"Folklore of Student Life" holds the accumulated wisdom and wit of several IU undergraduate classes and of a good many IU undergraduates, all focused upon the folklore -- those shared avenues of creativity and expression -- that is part of the college experience at Indiana University. This website is a joint production of Prof John McDowell and his students in a number of undergraduate classes
Interview with IU Student 2 Interview was collected from IU Senior Taryn, age 22. Taryn is an out-of-state student attending IU, and she has attended IU for her entire undergraduate career. Interview was conducted in living room of apartment, with Continue Reading …
Interview with IU Student 1 Interview was collected from IU Senior AJ Boyd, 22. AJ is a tour guide for IU and has been involved in IU’s Intensive Freshman Seminar (IFS) program all four years of her undergraduate experience. She Continue Reading …
John’s Xanga sites Item 1: Xanga Personal Blog Xanga is a website similar to Myspace and Facebook. A good way to think about blog sites is that they are like the doors of a dorm room. In college, students decorate Continue Reading …
Item 2: Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Link: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2201099269&ref=nf Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc. Text: What does it mean to be a Zeta? It means excellence, courage, and love. It means purity and peace. For Zeta is truly like a dove. Continue Reading …
Texts 8-11 Doctor jokes “Doctor, doctor, will I be able to play the violin after the operation?” ”Yes, of course…” ”Great! I never could before!” “Doctor, Doctor, You’ve got to help me – I just can’t stop my hands shaking!” Continue Reading …
Text 7 A social worker asks a colleague: “What time is it?” The other one answers: “Sorry, don’t know, I have no watch.” The first one: “Never mind! The main thing is that we talked about it.” Context: From David Continue Reading …
Text 6 *This one is really funny. About computers’ support staff: Caller: Hello, is this the Help Line? HelpLine: Yes, it is. How may I help you? Caller: The cup holder on my PC is broken and I am within Continue Reading …
Text 5 A mathematician, a physicist, and an engineer were all given a red rubber ball and told to find the volume. The mathematician carefully measured the diameter and evaluated a triple integral. The physicist filled a beaker with water, Continue Reading …
Text 4 What’s the difference between mechanical engineers and civil engineers? Mechanical engineers build weapons. Civil engineers build targets. Context: From David Shay’s “Workjoke.com”. URL: http://www.workjoke.com/
Text 3 A chemist walks into a pharmacy and asks the pharmacist, “Do you have any acetylsalicylic acid?” “You mean aspirin?” asked the pharmacist. “That’s it, I can never remember that word.” Context: From David Shay’s “Workjoke.com”. URL: http://www.workjoke.com/