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WEATHER PROVERB
BLUE MIST IN THE FOREST MEANS RAIN.
Submitter comment: LEARNED FROM HER MOTHER
James Callow comment: NOT A PROVERB
Where learned: HOLDEN HALL
Keyword(s): COLOR ; COSMOS ; WEATHER PROVERB
James Callow Keyword(s): OBSERVATION
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Cloud Fog Mist Rain Hail Ice Snow Frost Dew PROVERB -- Weather Proverb |
Date learned: 10-07-1967
PARODIES OF SONGS
WE GOT RATS, WE GOT MICE.
WE GOT COLD BEER ON ICE
IN THE CELLARS OF OLD---HIGH
DRINK IT DOWN
TAKE YOUR SHIRT AND WIPE IT UP
IN THE CELLARS OF OLD --HIGH
FOR THE FIELDS OF CHIVALRY.
SHOUT OUT YOUR NUMBERS LOUD AND STRONG.
MORE BEER.
Submitter comment: SUNG TO THE TUNE OF "AS THE CAISSONS GO ROLLING ALONG."
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; HOLDEN HALL ; DETROIT ;
Keyword(s): DRINKING SONG
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Ill humor Ridicule Mockery Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Social reunion |
SUNDAY VISITOR (KEYPUNCHER,S TITLE)
JOANNE HAD JUST BEEN TO CHURCH, WHEN SHE ARRIVED HOME TO MAKE A
PHONE CALL. UPON PICKING UP THE RECEIVER, SHE HEARD THIS WEIRD NOISE.
SHE THOUGHT THAT PERHAPS ANOTHER PHONE WAS OFF THE HOOK.
SHE WENT THROUGH HER MOTHER,S ROOM, HER ROOM, BUT BOTH PHONES WERE
INTACT. WHEN SHE WENT INTO THE DEN, SHE SAW A STRANGE MAN DRESSED
IN BLACK SITTING DOWN AND TAPPING A PENCIL AGAINST THE RECEIVER OF
THE PHONE. JOANNE GOT SCARED AND WENT DOWNSTAIRS AND FOUND A LITTLE
BOTTLE OF HOLY WATER AND PROCEEDED BACK INTO THE DEN.
HOWEVER, THE MAN HAD DISAPPEARED. NEXT, JOANNE CALLED HER AUNT AND
UNCLE UP TO COME OVER TO THE HOUSE AS HER FAMILY WAS GONE AT THE
TIME. THE AUNT AND UNCLE CAME OVER ALONG WITH A BOXER DOG; WHEN
THEY WENT TO ENTER THE DEN, THE DOG REFUSED TO ENTER THE ROOM FOR
SOME UNKNOWN REASON.
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; HOLDEN HALL
| Subject headings: | Favorites PROSE NARRATIVE -- Supernatural Being |
Date learned: 09-00-1967
SUPERSTITION
WHEN PASSING UNDER A BRIDGE, WHILE IN A CAR,
PUT HAND ON TOP OF ROOF AND MAKE A WISH.
THERE IS AN EXTRA GUARANTEE THAT THE WISH WILL COME TRUE
IF THERE IS A TRAIN PASSING OVERHEAD.
Submitter comment: KAREN LEARNED THIS FROM HER FATHER.
Where learned: HOLDEN HALL
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Magic of Speech, Sign, Color |
Date learned: 10-12-1967
5 IS LUCKY NUMBER
8 IS NOT LUCKY
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; HOLDEN HALL
Keyword(s): INDIA?
| Subject headings: | 686 Fifths 686 Eighths / Eight |
Date learned: 11-27-1971
IT'S LIKE HE WAS SLAPPED BY THE HAND OF GOD.
Submitter comment:
FOR A DUMB LOOKING PERSON, THE FLEMISH SAY: {PROVERB}
TOLD BY MOTHER
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; HOLDEN HALL
Keyword(s): STUPIDITY
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Comparison |
Date learned: 09-00-1967
THEY ADD UP WITH A COMB.
Submitter comment: IF A BUSINESS PERSON CHARGES TOO MUCH, THE FLEMISH SAY:
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; HOLDEN HALL
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Phrase |
Date learned: 09-00-1967
JUMP ROPE RHYME
MAMA HAD A BABY
NOT A BOY, NOT A GIRL.
JUST A LITTLE BABY.
WRAP IT UP IN TISSUE PAPER
SEND IT UP THE ELEVATOR
FIRST FLOOR MISS
SECOND FLOOR MISS
THIRD FLOOR MISS
FOURTH FLOOR THERE IS NO MORE
KICK IT OU THE ELEVATOR DOOR.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; HOLDEN HALL ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): CHARACTER ; PLAIN-JUMP
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 10-06-1967
IT IS A POLISH CUSTOM TO SURROUND THE CHRISTMAS TREE AND SING
ALL THE POLISH CHRISTMAS CAROLS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; HOLDEN HALL 319
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- December 21 solstice to March 20 Christmas tree CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- December 21 solstice to March 20 Songs, caroling |
Date learned: 11-00-1967
CUSTOM: SAVING PENNIES IN SHOE
WHEN A GIRL PLANS TO GET MARRIED IN GERMANY SHE GETS A SLIPPER
AND FILLS IT WITH PENNIES WHICH ARE SHINEY. WHEN SHE HAS SAVED
ENOUGH, SHE BUYS HER WEDDING SHOES. THE GIRL CAN'T MARRY UNTIL
SHE IS ABLE TO BUY HER OWN WEDDING SHOES.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; HOLDEN HALL ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Marriage After engagement: fun with friends, etc. |
Date learned: 09-00-1967
PROVERB
A LOUSE IN THE POT IS BETTER THAN NO FAT IN THE POT.
