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OLD LEBANESE SAYING
IF YOU POUND ON WATER, IT'S STILL WATER. TRANSLATION OF
DOUH IL MAEY HE MAEY.
Submitter comment: USED BY A PERSON WHO TRIES TO GIVE ADVICE BUT FINDS IT UNHEEDED.
Where learned: TOLD AT INFORMANTS HOME
James Callow Keyword(s): OBSERVATION
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 02-29-1972
BELIEF
WHEN ONE'S RIGHT EYELID TWITCHES, MANY BELIEVE HE WILL SOON
RECEIVE GOOD NEWS. HOWEVER IF IT IS THE LEFT EYELID, BAD
NEWS IS BELIEVED TO FOLLOW.
Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; 17287 GREENVIEW ; TOLD AT
| Subject headings: | Observation |
Date learned: 02-01-1970
DUMMY DUMMY DODO I CHOOSE YOU TO CHASE AFTER ME.(THIS IS A JUMP-ROPE
RHYME WHICH IS USED TO GET THE JUMPERS TO JUMP IN AND OUT OF THE ROPE
IN QUICK SUCCESSION. ONE FOLLOWING AFTER THE OTHER.
Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; 20102 BEECH ROAD ; TOLD AT
Keyword(s): CALL-RHYME
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: DATE NOT RECORDED BY COLLECTOR.
IT IS BAD LUCK IF SOME ONE GIVES YOU BABY ARTICLES AS SOON AS YOU
KNOW YOU ARE PREGNANT.
Where learned: LOCATION NOT RECORDED BY COLLECTOR ; TOLD AT HER HOME
Keyword(s): IMPLIED WARNING ; MISFORTUNE
James Callow Keyword(s): GIFT-GIVING
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Birth BELIEF -- Birth BELIEF -- Number Emptiness, nothingness, zero BELIEF -- Bad luck |
Date learned: 02-15-1970
SILVERWARE BELIEF
IF A PIECE OF SILVERWARE IS DROPPED, A VISITOR WILL COME FROM THE
DIRECTION IT POINTS. THE VISITOR'S GENDER MAY BE DETERMINED FROM
THE FOLLOWING LIST:
KNIFE - INANIMATE OBJECT (LETTER OR GIFT)
SPOON- MAN
FORK- FEMININE
Submitter comment: THIS IS A GERMAN CUSTOM.
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DORM ROOM ; TOLD AT
| Subject headings: | Observation |
Date learned: 10-23-1970
POLITICAL PARTIES BELIEF
MY DAD SAYS THAT WHEN THE DEMOCRATS ARE IN POWER, ALL LIQUOR CAN
BE BOUGHT ONLY IN PARTY STORES BUT WHEN REPUBLICANS ARE IN POWER,
ONLY DRUG STORES HAVE IT.
Submitter comment: ROSS LIVES IN TOLEDO, OHIO.
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DORM ROOM ; TOLD AT
| Subject headings: | Observation |
Date learned: 11-02-1970
PROVERB
IF THE BOOT FITS, WEAR IT
James Callow Keyword(s): ACCEPTANCE ; ADVICE POSITIVE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 09-29-1968
THE HUNCHBACK
AN IRISH WOMAN WAS BAKING BREAD. HER HUSBAND CAME HOME ON NIGHT
AND STATED THAT SHE WOULDN'T FINISH HER TASK BY 12 MIDNIGHT. SHE
SAID, IF THE DEVIL COMES AND STANDS IN THIS DOOR, I'M GOING TO
FINISH THIS BREAD TONIGHT} WHILE SHE WAS BAKING, A LOG FROM THE
FIREPLACE FLEW OUT AND HIT HER ON HER BACK. THAT IS HOW THE
HUNCHED BACK CAME TO BE.
Where learned: DETROIT ; TOLD AT COLLECTORS HOME
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Physically handicapped Deformed Food Drink -- Manner of preparation Process BELIEF -- Devil Demon |
Date learned: 03-15-1970
TIGER PROVERB.
HE WHO RIDES A TIGER DARE NOT DISMOUNT (EAST INDIAN).
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; OFFICE ; BRIGGS 338 ; TOLD AT
Keyword(s): WILD ANIMAL METAPHOR
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
CHRISTMAS CUSTOM
THE MANGER WITH THE CHRIST CHILD SHOULD NOT BE PLACED IN THE NATIVITY
SCENE UNTIL MIDNIGHT ON CHRISTMAS EVE.
