Society for American Sign LanguageFolklore
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| Title | Signer | Genre | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51st State | Legend | Carmel, Simon. (1981). American folklore in the deaf community [Online video]. Washington, DC: Gallaudet University. For access, go to https://youtu.be/6y_b3BEj5HI (time length: 56:44 - 57:37) | Genre of Folklore | |
| A Tap on the Shoulder | Humor | Carmel, Simon. (1981). American folklore in the deaf community [Online video]. Washington, DC: Gallaudet University. For access, go to https://youtu.be/6y_b3BEj5HI (time length: 8:19 - 9:02) | Genre of Folklore | |
| Abraham Lincoln | Legend | Carmel, Simon. (1981). American folklore in the deaf community [Online video]. Washington, DC: Gallaudet University. For access, go to https://youtu.be/6y_b3BEj5HI (time length: 54:06 - 55:55) | Genre of Folklore | |
| Can You Read Braille? | Humor | Carmel, Simon. (1981). American folklore in the deaf community [Online video]. Washington, DC: Gallaudet University. For access, go to https://youtu.be/6y_b3BEj5HI (time length: 9:33 - 9:52) | Genre of Folklore | |
| Can You Read? | Humor | Carmel, Simon. (1981). American folklore in the deaf community [Online video]. Washington, DC: Gallaudet University. For access, go to https://youtu.be/6y_b3BEj5HI (time length: 9:53 - 10:30) | Genre of Folklore | |
| Deaf and Law #1 (Traffic Control Whistle) | Humor | Carmel, Simon. (1981). American folklore in the deaf community [Online video]. Washington, DC: Gallaudet University. For access, go to https://youtu.be/6y_b3BEj5HI (time length: 38:20 - 39:13) | Genre of Folklore | |
| Deaf People Speaking to Each Other | Humor | Carmel, Simon. (1981). American folklore in the deaf community [Online video]. Washington, DC: Gallaudet University. For access, go to https://youtu.be/6y_b3BEj5HI (time length: 43:36 - 44:00) | Genre of Folklore | |
| Deaf Zen Game | Olin Fortney | Legend | San Francisco Public Library. (1984). American culture: The deaf perspective: Deaf folklore [Online video]. San Francisco, CA: San Francisco Public Library. For access, go to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QB_QRNqykek (time length: 12:19 - 13:06) | Genre of Folklore |
| Elizabeth Peet | Legend | Carmel, Simon. (1981). American folklore in the deaf community [Online video]. Washington, DC: Gallaudet University. For access, go to https://youtu.be/6y_b3BEj5HI (time length: 56:12 - 56:41) | Genre of Folklore | |
| Funny Zero | Humor | Carmel, Simon. (1981). American folklore in the deaf community [Online video]. Washington, DC: Gallaudet University. For access, go to https://youtu.be/6y_b3BEj5HI (time length: 35:18 - 35:45) | Genre of Folklore | |
| Gallaudet and Alice | Legend | Carmel, Simon. (1981). American folklore in the deaf community [Online video]. Washington, DC: Gallaudet University. For access, go to https://youtu.be/6y_b3BEj5HI (time length: 54:59 - 55:05 and 55:57 - 56:05) | Genre of Folklore | |
| Gossiping at a Party | Humor | Carmel, Simon. (1981). American folklore in the deaf community [Online video]. Washington, DC: Gallaudet University. For access, go to https://youtu.be/6y_b3BEj5HI (time length: 7:44 - 8:16) | Genre of Folklore | |
| I Confess | Humor | Carmel, Simon. (1981). American folklore in the deaf community [Online video]. Washington, DC: Gallaudet University. For access, go to https://youtu.be/6y_b3BEj5HI (time length: 34:13 - 35:15) | Genre of Folklore | |
| Laughing in the Movie Theater | Humor | Carmel, Simon. (1981). American folklore in the deaf community [Online video]. Washington, DC: Gallaudet University. For access, go to https://youtu.be/6y_b3BEj5HI (time length: 7:19 - 7:41) | Genre of Folklore | |
| Humor | Bruce, Trix. (2003). Tales of a mad, mad, mad ASL world [DVD]. Snohomish, WA: www.trixbruce.com. For access, go to www.worldcat.org and find this video in a library near you. Ask the library to order it through their interlibrary loan system. This video can also purchased through Trix Bruce's website: http://www.trixbruce.com/dvds/ | Genre of Folklore | ||
