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MONTANA LADIES
Historical record from James Callow Folklore Archive.
NOT ALL SHEEP ARE MONTANA LADIES
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT IS A FRIEND'S FATHER AND HE RECALLED THIS FROM
SEVERAL YEARS AGO.
PROBABLY A SLUR ON MONTANA LADIES
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; FERNDALE
Keyword(s): ANIMALS ; ANTHROPOMORPHISM
James Callow Keyword(s): IRONY ; SEXISM
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Blason Populaire |
PROVERBIAL SIMILE
NOTHING IS MORE WICKED THAN A SERPENT'S TOOTH
EXCEPT AN UNGRATEFUL CHILD.
Submitter comment: FROM UNCERTAIN
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GROSSE POINTE
James Callow Keyword(s): ANIMAL ; INGRATITUDE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Comparison |
Date learned: 00001964 ( SUMMER )
PROVERB IN VERSE-- PROBABLY UKRAINIAN
NOT MY HORSE, NOT MY BUGGY, LET IT GO WHEREVER IT PLEASES.
THIS REFERS TO PEOPLE MINDING THEIR OWN BUSINESS
Submitter comment: INFORMANT NOT SURE WHERE INFORMATION WAS RECEIVED
Data entry tech comment: ORIGINAL 5 X 8 CARD CONTAINS FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEXT
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): ANIMAL ; INQUISITIVENESS
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb Proverb |
Date learned: 10-06-1967
PROVERB
DER ALT BULL BLAERRT FAERT BIS IN DI EWICHKEIT
THE OLD BULL BELLOWS ON FOREVER
Submitter comment: TRADITION OF PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH
Where learned: CULINARY ARTS PRESS ; PAGE 23
James Callow Keyword(s): ANIMAL ; CONVERSATION ; SYMBOL
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 10-00-1965
PROVERB
AN OLD DOG WILL LEARN NO NEW TRICKS
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BIRMINGHAM
James Callow Keyword(s): AGE ; ANIMAL ; OBSERVATION ; SYMBOL
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Number Emptiness, nothingness, zero PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 11-10-1967
PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH PROVERB
THE OLDER THE GOAT THE HARDER ARE HIS HORNS
Where learned: PENNSYLVANIA ; MAUCH CHUNK
James Callow Keyword(s): AGE ; ANIMAL
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 00-00-1961
POLISH PROVERB
NIE MIATA BABA KIOPOTU I KUPITA SOBIE PROSIE (POLISH)
THE OLD WOMAN DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH TROUBLES AND SHE
BOUGHT HERSELF A PIG
Submitter comment:
THIS IS A POPULAR SAYING WHEN SOMEONE DOES SOMETHING USELESS
I KNOW THIS FROM HOME
Data entry tech comment: ORIGINAL 5 X 8 CARD CONTAINS POLISH TEXT
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DEARBORN
James Callow Keyword(s): ANIMAL ; IRONY ; TRANSLATION
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
POLISH PROVERB
NA POCHYTE DRYUVO RAJDA ROZA WEJDZIE (POLISH)
ON A SLANTING TREE ANY GOAT CAN CLIMB
Submitter comment: MY FATHER KNOWS THIS FROM POLAND
Data entry tech comment: ORIGINAL 5 X 8 CARD CONTAINS POLISH TEXT
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DEARBORN
James Callow Keyword(s): ANIMAL ; TRANSLATION
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 11-21-1967
HEN IN THE BUSH
ONE HEN IN THE BUSH IS WORTH FIVE IN THE BROW (BRIAR)
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): ANIMAL ; MAKE THE MOST OF WHAT YOU HAVE. ; VEGETATION
| Subject headings: | 686 Properties attributed to specific numbers or numerals individually. 686 Fifths PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 02-01-1972
ONE HUNDRED NOTHINGS
ONE HUNDRED NOTHINGS KILLED THE JACK ASS
Submitter comment: STORY EXPLAINING PROVERB
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): NUMBERS
James Callow Keyword(s): ANIMAL ; STRAW THAT BROKE THE CAMEL'S BACK
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Number P686.1.100 PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 07-00-1964
PROVERB
ONE BIRD IN HAND IS WORTH TWO IN THE BUSH
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BIRMINGHAM
Keyword(s): NUMBERS
James Callow Keyword(s): ANIMAL ; MAKE THE MOST OF WHAT YOU HAVE ; VEGETATION
| Subject headings: | 686 Properties attributed to specific numbers or numerals individually. 686 Seconds / Twice / Two PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 11-15-1967
PROVERBIAL METAPHOR
ONE LARK MAY MAKE A FALL
BUT ONE ROBIN DOES NOT MAKE A SPRING
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): WEATHER PROVERB
James Callow Keyword(s): ANIMAL ; SYMBOL
| Subject headings: | 686 Properties attributed to specific numbers or numerals individually. PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor PROVERB -- V800 |
Date learned: 00-00-1969
SAYING
ONE THREAD OF KINDNESS DRAWS MORE THAN A HUNDRED HORSES
Submitter comment: W. W. BREESE, M.D., "WELL SPRINGS OF TRUTH," 1883, P. 144.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; SOUTHFIELD
Keyword(s): NUMBERS
James Callow Keyword(s): ANIMAL
| Subject headings: | 686 Properties attributed to specific numbers or numerals individually. BELIEF -- Number P686.1.100 PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 10-05-1968
PROVERBIAL METAPHOR
ONE WHO DOESN'T LISTEN TO HIS PARENTS LISTENS TO THE DOG SKIN
Submitter comment:
TRANSLATED FROM THE POLISH
DOG SKIN MEANS , LOWERS HIS OWN DIGNITY
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DEARBORN
James Callow Keyword(s): ANIMAL ; DISCIPLINE ; OBEDIENCE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 10-00-1968
PROVERBIAL METAPHOR
PIGS IS PIGS.
Submitter comment:
I REMEMBER CERTAIN PEOPLE FROM MY HIGH SCHOOL DAYS
IN BUFFALO, NEW YORK, USING THE FOLLOWING PROVERB TO INDICATE THE
FACT THAT WHATEVER WAS BEING DISCUSSED WAS OBVIOUS OR SELF EVIDENT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): ANIMAL ; ITERATION
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
A PIG STINKS ON THE FARM, BUT NOT ON THE TABLE.
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): ANIMAL ; CONTRAST ; FOOD ; OBSERVATION
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 10-03-1971
PROVERB
PLAYING HORSE WITH A BILLY GOAT
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
Keyword(s): ANIMALS
James Callow Keyword(s): FUTILITY?
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Phrase |
Date learned: 11-00-1968
PROVERB
POOR AS A CHURCH MOUSE.
Submitter comment: FROM UNCERTAIN
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GROSSE POINTE
Keyword(s): ANIMAL
James Callow Keyword(s): ANIMAL ; ECONOMY
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Comparison |
Date learned: 00001964 (SUMMER)
PROVERB
PUPIL WHO TRIES TO PULL WOOL OVER TEACHERS EYES MAY FIND
THAT SHE IS NOT THE SHEEP THAT HE THINKS SHE IS.
Where learned: DETROIT ; MICHIGAN, ASSUMED
James Callow Keyword(s): ADVICE: NEGATIVE ; ANIMAL ; DECEIT ; EDUCATION
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
FORMULA
IF YOU WANT SOMEONE TO KNOW SOMETHING WITHOUT HAVING TO TELL
THAT PERSON YOURSELF, YOU MENTION IT TO SOMEONE ELSE WHO IN
TURN PROMISES TO PUT A BUG IN HIS EAR, IN OTHER WORDS TO
MENTION IT TO THAT OTHER PERSON.
Where learned: DETROIT ; MICHIGAN, ASSUMED
James Callow Keyword(s): ANIMAL: INSECT ; REMINDER PROD
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Phrase |
Date learned: 10-03-1969