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Proverb
Why lock the barn after the horse is stolen?
Submitter comment:
She learned from her grandfather
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Motifs added by TRD
Where learned: Hickey, Thelma
Keyword(s): Aphorism ; Apothegm ; Barn ; Hindsight ; HORSE ; Lock ; Lock ; Maxim ; PROVERB ; Steal ; VERSE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Retort
At dinner time, a parental question/statement as a result of crude behavior is "were you raised in a barn?"
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James Callow comment:
Original BN [V400, V300] crossed out. Replaced with current classification.
Where learned: HOME ; Reaume, Shirley
Keyword(s): Barn ; Crude ; Language ; MANNERS ; Raised ; RETORT ; Rude ; Saying
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula |