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"NATURE'S ODITY--H. L. POUNDS FOUND THIS MATURE COCKLEBUR ON A
FARM NEAR HIS HOME AT BRADFORD RECENTLY AND IT MAKES HIM
WONDER IF NATURE IS PULLING SOME STRANGE TRICKS ON US. MR.
POUNDS SAID THAT HE HAD ALWAYS (BEEN) TOLD IT WAS TIME FOR FROST
WHEN COCKLEBURS RIPENED."
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NEWSPAPER ; MILAN MIRROR ; MILAN
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Weather sign or control BELIEF -- Cloud Fog Mist Rain Hail Ice Snow Frost Dew BELIEF -- Plant |
Date learned: 06-24-1970
JUMP ROPE RIME
NOT LAST NIGHT BUT THE NIGHT BEFORE
TWENTY-FOUR ROBBERS CAME KNOCKING AT MY DOOR
ASKED THEM WHAT THEY WANTED
THIS IS WHAT THEY SAID:
SPANISH DANCER DO THE TWIST
SPANISH DANCER TWIRL LIKE THIS
AS I RAN OUT--THEY RAN IN.
HIT ME OVER THE HEAD WITH A ROLLING PIN.
Submitter comment: LEARNED FROM NEIGHBORHOOD CHILDREN IN ALASKA.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; FOLEY HALL
Keyword(s): ACTION-RHYME ; CALL-RHYME
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 03-29-1967
JUMP ROPE RIME
------AND------SITTING IN A TREE
K-I-S-S-I-N-G.
FISRT COMES LOVE.
THEN COMES MARRIAGE
THEN COMES------WITH A BABY CARRIAGE
Submitter comment: SHE LEARNED THIS FROM HER NEIGHBORHOOD PLAYMATES IN NEW YORK CITY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; FOLEY HALL
Keyword(s): PLAIN-JUMP
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 03-30-1967
ROPE JUMPING RIME
MARGIE HAD A BABY, NAMED HIM TINY TIM
PUT HIM IN THE BATHTUB TO TEACH HIM HOW TO SWIM.
HE DRANK UP ALL THE WATER, HE ATE UP ALL THE SOAP.
MARGIE CALLED THE DOCTOR, MARGIE CALLED THE NURSE, MARGIE CALLED
THE LADY WITH THE ALLIGATOR PURSE.
IN CAME THE DOCTOR, IN CAME THE NURSE, IN CAME THE LADY WITH THE
ALLIGATOR PURSE.
DEAD SAID THE DOCTOR, DEAD SAID THE NURSE, DEAD SAID THE LADY WITH
THE ALLIGATOR PURSE.
OUT WENT THE DOCTOR, OUT WENT THE NURSE, OUT WENT THE LADY WITH THE
ALLIGATOR PURSE.
Submitter comment: INFORMANT LEARNED THIS FROM HER NEIGHBORHOOD PLAYMATES.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; FOLEY HALL
Keyword(s): CALL-RHYME ; CHARACTER
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 03-30-1967
JUMP ROPE RIME
SAILOR GIRL, SAILOR GIRL, DRESSED IN BLUE
THESE ARE THE THINGS WE'RE SUPPOSED TO DO.
SALUTE TO THE CAPTAIN
CURTESY (COURTSY?) TO THE QUEEN
TURN MY BACK TO THE DIRTY MARINE}
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT LEARNED THIS FROM HER NEIGHBORHOOD PLAYMATES.
BUFFALO, N.Y.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; FOLEY HALL
Keyword(s): ACTION-RHYME ; CHARACTER
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 03-29-1967
ROPE JUMPING RIME
LITTLE SUZIE SAUCER
SITTING IN A SAUCER
WEEPING AND CRYING
BECAUSE HER MOTHER'S DYING
RISE SUZIE RISE
WIPE YOUR EYES
POINT TO THE EAST,
POINT TO THE WEST
POINT TO THE ONE YOU LOVE THE BEST.
Submitter comment: INFORMANT LEARNED THIS ON THE PLAYGROUND IN CLEVELAND, OHIO.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; FOLEY HALL
Keyword(s): ACTION-RHYME ; CHARACTER
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 03-29-1967
IF THE CATERPILLER (WOOLLY BEAR) HAS A BROWN COAT, IT MEANS
IT'LL BE A MILD WINTER. IF THE WOOLLY BEAR CATERPILLAR HAS
A BLACK COAT IT MEANS IT WILL BE A HARD WINTER.
