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AS A BEAUTY I AM NO STAR,
THERE ARE OTHERS MUCH MORE HANDSOME BY FAR.
BUT MY FACE, I DON'T MIND IT,
BECAUSE I'M BEHIND IT.
IT'S THE FOLKS UP IN FRONT THAT I JAR.
Where learned: HOME
Keyword(s): SELF-CRITICISM
| Subject headings: | 730 Lyrical Verse |
CURLERS IN MY HAIR AT NIGHT,
HEAVENS--WHAT AN AWFUL SIGHT.
I TOSS, I TURN, WHEN WILL I LEARN--
THAT BEAUTY ISN'T WORTH THE FIGHT!
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): INTERNAL RHYME ; SELF-CRITICISM
| Subject headings: | 730 Lyrical Verse |
WHO CARES? NOT I.
I KNOW HOW UGLY I ARE,
MY FACE IT AIN'T NO STAR,
BUT I DON'T MIND IT,
CAUSE I'M BEHIND IT,
IT'S THE FOLKS OUT FRONT GET THE JAR.
Submitter comment: FROM CHILDHOOD
Where learned: OHIO ; MASSILLON
Keyword(s): SELF-CRITICISM
| Subject headings: | 730 Lyrical Verse |
Date learned: 00-00-1968
PROVERB
BECOME OLD EARLY IF YOU WISH TO STAY OLD LONG.
Submitter comment: FROM A FELLOW WORKER.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BIRMINGHAM
Keyword(s): CONTRAST
James Callow Keyword(s): ADVICE: POSITIVE ; PARADOX ; TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 11-15-1967
PROVERB
CUNNING PROCEEDS FROM WANT OF CAPACITY.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
Keyword(s): ALLITERATION
James Callow Keyword(s): SELF DEPRECATION
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 11-00-1968
PROVERBIAL APOTHEGM
NO ONE CAN MAKE YOU FEEL INFERIOR WITHOUT YOUR CONSENT
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; CAMPUS
James Callow Keyword(s): SELF CONFIDENCE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 00-00-1968
PROVERBS OF A MATH TEACHER
NOTHING SUCCEEDS LIKE SUCCESS
James Callow comment: CREDIT SHOULD GO TO OSCAR WILDE--F. M. PAULSEN
Where learned: UNKNOWN
James Callow Keyword(s): GOOD FORTUNE ; IRONY ; OBSERVATION ; SUCCESS BREEDS ITSELF
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 12-04-1968
PROVERBIAL APOTHEGM
THE ONLY VICTORY THAT IS LASTING AND BRINGS NO EVIL RESULTS IS THE
VICTORY OVER HIMSELF. NAPOLEON
Data entry tech comment: ORIGINAL 5 X 8 CARD INDICATES THAT THIS IS A QUOTE FROM NAPOLEON
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; CAMPUS
James Callow Keyword(s): ADVICE: POSITIVE ; FUNCTION ; SELF DISCIPLINE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 00-00-1963
LENTEN RESOLUTIONS
IT IS CUSTOMARY DURING LENT FOR MANY CATHOLICS TO MAKE RESOLUTIONS.
THESE RESOLUTIONS ARE USUALLY DENIALS SELF-INFLICTED, SUCH AS
GIVING UP CERTAIN FOODS OR GIVING UP TELEVISION.
Submitter comment: (LEARNED THIS FROM HOME LIFE)
Where learned: OHIO ; 2507 ROWLAND NE ; CANTON ; 44714
Keyword(s): SELF-SACRIFICE
| Subject headings: | 663 Lent |
Date learned: 12-04-1967
LENTEN CUSTOM
IT IS A COMMON CUSTOM AMONG CHRISTIANS DURING THE LENTEN SEASON
TO GIVE-UP OR ABSTAIN FROM SOMETHING THEY REALLY ENJOY.
CIGARETTES, CANDY, ETC.
Where learned: COLLECTORS HOME
Keyword(s): SELF-SACRIFICE
| Subject headings: | 663 Lent |
Date learned: 03-07-1968
LENTEN CUSTOM
DURING LENT, THE BYZNATINE ( BYZANTINE ) FAITHFUL ABSTAINED FROM
CUSTOMARY FOOD, IN THE OLD WORLD. MEAT WAS FOR SURVIVAL, AND FASTING
WAS KEPT VERY STRICT.
