"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
Title #2: Just Beyond the Elevator (The following was an interview I conducted with my friend Ray Friedman, a senior) JF: Ray, I have been asking my friends about funny or weird legends about the library. However, I wanted to Continue Reading …
Nate’s jokes TEXT 1 Nate: Alright, can you please state your name for the record? Brad: Brad Piechoski Nate: Alright and basically I just uh want to ask you if you have any jokes that might be common amongst IU Continue Reading …
TEXT 2 Nate: Alright, can you state your name for the record? Jeremy: Jeremy Merritt Nate: Alright Jeremy, just trying to find out if you had any jokes that would be common amongst IU students or just students in general. Continue Reading …
Text 3 Contributor: Jennifer Harber Informants: http://www.computerjokes.net/023.htm; By: Anonymous/ Various Title: How You Know You Are A High Tech Worker Semester/ Year: Fall 2005 It’s dark when you drive to and from work. You see a good looking person and Continue Reading …
Contributor: Leah Lattanner Informant: Ava Title: “Ghost Legends” Fall 2005 After the Brittany was finished telling the legend she had heard the first month of school, Ava stated that she had heard the same legend but with a different ending. Continue Reading …
Jill’s jokes: Text 1 “The doctor said I’ve got some good news and some bad news,” “What’s the bad news?” “The bad news is that only have three months to live.” The patient gets really upset, and says, “What’s the Continue Reading …
Friend Interview Source: Noah Pujol, current IU Senior; Mar 30, 2021 Text: How often did you cook your meals compared to eating dining hall food? 1-2 times a week ate in room What kinds of meals did you eat in Continue Reading …
F131 RIDDLE SAMPLE These riddles and riddle jokes were gathered in my Spring, 2007 F131 Folklore of the United States, in response to my request that students jot down a few riddles going around at the time. To make life Continue Reading …
Contributor: Elise Informant: Brittany Kepler Tag: Edna Semester/Year: Fall/2005 “There was once this little girl named Edna who was walking back from school. And each day on her walk home she would pass the cemetery and see its beautiful flowers Continue Reading …
E103 T-shirt slogans FEMA Evacuation Plan (Run-Motherfucker-Run) Don’t Give Me Your Attitude I Already have One Computers are fun and useful (Image of 1980s family around a monitor) The leaf of the coca plant isn’t a drug (Image of a Continue Reading …