| The Deaf Spies of the Civil War | Legend | Bahan, Ben. (1992, 2017). The deaf spies of the civil war [Online video]. San Diego, CA: DawnSignPress. For access, go to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xxux2QbNBwA | Genre of Folklore | |
| The Mouth Story | Humor | Miller, Mary Beth. (1991, 2010). Live at SMI!: Mary Beth Miller [DVD]. Burtonsville, MD: Sign Media, Inc. For access, go to www.worldcat.org and find this video in a library near you. Ask the library to order it through their interlibrary loan system. This video can also be purchased through Sign Media, Inc. - http://store.signmedia.com/1357.html | Genre of Folklore | |
| Wanting to Learn ASL | Humor | Carmel, Simon. (1981). American folklore in the deaf community [Online video]. Washington, DC: Gallaudet University. For access, go to https://youtu.be/6y_b3BEj5HI (time length: 6:46 - 7:17) | Genre of Folklore |
| Title | Signer | Genre | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deaf and Law #2 | Humor | Carmel, Simon. (1981). American folklore in the deaf community [Online video]. Washington, DC: Gallaudet University. For access, go to https://youtu.be/6y_b3BEj5HI (time length: 39:18 - 41:00) | The Hitchiker | |
| Deaf Speeding | Marlon Kuntze | Humor | San Francisco Public Library. (1984). American culture: The deaf perspective: Deaf folklore [Online video]. San Francisco, CA: San Francisco Public Library. For access, go to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QB_QRNqykek (time length: 7:56 - 9:12) | The Hitchiker |
| The Hitchhiker #1 | Dan Pineda | Humor | Sign Enhancers, Inc. (1994, 2006). ASL funny bones: Favorite deaf jokes told in ASL: Tape 6H [DVD]. Salem, OR: American Sign Language Productions, Inc. For access, go to www.worldcat.org and find this video in a library near you. Ask the library to order it through their interlibrary loan system. This video can also be purchased through Sign Enhancers - http://www.signenhancers.com/ | The Hitchiker |
| The Hitchhiker #2 | Humor | Bruce, Trix. (2006). A handmade treasury of deaf folktales [DVD]. Snohomish, WA: www.trixbruce.com. For access, go to www.worldcat.org and find this video in a library near you. Ask the library to order it through their interlibrary loan system. This video can also purchased through Trix Bruce's website: http://www.trixbruce.com/dvds/ | The Hitchiker | |
| The Hitchhiker #3 | Humor | Weiss, Norman. (2007, 2017). The hitchhiker [Online video]. San Diego, CA: DawnSignPress. For access, go to https://www.facebook.com/DawnSign/videos/1812704435425320/ | The Hitchiker | |
| The Hitchhiker #4 | Humor | Bahan, Ben, & Klein, Bridget. (2009). The hitchhiker. Deaf Studies Digital Journal, 1. For access, go to http://dsdj.gallaudet.edu/index.php?issue=1§ion_id=4&entry_id=62 | The Hitchiker | |
| The Hitchhiker #5 | Humor | Rivera, David. (2014, 2017). The hitchhiker [Online video]. San Diego, CA: DawnSignPress. For access, go to https://www.facebook.com/DawnSign/videos/1693294197366345/ | The Hitchiker | |
| The Hitchhiker #6 | Humor | Millios, William. (2015, September 15). The hitchhiker [Online video]. Salt Lake City, UT: Sorenson Communications. For access, go to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzcSPreybD4 | The Hitchiker | |
| The Hearing Hitchhiker | Humor | Morrow, Dolly. (2017, March 27). The hearing hitchhiker [Online video]. Unknown location: Pink Dippers. For access, go to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Facl95Jc48 | The Hitchiker |
| Title | Signer | Genre | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tree Joke | Humor | Carmel, Simon. (1981). American folklore in the deaf community [Online video]. Washington, DC: Gallaudet University. For access, go to https://youtu.be/6y_b3BEj5HI (time length: 36:15 - 38:05) | Timber | |
| Timber! | Humor | Bruce, Trix. (2003). Tales of a mad, mad, mad ASL world [DVD]. Snohomish, WA: www.trixbruce.com. For access, go to www.worldcat.org and find this video in a library near you. Ask the library to order it through their interlibrary loan system. This video can also purchased through Trix Bruce's website: http://www.trixbruce.com/dvds/ | Timber | |