Submitter comment: THIS CUSTOM IS NO LONGER KEPT IN THE INFORMANT'S FAMILY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): FOOD CUSTOM ; SELF-SACRIFICE
| Subject headings: | 663 Lent |
Date learned: 03-17-1970
LENTEN FAST--RUSSIAN
DURING THE FORTY DAYS BEFORE EASTER, THE RUSSIAN PEOPLE WERE NOT
ALOWED TO EAT MEAT, FISH, MILK OR CREAM. THEY WERE ONLY
ALLOWED TO EAT VEGETABLES SUCH AS POTATOES, SAURKRAUT ( SAUERKRAUT ),
ETC.
NOTE: TOLD TO MY MOTHER BY HER NEIGHBOR MRS. MARY YASHIN
WHO GREW UP IN SARATOV, RUSSIA.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WARREN
Keyword(s): FOOD CUSTOM ; SELF-SACRIFICE
| Subject headings: | 663 Lent |
Date learned: 10-10-1968
LENT
MOST FAMILIES HAVE A LOT OF SOUP DURING LENT IN PLACE OF MEATS.
ACQUIRED THIS EVERY LENT.
Where learned: OSGOOD ROAD, ASSUMED ; MILFORD ; NEW HAMPSHIRE, ASSUMED
Keyword(s): ABSTINENCE ; FOOD CUSTOM ; SELF-SACRIFICE
| Subject headings: | 663 Lent |
Date learned: 08-00-1967
LENT
ON MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, AND FRIDAY OF LENT THE INFORMANT'S FATHER
ATE ONLY HERRING, POTATOES, AND CABBAGE, ALL WITHOUT THE BENEFIT OF
WATER.
Where learned: 1971 MORRELL ; DETROIT ; MICHIGAN, ASSUMED
Keyword(s): FOOD CUSTOM ; SELF-SACRIFICE
| Subject headings: | 663 Lent |
Date learned: 09-00-1971
LENTEN CUSTOM
IN THE CATHOLIC RELIGION THERE WAS A CUSTOM THAT ADULTS (PERSONS OVER
21) MUST FAST FROM EATING IN BETWEEN MEALS AND WERE NOT ALLOWED TO
HAVE THE EQUIVALENT OF 2 FULL MEALS DURING THE DAY FOR THE PERIOD
FROM ASH WEDNESDAY TO EASTER SUNDAY.
Where learned: NEW YORK ; 42 SANDS ST ; PORT CHESTER
Keyword(s): SELF-SACRIFICE--FASTING
| Subject headings: | 663 Lent 663 Ash Wednesday CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Spring Planting Easter Sunday |
Date learned: DATE NOT RECORDED BY COLLECTOR
LENTEN CUSTOM
THE CATHOLIC CUSTOM IS TO FAST DURING THE 40 DAYS OF LENT AS CHRIST
DID ON MT. SINAI.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; 13619 MAPLERIDGE
Keyword(s): SELF-SACRIFICE--FASTING
| Subject headings: | 663 Lent BELIEF -- Number |
Date learned: 11-04-1968
LENTEN CUSTOMS:
IT IS A CUSTOM TO GIVE UP SOMETHING DURING THE LENTEN SEASON TO SHOW
PENANCE AND SELF SACRIFICE
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): SELF-SACRIFICE
| Subject headings: | 663 Lent |
Date learned: 11-12-1969
LENTEN CUSTOMS
GIVING UP CANDY OR SOMETHING ELSE OF PLEASURE FOR THE LENTEN PERIOD.
Submitter comment: FAMILY PRACTICE
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; 3135 PEBBLE LN ; BIRMINGHAM
Keyword(s): SELF-SACRIFICE
| Subject headings: | 663 Lent |
Date learned: 10-20-1967
LENTEN CUSTOM
DURING LENT IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO GIVE UP SOMETHING WE ENJOY OR LIKE.
Submitter comment: THIS WAS PRACTICED DURING EVERY LENTEN SEASON IN SCHOOL.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; 5334 CANTON ; 48211
Keyword(s): SELF-SACRIFICE
| Subject headings: | 663 Lent |
Date learned: DATE NOT RECORDED BY COLLECTOR
HOLY WEEK
IN UKRAINE, IT IS CUSTOMARY NOT TO EAT MEAT ALL WEEK.
Submitter comment: INFORMANT LEARNED THIS FROM RELATIVES IN UKRAINE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): ABSTINENCE FROM MEAT ; SELF-SACRIFICE--FASTING
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Spring Planting F663.30 |
Date learned: 12-03-1967