Submitter comment: TOLD BY MOTHER
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; HOLDEN HALL ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 09-00-1967
A FLEMISH SAYING AT HOME
THE MEANEST WEASELS GET THE EGGS.
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; HOLDEN HALL
James Callow Keyword(s): ANIMAL ; OBSERVATION ; PESSIMISM: EVIL REWARDED
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 09-00-1967
REMEDY FOR SPILLS
IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SPILL SOMETHING THAT IS
VERY FULL, HUM TO YOURSELF AND YOU WON'T SPILL A
DROP WHILE YOU'RE CARRYING IT.
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; HOLDEN HALL
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Daily Life |
Date learned: 03-00-1968
TALE
THERE WAS A PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE PROFESSOR AT THE
UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT LAST YEAR WHO BECAME NOTED FOR
HIS ABSENT-MINDEDNESS.
ONE OF HIS CLASSES HAD THE HABIT OF SITTING IN THE
LAST FOUR OR FIVE ROWS OF THE CLASSROOM. HE ACCEPTED
THIS WITHOUT QUESTION. ONE DAY, TO CONFUSE THE PROF,
THE STUDENTS DECIDED TO SIT IN THE FIRST FOUR OR FIVE
ROWS OF THE CLASSROOM. THE PROFESSOR WALKED IN THE
ROOM, AT THE PROPER TIME, THE RIGHT DAY, BUT DID NOT
RECOGNIZE HIS CLASS. SO HE LEFT, WENT BACK HOME,
AND CHIDED HIMSELF FOR NOT REALIZING THAT HE MADE
AN UNNECESSARY TRIP TO SCHOOL.
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; HOLDEN HALL
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Stupid man or woman |
Date learned: 12-06-1967
WHEN CATS HAVE KITTENS AND THERE ARE TOO MANY, SOME OF THE KITTENS
ARE PUT INTO A BOX, THE BOX IS TIED UP TO A STONE AND THROWN INTO
THE RIVER. THEN, THE CHILDREN MUST SING A SONG TO KEEP THE KITTENS
FROM COMING BACK AND HAUNTING THEM.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; 208 HOLDEN HALL
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- P346 BELIEF -- Ghost Spirit Phantom Specter BELIEF -- Mammal BELIEF -- Remedy |
Date learned: 11-27-1971
OLD
HE IS AS OLD AS JOB.
Submitter comment: TOLD BY MOTHER
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; HOLDEN HALL
Keyword(s): BIBLICAL CHARACTER ; OLD AGE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Comparison |
Date learned: 09-00-1967
EASTER CUSTOM
ON EASTER SATURDAY, IN OUR SLOVENIAN PARISH, BASKETS OF FOOD (HOME-
MADE BREAD, EASTER EGGS, SAUSAGE, HAM, POTICA--A TYPE OF NUTBREAD--)
ARE TAKEN TO THE CHURCH TO BE GIVEN A SPECIAL BLESSING. THIS FOOD
IS THEN EATEN FOR BREAKFAST ON EASTER SUNDAY, MONDAY, AND TUESDAY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; 212 HOLDEN HALL
Keyword(s): FOOD CUSTOM ; SWIECZONKA
Date learned: 10-02-1967
I DON'T KILL A FROG TO FATTEN A SNAKE.
Submitter comment:
INTERPRETATION: I AM NOT GOING TO DO ALL THE WORK AND YOU KEEP THE
BENEFITS.
TOLD BY MOTHER AS A CHILD.
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; HOLDEN HALL
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 09-00-1967
THE FAIRY OF DEATH
IN IRELAND THE BELIEF IN THE BLACK FAIRY OR THE FAIRY OF DEATH WAS
POPULAR YEARS AGO. IT WAS BELIEVED THAT IF SOMEONE
SAW A LADY COMPLETELY DRESSED IN BLACK THAT IN THREE DAYS
SOMEONE WOULD DIE. THIS BELIEF WAS FULFILLED ONE DAY AS A MAN CAME
RUNNING INTO A SALON EXCLAIMING THAT HE HAD JUST SEEN THE
BLACK FAIRY. THREE DAYS LATER THIS MAN DIED.
Submitter comment: TOLD BY MY GRANDFATHER.
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; HOLDEN HALL
Keyword(s): SALOON
| Subject headings: | Observation PROSE NARRATIVE -- Fairy Elf Goblin Gnome BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: 10-00-1967
IF YOU PUT ALL THE PEOPLE IN A BAG YOU WOULDN'T KNOW WHICH ONE TO
SHAKE TO THE TOP.
Submitter comment:
IN BELGIUM, THE FLEMISH HAVE A HUGE BAG OF POTATOES IN WHICH THEY
SHAKE THE BAG IN ORDER TO GET THE BAD POTATOES OUT. THIS PROVERB
IS SAID IN REFERENCE TO A GROUP OF PEOPLE WHO ARE ALL UNDESIRABLE.
Data entry tech comment: PROFESSOR CALLOW HAS MADE NECESSARY SPELLING CHANGES.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; HOLDEN HALL ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): VEGETABLES SEPARATION GOOD AND EVIL
James Callow Keyword(s): OBSERVATION
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor PROVERB -- Blason Populaire |
Date learned: 09-00-1967