| Timber | Joey Baer | Humor | Smith, C., Lentz, E. M., & Mikos, K. (2008). Signing naturally student workbook: Units 1-6 [DVD]. San Diego, CA: DawnSignPress. For access, go to www.worldcat.org and find this video in a library near you. Ask the library to order it through their interlibrary loan system. This video can also be purchased through the DawnSignPress video library - https://www.dawnsign.com/register | Timber |
| The Deaf Tree | Humor | Hawkins, Paige. (2015, September 14). The deaf tree [Online video]. Salt Lake City, UT: Sorenson Communications. For access, go to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-3GxazfIw8 | Timber |
| Title | Signer | Genre | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Which Room Was It? | Humor | MacDougall, Cinnie. (1988). Which room was it? [Online video]. San Diego, CA: DawnSignPress. For access, go to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2ULtPlM9Y8 | Which Room Was It? | |
| Which Room Is Mine? | Lou Fant | Humor | Sign Enhancers, Inc. (1994, 2006). ASL funny bones: Favorite deaf jokes told in ASL: Tape 6H [DVD]. Salem, OR: American Sign Language Productions, Inc. For access, go to www.worldcat.org and find this video in a library near you. Ask the library to order it through their interlibrary loan system. This video can also be purchased through Sign Enhancers - http://www.signenhancers.com/ | Which Room Was It? |
| The Honeymoon | Humor | Bruce, Trix. (2006). A handmade treasury of deaf folktales [DVD]. Snohomish, WA: www.trixbruce.com. For access, go to www.worldcat.org and find this video in a library near you. Ask the library to order it through their interlibrary loan system. This video can also purchased through Trix Bruce's website: http://www.trixbruce.com/dvds/ | Which Room Was It? | |
| The Motel Story | Derrick Behm | Humor | Lentz, E. M., Mikos, K., & Smith C. (2014). Signing naturally student workbook: Units 7-12 [DVD]. San Diego, CA: DawnSignPress. For access, go to www.worldcat.org and find this video in a library near you. Ask the library to order it through their interlibrary loan system. This video can also be purchased through the DawnSignPress video library - https://www.dawnsign.com/register | Which Room Was It? |
| The Hotel | Humor | Aldridge, BJ. (2015, September 21). The hotel [Online video]. Salt Lake City, UT: Sorenson Communications. For access, go to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twLoBpgesDI | Which Room Was It? | |
| Untitled | Humor | Bienvenu, Martina J. (1981). Untitled [Online video]. Washington, DC: Gallaudet University. For access, go to http://videocatalog.gallaudet.edu/?embed=2550 (Festival of American Folklife - Deaf Video #55). | Which Room Was It? |
| Title | Signer | Genre | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Deaf Miner | Byron B. Burnes | Tall Tale | San Francisco Public Library. (1984). American culture: The deaf perspective: Deaf folklore [Online video]. San Francisco, CA: San Francisco Public Library. For access, go to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QB_QRNqykek (time length: 10:56 - 12:18) | The Miner |
| The Coal Miner | Tall Tale | XXX, XXX. (2015, September 15). The coal miner [Online video]. Salt Lake City, UT: Sorenson Communications. For access, go to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbSuUoFa8FY | The Miner |
| Title | Signer | Genre | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Please But | Humor | Carmel, Simon. (1981). American folklore in the deaf community [Online video]. Washington, DC: Gallaudet University. For access, go to https://youtu.be/6y_b3BEj5HI (time length: 32:47 - 33:55) | Please But | |
| The Train Crossing | Sharon Solow | Humor | Sign Enhancers, Inc. (1994, 2006). ASL funny bones: Favorite deaf jokes told in ASL: Tape 6H [DVD]. Salem, OR: American Sign Language Productions, Inc. For access, go to www.worldcat.org and find this video in a library near you. Ask the library to order it through their interlibrary loan system. This video can also be purchased through Sign Enhancers - http://www.signenhancers.com/ | Please But |
| But! | Humor | Bruce, Trix. (2006). A handmade treasury of deaf folktales [DVD]. Snohomish, WA: www.trixbruce.com. For access, go to www.worldcat.org and find this video in a library near you. Ask the library to order it through their interlibrary loan system. This video can also purchased through Trix Bruce's website: http://www.trixbruce.com/dvds/ | Please But | |