Submitter comment:
THIS WAS PRACTICED BY THE INFORMANT'S FAMILY AS LONG AS THE INFORMANT
CAN REMEMBER. INFORMANT'S PARENTS DO NOT REMEMBER THEIR FAMILIES
DOING THIS WHEN THEY WERE YOUNG, AND DO NOT KNOW WHEN THEY PICKED UP
THE CUSTOM. CUSTOM IS STILL FOLLOWED.
Where learned: HOME ; PENNSYLVANIA ; PITTSBURGH ; TOLD AT ; 4216 WILLOW AVE
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- December 24 Christmas Eve CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- December 21 solstice to March 20 Manger scenes |
Date learned: 10-02-1971
SPEED
HE'S NOT AS FAST AS THE BOTTOM STONE IN THE MILL.
Submitter comment:
NOT TOO FAST
TRANSLATED FROM LITHUANIAN.
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; HONORS HOUSE ; TOLD AT
Keyword(s): COMPARISON SIMILE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Comparison |
Date learned: 02-17-1971
BLONDIE AND DAGWOOD WENT DOWNTOWN/ BLONDIE BOUGHT AN EVENING GOWN/
SUZIE BOUGHT A PAIR OF SHOES/ DAGWOOD BOUGHT THE EVENING NEWS/ AND
THIS IS WHAT IT SAID: "SHUT YOUR EYES AND COUNT TO TEN, UNLESS YOU
WANT TO BE A BIG FAT HEN."
Keyword(s): CHARACTER ; ENDURANCE ; Jump
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 04-00-1970
FLIGHT SCHEDULES
THERE IS NEVER AN EVENT 13 WRITTEN IN THE FLIGHT SCHEDULED EVENTS
FOR ANY DAY ON ANY SHIP IN ANY SQUADRON. EVENTS GO FROM 12 TO 14,
AND 13 WOULD BE CONSIDERED VERY BAD LUCK, AND PILOTS WOULD REFUES TO
FLY THESE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; TOLD AT INFORMANTS HOME ; ALMA ; ROUTE 2 ; W JEFFERSON RD
| Subject headings: | 686 Specific number by specific number being described |
Date learned: 03-09-1970
Song
A sailor went to sea, sea, sea,
To see what he could see, see, see,
But all that he could see, see, see,
Was the deep blue sea, sea, sea.
Data entry tech comment:
Informant and collector share the same surname.
Where learned: TOLD AT HOME
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Ballad Epic |
VISITING A CHURCH (COLLECTOR'S TITLE)
ON YOUR FIRST VISIT TO A CHURCH, COUNT THE STEPS
AND MAKE A WISH ON THE LAST ONE.
Where learned: HOME ; DETROIT ; 7792 DAYTON ; TOLD AT
| Subject headings: | 686 Properties attributed to specific numbers or numerals individually. CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Church BELIEF -- Prayer BELIEF -- Number Counting beliefs |
Date learned: 01-00-1970
BUBBLE GUM, BUBBLE GUM, IN A DISH,
HOW MANY PEICES DO YOU WISH? 1, 2, 3,
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; MARYGROVE COLLEGE ; DETROIT ; TOLD AT ; 8425 W MCNICHOLS
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
CELEBRATION OF THE FIFTH DAY OF THE FIFTH MONTH(MAY 5).
Where learned: OFFICE ; TOLD AT
| Subject headings: | 686 Fifths |
Date learned: 11-11-1971
Jump-Rope Rhyme
DOWN IN THE VALLEY, WHERE THE GREEN GRASS GROWS,
THERE SAT (NAME) AS SWEET AS A ROSE.
ALONG CAME (NAME) AND KISSED HER ON THE LIPS.
HOW MANY KISSES DID SHE RECIEVE?
THE PERSON JUMPS UNTIL SHE MISSES.
Data entry tech comment:
Informant and collector share the same surname and place of residence.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GROSSE POINTE WOODS ; 1318 EDMUNDTON DR ; TOLD AT INFORMANT'S HOME
Keyword(s): ENDURANCE JUMP
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 03-01-1971
OMEN
ACCORDING TO THE SCOTS, IF A MAN HAS HIS HAT ON IN A HOUSE, A
FIGHT IS GOING TO OCCUR.
Where learned: WORK ; TOLD AT ; DETROIT BOARD OF
| Subject headings: | Observation |
Date learned: 03-17-1970
OMEN
FOR THE SCOTTISH PEOPLE, A BIRD IN A WINDOW MEANS SICKNESS IS COMING
Where learned: WORK ; TOLD AT ; DETROIT BOARD OF
| Subject headings: | Observation |
Date learned: 03-17-1970