proverbs, miscellaneous I, II A Miscellaneous Der Apfel Fällt nicht weit vom Baum Superstitions Swiss-American SYRIA Miscellaneous TAHITI see PACIFIC ISLANDS TAIWAN (also available two vol. Eberhard's Hakka Folktales) Miscellaneous Blason Populaire Customs Folk Speech Games Gestures Holiday Lore Legends Myths Poetry Proverbs A-B, Misc. A3 If you don’t heed the advice of the elderly... B3 A metal bar (rod, stick) can be filed into a needle B6 Boat, Misc. C-D, Misc. E-F, Misc. G-H, Misc. H3 Play the harp (lyre) before a cow I-M, Misc. M6 Mountain, Misc. N-Q, Misc. P4 People (person), Misc. R, Misc. S, Misc. S5 Sky, Misc. T, Misc. T4 In a group of three, one must be your teacher. T5 One inch of Time, one inch of gold... T53 Tiger, Misc. 201 TAIWAN U-Z, Misc. Riddles Songs Superstitions, miscellaneous I. Birth, infancy, childhood II. Human body, Folk Medicine III. Home and domestic pursuits I, II IV. Economic and social relationships V. Travel and communication VI. Love, courtship, marriage VII. Death and funeral beliefs and practices VIII. Witchcraft, ghosts, magical practices, dreams IX. Cosmic phenomena, times, seasons, numbers, Colors X. Open XI. Animals and animal husbandry Tales Taiwanese-American TANZANIA (formerly Tanganyika and Zanzibar) Miscellaneous Kurya-Kine Mbunga Zanzibar TASMANIA see AUSTRALIA THAILAND Miscellaneous Blason Populaire Customs Folk Speech Games Gestures Jokes Legends Myths Proverbs Riddles Superstitions I, II Tales Thai-American TIBET Miscellaneous 202 TUNISIA TOGO (West Africa) Miscellaneous Ewe TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO Miscellaneous TUNISIA Miscellaneous Jokes Proverbs Superstitions TURKEY Miscellaneous I, II Customs Folk Speech Jokes Legends Proverbs I, II, III Riddles (Including Suzanne Chute's riddle collection) Songs Superstitions I, II Tales I, II Turkish-American TURKMENISTAN Miscellaneous I UGANDA Miscellaneous Curses Proverbs Riddles Uganda-Mukiga UKRAINE Miscellaneous Customs Folk Speech Poetry and Rhymes Proverbs I, II Riddles Songs Superstition, miscellaneous II. Human body, Folk Medicine 203 [FORMER] U.S.S.R. Tales Ukranian-American URUGUAY Miscellaneous Tongue Twisters [FORMER] U.S.S.R. (see also individual countries) Miscellaneous and unspecified VENEZUELA Miscellaneous Customs Folk Speech Gestures Jokes Legends and Tales Proverbs Songs Street Greetings (Piropos) Superstitions Tongue Twisters Venezuelan-American VIETNAM Miscellaneous Blason Populaire Curses Customs Folk Speech Games Gestures Jokes Legends Myth Proverbs, miscellaneous I, II, III A5 An qua nho ke trong cay A55 Ta ve ta tam ao ta... C3 Ca khong an muoica uon... C39 Mot cay lam chang nen non... C4 Cong cha nhu nui Thai-son C6 Co cong mai sat, co... D3 Di mot ngay dang... D4 Gan muc thi den, gan den Riddles 204 VIETNAM Songs Superstitions, miscellaneous I. Birth, infancy, childhood P7 Pregnancy, birth II. Human body, Folk Medicine III. Domestic pursuits C55 Clothing D6 Doors E1 Eating H6 Houses IV. Economic and social relationships G5 Gift giving V. Travel and communication VI. Love and courtship VII. Death VIII. Witchcraft, ghosts, magical practices S2 Saint Lore IX. Cosmic phenomenon, times, seasons, numbers, colors P4 Photography (3 people in a picture) X. Weather Lore XI. Animals and animal husbandry XII. Open XIII. Open XIV Miscellaneous F5 First person you see (including New Year) T4 Tet Celebration (New Year) Tales Vietnamese-American VIRGIN ISLANDS Miscellaneous WALES (see also ENGLAND) Miscellaneous Customs Legends Poetry and Rhymes Proverbs Songs Superstitions, miscellaneous II. Human body, Folk Medicine Tales Welsh-American 205 [FORMER] YUGOSLAVIA WEST INDIES Miscellaneous YEMEN Miscellaneous [FORMER] YUGOSLAVIA Miscellaneous and unspecified I, II Croatia, miscellaneous Customs Proverbs Superstitions Croatian-American Dalmatia Hertzegovina, miscellaneous Proverbs Superstitions Macedonia (see also MACEDONIA) Serbia Miscellaneous Blason Populaire Curses Customs Epic (includes 7 1/2 rps tape of gusla music, singing, and dancing recorded by Irma Ventuia) Folk Speech Jokes, miscellaneous P6 Political jokes Proverbs I Riddles Superstitions, miscellaneous II. Human body, Folk Medicine Tales Slovenia Yugoslavian-American The Ellias Collection Moslem Customs Wedding Customs, miscellaneous Folk Festivals, Calendar year and Christian Folk Plays Poetry Stories Superstitions and Magic Tales 206 ZIMBABWE (formerly Southern Rhodesia) ZAIRE (formerly Belgian Congo) Miscellaneous ZAMBIA (formerly Northern Rhodesia) Miscellaneous ZANZIBAR see TANZANIA ZIMBABWE (formerly Southern Rhodesia) Miscellaneous Animal Tales FAKELORE (including Commercial Lore) UNFILEABLE FORMATS MATERIAL LORE Aesop Fables (2 x 12" reels) Chinese Folk Medicine (Diane Gee's collection) Paper Chain Letter (3 diskettes, one cd, David VanArsdale's collection) Stylus and Beeswax for Ukranian Easter Eggs (E. Terence's collection see Ukrainian Customs) 207
