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Proverb
Bad deeds, like chickens come home to roost.
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Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN ; Whyte, Mrs Wilfred ; 524 Rivera Terraces ; SAINT CLAIR SHORES
Keyword(s): Aphorism ; Apothegm ; Bad ; Chicken ; Deed ; Home ; Maxim ; PROVERB ; Roost ; VERSE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Proverb
You reap what you sow.
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Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN ; Whyte, Mrs Wilfred ; 524 Rivera Terraces ; SAINT CLAIR SHORES
Keyword(s): AGRICULTURE ; Aphorism ; Apothegm ; FARMING ; Maxim ; METAPHOR ; PROVERB ; Reap ; Sow ; VERSE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Proverb
A whistling woman a cackling hen / will always come to a no good end.
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Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN ; Whyte, Mrs Wilfred ; 524 Rivera Terraces ; SAINT CLAIR SHORES
Keyword(s): Aphorism ; Apothegm ; Cackle ; FATE ; Girl ; Hen ; Maxim ; PROVERB ; RHYME ; VERSE ; Whistle ; Woman
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb Proverb |
Proverb
Pennywise but pound foolish.
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Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN ; Whyte, Mrs Wilfred ; 524 Rivera Terraces ; SAINT CLAIR SHORES
Keyword(s): Aphorism ; Apothegm ; Finances ; Foolish ; Maxim ; MONEY ; Penny ; Pound ; PROVERB ; Thrifty ; VERSE ; Wise
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Phrase |
Proverb
He who laughs last, laughs best.
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Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN ; 22427 RED MAPLE LN ; Gracchiolo, Kathy ; SAINT CLAIR SHORES
Keyword(s): Aphorism ; Apothegm ; Maxim ; PROVERB ; VERSE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Retort
Daily Life Custom:
When a person sneezes, it is customary to say "Gesundheit!"
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Where learned: MICHIGAN ; SAINT CLAIR SHORES
Keyword(s): BLESSING ; COMEBACK ; RETORT ; SNEEZE ; Wisecrack
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula |
COUNTING OUT RHYME
EACH CHILD INVOLVED PUTS HIS TWO FISTS FORWARD AND ONE
PERSON DOES THE COUNTING OUT, SAYING ONE WORD AS HE
TAPS EACH FIST. THE RHYME IS:
ENGINE, ENGINE NUMBER NINE,
GOING DOWN CHICAGO LINE.
IF THE TRAIN SHOULD JUMP THE TRACK,
DO YOU WANT YOUR MONEY BACK?
CHILD MAY REPLY, YES, AND THE COUNTER CONTINUES, Y-E-S
SPELLS YES, AND YOU ARE NOT IT. WHOEVER HAS THE WORD "IT"
SPOKEN TO HIM, PUTS THAT FIST BEHIND HIS BACK. THE PROCESS
CONTINUES UNTIL ONE PERSON HAS ONE FIST LEFT AND THAT
PERSON IS IT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; SAINT CLAIR SHORES
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
ALL THE CHILDREN WHO AR GOING TO PLAY A CERTAIN GAME IN
WHICH ONE OF THEM IS GOING TO BE IT, STAND IN A CIRCLE.
THEY THEN CLENCH THEIR FISTS AND HOLD THEM AT ABOUT WAIST-
HIGH IN FRONT OF THEM. ONE PERSON ASSUMES THE ROLE OF
COUNTER. HE THEN STARTS AT THE PERSON NEXT TO HIM AND
SAYS, "ONE POTATO, TWO POTATO." EACH FIST IS "ADDRESSED"
SEPARATELY AND THE COUNTER CONTINUES, "3 POTATO, 4, 5
POTATO, 6 POTATO, 7 POTATO, OR." WHOEVER'S FIST IS
TAPPED ON "OR" BY THE COUNTER, TAKES HIS FIST AND PUTS
IT BEHIND HIS BACK. THIS PROCESS CONTINUES UNTIL ONE
PERSON IS LEFT AND THEN THAT PERSON IS IT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; SAINT CLAIR SHORES
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 00001950'S
RIGHT EYE ITCHES- TO CRY
LEFT EYE ITCHES- GOOD LUCK.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; 27415 LITTLE MACK ; SAINT CLAIR SHORES
| Subject headings: | Spirit / Mind / Body BELIEF -- Body part Senses Eyes, evil eye |
Date learned: 02-17-1970
SUPERSTITION
IF YOU BURY A PERSON WITHOUT SHOES, THEY WILL COME BACK AND
HAUNT YOU.
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Where learned: MICHIGAN ; SAINT CLAIR SHORES ; Carroll, Gertrude ; 22427 Red Maple Lane
Keyword(s): Barefoot ; BELIEF ; Bury ; DEATH ; SHOES ; SUPERSTITION
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Ghost Spirit Phantom Specter BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: 02-27-1971
VERSE
ROSES ARE RED/ VIOLETS ARE BLUE/ SUGAR IS SWEET/ AND SO ARE YOU.
BUT THE ROSES ARE WILTED / AND THE VIOLETS ARE DEAD /
AND THE SUGAR IS LUMPED / AND SO IS YOUR HEAD.
Submitter comment: INFORMANT HEARD THIS FROM A PLAYMATE
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; SAINT CLAIR SHORES
Keyword(s): INITIAL ITERATION ; RHYME: ABCB
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Lyrical Verse Lyrical Verse |
Date learned: 08-11-1964
Proverbial Saying
Water seeks its own level
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Proverbial Saying
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Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN ; Whyte, Mrs Wilfred ; 524 Rivera Terraces ; SAINT CLAIR SHORES
Keyword(s): Control ; Level ; WATER
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Proverb
Let sleeping dogs lie.
