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SONG
MY BONNIE HAS TUBERCULOSIS,
MY BONNIE HAS ONLY ONE LUNG.
SHE SPITS UP A BLOODY CORRUPTION,
AND ROLLS IT AROUND ON HER TONGUE.
Submitter comment:
( SONG TO TUNE OF " MY BONNIE LIES OVER THE
OCEAN. " )
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Ill humor Ridicule Mockery Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Daily Life |
Date learned: DATE NOT RECORDED BY COLLECTOR.
AS FUNNY AS
IS AS FUNNY AS A RUBBER CRUTCH IN A POLIO WARD.
Data entry tech comment: IS PRECEDED ON 5 X 8 CARD BY ( BLANK-- WHATEVER THE OBJECT IS )
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): METAPHOR HUMOR
James Callow Keyword(s): DISEASE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Comparison |
HEALTH PROVERB
AN APPLE A DAY KEEPS THE DOCTOR AWAY.
Submitter comment:
SUPPOSEDLY, ALL THE NUTRIENTS OF AN APPLE WILL KEEP YOU
HEALTHY. THIS IS NOT TRUE FOR ME BECAUSE I'M HYPOGLYCEMIC,
AND I CAN'T EAT FOODS HIGH IN CARBOHYDRATES--SUCH AS APPLES.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ROYAL OAK
James Callow Keyword(s): METONYMY: DOCTOR FOR DISEASE
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb Proverb BELIEF -- Means of Causing or Avoiding Illness PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 00001960S
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Historical record from James Callow Folklore Archive.
This guy wants to marry this girl so he goes to
ask her father's permission. The father says to
the guy "I think there is something about my
daughter that you should know. She has acute
angina." The guy replied, "I realize that and her
tits ain't bad either!"
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; LENNON
Keyword(s): Heart disease
James Callow Keyword(s): Confusion of angina and vagina
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Body part Senses PROSE NARRATIVE -- Stupid man or woman |
Date learned: 00-00-1984
EVERY CHILD HAS WORMS. ADULTS ALSO HAVE FORMS OF
WORMS BUT THEIR SYSTEMS HAVE EITHER OVERTAKEN
OR BECOME IMMUNE TO THEM.
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT LEARNED THIS FROM HER MOTHER WHEN SHE
LIVED ON A FARM AS A GIRL.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): DISEASE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Medicine |
Date learned: 03-31-1967
Proverb
Time is an herb that cures all diseases
Data entry tech comment:
Motifs added by TRD
James Callow comment:
Original BN [V200] crossed out. Replaced with current classification
Located in pile marked Duplicates and Other Rejects
Where learned: Koch, Mr Paul
Keyword(s): CURE ; DISEASE ; Herb ; PATIENCE ; PREVENTION ; REMEDY ; TIME
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
WEARING A ROOT OF A TREE WILL PREVENT OR LESSEN
ARTHRITIC PAIN.
Data entry tech comment:
Updated by TRD
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE ; Sullivan, Audrey
Keyword(s): Arthritis ; CURE ; DISEASE ; REMEDY ; Root ; Tree
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Remedy |
Date learned: 04-00-1972
WHY IS A BARBER POLE RED AND WHITE STRIPED? RED STANDS
FOR BLOOD AND WHITE STANDS FOR BANDAGES BECAUSE THE BARBER
ALWAYS DID THE BLEEDING FOR ALL KINDS OF AILMENTS.
Data entry tech comment:
Updated by TRD
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; ROCKWOOD
Keyword(s): Ailments ; Bandages ; Barber ; Barber Pole ; Bleeding ; COLOR ; CURE ; DISEASE ; HAIR ; ILLNESS ; Pole ; PREVENTION ; Red ; SICKNESS ; Signal ; Symbolize ; White
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Sign Color BELIEF -- Color |
Date learned: 07-28-1968