Proverb

haste makes waste.

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James Callow comment:

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

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; Karle, Janet Y

Keyword(s): Aphorism ; Apothegm ; Haste ; Maxim ; PROVERB ; RHYME ; VERSE ; Waste

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Maxim

Album Rhyme:

On this page in memory pressed,

May my name forever rest.

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I can remember writing this in grade school friends' autograph books.

Keyword(s): Album ; AUTOGRAPH ; Maxim ; PROVERB ; RHYME ; Saying ; Signature ; VERSE

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Language: Rhyme

Married Rhyme:

When you get married and live in a shack,

Send me your money in a paper sack.

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Keyword(s): Language ; MARRIAGE ; MONEY ; Paper ; RHYME ; Sack ; Shack ; VERSE

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Language: Rhyme

Married Rhyme:

When you get married and live in a shack,

Remember the girl who never wrote back.

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Keyword(s): Language ; MARRIAGE ; Married ; RHYME ; Shack ; VERSE

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Language: Rhyme

Love Rhyme:

Remember the old, remember the new.

Remember the guy, who wrote "I Love You."

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This rhyme was given to me by a grade school "boyfriend"

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Keyword(s): Language ; LOVE ; New ; Old ; Remember ; RHYME ; VERSE

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Language: Rhyme

Roses Rhyme:

Roses are red, Violets are blue.

Sugar is sweet, And so are you.

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This is a rhyme that is familiar to most everyone who has heard a "roses are red" rhyme...

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Keyword(s): Blue ; COLOR ; Language ; poem ; Red ; RHYME ; Roses ; Sugar ; Sweet ; VERSE

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Autograph Rhyme

From Grade School Book:

2 Nice

2 Be

____

4 Gotten

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Keyword(s): AUTOGRAPH ; poem ; RHYME ; Signature ; VERSE

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Autograph Rhyme

From Grade School Book:

2 Nice

2 Be

____

4 Gotten

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Keyword(s): AUTOGRAPH ; poem ; RHYME ; Signature ; VERSE

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Autograph Rhyme

Gradeschool Autograph:

When you get married and live in a holler: Send me a kiss on a paper dollar.

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Collected from my grade school autograph book.

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Keyword(s): AUTOGRAPH ; Dollar ; KISS ; Married ; Paper ; RHYME ; Signature ; VERSE

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Autograph Rhyme

I wish you luck, I wish you joy, I wish you first a baby boy.

And when his hair begins to curl, I wish you then a baby girl.

And when her hair is straight and thin, I wish you next a set of twins.

And when they're crawling on the floor, for heanev's sake, don't have any more!

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Where learned: Tomlinson, Perry

Keyword(s): AUTOGRAPH ; BABY ; Boy ; Crawl ; Curl ; Floor ; Girl ; HAIR ; poem ; RHYME ; Signature ; Straight ; THIN ; TWINS ; VERSE

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Autograph Rhyme

Cynical Autograph Rhyme;

Roses are red, Violets are green.

You have a shape like a submarine.

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Keyword(s): AUTOGRAPH ; COLOR ; Cynical ; FLOWERS ; poem ; Red ; RHYME ; Roses ; Signature ; Submarine ; VERSE ; Violets

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Autograph Rhyme

Roses are red, leaves are green.

You have a shape like a submarine.

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Where learned: Tomlinson, Perry

Keyword(s): AUTOGRAPH ; COLOR ; Cynical ; FLOWERS ; Green ; Leaves ; Red ; RHYME ; Roses ; Signature ; Submarine ; VERSE

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Autograph Rhyme

Autograph rhyme;

Yours till the Mississippi wears rubber pants.

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Where learned: Savage, Cindy

Keyword(s): AUTOGRAPH ; Mississippi ; Pants ; PUN ; RHYME ; River ; Rubber ; Signature ; VERSE

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Autograph Rhyme

Album Rhymes:

This page is yellow, so is cheese, well!

What's a kiss, without the squeeze.

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Where learned: St Charles, Rosalee

Keyword(s): Album ; AUTOGRAPH ; Cheese ; KISS ; RHYME ; Signature ; Squeeze ; VERSE

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Autograph Rhyme

As sure as the grass grows around the stump, you are my darling sugar lump.

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Where learned: St Charles, Rosalee

Keyword(s): Album ; AUTOGRAPH ; RHYME ; Signature ; VERSE

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Autograph Rhyme

Album Rhyme;

Kissing spreads germs, and germs are hated,

But kiss me baby, I'm vaccinated!

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Where learned: Tomlinson, Perry

Keyword(s): AUTOGRAPH ; Germ ; KISS ; poem ; RHYME ; Signature ; Vaccinated ; VERSE

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Autograph Rhyme

Album Rhyme:

When at this book you chance to look,

And have to turn it round,

Remember the girl who spoiled your book,

...by writing upside down...

[The last line is written upside down]

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Where learned: St Charles, Rosalee

Keyword(s): Album ; AUTOGRAPH ; poem ; RHYME ; Signature ; Upside-down ; VERSE

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Autograph Rhyme

Album Rhyme:

When you are married and think you are sweet,

Take off your shoes and smell your feet.

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Where learned: St Charles, Rosalee

Keyword(s): AUTOGRAPH ; FEET ; Married ; poem ; RHYME ; Signature ; Sweet ; VERSE

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Autograph Rhyme

Album Rhyme:

When you are married and move down south,

Remember me and my big mouth.

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Where learned: St Charles, Rosalee

Keyword(s): AUTOGRAPH ; Married ; Mouth ; poem ; RHYME ; Signature ; South ; VERSE

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