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Language
Vocabulary of Prejudiced Group:
During the first moon walk, prejudiced people in Flint would chant "Coon to the Moon."
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Were they black or white or both?
All were white
sense of "coon to the moon?"
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; SOUTH QUAD ; Watkins, Dallas
Keyword(s): CHANT ; Coon ; FLINT ; Language ; MICHIGAN ; MOON ; Moonwalk ; PREJUDICE ; RACISM ; SLANG ; Space
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula Filter - Mature Content |
Proverbial Saying
Retort:
Can't come in cans; cans come in success.
Submitter comment:
In school, 7th grade St. Theodore, SSJ, had on blackboard.
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Meaning?
Where learned: HOME ; Cunningham, Mrs WmC
Keyword(s): Aphorism ; CAN ; Can't ; Language ; Maxim ; PLAY ON WORDS ; PROVERB ; PUN ; RETORT ; SUCCESS ; VERSE ; WORDPLAY
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula |
Retort
Next day after never when two Sundays come together.
Submitter comment:
I heard it from my father.
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Should be under Rotten Verse?
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): COMEBACK ; Day ; Language ; Never ; Never ; Next ; RETORT ; RHYME ; SLANG ; Sundays
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula |
Retort
A traditional reply to the word "hey" is "hay is for horses"
When a person, in conversation, pauses and says "well," then traditional answer is "wells are for water."
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James Callow comment:
Original BN [V400, V300, S260] crossed out. Replaced with current classification.
Where learned: HOME ; Patterson, Ron
Keyword(s): COMEBACK ; Hay ; Hey ; HORSES ; Language ; RETORT ; SLANG ; WATER ; Well
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula |
Retort
Do you think money grows on trees?
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Original BN [V300] crossed out. Replaced with current classification.
Where learned: HOME ; Reaume, Douglas
Keyword(s): Language ; MONEY ; RETORT ; SLANG ; Tree
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula |
Retort
At dinner time, a parental question/statement as a result of crude behavior is "were you raised in a barn?"
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Original BN [V400, V300] crossed out. Replaced with current classification.
Where learned: HOME ; Reaume, Shirley
Keyword(s): Barn ; Crude ; Language ; MANNERS ; Raised ; RETORT ; Rude ; Saying
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula |
Retort
Wise Guy?
What are you? A wise guy or a truck driver?
(Question and answer given to someone who has made a wise remark.)
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Original BN [W400] crossed out. Replaced with current classification.
Class?
What's the answer?
Keyword(s): Answer ; Language ; QUESTION ; Remark ; RETORT ; SLANG ; Truck Driver ; Wise Guy
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula |
Language
Shor 'nuff
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Meaning "is that right?"
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Original BN [S200] crossed out. Replaced with current classification.
Classification?
Keyword(s): Dialect6 ; Enough ; Folk ; Language ; SLANG ; SPEECH ; Sure ; Term
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula |
Retort
Following comment is made to someone who has insulted you:
"I resemble that remark."
The slip of the tongue is intentional.
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Sense?
Classification?
The words Tongue Twister have been crossed out.
Where learned: NEW YORK ; Descamp, Ed ; Syracuse University ; Syracuse
Keyword(s): INSULT ; Language ; PLAY ON WORDS ; PUN ; Resemble ; Resent ; RETORT ; WORDPLAY
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula |
Tongue Twister
Following comment is made to someone who has insulted you. The slip of the tongue is intentional:
You're casting asparagus on my reputation.
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Not really a tongue twister, is it?
Where learned: NEW YORK ; Descamp, Ed ; Syracuse University ; Syracuse
Keyword(s): INSULT ; Language ; PLAY ON WORDS ; PUN ; Reply ; REPUTATION ; RETORT ; WORDPLAY
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula |
Verse
Good night
Sleep tight
Don't let the bed bugs bite.
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Verse?
Where learned: 23950 CUNNINGHAM ; Kmiecik, Josephine
Keyword(s): ; Bed Bugs ; Bite ; Lullabye ; Night ; RHYME ; SLEEP ; VERSE
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula |
Retort
Is that a water proof shirt you have on?
No, Why?
That's a pisser of a tie you've got on.
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Taste?
Where learned: Kern, Donald
Keyword(s): INSULT ; Language ; Pisser ; RETORT ; Shirt ; SLANG ; Tease ; Tie ; Waterproof
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula |
Salutation
Yours till the ocean wears rubber pants to keep its bottom dry.
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Leave-Talking?
Where learned: HOME ; Kent, Patricia
Keyword(s): Album ; AUTOGRAPH ; Devotion ; Farewell ; Ocean ; Pants ; PLAY ON WORDS ; PUN ; Rubber ; Salutation ; Signature ; WORDPLAY
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula |
Verse
Sleep tight, don't let the bedbugs bite.
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Keyword(s): Bed ; Bedbugs ; Bite ; bugs ; SLEEP ; Tight ; VERSE
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula |
Verse
Leave-Taking:
See you later alligator.
Afterwhile crocodile
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Verse?
Keyword(s): Alligator ; Crocodile ; Leave Taking ; RHYME ; SLANG ; VERSE
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula |
Verse
Worry:
Mama mia (means my mother)
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James Callow comment:
Original BN [S550] crossed out. Replaced with current classification.
Where learned: Mancini, Ray
Keyword(s): Expression ; Italian ; MOTHER ; Term ; Worry
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula |
Verse
Nightime Safety:
Sleep tight so the bed bugs don't bite.
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Original BN [V600] crossed out. Replaced with current classification.
Where learned: Craprotta, Mr F
Keyword(s): Bed ; bugs ; Nighttime ; SAFETY ; Saying ; SLEEP ; Tight ; VERSE
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula |
Taunt
Drop Dead!
Go play sea hunt in the toilet!
Submitter comment:
Can't remember.
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T?
Keyword(s): Dead ; Drop ; Expression ; INSULT ; INSULT ; Play ; SEA ; TAUNT ; Term ; Toilet
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula |
Maxim
A dream of sweets is worth a pound of sours
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?
Where learned: McDonald, Loretta
Keyword(s): Apothegm ; Dream ; Maxim ; PROVERB ; Saying ; Sour ; Sweet ; VALUE ; VERSE ; Worth
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula |
Toast
Nazdravlje
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Translation?
Where learned: HUNGARY ; Gratz, Anna ; 1897
Keyword(s): DRINK ; Hungary ; Language Serbian ; TOAST ; Well Wishes
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula |