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The James T. Callow Folklore Archive
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"DYPOURI BOVAC SUA UYGPI ZOUABI
THIS MEANS: HAIR DOESN'T LIKE TO
GROW ON INTELLIGENT PEOPLES'
HEADS. OR, BALDNESS IS A SIGN OF
INTELLIGENCE
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT RECEIVED INFORMATION
FROM RELATIVES IN THE UKRAINE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Favorites PROVERB -- Blason Populaire |
Date learned: 10-14-1967
HAIR TODAY---BALD TOMORROW.
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT HEARD THIS YEARS BACK
PROBABLY AROUND THE LATE 1928S.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WARREN ; TOLD IN
Keyword(s): CONTRAST ; ELLIPSIS ; PARODY OF HERE TODAY, GONE TOMORROW
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Blason Populaire |
Date learned: 10-05-1972
POVERTY
GOT Y JAK SIVIETY TURECKI.
HE'S BARE LIKE A TURKISH.
SAINT:.
Submitter comment:
USED IN REFERENCE TO ANYONE WHO IS EXTREMELY POOR.
I LEARNED THIS FROM MY MOTHER WHO OFTEN USES IT.
Where learned: NOT RECORDED BY COLLECTOR
Keyword(s): POVERTY
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Blason Populaire PROVERB -- Proverbial Phrase PROVERB -- Proverbial Comparison |
Date learned: NOT RECORDED BY THE COLLECTOR
COLLECTING MONEY
CIAGNIE SIE, JAK BERNARDYN PO KIVESCIE.
HE'S DRAGGING HIMSELF LIKE A BERNADINE MONK AT COLLECTION TIME.
Submitter comment: THIS REFERS TO THE CUSTOM OF MONKS COLLECTING MONEY AT MASS.
Where learned: DEARBORN
Keyword(s): RELIGIOUS SIMILE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Blason Populaire PROVERB -- Proverbial Phrase PROVERB -- Proverbial Comparison |
Date learned: 11-28-1967
BOI SIE JAK ZYD SIVIECONG EVADY.
Submitter comment: MY FATHER KNOWS THIS FROM POLAND
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DEARBORN
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Blason Populaire |
Date learned: 11-17-1967
A POLISH PROVERB
HE MADE OUT LIKE MR. ZABTOCKI ON HIS SOAP.
IVYSZEAT JAK ZABTOCKI NA MYDLE.
Submitter comment:
THIS IS USED WHEN ONE TAKES UP A PROJECT HE KNOWS LITTLE ABOUT AND
IT FALLS THROUGH. MR. ZABTOCKI HAD GONE INTO THE SOAP BUSINESS BUT KNOWING NOTHING ABOUT IT ,HE LOST OUT.
MY MOTHER KNOWS THIS PROVERB AND STORY FROM POLAND.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DEARBORN
Keyword(s): PERSONAL NAME ; POLISH PERSONAL PROVERB
| Subject headings: | Favorites PROVERB -- Blason Populaire PROVERB -- Proverbial Phrase PROVERB -- Proverbial Comparison |
Date learned: 11-25-1967
PROVERB
A HOMELY GIRL HATES MIRRORS.
Submitter comment: ORIGIN: REMEMBERED FROM CHILDHOOD
Where learned: HOME
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Blason Populaire |
Date learned: 08-09-1964
IL BITE ILLE FUT TIN-TINE CUBUD MENSIN TINE BITU FUT KLATEE SHMUD
ER WO KADA IL BITU FUT UDABA HUMEL WAL HAD
A HOUSE THAT HAS 2 WOMEN IN 2 YRS. WON'T BE WORTH ANYTHING
A HOUSE THAT HAS 3 WOMEN IS LIKE A PIGS PEN (IT STINKS)
A HOUSE THAT HAS 4 WOMEN IS DECAYED-LEAVE
Where learned: DETROIT ; MICHIGAN, ASSUMED
Keyword(s): COMPARISION
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim PROVERB -- Blason Populaire PROVERB -- Proverbial Comparison |
Date learned: 11-23-1970
PROVERB
HOW CAN UNINTELLIGENT PERSON APPRECIATE INTELLIGENCE IF HE DOESN'T
HAVE A BRAIN?
