Willy Cornect and his family talk about beliefs and superstitions, stories, and jokes

• Main Author: Thomas, Gerald
• Other Authors: Cornect (Cornac), Willy; Cornect (Cornac), Marg; Cornect (Cornac), Delma; Cornect (Cornac), Kevin;
• Format: Audio
• Language: French
• Published: 1973
• Subjects: Anecdotes > Anecdotes; Blagues > Jokes; Blasons populaires > Blasons populaires; Conte > Tale; Veillées > Parties; Trésor enfoui > Buried treasure; Surnaturel > Supernatural; Pêche > Fisheries; Noms > Names; Légendes > Legend; Météorologie > Weather; Croyances et pratiques > Beliefs and their practices; Histoire orale > Oral history; Langue > Language; Récit d'expérience personnelle > Personal experience narrative; Canadiens français > Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador > Port-au-Port; Péninsule de; Canadians; French-speaking > Newfoundland and Labrador > Port au Port Peninsula; Newfoundland; Terre-Neuve
• Online Access: http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/gthomas/id/2851

Willy, Marg, Delma et Kevin parlent de sujets varies. Il y a discussion à propos des “marionettes”, comment prédire la météo en regardant la lune ou la mer, des contes, et des veillées. On raconte des anecdotes, parle des gens de la communauté, et puis on raconte un nombre de blagues, parlant to Mosey Burns et les blagues qu’il racontait. Ensuite il a quelques recits d’éxperiences personnelles. -- Willy, Marg, Delma and Kevin Cornect talk about a variety of subjects. There is discussion about “marionettes”, how to predict the weather by looking at the moon or the sea, about stories and times. Some anecdotes are told, there is conversation about people in the community, and then a number of jokes are told, with mention of Mosey Burns and the jokes he told. Then there are a couple of personal experience narratives.