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PROVERBIAL APOTHEGM MAXIM
BEER ON TOP OF WHISKEY
MIGHTY RISKY.
Where learned: NASHVILLE ; TENNESSEE, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb Proverb PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
PROVERB
A BAD START MAKES A GOOD ENDING.
Where learned: NASHVILLE ; TENNESSEE, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 03-07-1969
A CERTAIN PROFESSOR AT VANDERBILT WAS HABITUALLY INTOXICATED.
ON MANY OCCASIIONS, AFTER THE STUDENTS HAD COME IN FOR CLASS
AND HAD BEEN WAITING FIVE OR TEN MINUTES, THIS PROFESSOR WOULD
RAISE HIMSELF UP FROM BEHIND THE DESK AND SAY: "CLASH DISH-
MISHED!"
Where learned: NASHVILLE ; TENNESSEE, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Man CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- School Food Drink -- Alcoholic beverage |
Date learned: 02-06-1972
HAVE YOU GOT THE THING ABOUT THE GROUNDHOG? WELL, ON
FEBRUARY 2, EVERY YEAR A GROUNDHOG IS SUPPOSED TO COME UP OUT
OF HIS HOLE, AND IF HE DOESN'T SEE HIS SHADOW, THEN WE'VE
GOT SOME MORE WINTER LEFT.
Where learned: 292 LAWNDALE DR ; NASHVILLE ; TENNESSEE, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- February 2 Candlemas Groundhog Day BELIEF -- Measure of time Winter BELIEF -- Sign or prediction through Observation of galactic or celestial bodies |
Date learned: 07-23-1968
WHENEVER YOU LOSE AN EYELASH, YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO PUT IT BETWEEN
YOUR THUMB AND FOREFINGER AND THEN GUESS WHERE IT WILL BE
WHEN YOU OPEN YOUR FINGERS. IF YOU GUESS "THUMB" AND IT'S
THERE, THEN YOUR BOYFRIEND IS SUPPOSED TO REALLY LOVE YOU.
Where learned: 292 LAWNDALE DR ; NASHVILLE ; TENNESSEE, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses Eyes, evil eye BELIEF -- Marriage BELIEF -- Use of object for determining true love |
Date learned: 08-07-1968
REMMEBER HOW YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO MAKE A WISH AND KEEP IT TO
YOURSELF ON YOUR BIRTHDAY, AND IF YOU BLOW ALL THE CANDLES
OUT ON YOUR CAKE, THEN IT WILL COME TRUE.
Where learned: 292 LAWNDALE DR ; NASHVILLE ; TENNESSEE, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Maturity BELIEF -- Prayer |
Date learned: 08-07-1968
DID YOU KNOW THAT MOVIE STARS HID A PENNY IN THE DRESSING ROOMS
AND IF THE NEXT PERSON WHO USES THE DRESSING ROOM FINDS THE
PENNY, THEN HE WILL HAVE GOOD LUCK IN HIS NEXT PICTURE.
Where learned: 292 LAWNDALE DR ; NASHVILLE ; TENNESSEE, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | DRAMA -- D000 BELIEF -- Measure of quality BELIEF -- Good luck Money |
Date learned: 07-23-1968
THE OTHER DAY, I HEMMED SOME CURTAINS FOR VIRGINIA SMITH AND
I LEFT A STRAIGHT PIN IN THEM. SHE SAID THAT I'D HAVE TO
TAKE THAT PIN BACK HOME WITH ME, BECAUSE IF I DIDN'T, OUR
FRIENDSHIP WOULD BREAK UP. SHE REALLY BELIEVES THAT, TOO.
Where learned: BARRETT RD ; NASHVILLE ; TENNESSEE, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank BELIEF -- Bad luck Sharp objects |
Date learned: 08-13-1968
SAILORS DON'T LIKE TO MAKE TRIPS UNLESS THERE'S A CAT ON BOARD
BECAUSE THEY BELIEVE THAT A CAT WILL HELP THEM TO HAVE A
LUCKY AND SAFE TRIP.
Where learned: BARRETT RD ; NASHVILLE ; TENNESSEE, ASSUMED
Date learned: 07-30-1968
SPEAKING OF BREAKING UP FRIENDSHIPS, IN MANHATTAN THERE ARE
MANY AWNINGS THAT ARE HELD UP FROM THE SIDEWALKS BY POLES.
