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PROVERB
LOOKS LIKE DEATH WARMED OVER.
Submitter comment:
IF SOMEONE DOESN'T LOOK TOO GOOD YOU'D SAY
THIS TO EXPLAIN THEIR LOOKS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DEARBORN HEIGHTS
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Phrase |
Date learned: 01-00-1979
PROVERB
SLOW AS MOLASSES.
Submitter comment:
IF YOU WERE ALWAYS WAITING FOR SOMEONE, OR IF SOMEONE WAS LAZY, YOU
WOULD SAY THIS TO EXPLAIN THEIR ACTIONS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DEARBORN HEIGHTS
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula PROVERB -- Proverbial Comparison |
Date learned: 01-00-1979
PROVERB
ALL THAT'S REQUIRED IN ENJOYING SAUSAGES OR LOVE IS ENJOYMENT.
Submitter comment: THIS WAS SAID AS A TYPE OF JOKE. A TYPE OF SIMILIE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DEARBORN HEIGHTS
James Callow Keyword(s): CIRCULAR REASONING ; ZEUGMA
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 01-00-1979
THE LADY WITH THREE HUSBANDS
THERE IS A STORY ABOUT ONE WOMAN SEVERAL YEARS AGO,
WHO ABOUT TWENTY YEARS OLD AND SHE FOUND A NICE MAN
AND MARRIED HIM. THEN AFTER ABOUT THREE MONTHS,
HER HUSBAND GOT SICK AND DIED. SHE LOVED HER
HUSBAND SO MUCH, THAT SHE COULDN'T SEE HIM BEING
PLACED IN THE GROUND, SO SHE HAD HIM CREMATED.
SEVERAL YEARS PASSED AND SHE FOUND ANOTHER MAN WHO SHE
LIKED AND AFTER SOME TIME, THEY TOO GOT MARRIED.
THEY LIVED HAPPILY FOR SEVERAL MONTHS AND THEN THE
HUSBAND SUDDENLY DIED. LOVING HIM VERY MUCH, ALSO,
SHE COULDN'T SEE HIM IN A GRAVE, SO SHE ALSO HAD HIM
CREMATED. SEVERAL MONTHS PASSED AND SOON SHE BECAME
ACQUAINTED WITH A THIRD MAN, AND AFTER A SHORT TIME,
SHE GOT MARRIED, AND AGAIN AFTER A SHORT TIME, THIS
HUSBAND DIED AND SHE HAD HIM CREMATED, TOO. AT THE
FUNERAL OF THIS LADY'S THIRD HUSBAND, A FRIEND OF
HERS, A SPINSTER, CAME TO HER AND SAID "HERE, I'VE
BEEN LOOKING FOR A MAN FOR YEARS AND YOU HAVE MEN ENOUGH
TO BURN."
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DEARBORN HEIGHTS
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Woman |
Date learned: 10-10-1970
SCHOOL FESTIVAL
SEPTEMBER TRADITIONALLY IS THE "BACK TO SCHOOL"
MONTH.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DEARBORN HEIGHTS
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- School |
Date learned: 10-07-1968
IF YOU'RE WALKING WITH SOMEONE AND ONE PERSON WALKS
ON ONE SIDE OF A POLE OR TREE, OR SOMETHING, AND
THE OTHER WALKS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE POLE, YOU
WILL BECOME ENEMIES UNLESS YOU SAY, "BREAD AND BUTTER."
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DEARBORN HEIGHTS
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula |
Date learned: 11-00-1970
WATCHING FOR GROUNDHOGS ON GROUNDHOG DAY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DEARBORN HEIGHTS
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Measure of time Spring CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- December 21 solstice to March 20 |
Date learned: 09-29-1968
GRACE BEFORE MEALS
RUB-A-DUB-DUB, THANKS FOR THE GRUB,
YEAH, GOD.
Submitter comment: LEARNED AT SACRED HEART SEMINARY (DETROIT, MICHIGAN)
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DEARBORN HEIGHTS
James Callow Keyword(s): PARODY
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Belief Belief |
Date learned: 11-00-1970
RIDDLE
WHY DID THE ELEPHANT PAINT HIS TOENAILS DIFFERENT
COLORS? ANSWER: SO HE COULD HIDE IN THE
M&M'S BAG.
