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ONE LESS TEST
WHEN I SET MYSELF DOWN TO STUDY,
I PRAY THE LORD I DON,T GO NUTTY;
AND IF I DIE BEFORE I WAKE,
THAT'S ONE LESS TEST I'LL HAVE TO TAKE
Where learned: HOME
Keyword(s): AABB ; PARODY-PRAYER QUATRAIN HUMOR STUDYING-TESTS ; RHYME
| Subject headings: | 730 Lyrical Verse |
Date learned: 11-18-1968
Superstition: Academics
Belief:
Don't shave from the time of studying for an exam until the student takes the exam.
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James Callow comment:
Original BN [P880] crossed out and F537 is written next to it.
Where learned: SCHOOL ; MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; Myself
Keyword(s): Academics ; BELIEF ; Books ; EDUCATION ; EDUCATION ADVICE ; GROOMING ; jinx ; Shaving ; Studying ; SUPERSTITION
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- School |
Retort
You look like you have to study to qualify as a dropout.
Submitter comment:
From his brother, Joe.
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Where learned: HOME ; Cunningham, Patrick
Keyword(s): COMEBACK ; Dropout ; Graduate ; INSULT ; RETORT ; SARCASM ; SCHOOL ; Study ; Wisecrack
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula |
Proverb
The article states a need for investigation into American author's use of proverbs. says in looking for proverbs in a work, that the definition of a proverb should be taken in its widest sense.
The Mieder study lists 322 different proverbs in "The People, Yes."
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Where learned: Mieder, Wolfgang ; Proverb of Carl Sanburgs Poem, The People Yes ; Southern Folklore Quarterly
Keyword(s): AMERICAN ; Authors ; DEFINITION ; Investigation ; poem ; PROVERB ; Sandberg ; Study
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- PROVERB |