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Belief: Weather
Weather Prediction:
Start to rain before seven, quit before eleven.
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Original BN [P800] crossed out. Replaced with current classification
Dup. of WPP
Where learned: PENNSYLVANIA ; ; Griffiths, Emily
Keyword(s): NATURE ; PREDICTING WEATHER ; PREDICTION ; Rain ; RHYME ; Sky ; TIME ; WEATHER
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb Proverb |
Belief: Weather
April Showers bring May flowers.
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Original BN [V600] crossed out. Replaced with current classifications.
Dup. of WPP
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): April ; FLOWERS ; May ; Month ; NATURE ; PREDICTING WEATHER ; PREDICTION ; Rain ; RHYME ; Sky ; TIME ; WEATHER
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb Proverb |
Belief: Weather
The south wind brings wet weather,
The north wind wet and cold together,
The west wind always brings us rain,
The last wind blows it back again.
Submitter comment:
Verse without Music or Prediction Divination
Heard in School
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Dup. of WPP
Where learned: OHIO ; TOLEDO ;
Keyword(s): Compass ; DIRECTION ; North ; PREDICTING WEATHER ; PREDICTION ; Rain ; South: east West ; Wind
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb Proverb |
Language
Tongue-Twister:
The rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain.
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Original BN [S570] crossed out. Replaced with current classifications.
Misquoted from "My Fair Lady?" : The rain in Spain STAYS mainly IN the plains?
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; Irwin, Tim
Keyword(s): Language ; Rain ; TONGUE TWISTER ; WEATHER
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Speech Speech |
Language
Weather Verse:
Rain Rain, go away. Come again another day.
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Dup. of WPP
Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; 18471 FAIRFIELD ; ; Bujold, Catherine
Keyword(s): CHILD ; CHILDREN ; Language ; Play ; Rain ; RHYME ; SONG ; VERSE ; WEATHER
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Lyrical Verse Lyrical Verse Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb Proverb BELIEF -- Cloud Fog Mist Rain Hail Ice Snow Frost Dew |
Language
RAIN, RAIN, GO AWAY, COME AGAIN ANOTHER DAY.
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Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): CHILD ; CHILDREN ; Language ; Play ; Rain ; RHYME ; SONG ; VERSE ; WEATHER
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Lyrical Verse Lyrical Verse Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb Proverb BELIEF -- Cloud Fog Mist Rain Hail Ice Snow Frost Dew |
Date learned: 03-00-1968
Language
RAIN, RAIN GO AWAY/ COME AGAIN ANOTHER DAY/ LITTLE JOHNNIE WANTS
TO PLAY.
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Where learned: EAST DETROIT
Keyword(s): CHILD ; CHILDREN ; Language ; Play ; Rain ; RHYME ; SONG ; VERSE ; WEATHER
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Lyrical Verse Lyrical Verse Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb Proverb BELIEF -- Cloud Fog Mist Rain Hail Ice Snow Frost Dew |
Date learned: 03-00-1971
Language
Folk Song by Children:
RAIN RAIN GO AWAY, COME AGAIN ANOTHER DAY.
Submitter comment:
A SONG ALL LITTLE CHILDREN USED TO SING WHEN IT STARTED TO RAIN.
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Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; 10428 CURTIS ; 48221
Keyword(s): CHILD ; CHILDREN ; Language ; Play ; Rain ; RHYME ; SONG ; VERSE ; WEATHER
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Lyrical Verse Lyrical Verse Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb Proverb BELIEF -- Cloud Fog Mist Rain Hail Ice Snow Frost Dew |
Date learned: 10-02-1977
Language
RAIN, RAIN GO AWAY
COME AGAIN ANOTHER DAY.
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Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
Keyword(s): CHILD ; CHILDREN ; Language ; Play ; Rain ; RHYME ; SONG ; VERSE ; WEATHER
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Lyrical Verse Lyrical Verse Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb Proverb BELIEF -- Cloud Fog Mist Rain Hail Ice Snow Frost Dew |
Date learned: 09-13-1973
Language: Weather
Rain, rain, go away. Come back another day.
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KW: WP
Dup. of WPP
Where learned: Morabito, Sal
Keyword(s): CHILD ; CHILDREN ; Language ; Play ; Rain ; RHYME ; SONG ; VERSE ; WEATHER
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Lyrical Verse Lyrical Verse Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb Proverb BELIEF -- Cloud Fog Mist Rain Hail Ice Snow Frost Dew |
Belief: Weather
April Showers bring May flowers.
Submitter comment:
Weather Proverb
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Original BN [V800] crossed out. Replaced with current classification.
The A in APRIL is underlined.
