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NOT GIVEN
S.S. BACH SLEPT IN THE NUDE.
Submitter comment:
SEEN WRITTEN IN S.R. BUILDING AT GEORGE PEABODY COLLEGE
FOR TEACHERS.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Blason Populaire |
NOT GIVEN
STRAUSS IS STRUSSED.
Submitter comment:
SEEN IN S.R. BUILDING AT GEORGE PEABODY COLLEGE FOR
TEACHERS.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Blason Populaire |
Date learned: 04-16-1969
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PROVERB
THERE ARE NONE SO BLIND AS THOSE WHO CANNOT SEE.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim PROVERB -- Blason Populaire |
Date learned: 06-14-1972
BLASON POPULAIRE: THE 247 TEXANS
THERE'S ALWAYS THE ONE ABOUT THE FELLOW WHO WANTED TO LAND
HIS PIPER CUB AIRPLANE. HE CALLED THE TOWER AND ASKED FOR
EMERGENCY LANDING BECAUSE HE WAS CARRYING 247 TEXANS AND HE
WAS SHORT ON FUEL. THE GUY IN THE TOWER DIDN'T BELIEVE HIM
BUT HE GAVE THE OK FOR LANDING. THEN HE RAN OUT TO THE
RUNWAY TO TALK TO THE PILOT, BUT TO HIS SURPRISE THERE WAS
THE AIRPLANE UNLOADING 247 LITTLE PEOPLE. "WHAT HAPPENED?"
HE CRIED. "NOT MUCH," REPLIED THE PILOT, "JUST 247 TEXANS
WITH THE BULLSHIT TAKEN OUT OF THEM."
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Blason Populaire |
Date learned: 07-30-1968
SAYING
THOMAS EDISON SLEEPS WITH A NIGHT LIGHT.
Where learned: NASHVILLE ; TENNESSEE, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Blason Populaire |
Date learned: 04-16-1969
PROVERB
WHEN YOU ARE CLOSE TO RED YOU BECOME RED.
WHEN YOU ARE CLOSE TO BLACK YOU BECOME BLACK.
Submitter comment: YOU CAN TELL A MAN BY HIS FRIENDS.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
Keyword(s): BIRDS OF A FEATHER
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor PROVERB -- Blason Populaire |
Date learned: 07-28-1968
PROVERB
WHILE THE CAT'S AWAY, THE MICE WILL PLAY.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor PROVERB -- Blason Populaire |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
NOT GIVEN
WOMEN CONCEAL EVERYTHING, EXCEPT WHAT THEY DON'T KNOW.
Submitter comment: THIS IS SELF-EXPLANATORY.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Blason Populaire |
Date learned: 05-09-1972
PROVERB
WOMEN LAUGH WHEN THEY CAN AND WEEP WHEN THEY WILL.
Submitter comment:
THIS IS A STATEMENT ABOUT THE UNPREDICTABILITY OF A
WOMAN'S PERSONALITY.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Blason Populaire |
Date learned: 05-09-1972
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IT WAS HOTTER THAN DUTCH LOVE
Submitter comment: (LOVE IS REALLY GOING STRONG) (FROM GRANDMOTHER)
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Blason Populaire PROVERB -- Proverbial Comparison |
Date learned: 11-01-1971
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MORTICIANS NEVER DIE; THEY JUST BECOME CLIENTS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): DEATH ; REVERSAL OF SITUATION
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Blason Populaire |
Date learned: 00-00-1968
A MISER ISN'T MUCH FUN TO LIVE WITH--
BUT HE MAKES A WONDERFUL ANCESTOR.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): INHERITANCE ; OBSERVATION
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Blason Populaire |
Date learned: 00-00-1965
POLISH PROVERB
MARTIN WAS TEACHING LITTLE MARTIN, BUT HE HIMSELF
WAS AS STUPID AS A PIG.
TRANSLATION OF:
ULCZYT MARCIN MARCINN, A PAM GTUPI JAK S'IVINIA.
Submitter comment:
THIS WAS USED IN REFERENCE TO SOMEONE WHO TRIES TO IMPRESS OTHERS
WITH SOMETHING HE KNOWS LITTLE ABOUT.
MY GRANDMOTHER KNOWS IT FROM POLAND.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DEARBORN ; POLAND
James Callow Keyword(s): OBSERVANCE ; PERSONAL NAME
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Blason Populaire |
Date learned: 11-21-1967
BLASON POPULAIRE
A MAN'S BEST FORTUNE, OR HIS WORSE, IS HIS WIFE.
Submitter comment: INFORMANT LEARNED FROM HER FATHER
Where learned: INDIANA ; GREENFIELD
James Callow Keyword(s): OBSERVATION
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Blason Populaire |
Date learned: 11-23-1967
SAYING
AS MAINE GOES, SO DOES THE NATION.
Submitter comment: THIS IS A SAYING THAT EVOLVES FROM POLITICAL CIRCLES.
James Callow Keyword(s): OBSERVATION
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Blason Populaire |
Date learned: 09-00-1967
MAILMEN NEVER DIE, THEY JUST GET CANCER OF DE-LIVER.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): COMPARE: SOLDIERS NEVER DIE ; DELIVER FOR THE LIVER
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Blason Populaire |