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NO MATTER HOW MUCH WATERMELON A CHILD EATS HE CAN ALWAYS
EAT SOME MORE IF HE RUNS AROUND THE HOUSE THREE TIMES.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; WILLIAMSON COUNTY
James Callow Keyword(s): APPETITE ; CAPACITY
| Subject headings: | 686 Thirds / Thrice / Three / Triple BELIEF -- Measure of time Eating For menu, see N222. |
Date learned: 00-00-1918
MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMB,
THE DOCTORS WERE SURPRISED.
BUT THEY WERE EVEN MORE SURPRISED,
WHEN MAC DONALD HAD A FARM.
James Callow comment: RDNeedsReview
Where learned: BUFFALO ; NEW YORK ; WILLIAMSVILLE
James Callow Keyword(s): BIRTH CONNOTATION
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Wisecracks, gags, silly stories, insults |
Date learned: 06-00-1965
ONCE I HAD A MONKEY
I TIED HIM TO A HEATER,
AND EVERYTIME HE TURNED AROUND,
HE BURNED HIS LITTLE SEATER.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
James Callow Keyword(s): BUTTOCKS
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Wisecracks, gags, silly stories, insults |
SAW YOU IN THE OCEAN,
SAW YOU IN THE SEA,
SAW YOU IN THE BATHTUB,
OPPS, 'SCUSE ME.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Wisecracks, gags, silly stories, insults |
Date learned: 02-09-1960
I WISH I HAD YOUR PICTURE
I THINK IT VERY NICE
I'D PUT IT IN MY ATTIC
TO SCARE AWAY THE MICE.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Wisecracks, gags, silly stories, insults |
IF YOU SEE A MONKEY
PULL ITS TAIL AND THINK OF ME.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Wisecracks, gags, silly stories, insults |
Date learned: 02-08-1960
IT IS A TRADITION OF THE TURKISH ARMY FOR EACH MALE CITIZEN
OF TURKEY TO COME BACK TO THE HOMELAND AND JOIN THE ARMY FOR
A RIGOROUS TRAINING PERIOD OF THREE MONTHS WHEN HE REACHES THE
AGE OF 21. THIS PERTAINS TO ALL MALES WHO STILL CARRY TURKISH
CITIZENSHIP.
Submitter comment:
THE INFORMANT WAS ALSO REQUIRED TO FOLLOW THIS TRADITION EVEN
THOUGH HE WAS A STUDENT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT.
Where learned: TULSA ; OKLAHOMA
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- F535 |
Date learned: 00-00-1973
MY FATHER IS A BUTCHER,
MY MOTHER CUTS THE MEAT,
AND I'M A LITTLE HOT DOG,
WHO RUNS AROUND THE STREET.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Wisecracks, gags, silly stories, insults |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
EACH MALE BORN IN THE FAMILY BUILDS A THRONE-TYPE CHAIR WHEN
HE REACHES THE AGE OF MATURITY (USUALLY 12 OR 13). HE THEN TAKES
THIS CHAIR WITH HIM IN HIS TRAVELS UNTIL HE IS WED. UPON WEDDING,
HE KEEPS THE CHAIR IN A POSITION OF GOOD SIGHT IN THE LIVING
ROOM OF HIS FAMILY DOMICILE.
Submitter comment:
THIS WAS STARTED LONG AGO WHEN HIS ANCESTORS LOST THEIR THRONE
OF THE TURKISH EMPIRE. SINCE THAT TIME THE TRADITION HAS LIVED
IN THE FAMILY.
Where learned: TULSA ; OKLAHOMA
| Subject headings: | Favorites CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Maturity ART CRAFT ARCHITECTURE -- Household furniture and utensil |
Date learned: 00-00-1960
RIDDLE
LONDONBERRY, CORK AND KERRY. SPELL ME THAT WITHOUT A "K"?
"T-H-A-T." "THAT"
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): HUMOR
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 02-00-1971
RIDDLE
RAILROAD CROSSING, LOOKOUT FOR CARS. CAN YOU SPELL THAT WITHOUT ANY
R'S?
T-H-A-T; THAT
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): HUMOR
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
ITALIAN PROVERB
WHAT DOESN'T KILL YOU FATTENS YOU.
Submitter comment:
"SE NON AMMALATO S'INGROSSO."
{{ IS LITERAL TRANS. THE MEANING IS, ACCORDING TO THIS
CARD:} COURAGE, DON'T FEAR TAKING A CHANCE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 02-01-1968
VIRTUE ERASES SINS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
COMMON EXPRESSION
TO PUT SOMEONE DOWN
Submitter comment:
THE EXPRESSION "TO PUT SOMEONE DOWN" IS COMMON. IT MEANS
"TO DO OR SAY ANYTHING DEROGATORY ABOUT SOMEONE. SHE SAYS,
"IT'S COMMON TO HEAR IT ANYWHERE."
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Phrase |
Date learned: 02-08-1967
YOU CAN CURE BURNS BY PUTTING HONEY ON THEM AND THEN COVERING THEM
WITH A PIECE OF TISSUE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; SAINT CLAIR SHORES
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Method of Curing |
Date learned: 03-00-1984
KNOCK-KNOCK ROAD
IN EAST DETROIT THERE IS A ROAD JUST NORTH OF EIGHT MILE WHERE A
YOUNG GIRL WAS KILLED IN A HIT AND RUN ACCIDENT. AFTERWARDS IT WAS
BELIEVED THAT IF YOU DROVE DOWN THIS ROAD HER GHOST WOULD KNOCK ON
THE CAR. THERE ACTUALLY WAS A KNOCKING SOUND WHENEVER ANYONE DROVE
DOWN THAT ROAD BUT I THINK IT WAS LATER DISCOVERED THAT THIS WAS
CAUSED BY A WASHED OUT SPOT UNDER THE PAVEMENT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; SAINT CLAIR SHORES
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Product or activity of man or animal |
Date learned: 03-00-1984
ACCORDING TO MY HUSBAND'S GRANDMOTHER YOU CAN CURE BOILS WITH A
POULTICE MADE FROM A PASTE OF BROWN SUGAR AND FELS-NAPTHA SOAP.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; SAINT CLAIR SHORES
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Remedy |
Date learned: 02-00-1984
MY GRANDFATHER BELIEVED THAT IF YOU THREW A HAIR FROM A HORSE'S
TAIL INTO A RAINBARREL IT WOULD TURN INTO A SNAKE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; SAINT CLAIR SHORES
James Callow Keyword(s): TRANSFORMATION
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Animal BELIEF -- Magic of Speech, Sign, Color |
Date learned: 02-00-1984
TO BED TO BED SAYS SLEEPY HEAD, LET'S WAIT AWHILE SAYS
SLOW, LET'S EAT A LITTLE BIT SAYS GREEDY GUT AND THEN
WE WILL ALL GO.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb PROVERB -- Wellerism Quotation |
Date learned: 01-19-1971
IRISH SAYING
'TIS BETTER TO BE FIGHTING THAN LONELY,
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 00-00-1968