A good deal of student folklore at IU happens in the medium of speech or language, whether it be songs, chants, graffiti, or proverbs. Like all people everywhere, IU students like to do interesting things with words. In this section we present a cross-section of verbal routines making the lives of students more colorful and interesting.
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On the Little 500 weekend
On the Little 500 weekend Don’t get down from IUSB Instead I’m down In IUB Where I’ll be representin’ all in my tee ‘Cept for that it is a long sleeve Ya dig what I be sayin’ or ya dig Continue Reading …
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Jake’s special tongue
Cleveland
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Stop the War I Want To Get Off
Item 2: “Stop the War I Want To Get Off” Collector’s name: Elaine Bussard Collector’s location: Back of Nick’s English Hut in Bloomington Indiana Date collected: 1967 Genre/ subgenre : Political Graffiti
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Facebook Graffiti
Item 3: Graffiti This picture was created using the Facebook.com application Super Wall. It has a graffiti section where the user can choose different backgrounds to draw on, and include stickers. This picture was created by Sarah Brewer and sent Continue Reading …
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Draft Beer Not Students
Item 1: “Draft Beer Not Students” Collector’s name: John Conner Collector’s location: Marion County Library, Bloomington Indiana Date collected: 1975 Genre/ subgenre : Political Graffiti
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Party invitation
Item 2: Party invitation This picture was created by Dane Hoover using the Facebook.com application Graffiti. The application works a lot like a computer paint program using a computer mouse to draw. Creative expression is used here, and with the Continue Reading …