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PROVERB

I'M ON THE WAGON

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GROSSE POINTE

James Callow Keyword(s): MEANING: I'M NOT DRINKING ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES ; WATER WAGON

Subject headings: PROVERB -- Proverbial Phrase

Date learned: 00-00-1964

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When is a dog's tail not a dog's tail?
When it's a wagon.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ALLEN PARK

James Callow Keyword(s): wagging

Subject headings: RIDDLE -- Riddle Question

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SLUG BUG

A FEW YEARS AGO WHILE IN GRADE SCHOOL, WE'D PLAY THIS
LITTLE GAME WHILE TRAVELING. THE FIRST PERSON TO SEE
A VOLKSWAGON WOULD YELL OUT "SLUG BUG" AND,
CONSEQUENTLY, GOT TO SLUG THE OTHER PERSON IN THE ARM.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GROSSE POINTE WOODS

Keyword(s): AUTOMOBILE=VOLKSWAGON

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Special Object or Implement

Date learned: 10-08-1971

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Belief: Luck

Luck:

If someone wants your place at Bingo, take your chair with you or you won't win.

Data entry tech comment:

Motifs added by TRD

James Callow comment:

Original BN [P880] crossed out/replaced with current classifications.

Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN ; Rota, Lydia ; 27415 LITTLE MACK ; SAINT CLAIR SHORES

Keyword(s): Luck, Chance, Wagers, Bingo, Chair, Custom, Game, Entertainment

James Callow Keyword(s): LUCK

Subject headings: BELIEF -- Entertainment Diversion
BELIEF -- Fate Destiny Luck Chance

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Jokes

How do you fit four elephants in a Volkswagon?

Two in the front, and two in the back.

Data entry tech comment:

Entered by TRD

Where learned: LOUISIANA ; Henry, Ruth ; New Orleans

Keyword(s): AUTOMOBILE ; ELEPHANT ; Funny ; JOKE ; Volkswagon

Subject headings: RIDDLE -- Riddle Question

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Proverb

Don't count your chickens before they're hatched.

Data entry tech comment:

Motifs added by TRD

James Callow comment:

Original BN [V300] crossed out. Replaced with current classification.

Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; Bresinski, Irene

Keyword(s): Anticipate ; Aphorism ; Apothegm ; Bet ; Chicken ; Egg ; Gamble ; Hatch ; Maxim ; PROVERB ; VERSE ; Wager

Subject headings: PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor

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Language

"wag" means carry

Data entry tech comment:

Motifs added by TRD

Keyword(s): CARRY ; Language ; SLANG ; Vocabulary ; Wag

Subject headings: SPEECH -- Common Word

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Saying

Hitch your wagon to a star

(Plan and work for the best)

Data entry tech comment:

Motifs added by TRD

Where learned: FLORIDA ; Houghton, Mrs Mary ; Plant City

Keyword(s): Saying ; Star ; SUCCESS ; Wagon

Subject headings: SPEECH -- Vocabulary

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