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The James T. Callow Folklore Archive
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WHEN MY MOTHER WAS TALKING ON THE TELEPHONE WITH A FRIEND AND
WOULD BE LATE FOR AN APPOINTMENT IF SHE DIDN'T HANG UP SOON, HER
FRIEND TOLD HER TO SAY SHE WAS LATE BECAUSE SHE WAS TALKING TO
SOMEONE WHO HAD "A PHONOGRAPH NEEDLE FOR A TONGUE."
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ROSEVILLE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Blason Populaire PROVERB -- Proverbial Comparison |
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THREE PEOPLE TO BEWARE:
A TRADING PREACHER
A PRAYING LAWYER
A CROSS-EYED WOMAN
Where learned: CHURCH
James Callow Keyword(s): OCCUPATIONS
Date learned: 05-04-1969
SAYING
AIN'T NOTHIN' GROWIN' BUT JOHNSON GRASS AND THE CHURCH
OF CHRIST.
Submitter comment:
MRS. YOUNG HEARD THIS PHRASE ABOUT 10 YEARS AGO IN MIDDLE
TENNESSEE. SHE SAYS THAT EVERYBODY BACK HOME (MONTGOMERY
COUNTY) USES THIS PHRASE. I HAD ASKED HER IF SHE KNEW ANY
CLARKSVILLE SAYINGS (THIS WAS ON JULY 25, 1968).
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; CLARKSVILLE ; ROUTE 3 ; CARDINAL LANE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor PROVERB -- Blason Populaire |
Date learned: 07-25-1968
PROVERB
ALL MEN CAN'T BE MASTERS.
Submitter comment: THIS IS SELF-EXPLANATORY.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim PROVERB -- Blason Populaire |
Date learned: 05-09-1972
PROVERB
ARE THEY KIN? NO THAT'S A DIFFERENT SET OF DOGS.
Where learned: KENTUCKY ; CRUTCHFIELD
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Blason Populaire PROVERB -- Proverbial Phrase |
Date learned: 06-20-1970
PROVERB
BEFORE YOU MEET A PERSON, MEET HIS FRIENDS.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim PROVERB -- Blason Populaire |
Date learned: 07-28-1968
PROVERB: BLASON POPULAIRE
THE BIGGER THEY ARE,
THE HARDER THEY FALL.
Where learned: NASHVILLE ; TENNESSEE, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim PROVERB -- Blason Populaire |
Date learned: 06-27-1972
BLASON POPULAIRE
CAN'T FIGHT YOUR WAY OUT OF A PAPER BAG.
Where learned: NASHVILLE ; TENNESSEE, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor PROVERB -- Blason Populaire |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
PROVERB
CLOTHES DON'T MAKE THE MAN.
Submitter comment: THIS MEANS THAT YOU SHOULDN'T JUDGE BY APPEARANCES.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim PROVERB -- Blason Populaire |
Date learned: 02-22-1972
BLASON POPULAIRE
EAST IS EAST AND WEST IS WEST AND NEVER THE TWAIN SHALL MEET.
Where learned: KENTUCKY ; LOUISVILLE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Blason Populaire |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
BLASON POPULAIRE
FAINT HEART NE'ER WON FAIR MAIDEN.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Blason Populaire |
Date learned: 06-20-1970
PROVERB
A FOOL AND HIS MONEY SOON PARTS.
Where learned: KENTUCKY ; OWENSBORO
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Blason Populaire |
Date learned: 02-00-1972
PROVERB
A FOOL'S NAME IS LIKE HIS FACE,
IT'S ALWAYS STUCK IN A PUBLIC PLACE.
Where learned: KENTUCKY ; OWENSBORO
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb C880.400 Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb C880.700 PROVERB -- Blason Populaire PROVERB -- Proverbial Comparison |
Date learned: 02-00-1972
LIFE, DEATH
FOR EVERY BABY BORN SOMEONE DIES.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Blason Populaire |
Date learned: 07-25-1968
SAYING
THE GOOD DIE YOUNG.
Where learned: MARYLAND ; BETHESDA
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim PROVERB -- Blason Populaire |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
PROVERB
THE GOOD DIE YOUNG.
Where learned: VIRGINIA ; NORTH GARDEN
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim PROVERB -- Blason Populaire |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
PROVERB
HANDLE WITH CARE--WOMEN AND GLASS.
Where learned: VIRGINIA ; NORTH GARDEN
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim PROVERB -- Blason Populaire |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
FOLK EXPRESSION
HE PUTS HIS PANTS ON ONE LEG AT A TIME TOO.
Submitter comment: HE'S JUST AS GOOD AS ANYONE ELSE.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor PROVERB -- Blason Populaire PROVERB -- Proverbial Phrase |
Date learned: 06-16-1973