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WHEN A DOG HAS A THICK COAT OF HAIR, IT WILL BE A BAD WINTER.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; TROY
WHEN COWS ARE LYING DOWN, IT MEANS RAIN.
Submitter comment: SHE LEARNED THIS FROM HER GRANDMOTHER.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ROCHESTER HILLS
Date learned: CA00001969
When a horse rolls on the ground, it means that a
bad storm is coming.
Submitter comment:
Elaine heard this from her maternal grandmother (who was
French - Canadian and lived near Escanaba, Michigan).
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DEARBORN
Keyword(s): Prediction, rain, unnatural occurrences
Date learned: 00001972CA
Prediction
My mother was taught that, six weeks after the first
grasshopper chirped, there would be snow.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Date learned: 00001950CA
WHEN SWALLOWS FLY LOW, IT'S A SIGN OF RAIN.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Date learned: CHILDHOOD
BIRDS SINGING IN THE RAIN MEAN THE RAIN WILL STOP.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Date learned: CHILDHOOD
IF YOU STEP ON AN ANT, IT WILL RAIN THE NEXT DAY.
Submitter comment: LEARNED FROM MY SISTER, WHEN I WAS A CHILD.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Date learned: 03-22-1967
ON FEBRUARY 2 THE GROUND HOG EMERGES FROM HIS DEN.
IF HE SEES HIS SHADOW, HE RETREATS AND WINTER
LASTS FOR SIX MORE WEEKS.
Submitter comment: DON'T REMEMBER (WHERE LEARNED).
Where learned: NEW YORK ; HAMBURG
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
IF YOU KILL A SPIDER IT WILL RAIN.
Submitter comment: HEARD THIS FROM A FRIEND LONG AGO.
Date learned: 12-01-1967
IF YOU KILL AN ANT, IT'S GOING TO RAIN.
Submitter comment: COMMON BELIEF AS A CHILD.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Date learned: 04-15-1967
IF YOU STEP ON A SPIDER, IT WILL RAIN.
Submitter comment: FROM AUNT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; TAYLOR
Keyword(s): ARACHNID
Date learned: 12-04-1967
CROW ON THE FENCE,
RAIN WILL GO HENCE.
CROW ON THE GROUND,
RAIN WILL COME DOWN.
Submitter comment: FROM RELATIVES
Where learned: LIVING ROOM
Date learned: 11-24-1967
SNOW FREEZES OUT THE SPRING PESTS. THE MORE SNOWS THE FEWER
INSECTS IN THE SPRING.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
Date learned: 05-03-1969
IF YOU STEP ON AN ANT, IT WILL RAIN.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; PEABODY COLLEGE ; NASHVILLE
Date learned: 05-01-1969
A ROOSTER CROWING AND A NOSE ITCHING MEANS THAT COMPANY IS
COMING TO YOUR HOUSE.
Where learned: VIRGINIA, ASSUMED ; NORTH GARDEN
Date learned: 03-29-1969
WHEN A GROUNDHOG SEES HIS SHADOW ON THE SECOND OF FEBRUARY,
IT MEANS FOUR MORE WEEKS OF BAD WEATHER.
Where learned: CLASS ASSIGNMENT
Date learned: 03-07-1969
WHEN A CATERPILLAR HAS A THICK COAT OF FUR, IT MEANS WE
WILL HAVE A BAD WINTER.
Submitter comment: THIS PAST FALL, HIS COAT WAS THIN ON EACH END AND
James Callow comment: CONTRADICTORY?
Where learned: CLASS ASSIGNMENT
Date learned: 03-07-1969
BRUCE: THIS REMINDS ME OF SEVERAL SAYINGS ABOUT THE WEATHER.
ANN: OK
BRUCE: UH, WHEN THE BIRDS AND BUGS FLY LOW, IT'S A SURE
SIGN OF RAIN OR SNOW.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; SPRINGFIELD
Date learned: 07-25-1968
ANN: TELL ME WHAT YOU SAW THE OTHER DAY.
BRUCE: SIM KILLED A SMALL COPPERHEAD THE OTHER DAY AND HE
SAID IT WOULDN'T DIE UNTIL SUNSET. HE ALSO SAID, TO HANG A
SNAKE ON THE FENCE AND IT WILL RAIN. AND HE SAID IT IN
JOKING.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; SPRINGFIELD
Date learned: 07-25-1968
IF MULE'S EARS SHAKE IN A CERTAIN WAY, IT'S A SURE SIGN
TO RAIN THAT DAY.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; SPRINGFIELD
Date learned: 07-25-1968