Where learned: MINNESOTA ; FAIRBAULT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Insect |
Date learned: 10-15-1987 ; 10-14-1987
IF COWS LAY ON A HILL UNDER A TREE, IT MEANS THAT IT IS GOING TO
RAIN.
Where learned: MINNESOTA ; FAIRBAULT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Mammal BELIEF -- Weather sign or control BELIEF -- Cloud Fog Mist Rain Hail Ice Snow Frost Dew |
Date learned: 10-10-1987 ; 10-14-1987
KNOCK KNOCK JOKE
KNOCK KNOCK
WHO'S THERE?
SAM AND JANET
SAM AND JANET WHO?
SOME ENCHANTED ( SAM AND JANET ) EVENING
Submitter comment: THE ANSWER IS SUNG TO THE TUNE OF THIS SONG
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BIRMINGHAM
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 00-00-1960
SEWING
MRS. RANKIN WAS TOLD BY HER MOTHER THAT IT IS A SIN TO SEW ON SUNDAY.
SHE, IN TURN, HAS PASSED IT DOWN TO HER CHILDREN AND HER CHILDREN
HAVE PASSED IT DOWN TO THEIRS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BIRMINGHAM
Keyword(s): SABBATARIANISM
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Work Commerce Business CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Measure of time Week Day Hour CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Measure of time Working |
Date learned: 07-00-1964
SILLY PROVERB
CHASTE MAKES WASTE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BIRMINGHAM
Keyword(s): SEMANTICS
James Callow Keyword(s): HASTE MAKES WASTE--PARODY ; OBSERVATION ; PUN PARODY
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 10-03-1971
PROVERB
CHARITY BEGINS AT HOME.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BIRMINGHAM
James Callow Keyword(s): ADVICE: POSITIVE
| Subject headings: | 686 Properties attributed to specific numbers or numerals individually. |
Date learned: 10-10-1965
PROVERB
BECOME OLD EARLY IF YOU WISH TO STAY OLD LONG.
Submitter comment: FROM A FELLOW WORKER.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BIRMINGHAM
Keyword(s): CONTRAST
James Callow Keyword(s): ADVICE: POSITIVE ; PARADOX ; TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 11-15-1967
PROVERBIAL COMPARISON
AS IRISH AS PADDY'S PIG.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BIRMINGHAM
Keyword(s): ALLITERATION ; ANIMAL ; DEFINITION
James Callow Keyword(s): NAME: PADDY ; NATIONALISM ; PERSONAL PROVERB
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Blason Populaire PROVERB -- Proverbial Comparison |
Date learned: 00-00-1960
APOTHEGM
AMBITION: A BOY'S FUTURE; A MAN'S PAST.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BIRMINGHAM
Keyword(s): DEFINITION ; ELLIPSIS
James Callow Keyword(s): OBSERVATION
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
SAVING ADVICE
ALWAYS SPEND LESS THAN YOU EARN.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BIRMINGHAM
Keyword(s): ECONOMICS ; FUNCTION
James Callow Keyword(s): ADVICE: POSITIVE ; FUNCTION
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 00-00-1968
PROVERB
ALL IS WELL THAT ENDS WELL.
Submitter comment: SOURCE NOT REMEMBERED
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BIRMINGHAM
James Callow Keyword(s): FINAL ITERATION ; RATIONALIZATION
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 10-14-1967
PROVERBIAL METAPHOR
ABSENCE MAKES THE HEART GO WANDER.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BIRMINGHAM
Keyword(s): HUMAN BODY ; VARIANT
James Callow Keyword(s): OBSERVATION ; PARODY
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb C880.700 PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
ROPE JUMP RIME
MABLE, MABLE, SET THE TABLE
DON'T FORGET THE RED HOT PEPPER!
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT LEARNED THIS FROM HER MOTHER AS A CHILD.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; FOLEY HALL
Keyword(s): CHARACTER ; SPEED-JUMP
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 03-29-1967
ROPE JUMPING RIME
MARGIE DRANK SOME MARMALADE
MARGIE DRANK SOME BEER
MARGIE DRANK SOME OTHER STUFF THAT MADE HER FEEL SO QUEER.
OOPSIE WENT THE MARMALADE, OOPSIE WENT THE BEER,
OOPSIE WENT THE OTHER STUFF THAT MADE HER FEEL SO QUEER.
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT LEARNED THIS FROM HER NEIGHBORHOOD PLAYMATES.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; FOLEY HALL
Keyword(s): PLAIN-JUMP
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 03-29-1967