Submitter comment: INFORMANT RECIEVED INFORMATION FROM RELATIVES IN UKRAINE
Data entry tech comment: FOR THE UKRAINAN TEXT SEE ORGINAL 5 X 8 CARD
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): QUESTION
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim PROVERB -- Blason Populaire |
Date learned: 10-14-1967
IT IS AN IRISH SAYING CONCERNING PEOPLE WITH BLUE EYES
WITH GREY FLECKS:
"GOD PUT THEM IN WITH A DEITY FINGER."
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; SOUTHGATE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses Eyes, evil eye PROVERB -- Blason Populaire |
Date learned: 10-00-1971
FIRST SALE
IN NEW YORK, THE CHRISTIANS KNEW OF A JEWISH SUPERSTITION--THAT
NO MATTER WHO CAME IN THEIR STORE, THEY HAD TO MAKE THE FIRST SALE OF
THE DAY. IF THEY TURNED THAT PERSON AWAY WITHOUT SELLING THEM
ANYTHING, THEY WOULD HAVE NO BUSINESS THE REST OF THE DAY.
AND CHRISTIANS KNOWING OF THIS, TODAY WILL STILL GO TO THE PLACE
OF BUSINESS EARLY IN THE MORNING WHEN HE'S OPENING UP AND OFFER
A RIDICULOUS PRICE - AND GET IT BECAUSE OF THIS SUPERSTITION.
Where learned: TOLD AT INFORMANTS HOME
Keyword(s): SALESPERSON
| Subject headings: | 686 Properties attributed to specific numbers or numerals individually. Favorites PROVERB -- Blason Populaire |
Date learned: 02-23-1970
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BELIEF, CURSE
A GYPSY CURSE PUT ON A PREGNANT WOMAN CAN CAUSE PERMANENT
DAMAGE TO THE CHILD.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; EAST DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Birth PROVERB -- Blason Populaire |
Date learned: 03-00-1969
LYRICAL VERSE - RIDICULE
THE GIRLS IN FRANCE/ WEAR TISSUE PAPER PANTS.
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT
Keyword(s): RHYME: AA
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Lyrical Verse Lyrical Verse PROVERB -- Blason Populaire |
Date learned: 03-15-1968
NEW YEAR'S DAY
ON NEW YEAR'S EAT GOURMET FOOD.
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT'S FAMILY ALWAYS EATS FRENCH FOODS ON NEW YEAR'S BECAUSE
THEY FEEL THAT IF THEY EAT WELL ON NEW YEAR'S THEN THEY WILL EAT
WELL ALL THROUGH THE YEAR.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GROSSE POINTE WOODS ; informant's home
Keyword(s): BLASON POPULAIRE ; FOOD PREDICTION ; FRENCH FOOD
Date learned: 03-05-1971
COLLOQUIALISM
"HEELTAPPERS" IS THE NAME OF A SHIPPING VESSEL MANNED BY MARBLEHEAD
FISHERMAN WHO WERE CALLED "HEELTAPPERS" BECAUSE IN THE WINTER TIME
WHEN THE WEATHER WAS TOO BAD FOR FISHING, MARBLEHEADERS MADE SHOES.
SHOE MANUFACTURING WAS THE OTHER PRIMARY INDUSTRY IN MARBLEHEAD.
IF THE FISHERMAN WERE NOT AT SEA, THEN THEY WERE HOME MAKING SHOES
AND WERE CALLED "HEELTAPPERS" FROM POUNDING THE LITTLE NAILS INTO
THE HEELS OF THE SHOES. AS A RESULT, THE FISHING BOATS THEY WENT
OUT ON WERE CALLED "HEELTAPPERS".
Submitter comment:
"HEELTAPPERS" IS A PARTICULAR KIND OF FISHING VESSEL BUT THE
INFORMANT COULD NOT REMEMBER IN WHAT WAY IT WAS DIFFERENT FROM
THE OTHER TYPES. THIS COLLOQUIAL TERM WAS LIMITED ONLY TO THE
MARBLEHEAD AREA. THIS ITEM, AS WELL AS THE COMMENTS, WERE TAKEN
DIRECTLY AS THE INFORMANT GAVE THEM TO ME WHILE VISITING AT MY HOME.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; TAYLOR
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- FamilyGroup PROVERB -- Blason Populaire |
Date learned: 11-00-1977