Data entry tech comment: M&M'S ARE CANDY-COATED CHOCOLATE DROPS. THE ; CANDY
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DEARBORN HEIGHTS
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 01-21-1970
GAME
SIMON SAYS. IN THIS GAME, ONE PERSON IS SIMON, AND SIMON IS THE
LEADER. THE FOLLOWERS DO WHATEVER SIMON DOES AS LONG AS SIMON HAS
SAID," SIMON SAYS DO THIS". IF YOU DO SOMETHING AND "SIMON SAYS"
HASN'T BEEN SAID THEN YOU ARE OUT OF THE GAME. THE ONE REMAINING
(BESIDES SIMON) IS SIMON FOR THE NEXT GAME.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DEARBORN HEIGHTS
James Callow Keyword(s): IMITATIVE GAME
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Dramatic |
Date learned: 00-00-1970
RED ROVER
RED ROVER, RED ROVER. IN THIS GAME THERE ARE TWO SIDES. EACH SIDE
HAS THE SAME NUMBER OF PEOPLE. EACH SIDE STANDS SIDE BY SIDE
HOLDING EACH OTHER'S HANDS OR ARMS. A CERTAIN DISTANCE IS SET
BETWEEN THE TWO TEAMS. WHEN THE ONE TEAM CALLS "RED ROVER, RED ROVER
SEND.... RIGHT OVER, THAT PERSON RUNS WITH ALL HIS/HER MIGHT AND
TRIES TO BREAK THE BOND OF THE HANDS. IF HE'S SUCCESSFUL, HE CHOOSES
ONE MEMBER FROM THE OPPOSING TEAM TO JOIN HIS SIDE. IF HE DOESN'T
SUCCEED, HE HAS TO STAY ON THE OPPOSING TEAM'S SIDE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DEARBORN HEIGHTS
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Racing Chasing Fighting |
Date learned: 00-00-1969
RED BLACK (DRINKING GAME)
RED/ BLACK. THIS IS ALSO PLAYED WITH AN UNLIMITED AMOUNT OF
PLAYERS AND A DECK OF CARDS. BEFORE HE FLIPS OVER THE TOP CARD, THE
DEALER ASKS THE PERSON "RED OR BLACK?" THE DEALER FLIPS OVER THE CARD
AND IF YOUHVE GUESSED WRONG, YOU DRINK. IF THE DEALER FLIPS THE ACE
OF SPADES, YOU DRINK 5 GULPS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DEARBORN HEIGHTS
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Special Object or Implement |
Date learned: 00-00-1979
PRAYER
INFANT JESUS, BLESS ME.
KEEP ME CLOSE TO YOU.
I WANT TO PLEASE YOU, JESUS,
IN EVERYTHING I DO.
BE NEAR ME, LITTLE JESUS,
IN MY WORK AND PLAY.
HELP ME LOVE YOU, JESUS,
MORE AND MORE EACH DAY.
Submitter comment:
HERE IS A PRAYER THAT MY GRANDPA TAUGHT TO MY DAD. WHEN I TURNED
THREE YEARS OLD, MY DAD SAT ME ON HIS LAP AND TAUGHT THIS PRAYER
TO ME. IT HAS BEEN A SPECIAL PRAYER TO MY FAMILY FOR YEARS. IT
HAS ALWAYS BEEN THE FIRST PRAYER THAT THE CHILDREN LEARNED.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DEARBORN HEIGHTS
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Belief Belief |
Date learned: 00-00-1969
COUNTING OUT RHYME FOR CHOOSING "IT"
MY MOTHER AND YOUR MOTHER WERE HANGING UP CLOTHES.
MY MOTHER PUNCHED YOUR MOTHER RIGHT IN THE NOSE.
WHAT COLOR WAS THE BLOOD?
THE PERSON WHO IS LANDED ON CHOOSES A COLOR AND WHOEVER THE LAST
LETTER OF THE COLOR ENDS ON IS "IT" FOR THE GAME.
Submitter comment: THIS HAS ALWAYS BEEN MY FAVORITE COUNTING OUT RHYME.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DEARBORN HEIGHTS
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 00-00-1974
COUNTING OUT RHYME FOR CHOOSING "IT"
OH, A PEANUT SAT ON A RAILROAD TRACK.
HIS HEART WAS ALL A FLUTTER.
AROUND THE BEND CAME NUMBER TEN.
TOOT TOOT PEANUT BUTTER.
THE PERSON WHO IS LANDED ON IS "IT" FOR THE GAME TO BE PLAYED.
WHENEVER THE NEIGHBORHOOD KIDS WOULD USE THIS RHYME, THEY WOULD
ALWAYS PUNCH EVERYBODY'S HANDS IN THE CIRCLE BECAUSE OF THE
TRAIN SMASHING THE POOR PEANUT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DEARBORN HEIGHTS
| Subject headings: | Favorites Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Narrative Verse Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 00-00-1974
COUNTING OUT RHYME FOR CHOOSING "IT"
ELEPHANT, ELEPHANT IN A DISH. HOW MANY PEOPLE CAN YOU SQUISH?
Submitter comment:
MY FAMILY WAS THE ONLY ONE ON THE BLOCK WHO WOULD USE THIS RHYME.
