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PHRASE
YOUR MOO'S ALL PUSH. THAT MEANS THER'S FOOD ALL OVER YOUR MOUTH.
Submitter comment: HE ALWAYS USED TO SAY THIS TO MY SISTER AND ME WHEN WE WERE CHILDREN.
Where learned: HOME ; OHIO ; TOLEDO
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula |
Date learned: 03-00-1979
SAYING
YOU NEVER MISS THE WATER TILL THE WELL RUNS DRY.
Where learned: HOME ; OHIO ; TOLEDO
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 03-00-1979
SHOOTING STAR
A SHOOTING STAR MEANS SOME SOUL IS GOING TO HEAVEN.
Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; 19046 MOTT
| Subject headings: | Observation |
Date learned: 03-10-1967
SHOOTING STAR
WHEN YOU SEE A SHOOTING STAR IT
MEANS SOME SICK PERSON WILL
RECOVER IN A MONTH.
Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; 19296 BERDEN
| Subject headings: | Observation |
CHRISTMAS DREAM
ON CHRISTMAS EVE IN CZECHOSLOVAKIA, EVERYONE WOULD TRY TO REMEMBER
THEIR DREAM THAT NIGHT. IF IT WAS A GOOD ONE, GOOD THINGS WOULD
HAPPEN DURING THE NEW YEAR. IF A BAD ONE PEOPLE KNEW THAT EVIL
WOULD BEFALL THEM IN THE COMING YEAR.
Where learned: HOME ; 19714 PACKARD
Keyword(s): PREDICTION
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- December 24 Christmas Eve Predictions |
Date learned: 03-02-1970
GERMAN CABBAGE SALAD
CHOP CABBAGE VERY FINE
CHOP 1 ONION VERY FINE.
SALT AND PEPPER TO TASTE
HEAT 1 TABLESPOON BACON DRIPPINGS,
1/2 CUP VINEGAR
1 TSP. SUGAR
POUR OVER CHOPPED CABBAGE.
Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN ; ROYAL OAK ; 2102 LINWOOD
| Subject headings: | Food Drink -- Plant food Vegetable |
Date learned: 04-03-1970
MEDICINE
FOR ARTHRITIS A FRIEND OF MINE KNOWS A PERSON WHO STICKS
NEEDLES IN HIS JOINTS AND APPLIES HEAT THROUGH THE NEEDLES
USING AN ELECTRIC CURRENT.
Submitter comment: INFORMANT BELIEVES IT COULD WORK BUT HAS NEVER TRIED IT.
Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN ; 2810 ADLAKE DR ; PONTIAC
Keyword(s): HEAT REMEDY
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Method of Curing |
Date learned: 10-02-1971
RIDDLE
WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A GUITAR AND A TUNA FISH?
YOU CAN TUNE A GUITAR, BUT YOU CAN'T TUNE A FISH.
Where learned: HOME ; 3327 CANFIELD
Keyword(s): CONUNDRUM ; FISH: TUNA FISH
James Callow Keyword(s): PUN
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 10-10-1971
AUTOGRAPH BOOK MATERIAL
REMEMBER THE GIRL FROM THE CITY
REMEMBER THE GIRL FROM THE TOWN
BUT REMEMBER THE GIRL WHO SPOILED THIS BOOK
BY WRITING UPSIDE DOWN.
Where learned: HOME ; DEARBORN ; 6627 Whitefield
Keyword(s): BOAST ; FRIENDSHIP ; HUMOR ; INDIRECTION ; QUATRAIN ; REMEMBRANCE
James Callow Keyword(s): AMPHIMACERS IN FIRST LINE ; METER: ANAPESTIC ; TYPOGRAPHICAL
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Reading or writing backwards, upside down |
Date learned: 10-22-1968
NEW YEAR'S CUSTOM
WASHING WITH A PIECE OF SILVER
SO THE NEW YEAR WILL BE PROSPEROUS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; 6627 Whitefield ; informant's home
Keyword(s): BELIEF ; CONTAGIOUS MAGIC ; HOMEOPATHIC MAGIC
Date learned: 10-22-1968
RIDDLE QUESTION
WHAT DID GEORGE WASHINGTON SAY WHEN HIS FATHER ASKED WHO CHOPPED
DOWN THE CHERRY TREE?
HE SAID, "I CANNOT TELL A LIE, POPEYE DID IT."
Submitter comment: "POPEYE" IS A PUN ON "POP, I" THEREFORE A DOUBLE MEANING
Where learned: HOME ; 885 COVINGTON DR
Keyword(s): CONUNDRUM ; GEORGE WASHINGTON ; HISTORICAL
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 03-01-1970
EXPRESSION
"MIND YOUR OWN BEES WAX."
Submitter comment:
WAS A SUBSTITUTE EXPRESSION FOR "MIND YOUR
OWN BUSINESS" DURING HER CHILDHOOD.
Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula |
Date learned: 09-21-1970
ONE FRIEND TO ANOTHER WHO IS LISTLESS:
"KEEP THIS UP AND YOU'LL WEAR YOURSELF OUT."
Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN ; GARDEN CITY
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula |
Date learned: 11-29-1971
"17" (COLLECTOR'S TITLE)
TO ITALIANS, THE NUMBER, "SEVENTEEN", IS CONSIDERED HARD LUCK.
SO WHEN MAKING MEATBALLS, FOR INSTANCE,
THEY WILL MAKE "16" OR "18" MEATBALLS BUT NEVER "17".
Submitter comment: INFORMATIONT LEARNED THIS FROM HER MOTHER IN NEW YORK AS A CHILD.
Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN ; ROSEVILLE ; 19058 SKYLINE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Number P686.1.17 BELIEF -- Fate Destiny Luck Chance |
Date learned: 02-10-1970
EVIL EYE
SOME OF THE OLDER SICILIANS WEAR A GARLIC NECKLACE
TO KEEP EVIL AWAY.
Submitter comment: THE INFORMANT'S AUNT PRACTICED THIS DAILY.
Where learned: HOME ; DETROIT ; 1284 N RADEMACHER
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Curse |
Date learned: 10-25-1971
BURNING OF PALMS
THE PALMS GIVEN OUT ON PALM SUNDAY ARE BURNED DURING A STORM
IN ORDER TO PROTECT THE HOUSE.
Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): RELIGIOUS CUSTOM
| Subject headings: | 663 Palm Sunday CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Spring Planting Tuesday |
Date learned: 03-12-1970
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RIDDLE
Q. WHY DID HELEN KELLER PLAY THE PIANO WITH ONE HAND?
A. SHE HAD TO SING WITH THE OTHER.
Submitter comment:
HARDY HAR HAR
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 10-00-1981
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ETHNIC JOKE
Q. WHAT HAS 8 LEGS AND YELLS "HOLY DOE, HOLY DOE, HOLY DOE)"
A 4 BLACK PEOPLE RUNNING FOR THE ELEVATOR.
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
COUNTING OUT RHYME
MY MOTHER AND YOUR MOTHER WERE HANGING UP CLOTHES
MY MOTHER HIT YOUR MOTHER RIGHT IN THE NOSE.
WHAT COLOR WAS THE BLOOD? RED. R-E-D SPELLS "RED" AND YOU ARE OUT
OF THIS GAME.
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 10-00-1981