"The kushmaker" and other essays on folk speech and folk humor
Burlington, Vt.
"Proverbium" in association with the Dept. of German and Russian, University of Vermont
c2008
xiv, 206 p.: ill. ; 22 cm
Supplement series of Proverbium ;v. 62
Includes bibliographical references
Alan Dundes ; edited by Wolfgang Mieder
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The kushmaker -- The Henny-penny phenomenon: a study of folk phonological esthetics in American speech -- "When you hear hoofbeats, think horses, not zebras": a folk medical diagnostic proverb / with Lauren Dundes and Michael Streiff( -- Much ado about "Sweet bugger all": getting to the bottom of a puzzle in British folk speech -- "What if Mahomet won't go for the mountain": an analysis of an Arabic-Islamic joke -- Towards a metaphorical reading of "Break a leg": a note on the folklore of the stage -- An uplifting origin of 68 -- On the possible African origin of Jigaboo -- "Jumping the broom": on the origin and meaning of an African American wedding custom -- "Praise not the day before the night": guessing age and provenance -- "As the crow flies": a straightforward study of lineal worldview in American folk speech -- From jock to joke: the sic transit of O.J. Simpson -- Arse longa, vita brevis: jokes about AIDs -- Six inches from the presidency: the Gary Hart jokes as public opinion -- The Clinton joke: not over till the punchline -- Viola jokes: a study of second string humor / with Meegan M. Brown -- Foolproof: a sampling of mathematical folk humor / with Paul Renteln