MY BROTHERS SAID IT WAS OUR RHYME ONLY AND THREATENED ANYONE WHO
ATTEMPTED TO SAY IT. THIS RHYME WAS PRETTY SPECIAL BECAUSE
IT BROUGHT A LAUGH EVERY TIME IT WAS REPEATED.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DEARBORN HEIGHTS
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 00-00-1974
THE GOLDEN ARM
THERE ONCE WAS A RICH MAN AND HE HAD EVERYTHING HE
DESIRED IN LIFE BUT A WIFE. HE HUNTED AROUND THE WHOLE
WORLD AND FINALLY FOUND THE MOST BEAUTIFUL WOMAN. THEY
GOT MARRIED. ONE DAY HIS WIFE HAD AN AWFUL CAR ACCIDENT
WHICH CAUSED HER TO LOSE AN ARM SO THE RICH MAN BOUGHT
HER AN ARM OF GOLD. SIX MONTHS LATER, SHE DIED. THE DAY
AFTER THE FUNERAL THE RICH MAN WENT OUT TO HIS WIFE'S
GRAVE AND DUG UP THE GOLDEN ARM. HE PUT IT IN HIS BEDROOM
UNDER THE PILLOW. THAT NIGHT, THE GHOST OF HIS WIFE CAME
INTO HIS ROOM. THE RICH MAN ASKED, "WHERE IS YOUR HAIR OF
YELLOW? WHERE ARE YOUR EYES OF BLUE? WHERE ARE YOUR LIPS
OF RED? AND WHERE IS YOUR GOLDEN ARM?"
AT THIS POINT IN THE STORY, THE STORYTELLER REACHES OUT
AND GRABS THE PERSON HE'S TELLING THE STORY TO AND SHOUTS
"YOU GOT IT!"
Submitter comment:
THE LISTENER IS SUPPOSED TO BE STARTLED BY THIS AND JUMP
AT THE ENDING.
LAURIE LEARNED THIS STORY AT GIRLSCOUT CAMP WHILE
SITTING AROUND A CRACKLING FIRE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DEARBORN HEIGHTS
| Subject headings: | Favorites PROSE NARRATIVE -- B667 |
LIMERICK ON A FAMILY TRIP
THERE ONCE WAS A GIRL NAMED CHER,
WHO WAS ALWAYS BRUSHING HER HAIR.
ONE DAY PEOPLE SAY
HER HAIR BLEW AWAY.
AND NOW POOR CHER'S HEAD IS BARE.
Submitter comment:
THIS IS A POEM THAT MY SISTER MADE UP WHILE WE WERE PLAYING
A GAME IN THE CAR ON A FAMILY TRIP. THE GAME CONSISTS
OF EVERYBODY MAKING UP A FIVE-LINE POEM WITH A PERSON'S
NAME IN IT. AT THE END THE PERSON WITH THE BEST LIMERICK
GETS A PRIZE OF SOME SORT. USUALLY THE PRIZE TURNED OUT TO
BE A MILKSHAKE AT MCDONALD'S RESTAURANT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DEARBORN HEIGHTS
James Callow Keyword(s): IMPROMPTU COMPOSITION OF POETRY
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Wit Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Narrative Verse |
Date learned: 00-00-1983
LIMERICK ON A FAMILY TRIP
THERE ONCE WAS A GIRL NAMED JULIE.
HER HAIR WAS TANGLED AND UNRULY.
HER MOM HAD IT SHORN.
HOW JULIE DID MOURN.
FOR THE MICE HAD NO HOME WITHOUT JULIE.
Submitter comment:
THIS WAS A LIMERICK MADE UP IN THE GAME PLAYED ON A
FAMILY TRIP.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DEARBORN HEIGHTS
James Callow Keyword(s): IMPROMPTU OF POETRY
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Wit Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Narrative Verse |
Date learned: 00-00-1983
LIMERICK ON A FAMILY TRIP
THERE ONCE WAS A BOY NAMED BILL
WHO SWALLOWED AN ATOMIC PILL.
HE STARTED TO COUGH.
THE BOMB WENT OFF.
THEY FOUND HIS HEAD IN BRAZIL.
THERE WAS ALSO A GIRL NAMED JANE
WHO ALWAYS HAD A VERY STRANGE PAIN.
SHE TOOK ONE OF BILL'S PILLS
NEVER KNOWING IT KILLS,
AND WAS NEVER HEARD FROM AGAIN.
SO DON'T FOOL AROUND WITH A PILL,
UNLESS YOU ARE MENTALLY ILL.
FOR THE PILL THAT YOU TAKE
COULD BE THE MISTAKE
OF ENDING YOUR LIFE WITHOUT WILL.
Submitter comment:
THIS LIMERICK WAS MADE UP IN A GAME PLAYED IN THE CAR ON
A FAMILY TRIP.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DEARBORN HEIGHTS
James Callow Keyword(s): IMPROMPTU OF POETRY
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Wit Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Narrative Verse |
Date learned: 00-00-1980