| Please But | Humor | Ellis-Gonzalez, Stefanie. (2018, March 7). Please but [Online video]. San Diego, CA: DawnSignPress. For access, go to https://www.facebook.com/DawnSign/videos/2008247395871022/ | Please But |
| Title | Signer | Genre | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Experiment on a Frog | Humor | Carmel, Simon. (1981). American folklore in the deaf community [Online video]. Washington, DC: Gallaudet University. For access, go to https://youtu.be/6y_b3BEj5HI (time length: 42:22 - 43:18) | An Experiment on a Frog | |
| The Mad Scientist and the Frog! | Sharon Solow | Humor | Sign Enhancers, Inc. (1994, 2006). ASL funny bones: Favorite deaf jokes told in ASL: Tape 6H [DVD]. Salem, OR: American Sign Language Productions, Inc. For access, go to www.worldcat.org and find this video in a library near you. Ask the library to order it through their interlibrary loan system. This video can also be purchased through Sign Enhancers - http://www.signenhancers.com/ | An Experiment on a Frog |
| Title | Signer | Genre | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| We Got Plenty of Them Back Home | Ben Bahan | Humor | Lentz, E. M., Mikos, K., & Smith, C. (1992). Signing naturally student workbook: Level 2 [DVD]. San Diego, CA: DawnSignPress. For access, go to www.worldcat.org and find this video in a library near you. Ask the library to order it through their interlibrary loan system. This video can also be purchased through the DawnSignPress video library - https://www.dawnsign.com/register | We Got Plenty of Them Back Home |
| On the Train | Fabiano De Rose | Humor | For ACCESS: The Education Station. (2003). Advanced American Sign Language: Subjects and objects in ASL (Pt. 3) [DVD]. Edmonton, AB: For ACCESS: The Education Station. For access, go to www.worldcat.org and find this video in a library near you. Ask the library to order it through their interlibrary loan system. This video can also be purchased through Deaf Utopia - http://www.deafutopia.com/products/advanced-asl/ | We Got Plenty of Them Back Home |
| Too Much | Humor | Bruce, Trix. (2006). A handmade treasury of deaf folktales [DVD]. Snohomish, WA: www.trixbruce.com. For access, go to www.worldcat.org and find this video in a library near you. Ask the library to order it through their interlibrary loan system. This video can also purchased through Trix Bruce's website: http://www.trixbruce.com/dvds/ | We Got Plenty of Them Back Home | |
| Train Story | Humor | Darnall, Linsay. (2017, May 20). Train story [Online video]. San Diego, CA: DawnSignPress. For access, go to https://www.facebook.com/DawnSign/videos/1678202918875473/ | We Got Plenty of Them Back Home |
| Title | Signer | Genre | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don't Sign With Your Hands Full | MJ Bienvenu | Humor | Baker-Shenk, C., & Cokely, D. (1980, 1981, 2007). American Sign Language: Tales from the green books [DVD]. Burtonsville, MD: Sign Media, Inc. For access, go to www.worldcat.org and find this video in a library near you. Ask the library to order it through their interlibrary loan system. This video can also be purchased through Sign Media, Inc. - http://store.signmedia.com/1633.html | Language Play with "Marry" |
| King Kong | Stephen Ryan | Humor | Department of Sign Communication. (1991). ASL storytime (Vol. 8) [DVD]. Washington, DC: Gallaudet University. For access, go to www.worldcat.org and find this video in a library near you. Ask the library to order it through their interlibrary loan system. | Language Play with "Marry" |
| Deaf Giant | Fabiano De Rose | Humor | For ACCESS: The Education Station. (2003). Advanced American Sign Language: Body and gaze shift in ASL (Pt. 1) [DVD]. Edmonton, AB: For ACCESS: The Education Station. For access, go to www.worldcat.org and find this video in a library near you. Ask the library to order it through their interlibrary loan system. This video can also be purchased through Deaf Utopia - http://www.deafutopia.com/products/advanced-asl/ | Language Play with "Marry" |
