Posted in Worldview, custom and behavior on Jun 20th, 2007 31 Comments »
Costanza made a recent reference to the TV Show Three’s Company (“Come and knock on our door…”). My initial reaction when I read it was, “wow – I was not allowed to watch Three’s Company when I was a kid (“…we’ve been waiting for you”) – which only made me want to watch it […]
Posted in custom and behavior on Jun 20th, 2007 3 Comments »
If creative dating is a Mormon art form, is BYU the Louvre?
I’ll never forget the time my roommate and I went to Heritage Halls to pick up our dates freshman year. Their roommates answered the door and gave us the first clue – it was a scavenger hunt and the girls were […]
Posted in custom and behavior, humor on Jun 14th, 2007 13 Comments »
This was always one of my favorite units to teach to my F101: Intro to Folklore students. As you might imagine, it generated very lively discussions.
Believe it or not, folklorists actually study practical jokes. The performance of these jokes falls under the “Customary” form of folklore (traditional things that you do) […]
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