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CLERGY RIDDLE
Q: TELL ME IF YOU CAN/ WHO IS THE HIGHLY FAVORED MAN/ THAT HAS
MARRIED MANY A WIFE/ BUT IS SINGLE ALL HIS LIFE.
A: A PRIEST.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN BY COLLECTOR
Keyword(s): ACTIONS (Q) ; CAUSAL OPPOSITIONAL ; PERSONS (A) ; PERSONS (Q)
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Riddle True Riddle |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN BY COLLECTOR
ELIZABETH RIDDLE
Q: ELIZABETH, ELSPETH, BETSY AND BESS,/ THEY ALL WENT TOGETHER TO
SEE A BIRD'S NEST./ THEY FOUND A BIRD'S NEST WITH FIVE EGGS IN,/
THEY ALL TOOK ONE AND LEFT FOUR IN.
A: ELIZABETH, ELSPETH, BETSY AND BESS ARE ALL THE SAME GIRL.
Data entry tech comment: FUNCTION: TO TEACH NICKNAMES
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): ACTIONS (Q) ; ANIMALS (Q) ; EATABLES (Q) ; NUMBERS
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Riddle True Riddle |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN BY COLLECTOR
RIDDLE
Q: ROUND AS A MOON,/ BLACK AS A COON,/ AND IT HAS A HANDLE -/ WHAT
IS IT?
A: A FRYING PAN.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): ANIMALS (Q) ; NATURAL PHENOMENA (Q) ; UTENSILS (A)
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Riddle True Riddle |
Date learned: 11-10-1968
TRUE RIDDLE
Q: THOUGH GOOD FELLOWS WE ARE/ WE CAN'T HOPE TO BE SAVED; / FROM OUR
VERY FIRST DAY/ TO OUR LAST WE'RE ENSLAVED./ OUR OFFICE IS HARDEST/
AND FOOD SURE THE WORST/ BEING CRAMMED WITH RAW FLESH/ TILL WE'RE
READY TO BURST./ THOUGH LOW IN OUR STATE/ EVEN KINGS WE SUPPORT/ AND
AT BALLS HAVE/ THE PRINCIPAL SHARE OF SPORT.
A: A PAIR OF SHOES.
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT SAID THAT THIS IS ONE RIDDLE SHE WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER
BECAUSE IT WAS THE ONLY QUESTION ON A SENIOR ENGLISH EXAM AT
DETROIT'S MILLER HIGH SCHOOL AROUND 1940.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): ACTIONS (Q) ; EATABLES (Q) ; ENTERTAINMENT (Q) ; PERSONS (Q)
James Callow Keyword(s): RHYME INVERSION ; SYNTAX
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Riddle True Riddle |
Date learned: 10-20-1971
RIDDLE
Q: THEY HAVE TONGUES, BUT THEY DO NOT TALK./ YOU TIE THEM UP WHEN
YOU GO FOR A WALK./ WHAT ARE THEY?
A: SHOES.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): ACTIONS (Q) ; CAUSAL ; CLOTHES (A) ; PARTS OF THE BODY (Q)
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Riddle True Riddle |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN BY COLLECTOR
RIDDLE
Q: ROUND AS A BISCUIT,/ BUSY AS A BEE;/ CUTEST LITTLE THING/ YOU
EVER DID SEE.
A: A WATCH.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ECORSE
Keyword(s): CLOTHES (A) ; EATABLES (Q) ; INSECT (Q) ; STATE OF BEING (Q)
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Riddle True Riddle |
Date learned: 09-12-1969
WHAT AM I? RIDDLE
Q: I HAVE NO FEET, AND WHEN I RUN,/ I USE MY HANDS INSTEAD./ MY
FACE IS ROUND, JUST LIKE THE SUN, / AND YET I HAVE NO HEAD.
A: A WATCH.
Submitter comment:
I FOUND THIS ACTIVITY BOOK IN THE ATTIC.
FROM: "LOTS OF THINGS TO DO"
(AKRON, OHIO: THE SAALFIELD PUBLISHING CO., 1951)
THE PAGES ARE NOT NUMBERED.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): ACTIONS (Q) ; NATURAL PHENOMENA (Q) ; PARTS OF THE BODY (Q)
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Riddle True Riddle |
Date learned: 08-00-1964
PROVERBIAL MAXIM
AN ABLE ORGANIZER SURROUNDS HIMSELF WITH PEOPLE WHO ARE MORE
ABLE THAN HE IS.
