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If you stay all night I'll stand ya up in the corner (?)
Data entry tech comment:
Entered by TRD
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE ; Wyatt, Sue
Keyword(s): Corner ; Overnight ; Saying ; VERSE
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula |
Speech - Formula
In answer to a question of what to do in a certain situation - Take it to the river and throw it in the creek.
Data entry tech comment:
Entered by TRD
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; Wills, Henry ; Ashland City
Keyword(s): Creek ; Response ; Retor ; River ; Saying
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula |
Speech - Formula
When someone asks you "how's everything?" you answer : fine as frog's hair, scarce as hen's teeth.
Data entry tech comment:
Entered by TRD
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; Wills, Henry ; Ashland City
Keyword(s): FROG ; Hen ; METAPHOR ; RETORT ; Saying ; SIMILE
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula |
Hog Cleaning
Heat bricks and put it in water to get the water hot to take bristles off hogs.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula |
Folk Speech
I'll see you the second Tuesday in the week.
(In other words, I'd rather not see you at all.)
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula |
Folk Speech
I haven't seen you in "a month of Sundays."
(Folk way of saying, in a long time.)
Data entry tech comment:
Informant and collector are the same person.
Where learned: MARYLAND ; BALTIMORE ; Goucher College
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula |
Folk Speech
Definition of a "Liberal": He's ten degrees to the left of center in good times and ten degrees to the right of center when it affects him personally.
Data entry tech comment:
Informant and collector share the same surname.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula |
STAR BELIEF
WHEN YOU SEE A STAR FALL--SAY THE WORD "MONEY" THREE TIMES
BEFORE THE STAR HITS THE GROUND AND YOU WILL COME INTO CONTACT
WITH SOME MONEY OR YOU WILL WIN IT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DEARBORN ; 1930 Southfield
| Subject headings: | 686 686.1 BELIEF -- Star SPEECH -- Formula |
Date learned: 02-27-1971
Irish Greeting
An Irishman will greet you by saying "The top of the morning to you," and the reply is "And the rest of the day to yourself."
Data entry tech comment:
Informant and collector are the same person.
Informant was born and raised in Pensacola, Florida, where he probably learned this.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; FLORIDA ; NASHVILLE ; PENSACOLA
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula |
Luck Omen
In the theatre, one never says good luck, but rather, "break a leg." This originated when the understudy used to tell the actor good luck without really meaning it.
Data entry tech comment:
Informant and collector are the same person.
Informant was born and raised in Pensacola, Florida, where he probably learned this.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; FLORIDA ; NASHVILLE ; PENSACOLA
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula |
If asked where you lived and to be cute you would answer:
1045 Hobo Dr.
1st garbage can on the right hand side.
Data entry tech comment:
Informant and collector are the same person.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula |
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To someone who is wishing for something:
Wish in one hand and s____ in the other one, and see which one gets full first.
Data entry tech comment:
Informant and collector share the same surname.
Where learned: NEW YORK CITY ; NEW YORK
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Expression of Fixed Form SPEECH -- Formula |
Adult: (gives an order, such as, "Come here.")
Child: What for? (pronounced "fur")
Adult: Cat fur, to make you a pair of kitten britches.
Data entry tech comment:
Informant and collector share the same surname.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula |