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PROVERBIAL COMPARISON
HE'S A SIMPLE TOOL.
Submitter comment:
THIS EXPRESSION IS USED BY MASONS AND BRICKLAYERS TO
DESCRIBE A PERSON THAT CAN'T DO MANY COMPLICATED THINGS.
IT REFERS TO A CROW BAR OR A HAMMER, OR ANOTHER SIMPLE
TOOL THAT ANYONE CAN USE, THAT DOESN'T REQUIRE MUCH
SKILL TO USE. THE INFORMANT SAID THAT HE HAS HEARD THIS
FROM MASONS AND BRICKLAYERS IN ALABAMA, GEORGIA, AND
TENNESSEE DURING THE PAST TWENTY YEARS (1950S-1970S).
Where learned: ALABAMA ; GEORGIA ; TENNESSEE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Blason Populaire PROVERB -- Proverbial Comparison |
PROVERB
HE'S CARRYING THREE BRICKS LESS THAN A LOAD.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor PROVERB -- Blason Populaire |
Date learned: 06-29-1970
PROVERB
HE'S RAZOR SHARP.
Submitter comment: MEANING SOMEONE IS SMART OR AS SHARP AS RAZOR BLADES.
Where learned: VIRGINIA ; NORTH GARDEN
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor PROVERB -- Blason Populaire PROVERB -- Proverbial Comparison |
Date learned: 03-29-1969
PROVERB
HE WHO CANNOT COMMAND HIMSELF IS A SLAVE.
Submitter comment:
YOU MUST MASTER YOUR OWN DESIRES, OR YOU WILL BE ENSLAVED
BY THEM.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim PROVERB -- Blason Populaire |
Date learned: 05-09-1972
PROVERB
HE WHO MARRIES A WIDOW AND THREE CHILDREN MARRIES
FOUR THIEVES.
Submitter comment: THIS IS PERHAPS SELF-EXPLANATORY.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Blason Populaire |
Date learned: 05-09-1972
PROVERB
HE WHO RISES FIRST IS FIRST DRESSED.
Submitter comment:
THIS IS PROBABLY COMPARABLE TO "THE EARLY BIRD CATCHES
THE WORM."
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim PROVERB -- Blason Populaire |
Date learned: 05-09-1972
PROVERB
IF A MAN FALLS DOWN, ALL WILL WALK ON HIM.
Submitter comment: THIS IS SELF-EXPLANATORY.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor PROVERB -- Blason Populaire |
Date learned: 05-02-1972
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NOT GIVEN
IF I HAD A BRAIN AND YOU'D PUT IT IN A BIRD, IT WOULD
FLY BACKWARDS.
Where learned: KENTUCKY ; OWENSBORO
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor PROVERB -- Blason Populaire |
Date learned: 04-00-1972
HORSEMAN'S PROVERB
IF YOU FALL OFF A HORSE, YOU OWN THE LAND YOU FALL ON.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Custom PROVERB -- Blason Populaire |
Date learned: 00001959 CA
PROVERB
IF YOU HAVE A LOT OF KIDS THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH YOU.
Submitter comment: THERE IS A PROVERB OR BELIEF THAT:
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim PROVERB -- Blason Populaire |
Date learned: 08-01-1968
SAYING
IF YOU SIT AT DONEY'S LONG ENOUGH, EVERYBODY IN THE WORLD
WILL PASS BY.
Submitter comment:
LOU BROMLEY, OUR TRAVEL AGENT, AND I WERE SITTING AT DONEY'S
ON THE VIA VENETO IN ROME. THIS WAS DURING MY "WANDER WITH
WIMSEY" ART STUDY TOUR OF EUROPE IN 1966. TRAFFIC, BOTH
PEDESTRIAN AND AUTO, WAS ALMOST AS HEAVY AS IN THE DAYTIME.
HE TOLD ME THIS PHRASE AND SAID EVERYONE WHO COMES TO ROME
EVENTUALLY COMES TO DONEY'S BECAUSE IT IS SO FAMOUS.
DONEY'S (DOH-NAY'S) IS A RESTAURANT WITH A SIDEWALK CAFE
IN FRONT.
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim PROVERB -- Blason Populaire |
Date learned: 07-00-1966
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NOT GIVEN
IT AIN'T THE 'EAVY 'AULING (THAT) 'URTS THE 'ORSES 'OOFS,
IT'S THE 'AMMER, 'AMMER, 'AMMER ON THE 'ARD 'IGHWAY.
Where learned: KENTUCKY ; MIDDLESBORO
Keyword(s): ALLITERATION
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor PROVERB -- Blason Populaire |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
SAYING
IT'S AS DARK AS EGYPT.
Where learned: NASHVILLE ; TENNESSEE, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Blason Populaire PROVERB -- Proverbial Comparison |
Date learned: 06-00-1972
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BLASON POPULAIRE
JOHNNIE PEHEPAHAPOHOPAHA
Submitter comment:
A JOKE NAME MAKING FUN OF FINNISH NAMES. THIS IS SAID WITH
A VERY NASAL TWANG.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; L'ANSE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Blason Populaire |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
PROVERB
A MAN AND A DOG ARE NEVER TIRED OF EACH OTHER.
Submitter comment: THIS IS SELF-EXPLANATORY.
Where learned: NASHVILLE ; TENNESSEE, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim PROVERB -- Blason Populaire |
Date learned: 05-08-1972
PROVERB
A MAN AT 16 WILL PROVE A CHILD AT 60.
Submitter comment: THIS MEANS THAT HE WILL, IN OLD AGE, BECOME CHILDISH.
Where learned: NASHVILLE ; TENNESSEE, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim PROVERB -- Blason Populaire |
Date learned: 05-01-1972
PROVERB
MAN DOES NOT LIVE BY BREAD ALONE.
Submitter comment:
THERE ARE MORE THINGS IN LIFE THAN JUST BEING FED, OR
ACCUMULATING MATERIAL THINGS.
Data entry tech comment: SEE MATTHEW 4:4 AND LUKE 4:4
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim PROVERB -- Blason Populaire |
Date learned: 02-23-1972