Belief: Weather

Evening Red, Morning Gray

Evening red and morning gray, sets the traveller on his way:

Evening gray and morning red, brings down rain upon his head.

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Dup. of WPP

Keyword(s): COLOR ; NATURE ; Nautical ; Ocean ; PREDICTING WEATHER ; PREDICTION ; RHYME ; Sailor ; Sky ; WARNING ; WEATHER

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Belief: Weather

Red Sky:

Red Sky at night, sailor's delight.

Red sky in the morning, sailor's take warning.

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James Callow comment:

Original BN [V800] crossed out. Replaced wtih current classification

Dup. of WPP

Keyword(s): COLOR ; NATURE ; Nautical ; Ocean ; PREDICTING WEATHER ; PREDICTION ; RHYME ; Sailor ; Sky ; WARNING ; WEATHER

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Belief: Weather

Weather Proverb in Verse:

Red at night, sailor's delight. Red in the morning, sailors take warning.

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Dup. of WPP

Where learned: St Jean, David

Keyword(s): COLOR ; NATURE ; Nautical ; Ocean ; PREDICTING WEATHER ; PREDICTION ; RHYME ; Sailor ; Sky ; WARNING ; WEATHER

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Belief: Weather

Evening Red and Morning Gray, set the traveler on his way.

But evening gray and morning red, bring the rain upon his head.

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Original BN [C800] crossed out. Replaced wtih current classification.

Dup. of WPP

Where learned: Klecha, Brenda

Keyword(s): COLOR ; NATURE ; PREDICTING WEATHER ; PREDICTION ; RHYME ; Sky ; Traveler ; WARNING ; WEATHER

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Belief: Weather

It's All in the Color:

Evening red and morning gray

Will speed the traveller on his way;

Evening gray and morning red,

Will bring the rain upon his head.

Submitter comment:

Found in a paper placement printed in Rhode Island. Paper then found in Audio's Pizzaria, Detroit, MI.

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James Callow comment:

Dup. of WPP

Where learned: Rhode Island

Keyword(s): COLOR ; NATURE ; PREDICTING WEATHER ; PREDICTION ; RHYME ; Sky ; Traveler ; WARNING ; WEATHER

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Belief: Weather

Rainbow:

Rainbow at night, sailors delight; Rainbow in the morning, sailors take warning.

Submitter comment:

Paper placement, printed in Rhode Island. Paper wwas then found in Audio's Pizzaria in Detroit.

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Motifs added by TRD

James Callow comment:

Dup. of WPP

Where learned: Rhode Island

Keyword(s): COLOR ; NATURE ; Nautical ; Ocean ; PREDICTING WEATHER ; PREDICTION ; RHYME ; Sailor ; Sky ; WARNING ; WEATHER

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Belief: Weather

Weather Proverb in Verse:

Pink in the morning, sailors warning. Pink at night, sailor's delight.

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Dup of WPP

Where learned: HOME ; Hornung, Ernest

Keyword(s): COLOR ; NATURE ; Nautical ; Ocean ; PREDICTING WEATHER ; PREDICTION ; RHYME ; Sailor ; Sky ; WARNING ; WEATHER

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Belief: Weather

Weather Proverb:

Red sky at night, sailors delight. Red sky at morning, sailors' warning.

Submitter comment:

Much used saying which was firmly believed by informant.

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James Callow comment:

Original BN [V300] crossed out. Replaced with current classification.

Dup. of WPP

Where learned: NEW YORK ; Mikula, Rose ; POUGHKEEPSIE

Keyword(s): COLOR ; NATURE ; Nautical ; Ocean ; PREDICTING WEATHER ; PREDICTION ; RHYME ; Sailor ; Sky ; WARNING ; WEATHER

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Maxim

Proverbial Apothegim Maxim:

All is fair in love and war.

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Miscellaneous grammar corrections.

Dup. of WPP

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; ; Dine, David

Keyword(s): Cliche ; Fair ; LOVE ; Maxim ; PROVERB ; WAR

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Maxim

All is fair in love and war.

