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THIS BELIEF IS FOUND IN NEW ENGLAND AND NOVA SCOTIA:
"SOME PEOPLE WON'T HAVE A PARAKEET OR A CANARY IN THEIR HOME
BECAUSE IT IS A SIGN OF DEATH. THIS HAPPENED WHEN I WAS
WORKING AT A RELIGIOUS CAMP IN HAMILTON, MASSACHUSETTS.
I WAS IN ONE OF THE BUILDINGS WITH A LARGE GLASSED-IN PORCH
AND SOMEHOW A BEAUTIFUL BIRD GOT IN THE PORCH. IT FLEW
AROUND, STRIKING THE GLASS, STUNNED HIMSELF AND FELL TO
THE FLOOR. I PICKED HIM UP AND TOOK HIM OUT INTO THE YARD.
HE REVIVED IN THE FRESH AIR AND FLEW OUT OF MY HANDS. WITHIN
A VERY FEW MINUTES A TELEPHONE CALL CAME IN, TELLING US THAT
A WOMAN, A VOLUNTEER WORKER, HAD JUST BEEN KILLED ON A
NEAR-BY TURNPIKE."
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NOVA SCOTIA ; NASHVILLE ; Massachusetts ; HAMILTON ; NEW ENGLAND
| Subject headings: | Observation PROSE NARRATIVE -- Bird BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: 08-00-1968
LUCKY DAYS FOR MARRIAGE
MONDAY FOR HEALTH
TUESDAY FOR WEALTH
WEDNESDAY THE BEST DAY OF ALL
THURSDAY FOR LOSSES,
FRIDAY FOR CROSSES,
AND SATURDAY NO DAY AT ALL.
Submitter comment:
THIS WAS TOLD TO ME, TEASINGLY, WHEN I DECIDED TO
HAVE MY WEDDING ON FRIDAY.
| Subject headings: | 860 Belief |
Retort
You're like a million bucks - all green and wrinkled.
Submitter comment:
Learned this from my brother, Brett Gundlach (informant quote)
Data entry tech comment:
Motifs added by TRD
James Callow comment:
Source? Total Effect?
Where learned: OHIO ; Gundlach, Gary ; WASHINGTON ; WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE
Keyword(s): Bucks ; COLOR ; COMEBACK ; Dollars ; Green ; INSULT ; Million ; MONEY ; RETORT ; SARCASM ; SIMILE ; Wisecrack
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula PROVERB -- Proverbial Comparison |
BELIEF
IT IS BAD LUCK TO BE VISITED BY SOMEONE ON A MONDAY.
Where learned: MISSISSIPPI ; BRUCE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Fate Destiny Luck Chance |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
BELIEF
IF YOU MAKE A WISH AND TELL WHAT
IT IS, IT WILL NOT COME TRUE.
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Prayer |
Date learned: 00-00-1968
RIDDLE TO IDENTIFY CORAL SNAKE
YELLOW ON RED, DO NOT DREAD.
BLACK ON YELLOW, KILLA FELLA.
Submitter comment: AS TOLD BY MY SEVENTH GRADE SCIENCE TEACHER.
Where learned: SOUTH CAROLINA ; EDGEFIELD
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Riddle RIDDLE -- True Riddle |
Date learned: DATE NOT RECORDED BY COLLECTOR
RAINBOW TO WINDWARD,
FOUL FALLS THE DAY;
RAINBOW TO LEEWARD,
DAMP RUNS AWAY.
Where learned: HOME
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb Proverb |
SMART-ALECK RHYME
IT'S RAINING, IT'S POURING,
THE OLD MAN'S SNORING.
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Belief C860.464 |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
APPLES, PEACHES, PUMPKIN PIE
WHO'S NOT READY HOLLER I.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse |
Date learned: 10-00-1970
BELIEF
A TWIN DAY (22, 11, ETC.) IS A GOOD FISHING DAY.
Where learned: MISSISSIPPI ; BRUCE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Fate Destiny Luck Chance |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
BELIEF
SWEEPING TRASH OUT OF A HOUSE AFTER DARK BRINGS BAD LUCK.
