Main Piece: At the informant’s elementary school, there were very intricate birthday traditions. When there was a birthday in the class they would go outside and stand in a large circle. The birthday child would stand in the middle holding a globe. Then all the kids would sing “The earth goes around the sun, tra-la-la…. Continue Reading »
Main Piece: The following is transcribed from a conversation between the informant and the interviewer. Interviewer: So tell me a bit about what McNuggetting is? Informant: McNuggetting is more or less a fun way of bullying in middle school haha, i mean no one thought of it as bullying, but looking back, it totally was…. Continue Reading »
O: There are 4 people in a circle house: A mother, a father, a maid, and a baby. One day the baby goes missing. During the interrogation, the mom said she was cooking, the dad said he was on the way to work, and the maid said she was dusting the corners. Who kidnapped the… Continue Reading »
O: What does Y-E-S spell? A: Yes O: What does E-Y-E-S spell? A: Eyes O: Dammit, you were supposed to say “E-Yes”! According to the informant, this is one of those riddles that is meant to give the performer a good laugh. From my understanding, the setup is designed to detect the fool. “Eyes” is… Continue Reading »
Background: The performance is a magic trick, a form of slight of hand that uses a hair scrunchie or similarly elastic bracelet, the informant (RW) learned it on the playground from one of her friends. RW: It’s so cool! MW: What do you like about it? RW: When you do it right everyone gets really… Continue Reading »