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THE GOLF LINKS LIE SO NEAR THE MILL
THAT ALMOST EVERY DAY,
THE LABORING CHILDREN CAN LOOK OUT
AND SEE THE MEN AT PLAY.
Submitter comment: THIS IS AN IRONIC VERSE DEALING WITH CHILD LABOR.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
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Date learned: 11-10-1985
AN INVESTMENT IN KNOWLEDGE PAYS THE BEST INTEREST.
Submitter comment:
THIS IS A SAYING THAT MY INFORMANT'S FATHER WOULD
SAY TO HIM.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
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Date learned: 11-08-1985
LAWS LIKE TO COBWEBS, CATCH SMALL FLIES
GREAT ONES BREAK THEM BEFORE YOUR EYES
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
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Date learned: 11-10-1985
CURE FOR THE HICCUPS
WHEN SOMEONE HAS THE HICCUPS THEY SHOULD DRINK A GLASS
OF WATER UPSIDE DOWN.
Where learned: CANNOT REMEMBER
Keyword(s): HICCUPS
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Date learned: 00-00-1978 ; 11-00-1987
SOME WOMAN HAD A WOODEN BABY, SOME CARPENTER NAILED HER.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
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Date learned: 10-24-1987
Every first of the month, say Pink Rabbits, Pink Rabbits, Pink
Rabbits and it will bring you good luck in the coming month. It
has to be the first words out of your mouth in the morning.
Where learned: HUNGARY
Date learned: 00001950S
Greeks believe that the first day of the month is good or bad,
the rest of the month will be the same way. This belief can also be
applied to the first day of the year.
Where learned: GREECE
James Callow Keyword(s): pilot day
Date learned: 00001943CA