KW:WP
Dup. of WPP
Where learned: 23950 CUNNINGHAM ; Kmiecik, Walter
Keyword(s): April ; FLOWERS ; May ; Month ; NATURE ; PREDICTING WEATHER ; PREDICTION ; Rain ; RHYME ; Sky ; TIME ; WEATHER
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- V880 V880.800 |
Belief: Weather
April showers bring May flowers.
Submitter comment:
Weather Belief (proverb)
From her mother as child
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James Callow comment:
The word APRIL is underlined.
Dup. of WPP
Where learned: Regan, Elsie
Keyword(s): ALLITERATION ; April ; FLOWERS ; May ; Month ; NATURE ; PREDICTING WEATHER ; PREDICTION ; Rain ; RHYME ; Sky ; TIME ; WEATHER
James Callow Keyword(s): ALLITERATION ; May ; RHYME
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb Proverb |
Belief: Weather
Time for Rain:
Rain before seven, quit before eleven.
Submitter comment:
My mother says in the country this was a common saying.
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Dup. of WPP
Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; Thompson, Betty J ; 18691 Ferguson
Keyword(s): NATURE ; PREDICTING WEATHER ; PREDICTION ; Rain ; RHYME ; Sky ; TIME ; WEATHER
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Weather Proverb |
Belief: Weather
April Showers bring May flowers
Submitter comment:
Informant heard this in Ferndale, MI
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The A in April and the C in Cissell are both underlined in red.
Dup of WPP
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; FERNDALE ; Cissell, Robert Jr
Keyword(s): April ; FLOWERS ; May ; Month ; NATURE ; PREDICTING WEATHER ; PREDICTION ; Rain ; RHYME ; Sky ; TIME ; WEATHER
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Weather Proverb |
Belief: Weather
Weather Predicition:
Pale moon doth rain,
Red moon doth blow,
White moon doth neither rain nor snow.
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James Callow comment:
Original BN [P890] crossed out. Replaced with current classification
located in pile marked Duplicates and Other Rejects
KW:WP
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; Zinser, Jerome
Keyword(s): Lunar ; MOON ; PREDICTION ; Rain ; SNOW ; WEATHER
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb Proverb |
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Play on Words
Traveling Salesman:
There was once a traveling salesman whose car broke down in the rain. He ran to the closest farmhouse and quickly knocked at the door. An old farmer answered and the salesman pleaded for a place to spend the night.
"I'll give you board," the farmer said, "but I ain't got no daughter for you to sleep with."
"Oh." said the salesman. "Then how far is the next house?"
Submitter comment:
I remember this from Awrey's Bakery, where I worked this summer.
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Submission card located in pile marked These don't sound traditional - Do Not File Yet.
Keyword(s): Anti-feminist ; CUSTOMS ; DAUGHTER ; FARMER ; HOSPITALITY ; HUMOR ; JOKE ; Rain ; Salesman ; Stranded
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Jest Anecdote Filter - Mature Content |
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Play on Words
Historical record from James Callow Folklore Archive.
Traveling Salesman:
There once was a salesman who was forced to take the train home one night. While sleeping in his bunk the beautiful young girl in the bunk below him asked him if he would get an extra blanket for her. He leaned over and opened her curtains and with a wise look said, "would you like to play like we are married?"
"O.K." she said, blushing.
"Well then," he quickly answered. "Go get it yourself."
Submitter comment:
I remember it from Awrey Bakery, where I worked last summer.
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Submission card located in pile marked These don't sound traditional - Do Not File Yet.
Keyword(s): Blanket ; Consent ; Favor ; Girl ; HUMOR ; JOKE ; MARRIAGE ; Married ; PUN ; Salesman ; SEX ; Train
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Jest Anecdote Filter - Mature Content |
Retort
You're so skinny, you can dodge raindrops.
Submitter comment:
From his brother, Joe.
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Where learned: HOME ; Cunningham, Patrick
Keyword(s): COMEBACK ; INSULT ; Raindrops ; RETORT ; SARCASM ; SIZE ; Skinny ; Wisecrack
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula |
Retort
If brains were explosive, you couldn't blow your nose!
Submitter comment:
Heard at work.
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Meaning?
Where learned: Ruttle, Paul
Keyword(s): Brains ; COMEBACK ; Explosive ; INSULT ; NOSE ; RETORT ; SARCASM ; TAUNT ; Wisecrack
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula |
Retort
Abu mebe karka komra
Translated: Oh! If only a duck would kick you!
Submitter comment:
Said in a jesting manner; a retaliation.
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Where learned: Wolonick, Eugene ; 329 S Providence Rd
Keyword(s): COMEBACK ; ETHNIC ; INSULT ; RETORT ; SARCASM ; UKRAINIAN ; Wisecrack
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula |