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A SPADE
TO CALL A SPADE A SPADE
LLAMAR AL PAN, PAN, Y AL VINO, VINO. (SPANISH)
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): FRANKNESS ; REPETITION
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor PROVERB -- Proverbial Phrase |
Date learned: 10-05-1967
PROVERB IN VERSE
CHEW, CHEW, CHEW YOUR FOOD
GENTLY THROUGH THE MEAL,
THE MORE YOU CHEW,
THE LESS YOU EAT,
THE BETTER YOU WILL FEEL.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; CHARLOTTE
Keyword(s): FOOD
James Callow Keyword(s): ADVICE: POSITIVE ; DIET ; PARODY ON ROW, ROW, ROW YOUR BOAT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
THE CLOSER, THE SWEETER
THE CLOSER TO THE BONE, THE SWEETER THE MEAT.
Submitter comment: VERSE USED TO GRAB MEAT NEAR THE BONE.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
Keyword(s): FOOD
James Callow Keyword(s): ELLIPSIS ; OBSERVATION
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
PROVERB
THE COAT AND PANTS DO THE WORK, BUT THE VEST GETS THE GRAVY.
Submitter comment: FROM SOMEONE AT WORK
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
James Callow Keyword(s): OBSERVATION ; PUN ; SLANG
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
PROVERB
CONFUCIUS SAY: FAMILY WITH PLENTY MILK HAVE PULL WITH COW.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): ANIMAL ; FOOD ; PUN
James Callow Keyword(s): PARODY
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
PROVERB
CONFUCIUS SAY: HE WHO FEED LEMONS TO CAT HAVE SOUR-PUSS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): PARODY ; PUN
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 00-00-1967
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PROVERB
Historical record from James Callow Folklore Archive.
CONFUCIUS SAY: LAY GIRL IN STRAWBERRY PATCH, GET SELF IN JAM.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
James Callow Keyword(s): ELLIPSIS ; PARODY ; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor Filter - Mature Content |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
BELIEF
ONE GIRL ASKED A BOY TO MAKE HER A PEANUT BUTTER SANDWICH.
HE MADE IT, BUT SHE SAID NOT TO CUT IT, LEST THE FLAVOR GO OUT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; FERNDALE
James Callow Keyword(s): FOOD ; KNIFE
| Subject headings: | Food Drink -- Manner of preparation Food Drink -- Plant food Nut BELIEF -- Home |
Date learned: 09-26-1965
PROVERBIAL COMPARISON
EASY AS PIE.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; JONESBORO, ASSUMED
Keyword(s): FOOD
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Comparison |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
CUSTOM
EAT PORK AND LIVE OFF THE FAT OF THE LAND--EAT CHICKEN AND SCRATCH
THE REST OF THE YEAR.
Submitter comment: IN IRELAND NEW YEARS SAYING.
Where learned: DETROIT
Keyword(s): FOOD ; SUPERSTITION
James Callow Keyword(s): ADVICE: NEGATIVE ; ADVICE: POSITIVE ; HOMEOPATHIC ; OBSERVATION
| Subject headings: | Observation CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- January 1 New Year's PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 11-30-1972
TO LIVE
EAT TO LIVE BUT DON'T LIVE TO EAT.
(SPANISH) COMER PARA VIVIR, Y NO VIVIR PARA COMER.
Submitter comment: LEARNED THROUGH HIS STUDY OF SPANISH.
Where learned: DETROIT
Keyword(s): CHIASMUS
James Callow Keyword(s): ADVICE: NEGATIVE ; ADVICE: POSITIVE ; FOOD ; TRANSLATION
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 10-05-1967
PROVERB
EVEN THE BREAD CRIES WHEN IT'S EATEN BY A LAZY MAN.
Submitter comment: TRANSLATED FROM LITHUANIAN.
Where learned: DETROIT
Keyword(s): FOOD
James Callow Keyword(s): PERSONIFICATION ; SYMBOL ; TRANSLATION
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 02-17-1971
PROVERB
EVERY BEAN HAS ITS BLACK.
Submitter comment: FROM HIS MOTHER.
Where learned: HOME
Keyword(s): ALLITERATION ; COLOR ; FOOD
James Callow Keyword(s): FAULTS ; OBSERVATION ; PESSIMISM ; SYMBOL
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 10-26-1967
PROVERBIAL APOTHEGM
NOTHING BUT MONEY IS SWEETER THAN HONEY
James Callow Keyword(s): ECONOMY ; FOOD ; VALUE
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 11-00-1968
PROVERB
A PER'SON WHO WANTS TO DO ANOTHERS TRADE IS LIKE SOMEONE
WHO PUTS SOUP INTO A BASKET.
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT SAYS THIS IN ITALIAN. SHE LEARNED IT FROM A FRIEND
IN ITALY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): FOOD ; STICK TO WHAT YOU KNOW ; TRANSLATION
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Comparison |
Date learned: 08-00-1964
AMISH PROVERB (HEX SIGN) (?)
THE PIE IS ALL BUT THE CAKE IS YET.
Submitter comment:
THIS PROVERB WAS LEARNED ON A RECENT
TRIP THROUGH THE AMISH COUNTRY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): FOOD
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 07-00-1964
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 FROM A BLACK AMERICAN
PROOF OF THE PUDDING IS IN THE EATING.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; MARYGROVE COLLEGE ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): FOOD ; FUNCTION ; OBSERVATION ; TRANSLATION
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
PROVERB
PUT ONE GRAIN NEXT TO ANOTHER AND SOON YOU'LL HAVE A PILE.
Submitter comment: TRANSLATED FROM LITHUANIAN
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): FOOD? ; MANY A LITTLE MAKES A ; OBSERVATION ; PERSISTENCE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 02-17-1971
ITALIAN PROVERB
PUT THE BREAD TO YOUR MOUTH
AND YOU WILL FIND AN APPETITE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; MILFORD
James Callow Keyword(s): ADVICE: POSITIVE ; FOOD ; YOU CAN DO WITH WHAT YOU HAVE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 09-22-1968