| King Kong #1 | Humor | Bruce, Trix. (2006). A handmade treasury of deaf folktales [DVD]. Snohomish, WA: www.trixbruce.com. For access, go to www.worldcat.org and find this video in a library near you. Ask the library to order it through their interlibrary loan system. This video can also purchased through Trix Bruce's website: http://www.trixbruce.com/dvds/ | Language Play with "Marry" | |
| King Kong #2 | Humor | Cook, Peter. (2007, 2012). The wacky faces of Peter Cook [DVD]. Chicago, IL: PC Productions. For access, go to www.worldcat.org and find this video in a library near you. Ask the library to order it through their interlibrary loan system. | Language Play with "Marry" | |
| Deaf King Kong #1 | Humor | Harris, Jay. (2014, February 19). Deaf king kong [Online video]. Unknown location: Unknown publisher. For access, go to https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=124&v=PgGnBwU3QHE | Language Play with "Marry" | |
| Deaf King Kong #2 | 5 People | Humor | Sorenson Communications. (2015, September 18). Deaf king kong [Online video]. Salt Lake City, UT: Sorenson Communications. For access, go to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iaJHetU9K0c | Language Play with "Marry" |
| Deaf King Kong #3 | Humor | Jones, CJ. (2016, August 16). Deaf king kong [Online video]. San Diego, CA: DawnSignPress. For access, go to https://www.facebook.com/DawnSign/videos/1363404530355315/ | Language Play with "Marry" |
| Title | Signer | Genre | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Power of the Pen | Humor | Bruce, Trix. (2003). Tales of a mad, mad, mad ASL world [DVD]. Snohomish, WA: www.trixbruce.com. For access, go to www.worldcat.org and find this video in a library near you. Ask the library to order it through their interlibrary loan system. This video can also purchased through Trix Bruce's website: http://www.trixbruce.com/dvds/ | Hearing People Writing to Each Other | |
| "Untitled" | Humor | Morrison, Brian. (2018, January 20). "Untitled" [Online video]. San Diego, CA: DawnSignPress. For access, go to https://www.facebook.com/DawnSign/videos/vb.266586516703794/1953143808048048/?type=2&theater | Hearing People Writing to Each Other |
| Title | Signer | Genre | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birds Hopping on the Telephone Line #1 | Riddle | Carmel, Simon. (1981). American folklore in the deaf community [Online video]. Washington, DC: Gallaudet University. For access, go to https://youtu.be/6y_b3BEj5HI (time length: 58:31 - 59:25) | Birds Hopping on the Telephone Line | |
| Birds Hopping on the Telephone Line #2 | Riddle | Aiello, Steffi. (1981). Birds on the telephone wire [Online video]. Washington, DC: Festival of American Folklife. For access, go to Deaf Video #11 at http://videocatalog.gallaudet.edu/?embed=2481 (time length: 18:54 - 19:29) | Birds Hopping on the Telephone Line |
| Title | Signer | Genre | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncoding the Ethics | Freda Norman | Humor | Lentz, E. M., Mikos, K., & Smith, C. (1992). Signing naturally student workbook: Level 2 [DVD]. San Diego, CA: DawnSignPress. For access, go to www.worldcat.org and find this video in a library near you. Ask the library to order it through their interlibrary loan system. This video can also be purchased through the DawnSignPress video library - https://www.dawnsign.com/register | Uncoding the Ethics |
| Untitled | Humor | Bienvenu, Marina J. (1981). Untitled [Online video]. Washington, DC: Gallaudet University. For access, go to http://videocatalog.gallaudet.edu/?embed=2548 (Festival of American Folklife - Deaf Video #52). | Uncoding the Ethics |
| Title | Signer | Genre | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ten Birds on the Telephone Line | Riddle | Aiello, Steffi. (1981). Ten birds on the telephone line [Online video]. Washington, DC: Festival of American Folklife. For access, go to Deaf Video #11 at http://videocatalog.gallaudet.edu/?embed=2481 (time length: 19:33 - 19:49) | Ten Birds on the Telephone Line | |
| Ten Black Birds on the Telephone Line | Riddle | Carmel, Simon. (1981). American folklore in the deaf community [Online video]. Washington, DC: Gallaudet University. For access, go to https://youtu.be/6y_b3BEj5HI (time length: 57:56 - 58:17) | Ten Birds on the Telephone Line |