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FR. SCHUETT, A PHILOSOPHY TEACHER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT
HAS THE FOLLOWING ADVICE FOR HIS STUDENTS: "DON'T GET THE
'BEAVER SYNDROME' - SITTING AROUND ALL DAY DAMNING THINGS."
HE ALSO SAYS, THERE IS THE 'OSTRICH SYNDROME' - THE MORE
YOU STICK YOUR HEAD IN THE SAND, THE MORE YOUR ASS STICKS OUT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): PROVERB
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula |
Date learned: 03-27-1971
THERE AIN'T THAT MUCH WALKING IN THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD.
Submitter comment:
THE INFORMANT HEARD THIS USED IN AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, FREQUENTLY
BETWEEN 1969 AND 1971 AS A REPLY TO A QUESTION OR COMMAND. IF
AN INDIVIDUAL WAS ASKED OR TOLD TO DO SOMETHING WHICH HE FELT
TO BE AN IMPOSSIBLE TASK OR, AT THE TIME, WAS TOO LAZY TO DO,
THE INDIVIDUAL WOULD REPLY THE ABOVE. OTHER TERMS WERE
SOMETIMES SUBSTITUTED FOR WALKING, SUCH AS: THINKING, DOING.
Where learned: PENNSYLVANIA ; PITTSBURGH
Keyword(s): COMEBACK
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula |
Date learned: 10-02-1971
WHEN A PERSON APPROACHES YOU AND SAYS "HI", YOU ANSWER THEM
BY SAYING "I WISH I WERE."
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GROSSE POINTE PARK
Keyword(s): COMEBACK
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula |
Date learned: 11-16-1971
WHEN SOMEONE SAYS SOMETHING WITH WHICH YOU DON'T AGREE, THEN
A COMMON RESPONSE IS FOR THE HEARER TO SAY "BULLSHIT..." AND
THEN AFTER A PAUSE ADD "MAKES THE GRASS GROW GREEN."
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): COMEBACK
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula |
Date learned: 10-21-1971
ON ENTERING A ROOM OR HOUSE THE PERSON ENTERING SAYS "HI".
THE PERSON SITTING THERE RESOPNDS, "I WISH I WAS."
Submitter comment:
THE REFERENCE IS GENERALLY MAKE IN TERMS OF INTOXICATION OF
ANY FORM.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): COMEBACK
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula |
Date learned: 09-24-1971
"NICE PLAY SHAKESPEARE; WHEN'S YOUR NEXT ACT?"
Submitter comment:
THIS PHRASE IS USED WHEN SOMEONE DOES SOMETHING COMPLETELY OUT
OF PLACE OR HAS A MINOR ACCIDENT; LIKE SPILLING MILK, ETC.
MY BROTHER USED THIS LINE ALOT, WHEN I WAS YOUNGER AND VERY
CLUMSY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; KALAMAZOO
Keyword(s): COMEBACK
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula |
Date learned: 11-12-1971
I HAVE TO BE IN WHEN THE STREET LIGHTS GO ON.
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT SAID THIS AS A JOKING MOCK OF PARENTAL RULES
ON WHEN TO BE IN AT NIGHT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): COMEBACK
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula |
AS BAD AS YOU ARE, WE'D HATE TO LOSE YOU.
Submitter comment:
ALWAYS SAID WHEN SOMEONE HAD FORGOTTEN TO LOCK THEIR DOOR IN
THE CAR.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; HARPER WOODS
Keyword(s): COMEBACK
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula |
Date learned: 00-00-1971
KEEP YOUR SHIRT ON.
Submitter comment: SAID WHEN A PERSON IS TRYING TO HURRY YOU.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; HARPER WOODS
Keyword(s): COMEBACK
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula |
Date learned: 00-00-1971
WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU? DO YOU HAVE ANTS IN YOUR PANTS?
Submitter comment:
SAID TO SOMEONE WHO IS OVER ANXIOUS TO DO SOMETHING OR GO
SOMEWHERE AND IS BEGINNING TO ANNOY YOU.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; HARPER WOODS
Keyword(s): COMEBACK
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula |
Date learned: 00-00-1971
DOES WATER FALL OVER A DAM?
Submitter comment: MEANS THE AFFIRMATIVE TO A QUESTION.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): COMEBACK
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula |
Date learned: 11-00-1971
FORMULA SPEECH
"BREAD AND BUTTER"
INFORMANT USES THIS FORMULA OF SPEECH WHEN SHE IS WALKING WITH A
FRIEND AND THEY WALK ON EITHER SIDE OF AN OBJECT LIKE A TELEPHONE
POLE, BECAUSE IF THIS IS NOT SAID THE TWO PEOPLE WILL HAVE A
FIGHT, ACCORDING TO SUPERSTITION.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula |
Date learned: 00-00-1958
FORMULA SPEECH
"X. Y. Z."
THIS ABBREVIATION STANDS FOR "EXAMINE YOUR ZIPPER". IT IS A
POLITE WAY OF INFORMING A GENTLEMAN THAT HIS FLY IS OPEN.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula |
Date learned: 00-00-1970
FORMULA SPEECH
"M. Y. O. B."
THIS ABBREVIATION MEANS "MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS". IT IS USUALLY
USED AS A SLIGHT REBUKE. A COMMON VARIATION IS "MIND YOUR OWN
BEESWAX".
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula |
Date learned: 00-00-1970
FORMULA SPEECH
"IS THE POPE A CATHOLIC?"
THIS EXPRESSION IS OFTEN USED TO ANSWER A QUESTION THAT HAS AN
OBVIOUS ANSWER. ANOTHER ANSWER SIMILAR TO THIS IS "IS THE SKY
BLUE?"
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula |
Date learned: 00-00-1969
FORMULA SPEECH
"YOU OWE ME A COKE."
THIS FORMULA IS SAID IMMEDIATELY AFTER TWO PEOPLE SAY THE SAME THING
AT THE SAME TIME. IT COULD RESULT IN BAD LUCK TO EITHER OF THE TWO
IF THIS WAS NOT SAID.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula |
Date learned: 00-00-1956
FORMULA SPEECH
"YOU MAKE A BETTER DOOR THAN A WINDOW."
THIS EXPRESSION IS USED WHEN SOMEONE IS BLOCKING YOUR VISION ,
IT IS A POLITE REBUKE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula |
FORMULA SPEECH
"WERE YOU BORN IN A BARN?"
THIS EXPRESSION IS USED AS A REBUKE TO SOMEONE WHO IS ACTING
OBNOXIOUS OR EMBARASSING. IT IS MOSTLY USED AS A REBUKE FOR BAD
MANNERS. ESPECIALLY USED WHEN SOMEONE LEAVES A DOOR STANDING OPEN.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula |
Date learned: 00-00-1969
FORMULA SPEECH
HAVEN'T SEEN SO MUCH EXCITEMENT SINCE THE PIGS ATE MY LITTLE BROTHER.
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT SAID THIS WAS A COMMON PHRASE USED IN HIS HOME, BACKHILLS
ILLINOIS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; ILLINOIS
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula |
Date learned: 10-22-1971