I USED TO GO WITH A GIRL WHO WOULD NEVER LET A POLE COME
BETWEEN US WHEN WE WERE WALKING, BECAUSE THAT MEANT THAT
WE WOULD BREAK UP. IF WE DID HAPPEN TO WALK ON OPPOSITE
SIDES OF A POLE, SHE WOULD MAKE ME TURN AROUND AND WALK
BY IT AGAIN WITH BOTH OF US GOING AROUND THE POLE ON THE
SAME SIDE.
Where learned: BARRETT RD ; NASHVILLE ; TENNESSEE, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank BELIEF -- Use of Object Human beings and their activities |
Date learned: 08-13-1968
THE FIRST TIME A RACE DRIVER IS ON A NEW TRACK, HE WILL PAINT
HIS FENDERS GREEN FOR GOOD LUCK.
Where learned: NASHVILLE ; TENNESSEE, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | 686 Properties attributed to specific numbers or numerals individually. BELIEF -- Magic of Speech, Sign, Color BELIEF -- Good luck |
Date learned: 06-10-1972
MY HUSBAND'S UNCLE WOULD NOT KNOWIN(G)LY EAT ANYTHING THAT
HAD BEEN COOKED IN A PRESSURE COOKER DUE TO HIS BELIEF THAT
THE FOODS WERE NEITHER HEALTHY OR TASTY.
Where learned: NASHVILLE ; TENNESSEE, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | Food Drink -- Manner of preparation Kind of heatCooking equipment BELIEF -- Daily Life |
Date learned: 06-17-1972
THE SIZE AND PLACEMENT OF A FETUS INDICATES WHETHER IT IS A
GIRL OR A BOY:
IF THE BABY IS HIGH AND THE MOTHER'S STOMACH IS LARGE, IT WILL
BE A GIRL. IF THE BABY IS CARRIED LOW AND THE MOTHER'S STOMACH
IS RATHER SMALL, IT IS A BOY.
Where learned: NASHVILLE ; TENNESSEE, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses BELIEF -- Birth |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
YOU CAN HEAR AN UNBORN BABY CRY IF YOU PUT YOUR EAR TO THE
MOTHER'S STOMACH.
Where learned: NASHVILLE ; TENNESSEE, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses BELIEF -- Birth |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
IF THE MOON LOOKS RED, IT MEANS THERE IS BLOOD ON IT, AND
THERE WILL SOON BE A WAR.
Where learned: NASHVILLE ; TENNESSEE, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial BELIEF -- Color BELIEF -- Sign or prediction through Observation of galactic or celestial bodies |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
WE LEARNED THE OTHER DAY THE FIRST PERMANENT THAT WAS EVER GIVEN,
THE LADY WHO GOT IT DIED OF A HEART ATTACK THE NEXT DAY. FOR
A LONG TIME AFTER THAT, NO ONE WANTED A PERMANENT BECAUSE
THEY THOUGHT THAT THE PERMANENT WAS WHAT MADE THAT LADY DIE.
Where learned: HOME ; 292 LAWNDALE DR ; NASHVILLE ; TENNESSEE, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses Hair, on head, mustache, widow's peak BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: 08-06-1968
ALSO IN THE THEATRE, EVERYONE ALWAYS HOPES FOR AN AWFUL
DRESS REHEARSAL, BECAUSE THEN THE OPENING NIGHT
PERFORMANCE IS SUPPOSED TO BE TERRIFIC. USUALLY THIS
IS TRUE, TOO.
Where learned: HOME ; 292 LAWNDALE DR ; NASHVILLE ; TENNESSEE, ASSUMED
James Callow Keyword(s): COMPENSATION CONTRAST
| Subject headings: | Observation DRAMA -- D000 CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Entertainment Diversion |
Date learned: 07-23-1968
IF THE CLASP OF THE NECKLACE IS NEXT TO THE LOCKET, YOUR
BOYFRIEND IS THINKING ABOUT YOU.
Submitter comment: TEENAGE PREVALENT BELIEF.
Where learned: NASHVILLE ; TENNESSEE, ASSUMED
James Callow Keyword(s): POSITION DIRECTION
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank BELIEF -- Marriage |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
IF THE HEM OF YOUR DRESS IS TURNED UP, YOUR BOYFRIEND IS
THINKING ABOUT YOU.
Where learned: NASHVILLE ; TENNESSEE, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank BELIEF -- Marriage |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
IF YOU DON'T PEEL AN APPLE SO THAT THE PEELING STAYS IN ONE
PIECE, YOU WILL LOSE YOUR BOYFRIEND.
Where learned: NASHVILLE ; TENNESSEE, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | 686 Properties attributed to specific numbers or numerals individually. BELIEF -- Plant BELIEF -- Marriage |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN