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Bradshaw discusses jokes told or signed by the deaf, and discusses different themes of deaf and ethnic-specific humor. Included are themes of oppression, visual puns, and dominance of a deaf individual over a hearing one. The project was written for Dr. Rudy's English 392 taught at Brigham Young University in 1998.

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Blatter examined what and why people name their cars, and the stories behind the names. Included are stories of an indestructible car called The Beast, a slow car sarcastically named White Lightning, and a minivan known as the Mormonmobile. The paper was written for Dr. Rudy's English 392 class taught at Brigham Young University in 1998.

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Clayton collected lore pertaining to determining the sex of an unborn child, and discussed why these beliefs persist despite modern access to accurate ultrasound technology. Included in paper is the belief that if a baby is active in the womb, it will be a boy, and the belief that if a wedding ring on a string rotates in a certain way, the baby will be a girl. The project was written for Dr. Rudy's English 392 class in 1998 taught at Brigham Young University.

Scope and Contents note Kendrick collected information from women on their expectations in a future spouse, and then compared and contrasted these responses to the stereotype of 'the typical BYU coed' (who Kendrick describes as "a beautiful blonde girl who majors in family science and gets married as a freshman, or who perhaps is just a terrible flirt"). Included are traits desired in a spouse such as a strong testimony, good looks, intelligence, high salary, and compassion. The project was written for Dr. Rudy's...

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Geilman collected stories of good luck traditions used by athletes competing in high school. Included are stories of team rituals, foods eaten before a game, and lucky athletic gear. The paper was written for Dr. Rudy's English 391 class taught at Brigham Young University in 1998.

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Chapman collected descriptions of Christmas traditions from family and ward members. Included are stories of gingerbread house decorating contests, fudge making, and anonymously doing service for others. The paper was written for Dr. Rudy's English 391 class in 1998 at Brigham Young University.

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Gygi's paper investigates the use of dynamic and strange lyrics to create memorable and energetic camp songs. Included are the lyrics to camp songs, as well as variations that have occurred on the same song. The paper was written for Dr. Rudy's English 391 class in 1998 at Brigham Young University.

Scope and Contents note Hinks collected mission stories from both male and female return missionaries who had served for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and hypothesized that men tell more humorous, quick stories, while women tell more spiritual, detailed stories. Included are stories of a large dog vomiting on a person while they tracted, a parrot speaking better Chinese than a new missionary, and a nudist investigator. The project was written for an English 398 class in 1998 at Brigham Young...

Scope and Contents note Martin discussed a haunting that reportedly happened to he and his companions in Limon, Costa Rica as they served missions for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This file is missing the video recordings which made up part of Martin's project, but he does go in to some detail explaining the haunting in his paper. Included are stories of clothes being found in the rafters, doors mysteriously opening and closing, and showers being unable to stop. The paper was written for Dr....

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Williams collected unique answering machine messages created by a friend's mother. Included are Elvis Presley, Church, and Christmas song messages. The project was written for Kristy Bell's English 382 class taught in 1999 at Brigham Young University.