Posted in Beatles Folklore on May 8th, 2007 2 Comments »
No, this isn’t a “Paul McCartney” is a Mormon thread. It’s just a small offering from a Mormon folklorist who is also a devoted Beatles fan who has something to share that some of you might like to see.
(For more Paul Is Dead featurettes, check out my newly added PID page)
Posted in Missionary Folklore on May 5th, 2007 7 Comments »
Whenever I tell people that I studied Mormon folklore for about ten years in graduate school, they almost always respond with a curious “folklore?” then a polite “huh – that’s interesting” and then they tell me some story they have heard and ask me if it’s true. It has made me think that what […]
Posted in Worldview on May 2nd, 2007 1 Comment »
I’d like to share something I learned while studying folkloristics and see if anyone finds it as interesting (and eventually challenging) as I did.
While the number three is not the only important number in western culture, Folklorist Alan Dundes argued that it is the most important number. In the traditional western worldview, […]
Posted in Internet Legends on May 1st, 2007 8 Comments »
I came across an interesting post by “Random fellow” at BCC. He said:
The Los Angeles area singles ward had planned to watch the PBS show, but canceled the activity after several people sent the FHE committee the following email, allegedly
