Main Piece: In this conversation E.S represents myself, the collector. Informant: “We would all drink Shitty K like it was nothing” E.S: “We never had that” Informant: “What? Shitty K was just like all that really gross vodka you could buy for cheap.” Background: The informant grew up in a large, suburban, middle-class town in… Continue Reading »
Corners is a folk game that is played with cups, ping pong balls, and beer. It is similar to beer pong in the general principle, with slightly different rules. There are two teams, with teammates on opposing diagonal corners across a table. Each corner has four cups arranged in a diamond, all touching and there… Continue Reading »
Main Piece: The following is transcribed from a dialogue with the informant, CG. CG: A superstition I know of is that you must lock eyes with someone when you are drinking a cocktail after saying cheers. Supposedly if you fail to do so, you will have terrible sex for a year. Background: The informant is… Continue Reading »
Main Piece: The following is transcribed from a conversation between the informant and the interviewer. Interviewer: So I’m pretty sure you’ve heard this term before, but I wanna get your understanding of what it means if that’s good… the saying I’m talking about is,”Liquor before beer, you’re in the clear, beer before liquor, you’ve never… Continue Reading »
Folk Tradition: “So I was on the rugby team and so there’s a lot of stupid little rugby traditions that exist, but there’s like 3 fuckin’ million of them. If you’re new, a rookie, and you score your first try (it’s like a touchdown) in a game or a match, after the game there’s always… Continue Reading »