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Abe Acosta collected personal narratives about cultural differences between Americans and the Portuguese. Included are stories of Portuguese family closeness, the American practice of polite lying, and the American emphasis on individuality. Project was written for an English 392 class taught at Brigham Young University during Winter semester 1996.

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Kevin Thornock collected personal narratives about misfortunes befalling/ pranks played on new missionaries. Included are stories about mistaken identities, language jokes, food pranks, and miscellaneous other stories. Project was written for an English 392 class taught at Brigham Young University during Winter semester 1996.

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Timothy J. Shultz collected personal narratives about rock climbing and climber's folklore from Pat Ament. Included are stories about specific rock climbers, misadventures, good luck, death, women, and other miscellaneous stories. Project was written for an 392 class taught at Brigham Young University during Winter semester 1996.

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Jennifer Abbott collected personal narratives about elementary school games and children's social development. Included are descriptions of games such as Kick Ball, Four-square, Russian Bulldog, King Ball, Chinese Jacks, and Elastic Cheeks. Project was written for an 392 class taught at Brigham Young University during Winter semester 1996.

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Kathleen Reeve collected personal narratives about family dinner rituals in her family. Included are stories about the typical dinner routine, dinner discussions, typical dinner foods, and holiday and birthday dinners. Project was written for an English 392 class taught at Brigham Young University during Winter semester 392.

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McKell S. Pendergast collected "dumb blonde" jokes. Included are jokes falling into categories such as "How many blondes does it take . . .", "Blondes at work", "What do you call a blonde . . .", "Why do blondes . . .", and "More what's and how's". Project was written for an English 392 class taught at Brigham Young University during Winter semester 1996.

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David M. Buchanan collected personal narratives about pranks pulled in Freshman dormitories. Included are stories of letting food or fish rot under a students' bed until they figure out where the smell is coming from, putting Bengay heat rub on a toilet seat, and putting a laxative in brownies given to a boy who wouldn't take no for an answer. Project was written for an English 392 class taught at Brigham Young University during Winter semester 1996.

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Kate Snyder collected personal narratives about the creation of family communities through food and food events. Included are family recipes, practical food traditions, tales of finding belonging through food, and breaking from food traditions. Project was written for an English 392 class taught at Brigham Young University during Winter semester 1996.

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Glenn Ostlund collected personal narratives about Latter-day Saint beliefs about the second coming of Christ and the ensuing apocalypse. Included are the beliefs that incurable diseases, crazy weather, and excessive focus on appearances are a sign of the Second Coming, and discussions and speculations about the events that will take place during the Second Coming. Project was written for a Field Project during Winter semester 1996 at Brigham Young University.

Scope and Contents Rachel Humphreys collected stories of pranks, jokes, and unbelievable stories related by returned missionaries from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Included are stories about members pretending to be difficult non-member families, a sister missionary getting stuck in the bathtub and having to be pulled out by the fire department, and a person who used a scanner to intercept a cell phone call between an elder in the MTC and his girlfriend, then used the information to scare...