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Located in Pile marked Duplicates and Other Rejects.
Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN ; Whyte, Mrs Wilfred ; 524 Rivera Terraces ; SAINT CLAIR SHORES
Keyword(s): ANIMAL ; Disturb ; Dogs ; Passive ; SLEEP
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Proverb
Birds of a feather flock together.
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Dup of WPP
Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN ; Whyte, Mrs Wilfred ; 524 Rivera Terraces ; SAINT CLAIR SHORES
Keyword(s): BIRDS ; Flock ; Homogeneous ; Maxim ; PROVERB ; VERSE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Belief: Weather
Weather Proverb:
If the wind is from the East, the fishing is the least;
But if the wind is from the West, the fishing is the best.
Submitter comment:
My mother heard this proverb from my father, who likes fishing.
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Dup. of WPP
Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN ; Cracchiolo, Mary ; 22625 O'CONNOR ST ; Connor St ; SAINT CLAIR SHORES
Keyword(s): Air ; DIRECTION ; East ; FISHING ; PREDICTION ; RHYME ; WEATHER ; West ; Wind
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb Proverb |
Belief: Luck
Bowling: never change your line-up unless you have a losing streak.
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The word Luck is written across the top of the card.
Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN ; Rota, Lydia ; 27415 LITTLE MACK ; SAINT CLAIR SHORES
Keyword(s): Bowling ; CUSTOM ; Entertainment ; LUCK ; SPORTS ; SUPERSTITION
James Callow Keyword(s): LUCK
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Entertainment Diversion |
ST LUCY'S DAY - PATRON OF THE EYES
A PROMISE IS MADE BY ANYONE WHO WISHES TO SACRIFICE THEMSELVES BY
NOT EATING ANYTHING MADE WITH FLOUR - SO THE SUBSTITUTION IS MADE
BY SERVING RICE, POTATOES AND WHEAT MADE INTO FOODS WHICH WILL TAKE
THE PLACE OF BREAD.
THE SACRIFICE IS NOT FOR THEIR OWN BENEFIT, BUT FOR SOMEONE THEY
MAY KNOW WHO MAY HAVE TROUBLE WITH THEIR EYES OR EVEN FOR THE
WHOLE CLAN TO PROTECT THEIR EYES FROM ANY HARM. CUSTOMS ORIGINATE,
AS ONE KNOWS, FROM THE ANCIENT BELIEFS THAT SOMEONE WAS HELPED BY A
PERSON'S SACRIFICE AND OF COURSE THE WORD TRAVELED AROUND THE
COUNTRYSIDE AND THE CUSTOM BEGAN. AS WITH ALL CUSTOMS, THEY HAVE
BECOME ALMOST EXTINCT IN PRESENT-DAY ITALY. CELEBRATED DECEMBER 13TH
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; SAINT CLAIR SHORES
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- F121 Food Drink -- Plant food BELIEF -- Body part Senses BELIEF -- Means of Causing or Avoiding Illness |
Date learned: 10-31-1971
ST. MARTIN'S DAY
THE FIRST WEEK OF OCTOBER IN ITALY IS THE MAKING OF WINE AND WHEN
THE WINE IS READY FOR CONSUMPTION, IT IS CELEBRATED ON NOVEMBER 11TH
WHICH HAPPENS TO BE ST. MARTIN'S DAY, THIS BEING THE DAY WHEN THE
WINE IS READY. THE USUAL GATHERING OF ALL RELATIVES TO CELEBRATE
THIS EVENT IN ONE'S HOME IS THE DUNKING IN WINE OF A HARD BISCUIT
WHICH IS MADE ONLY FOR THIS PARTICULAR DAY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; SAINT CLAIR SHORES
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- F111 CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Autumn Fall Harvest Thanksgiving |
Date learned: 10-31-1971
GHOST IN THE GRAVEYARD (HIDE-AND-SEEK VARIATION)
"ANOTHER GAME SIMILAR TO HIDE-AND-SEEK IS 'GHOST IN THE GRAVEYARD.'
LIKE HIDE-AND-SEEK EVERYONE EXCEPT THE PERSON WHO IS IT WILL HIDE
AND THE ONE WHO IS 'IT' WILL SEARCH FOR THEM. IF HE/SHE CATCHES
SOMEONE, THAT PERSON IS THE 'GHOST'S' HELPER AND HELPS HIM/HER
TRY TO CATCH THE REST. AFTER EVERYONE HAS BEEN CAUGHT OR EVERY-
ONE HAS REACHED 'GOOL' (FREE SPOT), THE FIRST ONE WHO WAS
CAUGHT IS 'IT.'"
Submitter comment: INFORMANT LEARNED THIS DOWN IN OHIO A FEW YEARS AGO.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; SAINT CLAIR
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Hiding Searching |
Date learned: 04-00-1984
CHRISTMAS EVE
AFTER THE CHRISTMAS EVE DINNER, BREAD RESEMBLING
THE HOLY HOST WOULD BE SHARED
BY THE FAMILY. THE BREAD WOULD BE PASSED
FROM THE ELDEST, TO THE YOUNGEST, EACH
BREAKING OFF A PIECE AND EATING IT.
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT SAID THIS TRADITION WAS FOLLOWED
EVERY CHRISTMAS EVE, WHEN HE WAS A YOUNG BOY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; SAINT CLAIR SHORES
Keyword(s): FOOD CUSTOM
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- December 24 Christmas Eve F122.82 |
Date learned: 02-20-1972