General Information about Item:
- Verbal Lore, Domino’s Lore
- Language: English
- Country of Origin: United States
- Informant: General Manager’s of Domino’s
- Date Collected: 10-31-19
Informant Data:
Michael was born and raised in central Vermont. After graduating high school, he worked locally in the Upper Valley region of New Hampshire and Vermont. He moved around many towns in the area, but he now resides in Upper Royalton. Michael is currently the General Manager of the Hanover Domino’s. He started as an entry level employee but was quickly promoted within months. He has been working at the Hanover Domino’s for around a year and a half.
Contextual Data:
These stories serve an important role in the communities of these employees. They are daily situations that all of the employees must deal with and something that bonds the folk group together and makes them distinct. These common stories are shared while working in tight quarters. The General Manager (Michael) shared these stories in a laid back manner as we went during the middle of the day when business was slow. He was delighted that we were interested in stories about his day-to-day life.
Item:
“Some kid came in here and took a pizza that wasn’t his, so a coworker came out from behind the counter and threw a dough patty at a kid and beaned him. We gave the other kid a new pizza”
Interpretation:
This story goes along with the story about awkward student interactions. This is a common story that has been shared at this specific Domino’s location and that coworker is now known by other coworkers for his actions that night. This is now a story that they share and can bond over. It is them poking fun at drunk students at odd hours of the night. With stories like this, they can reminisce on the fun that they have with their audience (most likely drunk students) as they break up the monotony of the night.
Collectors Information:
Names: Charles Sukin, Peter Pellett, Nick Pellett
University Name: Dartmouth College
Course’s Title: RUSS 013
Instructor’s Name: Victoria Somoff
Term and year: Fall 2019