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Original BN [P640] crossed out. Replaced with current classification.

Dup. of WPP

Keyword(s): Fair ; LOVE ; Maxim ; PROVERB ; VERSE ; WAR

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Verse

The Wind:

When the wind is in the East,

'Tis good for neither man nor feast;

When the wind is in the North,

The skillful fisher goes not forth;

When the wind is in the South,

It blows the bait in the fishes' mouth;

When the wind is in the West,

Then 'tis at its very best.

Submitter comment:

Discovered in a paper placement, printed in Rhode Island. Paper then discovered at Audio's Pizzaria in Detroit.

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Motifs added by TRD

James Callow comment:

Dup. of WPP

Where learned: Rhode Island

Keyword(s): Bait ; DIRECTION ; East ; FISH ; Fisherman ; FOOD ; Formula ; North ; Ocean ; PREDICTION ; RHYME ; Sailor ; SEA ; Sky ; SONG ; South ; Sport ; VERSE ; WARNING ; West ; Wind

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Belief: Weather

Red sky at night is the sailors delight.

Red sky at morning - sailors take warning

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Dup of WPP

Where learned: Wechter, Doug D

Keyword(s): COLOR ; NATURE ; Nautical ; Ocean ; PREDICTING WEATHER ; PREDICTION ; RHYME ; Sailor ; Sky ; WARNING ; WEATHER

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Belief: Weather

Red skies at night, sailors delight. Red skies in the morning, sailors take warning.

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Motifs added by TRD

James Callow comment:

Dup of WPP

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; Duggan, Charlie Jr

Keyword(s): COLOR ; NATURE ; Nautical ; Ocean ; PREDICTING WEATHER ; PREDICTION ; RHYME ; Sailor ; Sky ; WARNING ; WEATHER

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Proverb

He that can have patience can have what he will.

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Original BN [V200] crossed out. Replaced with current classification.

Located in pile marked Duplicates and Other Rejects

Where learned: Fritz, Andy

Keyword(s): PATIENCE ; Reward ; Virtue

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Proverb

He who laughs last, laughs best.

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Original BN [O400] crossed out. Replaced with current classification.

Located in pile marked Duplicates and Other Rejects.

Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN ; DEARBORN ; 7733 CALHOUN ; Downes, JoAnn

Keyword(s): Laugh ; Laughter ; PATIENCE ; Reward ; Virtue

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Proverbial Maxim

He who hesitates is lost.

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Located in pile marked Duplicates and Other Rejects.

Where learned: Abella, Joseph

Keyword(s): ACTION ; Hesitation ; PATIENCE ; PUNISHMENT ; Reward

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Proverb

Last Laugh:

He who laughs last, laughs best.

Submitter comment:

Heard this in Grade School

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Located in pile marked Duplicates and Other Rejects.

Keyword(s): Laugh ; Laughter ; PATIENCE ; REVENGE ; Reward

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Proverb

Honesty is the best policy

Submitter comment:

As a youth

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Located in a pile marked Duplicates and Other Rejects

Where learned: Regan, James

Keyword(s): HONESTY ; Lesson ; Maxim ; POLICY ; POLICY ; PROVERB ; Reward

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Proverb

A house without a woman and firelight is like a body without a soul or sprite.

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Original BN [V700] crossed out. Replaced with current classfication.

Located in a pile marked Duplicates and Other Rejects

Where learned: Koch, Mr Paul

Keyword(s): BODY ; Domesticity ; Feminine ; FIRE ; Firelight ; PROVERB ; RHYME ; Soul ; SPIRIT ; Warmth ; Woman

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Proverb

Caveat Emptor - Let the buyer beware.

Submitter comment:

...From HIgh School Economics and Latin class.

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Located in a pile marked Duplicates and Other Rejects

KW:FFN

Keyword(s): Beware ; Buyer ; ECONOMICS ; Language ; LATIN ; PRUDENCE

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