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FOR GOOD LUCK FOR A YEAR, A GOOD LUCKING PERSON, MAN OR WOMAN
1MUST RING THE DOORBELL ON NEW YEARS EVE OR DAY.
Submitter comment: I KNOW OF MANY FAMILIES BESIDES THE LOCKHARTS WHO BELIEVE IN THIS
Where learned: DETROIT ; TOLD IN
James Callow Keyword(s): GOOD LOOKING? HANDSOME?
Date learned: 01-01-1972
RIDDLE
Q: WHAT MUST BE DONE TO HAVE SOFT HANDS?
A: NOTHING.
Submitter comment: TRANSLATED FROM LITHUANIAN.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): AN ACTION (A) ; LITERAL ; PARTS OF THE BODY (Q) HANDS
James Callow Keyword(s): IRONY
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- True Riddle |
Date learned: 02-17-1971
PRETENDED OBSCENE RIDDLE
Q: WHAT DOES A LADY DO SITTING DOWN, A MAN STANDING UP, AND A DOG ON
THREE LEGS?
A: SHAKE HANDS
Data entry tech comment: 2 MORE EXAMPLES ARE IN THE 5 X 8 CARD FILES.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): AN ACTION (A) ; PART OF THE BODY (A) HANDS ; PERSONS (Q) AND DOG.
James Callow Keyword(s): URINATE, IS ONE'S FIRST THOUGHT
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- True Riddle |
Date learned: 09-00-1971
WORDS OF WISDOM
CONSTANT OCCUPATION PREVENTS TEMPTATION.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): RHYME
James Callow Keyword(s): IDLE HANDS ARE THE DEVIL'S ; INTERNAL RHYME ; OBSERVATION
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 01-20-1968
CHRISTMAS CUSTOM
ON CHRISTMAS EVE IN CZECHOSLOVAKIA, A SLOVAK FAMOLY WOULD RUN TO
THE WELL. THERE THEY WOULD WASH THEIR HANDS AND FACE WITH WELL
WATER. THEY WOULD RUN BACK TO THE HOUSE AND THEN WIPE AWAY THE
WATER. THIS WAS DONE BEFORE CHRISTMAS EVE SUPPER.
Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; 19615 SUNSET ST ; TOLD AT
Keyword(s): WASHING HANDS
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- December 24 Christmas Eve |
Date learned: 02-25-1970
A COUPLE SHOULD BE MARRIED BEFORE TWELVE NOON BECAUSE THE
HANDS ARE GOING UP BEFORE THEN--GOOD LUCK.
Where learned: OHIO ; NEW BREMEN
James Callow Keyword(s): HANDS OF THE CLOCK
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Marriage BELIEF -- Measure of time WeekDayHour BELIEF -- Good luck |
Date learned: 00-00-1972
Proverb
Many hands make light work
Data entry tech comment:
Motifs added by TRD
James Callow comment:
Located in pile marked Duplicates and Other Rejects
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; Gwizdala, Maureen
Keyword(s): Community ; FAMILY ; Hands ; Help ; Many ; Multiple ; WORK
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Proverb
Many hands make light work.
Data entry tech comment:
Motifs added by TRD
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; FARMINGTON ; Hammel, Patricia ; 30974 Sutters Hill Ct
Keyword(s): Aphorism ; Apothegm ; Community ; Hands ; Help ; LIGHT ; Maxim ; PROVERB ; VERSE ; WORK
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Proverb
Many hands make light work.
Data entry tech comment:
Motifs added by TRD
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; Geviydala ; Maureen
Keyword(s): Aphorism ; Apothegm ; Easy ; Hands ; Help ; LIGHT ; Maxim ; PROVERB ; VERSE ; WORK
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Language: Rhyme
Nonsense Rhyme:
Of all the fishies in the brook,
I'd rather be a bass.
I'd climb up on the biggest rock
And slide down on my hands and knees.
Submitter comment:
Undetermined Origin
Data entry tech comment:
Motifs Added By TRD
James Callow comment:
Original BN [C730] crossed out. Replaced with current classification.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ROYAL OAK ; Carter, LP
Keyword(s): Brook ; FISH ; Fishies ; Hands ; Knees ; Language ; NONSENSE ; RHYME ; Rock ; Slide
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Speech Speech |
IT IS GOOD LUCK TO SHAKE THE HAND OF A CHIMNEY SWEEP.
Data entry tech comment:
Updated by TRD
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ROYAL OAK
Keyword(s): BELIEF ; Chimney ; Communication ; CUSTOM ; GREETING ; Hands ; LUCK ; Shake Hands ; SUPERSTITION ; Sweep
| Subject headings: | Favorites BELIEF -- Good luck P881.22 |
Date learned: 03-14-1970
IF YOU AND ANOTHER PERSON SAY THE SAME THING AT THE SAME
TIME, YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO SPIT BETWEEN YOUR FINGERS
FOR GOOD LUCK.
Data entry tech comment:
Updated by TRD
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): BEHAVIOR ; BELIEF ; CUSTOM ; Fingers ; GESTURE ; Hands ; Jinxs ; Same Time ; Simultaneous ; SPIT ; SUPERSTITION
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Good luck P881.22 |
Date learned: 04-05-1970