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Proverb
A stitch in time saves nine.
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Where learned: Henderson, Elmira
Keyword(s): Aphorism ; Apothegm ; Forethought ; Maxim ; Nine ; NUMBER ; PROVERB ; Stitch ; THRIFT ; TIME ; VERSE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Proverb
The early bird gets the worm.
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Informant heard this in Norwalk, OH
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Original BN [V880] crossed out. Replaced with current classification.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; FERNDALE ; Westrick, Evelyn
Keyword(s): Aphorism ; Apothegm ; BIRD ; Early ; Forethought ; Maxim ; PROVERB ; TIME ; VERSE ; Worm
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Proverb
Early bird catches the worm.
Submitter comment:
Mentioned in a bull session
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Where learned: Heibein, Al
Keyword(s): Aphorism ; Apothegm ; BIRD ; Early ; Forethought ; Maxim ; PROVERB ; VERSE ; Worm
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Proverb
A stitch in time, saves nine.
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Keyword(s): Aphorism ; Apothegm ; Forethought ; Maxim ; Nine ; NUMBER ; PROVERB ; Stitch ; TIME ; VERSE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Proverb
A stitch in time saves nine.
Submitter comment:
Told her by her father
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Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; Reilly, Kathleen
Keyword(s): Aphorism ; Apothegm ; Forethought ; Maxim ; Nine ; NUMBER ; PROVERB ; Stitch ; THRIFT ; TIME ; VERSE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Proverb
Life is just a bowl of cherries.
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Proverbial Metaphor
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Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; Hessenbruch, John
Keyword(s): Aphorism ; Apothegm ; Cherries ; FOOD ; FRUIT ; LIFE ; Maxim ; METAPHOR ; PROVERB ; VERSE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Proverb
The early bird catches the worm.
Submitter comment:
Heard it in gradeschool.
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James Callow comment:
Original BN [V600] crossed out. Replaced with current classification.
Where learned: OHIO ; TOLEDO ; Cherry, Paul
Keyword(s): Aphorism ; Apothegm ; BIRD ; Early ; Forethought ; Late ; Maxim ; METAPHOR ; PROVERB ; VERSE ; Worm
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Proverb
A stitch in time saves nine.
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Motifs added by TRD
James Callow comment:
Original BN [V300] Crossed out. Replaced with current classification.
Keyword(s): Aphorism ; Apothegm ; Forethought ; Maxim ; Nine ; NUMBER ; PROVERB ; RHYME ; Stitch ; TIME ; VERSE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Proverb
A stitch in time saves nine.
Data entry tech comment:
Motifs added by TRD
James Callow comment:
Original BN [V600] crossed out. Replaced with current classification.
Keyword(s): Aphorism ; Apothegm ; Forethought ; Maxim ; Nine ; NUMBER ; PROVERB ; RHYME ; Stitch ; TIME ; VERSE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Proverb
The Early Bird:
The early bird gets the worm.
Submitter comment:
Known for as long as I can remember. Probably learned from father.
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Keyword(s): Aphorism ; Apothegm ; BIRD ; Early ; Forethought ; Late ; Maxim ; PROVERB ; TIME ; VERSE ; Worm
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Proverb
A stitch in time saves nine.
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Where learned: Misuraca, Catherine
Keyword(s): Aphorism ; Apothegm ; Forethought ; Maxim ; Nine ; NUMBER ; PROVERB ; RHYME ; Stitch ; THRIFT ; TIME ; VERSE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Proverb
A stitch in time saves nine.
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Motifs added by TRD
James Callow comment:
Original BN [V600] crossed out. Replaced wtih current classification.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; Place, Joyce
Keyword(s): Aphorism ; Apothegm ; Forethought ; Maxim ; Nine ; NUMBER ; PROVERB ; RHYME ; Save ; Stitch ; TIME ; VERSE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Proverb
The early bird catches the worm.
Submitter comment:
Informant heard this from his grandmother
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James Callow comment:
Original BN [V300] crossed out. Replaced with current classification.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; Ackley, Maurice
Keyword(s): Aphorism ; Apothegm ; BIRD ; CATCH ; Early ; Forethought ; Maxim ; PROVERB ; Trap ; VERSE ; Worm
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Proverb
A stitch in time saves nine.
Submitter comment:
Informant heard this from her mother when she was a child.
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Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WARREN ; Pierson, Martha
Keyword(s): Aphorism ; Apothegm ; Forethought ; Maxim ; Nine ; NUMBER ; PROVERB ; Save ; Stitch ; THRIFT ; TIME ; VERSE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Superstition
Werewolf Moon
When the moon takes on a very orange color, this is said to be the time when werewolves come out.
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Where learned: Myself
Keyword(s): COLOR ; FANTASY ; Man ; MOON ; Orange ; SUPERNATURAL ; SUPERSTITION ; Transform ; TRANSFORMATION ; Werewolf ; Wolf
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Werewolf Vampire PROSE NARRATIVE -- Moon |
Red Hots
Hot Dog vendors often yell this phrase at baseball, football, basketball, etc, any sports activity, when trying to sell their weiner: "get your red-hots right here!"
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Where learned: Anonymous
Keyword(s): BASEBALL ; Basketball ; Football ; Hot ; Hot Dog ; Red ; SALE ; Sell ; SPORTS ; Vendor
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Cries of street vendor |
Autograph Verse
Album Rhyme:
Remember me
you can, you must
As long as you can bite a crust,
But when your jaws are old and bare,
forget me then, if you dare.
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Where learned: St Charles, Rosalee
Keyword(s): AGE ; Album ; AUTOGRAPH ; Crust ; FOOD ; GUM ; Jaw ; MEMORY ; poem ; Remember ; RHYME ; Signature ; TEETH ; VERSE
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Verse without Music |
Autograph Verse
Album Verse;
Read And That Do
This You I You
Straight Will Love Love
Down See You Me
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Where learned: St Charles, Rosalee
Keyword(s): Album ; AUTOGRAPH ; Down ; Form ; LOVE ; poem ; PUN ; RHYME ; Signature ; Straight ; VERSE
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Verse without Music |
Language
In some country places stepping into cow manure is called "cutting your foot."
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Keyword(s): Colloquialism ; COUNTRY ; Cow ; Cutting ; Foot ; MANURE ; REGIONAL ; SLANG ; Step ; Term
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Vocabulary of Special Group |
Language
"Piecing" means munching on candy or junk instead of eating a meal.
Submitter comment:
Heard from people from Delaware
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Where learned: Hoy, Linda
Keyword(s): CANDY ; FOOD ; Junk ; Language ; Nutrition ; Piecing ; SLANG ; Vocabulary
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Common Word |