Where learned: SCHOOL
James Callow Keyword(s): OBSERVATION
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 03-05-1968
PROVERBIAL METAPHOR
ABSENCE MAKES THE HEART GO WANDER.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BIRMINGHAM
Keyword(s): HUMAN BODY ; VARIANT
James Callow Keyword(s): OBSERVATION ; PARODY
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb C880.700 PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
PROVERBIAL METAPHOR
ABSENCE MAKES THE HEART GROW FONDER.
Where learned: NEW HAMPSHIRE ; MILFORD
Keyword(s): HUMAN BODY
James Callow Keyword(s): OBSERVATION
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 08-00-1967
PROVERBIAL METAPHOR
ABSENCE MAKES THE HEART GROW FONDER -- FOR ANYTHING AROUND.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): HUMAN BODY ; VARIANT
James Callow Keyword(s): OBSERVATION ; PARODY
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
PROVERBIAL METAPHOR
ABSENCE SHARPENS LOVE, PRESENCE STRENGTHENS IT.
Where learned: DETROIT ; MACKENZIE HIGH SCHOOL
Keyword(s): VARIANT
James Callow Keyword(s): BALANCE ; OBSERVATION ; PARALLELISM
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 10-15-1965
POLISH PROVERB
AN ACHING FINGER AND A HEADACHE ARE TYPICAL EXCUSES FOR
MISSING SCHOOL.
PALUSZEK I GLOWKA TO SZKOLNA WYMOWKA.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): ETHNIC ORIGIN (POLISH)
James Callow Keyword(s): ABSENTEEISM ; OBSERVATION
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb Proverb PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 10-01-1967
PROVERBIAL PHRASE
ACE IN THE HOLE
Data entry tech comment: GAMBLING TERM APPLIED TO A HIDDEN ADVANTAGE.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
Keyword(s): NUMBERS
James Callow Keyword(s): CARD PLAYING: POKER
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Phrase |
Date learned: 11-00-1968
PROVERBIAL METAPHOR
ACT ENTHUSIASTIC (SIC) AND YOU'LL BE ENTHUSIASTIC.
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT LEARNED THIS FROM HER MOTHER AND SAYS IT MEANS THAT EVEN
THOUGH YOU'RE NOT ENTHUSED ABOUT SOMETHING ACT AS THOUGH YOU ARE
AND EVENTUALLY YOU WILL BE ENTHUSED. INFORMANT BELIEVES THIS TO BE
TRUE.
Data entry tech comment: KEYPUNCHER BELIEVES THIS TO BE TRUE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GROSSE POINTE
James Callow Keyword(s): ADVICE: POSITIVE ; ATTITUDE ; FUNCTION
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 09-20-1972
PROVERBIAL APOTHEGM
ACT IN SUCH A MANNER IN WHICH YOU WOULDN'T MIND TO BE SEEN BY OTHERS.
Submitter comment: TRANSLATED FROM LITHUANIAN.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): ETHNIC ORIGIN (LITHUANIAN)
James Callow Keyword(s): ADVICE: POSITIVE ; TRANSLATION
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 02-17-1971
PROVERBIAL METAPHOR
ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS.
Data entry tech comment: WHAT CAN I SAY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): OBSERVATION ; PERSONIFICATION
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
PHRASES OF A MATH TEACHER
ADDING X<4 TO THE EQUATION REALLY DOESN'T CHANGE ANYTHING.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN ; LETTER
Keyword(s): NUMBERS
James Callow Keyword(s): LOGIC
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
PROVERBIAL APOTHEGM
ADMIRATION IS THE SON OF IGNORANCE.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
James Callow Keyword(s): FAMILY METAPHOR ; PUN? ON SON SUN?
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 11-00-1968
PROVERBIAL APOTHEGM
AN ADULT IS ONE WHO SCOLDS HIS CHILDREN FOR ATTEMPTING TO ESCAPE
REALITY, WHILE HE ORDERS HIS THIRD MARTINI.
Data entry tech comment: SONNY ELIOT IS A LOCAL TV WEATHERMAN.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): DEFINITION ; FOOD
James Callow Keyword(s): ADVICE: NEGATIVE ; HYPOCRISY ; LIQUOR ; OBSERVATION ; PARADOX
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 04-00-1968