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PROVERB
I'M ON THE WAGON
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GROSSE POINTE
James Callow Keyword(s): MEANING: I'M NOT DRINKING ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES ; WATER WAGON
Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Phrase |
Date learned: 00-00-1964
When is a dog's tail not a dog's tail?
When it's a wagon.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ALLEN PARK
James Callow Keyword(s): wagging
Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
SLUG BUG
A FEW YEARS AGO WHILE IN GRADE SCHOOL, WE'D PLAY THIS
LITTLE GAME WHILE TRAVELING. THE FIRST PERSON TO SEE
A VOLKSWAGON WOULD YELL OUT "SLUG BUG" AND,
CONSEQUENTLY, GOT TO SLUG THE OTHER PERSON IN THE ARM.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GROSSE POINTE WOODS
Keyword(s): AUTOMOBILE=VOLKSWAGON
Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Special Object or Implement |
Date learned: 10-08-1971
Belief: Luck
Luck:
If someone wants your place at Bingo, take your chair with you or you won't win.
Data entry tech comment:
Motifs added by TRD
James Callow comment:
Original BN [P880] crossed out/replaced with current classifications.
Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN ; Rota, Lydia ; 27415 LITTLE MACK ; SAINT CLAIR SHORES
Keyword(s): Luck, Chance, Wagers, Bingo, Chair, Custom, Game, Entertainment
James Callow Keyword(s): LUCK
Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Entertainment Diversion BELIEF -- Fate Destiny Luck Chance |
Jokes
How do you fit four elephants in a Volkswagon?
Two in the front, and two in the back.
Data entry tech comment:
Entered by TRD
Where learned: LOUISIANA ; Henry, Ruth ; New Orleans
Keyword(s): AUTOMOBILE ; ELEPHANT ; Funny ; JOKE ; Volkswagon
Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Proverb
Don't count your chickens before they're hatched.
Data entry tech comment:
Motifs added by TRD
James Callow comment:
Original BN [V300] crossed out. Replaced with current classification.
Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; Bresinski, Irene
Keyword(s): Anticipate ; Aphorism ; Apothegm ; Bet ; Chicken ; Egg ; Gamble ; Hatch ; Maxim ; PROVERB ; VERSE ; Wager
Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Language
"wag" means carry
Data entry tech comment:
Motifs added by TRD
Keyword(s): CARRY ; Language ; SLANG ; Vocabulary ; Wag
Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Common Word |
Saying
Hitch your wagon to a star
(Plan and work for the best)
Data entry tech comment:
Motifs added by TRD
Where learned: FLORIDA ; Houghton, Mrs Mary ; Plant City
Keyword(s): Saying ; Star ; SUCCESS ; Wagon
Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Vocabulary |