Boogie Man
boo n My girl friend tells me that although she never had _the Boogie_ _Man_ threatened on her, she often heard women say it to their children. She said they said it in an ordinary (not too fast, or too slow) but serious and threatening voice. Such a threat was made usually to get children to go to...
| Format: | Manuscript |
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| Language: | English |
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1968
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| Online Access: | http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/6068 |
| Summary: | boo n My girl friend tells me that although she never had _the Boogie_ _Man_ threatened on her, she often heard women say it to their children. She said they said it in an ordinary (not too fast, or too slow) but serious and threatening voice. Such a threat was made usually to get children to go to bed or to sleep, or to keep them from misbehaving. This usually worked too. It kept the children quiet and often made them cry. My girl friend also says she once asked a child what _the boogie man_ looked like and the child said he was big and white. Proofread by JW Checked by HBT. AUG 14 1968 1 Used I and Sup Not used 4 Not used |
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