Schlitz on Mount Washington

Title: Schlitz on Mount Washington

General Information about Item:

  • Customary Folklore: Shows, Practical Joke
  • Language: English
  • Country: United States

Informant Data:

  • The informant is a Dartmouth ’18 male. He went on a first-year trip in September 2014 and was a member of Lodj Croo in September 2017.

Contextual Data:

  • Social Context
    • Similar to the Doc Benton story, the Schlitz movie is screened during the evening when it’s dark at the Lodge. The trippees sit around thinking that they’re watching a movie in a normal setting. However, the trippees do not know that the Lodj Croolings are there to mess with them and bother them during the viewing.
  • Cultural Context
    • The trippees are still gullible as they finish their last day on trips. The Lodj Croolings continue the spirit of trips by playing a practical joke on them one last time.
    • Moreover, the movie is set in New Hampshire, and the trippees who have just been hiking or exploring the woods of New Hampshire relate to the movie.

Item:

  • Schlitz on Mount Washington is a movie about a tourist who climbs Mount Washington, which is in New Hampshire. During the movie, the Lodj Croolings will yell parts of the movie out loud to heckle the trippees.

Transcript of Informant Interview:

“After the entire day at the Lodge, there’s also a screening of the movie Schlitz, Schlitz on Mount Washington. And it’s similar to Rocky Horror, where there are people in the audience doing callbacks during the entire film. It’s a really old movie, it’s black and white, and it’s ridiculous. But all of the Lodj croolings learn these shoutouts and do this throughout the entire film, the entire time. And some trippees get really upset because they’re trying to listen, but they don’t realize that the point is that we’re supposed to mess with them throughout the film, so that’s a fun thing that we do.”

Informant’s Comments:

  • Informant enjoyed being a part of the callbacks and enjoyed getting other students involved.

Collector’s Comments:

  • Informant helped screen the movie and prepare callbacks, so he was very knowledgeable about the movie.

Collector’s Name: Roshni Chandwani

Tags/Keywords:

  • Customary Folklore, Shows, Practical Jokes

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