Where learned: MISSISSIPPI ; BRUCE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Fate Destiny Luck Chance |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
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Q:WHY DO JEWS HAVE BIG NOSES?
A:AIR IS FREE.
Data entry tech comment:
Updated by TRD
Where learned: OHIO ; TROTWOOD
Keyword(s): ETHNIC SLUR ; Jewish ; JOKE
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question Filter - Mature Content |
Date learned: 04-00-1972
THIS IS A POLISH CUSTOM. ON THE FIRST BIRTHDAY OF A BABY
THE CHILD WAS TO SELECT FROM A WHISKEY GLASS, A DOLLAR
BILL, A ROSARY, AND A BOOK. WHATEVER HE OR SHE SELECTED
THAT WOULD INDICATE WHAT THE CHILD WOULD BE IN THE FUTURE.
Submitter comment:
MY DAD CHOSE THE DOLLAR BILL. HE ISN'T RICH BY ANY
MEANS BUT HE IS MONEY CONSCIOUS.
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Birth |
Date learned: 10-12-1965
SEWING
EVERY STITCH YOU SEW ON SUNDAY YOU WILL HAVE TO PULL
OUT IN HELL.
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Measure of time Working |
Date learned: 10-00-1968
POLISH PRAYER
ZA TWE MAMO PRACE TROSKI BEDA PROSIE MATKI BOSKI BY CIE
OBDARZYLA ZDROWIEM JAK WOSNE VIECEJ POWIEM. TRANSLATION: FOR ALL
YOUR WORK AND WORRY, I BESEECH THE MOTHER OF GOD TO GIFT YOU
WITH HEALTH AND WHEN I GROW UP I'LL TELL YOU MORE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; HAMTRAMCK
James Callow Keyword(s): FUNCTIONAL SHIFT: GIFT AS VERB ; PIOUS GOOD WISHES
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Custom Festival C840.643 Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Belief Belief CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- March 21 equinox to June 20 |
Date learned: 11-07-1974
SATURDAY BATH
SATURDAY NIGHT WAS BATH NIGHT. WATER WAS CARRIED
IN BUCKETS AND HEATED ON THE OLD WOOD STOVE. THE
WASH TUB WAS BROUGHT INTO THE KITCHEN. THE
CLEANEST ONE GOT TO TAKE HIS BATH FIRST AND ON DOWN
THE LINE, AS THE SAME WATER WAS USED. THEN STANDING
UP YOU GOT RINSED WITH A FEW DIPPERS OF CLEAN
WATER.
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Measure of time Routine activity |
Date learned: 10-00-1968
THE JEWS WHO DIE BEFORE 11 A.M. MUST BE BURIED BY
SUNSET AND THE BODY MUST PASS OVER WATER ON THE
WAY TO THE CEMETERY.
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: 09-07-1965
IF A WOMAN IS SWEEPING A ROOM AND TOUCHES YOU WITH HER BROOM,
YOU WILL NEVER GET A WOMAN.
Submitter comment: THIS IS BELIEVED IN NIGERIA.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; CAMPUS
| Subject headings: | Favorites BELIEF -- Product or activity of man or animal BELIEF -- Marriage BELIEF -- Measure of time Working |
Date learned: 10-00-1981
IN THE ALPHABET RIDDLE
Q: IN THE ALPHABET, AND FOR DRINKING,/ NOT IN DUMB BUT FIRST IN
THINKING.
A: TEA.
Submitter comment:
I FOUND THIS ACTIVITY BOOK IN THE ATTIC. FROM:
"LOTS OF THINGS TO DO"
(AKRON, OHIO, THE SAALFIELD PUBLISHING CO., 1951)
THE PAGES ARE NOT NUMBERED.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): ACTIONS (Q) ; COMMUNICATIONS AND RELATED MATTER (Q)
James Callow Keyword(s): CATCH
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Riddle True Riddle |
Date learned: 08-00-1964
GIFTS BETWEEN PARENTS AND CHILDREN ARE NEVER EXCHANGED.
Data entry tech comment: CHRISTMAS?
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN