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PROVERB
WHEN THE DITCH AND POND OFFEND THE NOSE,
THEN LOOK FOR RAIN AND STORMY BLOWS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb Proverb |
Date learned: 09-28-1967
WEATHER PROVERB
WHEN THE WIND BLOWS OUT OF THE SOUTH,
IT BLOWS THE HOOK IN THE FISH'S MOUTH.
WHEN THE WIND BLOWS FROM THE EAST,
THEY BITE THE LEAST.
WHEN THE WIND BLOWS FROM THE WEST,
THEY BITE THE BEST.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb Proverb |
Date learned: 10-01-1968
PROVERB
WHEN THE WIND IS FROM THE NORTH
SAILORS DON'T GO FORTH;
WHEN THE WIND IS FROM THE EAST,
'TIS NEITHER FAIR FOR MAN NOR BEAST;
WHEN THE WIND IS FROM THE SOUTH,
IT BLOWS THE BAIT IN THE FISH'S MOUTH;
WHEN THE WIND IS FROM THE WEST,
THEN IT'S AT ITS VERY BEST.
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT MAINTAINED THAT THIS RHYME IS BORN OUT BY ACTUAL
EXPERIENCE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; YPSILANTI
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb Proverb |
Date learned: 03-01-1968
WEATHER PROVERB IN VERSE
WIND FROM THE EAST,
GOOD FOR NEITHER MAN NOR BEAST.
Submitter comment: A WEATHER BELIEF OF THE OLD FISHERMEN ON THE LAKES.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb Proverb |
Date learned: 01-21-1968
Belief: Weather
Weather Proverb:
Rain before seven will stop before eleven.
Data entry tech comment:
Motifs added by TRD
James Callow comment:
Duplicate of WPP
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): Rain ; TIME ; WEATHER
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb Proverb |
Belief: Weather
Weather Proverb:
Red Sky in the morning, Sailors take warning / Red sky at night, sailor's delight.
Data entry tech comment:
Motifs added by TRD
James Callow comment:
Duplicate of WPP
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): COLOR ; NATURE ; Nautical ; Ocean ; PREDICTING WEATHER ; PREDICTION ; Sailor ; Sky ; WARNING ; WEATHER
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb Proverb |
Belief: Weather
Rainbow in the morning, Sailors take warning;
Rainbow at night, Sailor's delight;
Rainbow at noon, Rain very soon.
Submitter comment:
This is an old rhyme, but he didn't seem to really believe it.
Data entry tech comment:
Motifs added by TRD
James Callow comment:
Dup. of WPP
[C880. C860.870] written on back of card.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; YPSILANTI
Keyword(s): COLOR ; NATURE ; Nautical ; Ocean ; PREDICTING WEATHER ; PREDICTION ; Rain ; RAINBOW ; Sailor ; Sky ; WARNING ; WEATHER
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Belief Belief Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb Proverb |
Belief: Weather
Weather Verse:
Rain before seven; Quit before eleven.
Submitter comment:
She says it usually worked.
Data entry tech comment:
Motifs added by TRD
James Callow comment:
Dup. of WPP
Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN ; JACKSON
Keyword(s): ; COLOR ; Hour ; NATURE ; Ocean ; PREDICTING WEATHER ; PREDICTION ; Sailor ; Sky ; TIME ; WARNING ; WEATHER
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb Proverb |
Belief: Weather
Red Sunrise in the morning - sailor's warning:
Red sunset at night - sailor's delight.
Submitter comment:
He heard it from his aunt
Data entry tech comment:
Motifs added by TRD
James Callow comment:
Original BN [P890] crossed out. Replaced with current classification.
Dup. of WPP
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): COLOR ; NATURE ; Nautical ; Ocean ; PREDICTING WEATHER ; Predictions ; Sailor ; Sky ; WARNING ; WEATHER
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb Proverb |
Belief: Weather
Omens
:
Red sky in the morning, Sailor takes warning.
Red sky at night, sailor takes delight.
Data entry tech comment:
Motifs added by TRD
James Callow comment:
Dup. of WPP
Where learned: MOVIE ; The Great Escape
Keyword(s): COLOR ; NATURE ; Nautical ; Ocean ; Predicting ; PREDICTING WEATHER ; Sailor ; Sky ; WARNING ; WEATHER
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb Proverb |
Belief: Weather
Weather:
It's raining, it's pouring, the old man is snoring.
Submitter comment:
Snoring is Thunder.
Data entry tech comment:
Motifs added by TRD
James Callow comment:
Dup. of WPP
Keyword(s): ANTHROPOMORPHIC ; God ; NATURE ; Sky ; Thunder ; WEATHER
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb Proverb |
Belief: Weather
Belief - Weather:
Red at night, sailor's delight.
Red in morning, sailor's take warning.
Submitter comment:
Learned in Childhood from my mother
Data entry tech comment:
Motifs added by TRD
James Callow comment:
Original BN [P890] crossed out. replaced wtih current classification
Dup. of WPP
Keyword(s): ; COLOR ; NATURE ; Nautical ; Ocean ; Predicting ; PREDICTING WEATHER ; Sailor ; Sky ; WARNING ; WEATHER
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb Proverb |
Belief: Weather
Weather Saying:
Red in the morning, a sailor's warning.
Red in the night, a sailor's delight.
Data entry tech comment:
Motifs added by TRD
James Callow comment:
Dup. of WPP
Keyword(s): COLOR ; NATURE ; Nautical ; Ocean ; Predicting ; PREDICTING WEATHER ; Sailor ; Sky ; WARNING ; WEATHER
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb Proverb |
Belief: Weather
Weather Sayings:
Red sky at night, sailor's delight.
Red sky in the morning, Sailor's warning.
Data entry tech comment:
Motifs added by TRD
James Callow comment:
Dup. of WPP
Keyword(s): COLOR ; NATURE ; Nautical ; Ocean ; Predicting ; PREDICTING WEATHER ; Sailor ; Sky ; WARNING ; WEATHER
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb Proverb |
Belief: Weather
Weather Rhymes:
If it rains before seven, It will quit before eleven.
Data entry tech comment:
Motifs added by TRD
James Callow comment:
Dup. of WPP
Where learned: HOME
Keyword(s): NATURE ; Predicting ; PREDICTING WEATHER ; Rain ; Sky ; TIME ; WEATHER
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb Proverb |
Belief: Weather
Red sky in the morning, Sailors take warning. Red sky at night, sailor's delight.
Data entry tech comment:
Motifs added by TRD
James Callow comment:
Dup. of WPP
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): COLOR ; NATURE ; Nautical ; Ocean ; Predicting ; PREDICTING WEATHER ; Sailor ; Sky ; WARNING ; WEATHER
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb Proverb |
Belief: Weather
Weather: Rain:
Red at night, sailor's delight.
Red in the morning sailor's take warning.
Data entry tech comment:
Motifs added by TRD
James Callow comment:
Original BN [P890] crossed out. replaced with current classification.
DUP. of WPP
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): COLOR ; NATURE ; Nautical ; Ocean ; Predicting ; PREDICTING WEATHER ; Sailor ; Sky ; WARNING ; WEATHER
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb Proverb |
Belief: Weather
Weather Belief / Rain:
Rain before seven, clear before eleven.
This is a saying used to indicate when the weather will clear.
Submitter comment:
Informant used this saying many times, claiming it to be true. He first heard it in the Navy.
Data entry tech comment:
Motifs added by TRD
James Callow comment:
Original BN [P800, P890] crossed out. Replaced with current classification.
DUP. of WPP
Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): PREDICTING WEATHER ; PREDICTION ; Rain ; RHYME ; Sky ; WEATHER
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb Proverb |
Belief: Weather
Sailor Proverb:
Red sunset at night - is a sailor's delight.
Red sunset in the morning - sailor's take warning.
Data entry tech comment:
Motifs added by TRD
James Callow comment:
Original BN [P880] crossed out. Replaced with current classification.
DUP. of WPP
Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN ; GRAND RAPIDS
Keyword(s): COLOR ; NATURE ; Ocean ; Predicting ; PREDICTING WEATHER ; Sailor ; Sky ; WARNING ; WEATHER
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb Proverb |
Belief: Weather
Weather Prediction:
Red at night, sailor's delight; Red at morning, sailor's fair warning.
Data entry tech comment:
Motifs added by TRD
James Callow comment:
Dup. of WPP
Keyword(s): COLOR ; NATURE ; Nautical ; Ocean ; Predicting ; PREDICTING WEATHER ; RHYME ; Sailor ; Sky ; WARNING ; WEATHER
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb Proverb |