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PROVERB
IF YOU LIE DOWN WITH DOGS YOU WILL WAKE UP WITH FLEAS.
Submitter comment:
THIS WAS AN OLD SAYING IN THE SOUTH DIRECTED AT OVER
EAGER YOUNGSTERS THAT WANTED TO EXPERIENCE SEX.
BASICALLY A WAY TO DETER THEM FROM TRYING TOO SOON. WHICH
WAS IN FACT EFFECTIVE DURING ITS TIME.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; RIPLEY
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 00-00-1988