Title: Rhymes (Verbal Folklore Category)

Informant Information: Anonymous female member of the Class of 2017 from Houston, Texas.  She is also a member of Alpha Phi sorority.

Type of Folklore: Verbal Folklore Rhymes

Language: English

Country of Origin: United States of America

Social / Cultural Context: The games and the traditions engrained in Dartmouth culture also come along with rhymes and sayings that go along these activities. Most informants discussed how an invitation to play pong is the best pick up line at Dartmouth. In addition, one informant revealed a rhyme used by the sailing team to further discourage teamcest.

Associated File:

Transcript: 

(Anonymous 1)“You want to play pong?”

“That’s the go to when trying to pick up a guy or a girl?”

“Yeah that’s the go to.”

(Anonymous 2) “Don’t unzipper the skipper.”

Collector’s Comments: One of our informants described another pick-up line being “You want to play pong?” Another female alerted us to the sailing rhyme about teamcest described above. These are all examples of the verbal folklore that has arisen from Dartmouth’s various games and traditions surrounding its relationship culture.