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FLY LEAF PROSE
IN CASE OF FIRE, THROW IN.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): BOOK ; FLY-LEAF INSCRIPTION
| Subject headings: | Z220 |
Date learned: CA00001968
ARABIAN SAYING
A PERSIAN (LIGHT-SKINNED) IS THE SAME AS AN ARABIAN (DARK-
SKINNED), JUDGE HIM ON WHAT HE DOES.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; CAMPUS
James Callow Keyword(s): COMPARISON ; DON'T JUDGE A BOOK BY ITS COVER
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim PROVERB -- Blason Populaire |
Date learned: 09-00-1967
KNOCK KNOCK JOKE
KNOCK KNOCK
WHO'S THERE?
BEN HUR
BEN HUR WHO ?
BEN HUR AN HOUR WAITING FOR YOU TO COME.
Where learned: LIVING ROOM
Keyword(s): BOOK TITLE
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 12-03-1967
BATMAN JOKE
WHY DID ROBIN RUN TO THE BATCAVE?
TO CHANGE HIS WONDERWEAR.
Submitter comment: FROM HIS BROTHER, JOE
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): FICTIONAL PERSON ; TELEVISION AND COMIC BOOK PERSONS
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 04-15-1967
BATMAN JOKE
WHY DID BATMAN HAVE WORMS?
TO FEED ROBIN.
Submitter comment: BROTHER MIKE
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): BIRDS ; FICTIONAL PERSON ; TELEVISION AND COMIC BOOK PERSONS
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 04-15-1967
BATMAN JOKE
WHY DID BATMAN GO TO THE BATCAVE?
TO GO TO THE BAT-ROOM.
Submitter comment: FROM HIS BROTHER, JOE
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): BATHROOM ; FICTIONAL PERSON ; TELEVISION AND COMIC BOOK PERSONS
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 04-15-1967
RIDDLE
WHAT'S YELLOW AND LIES AT THE BOTTOM OF THE OCEAN?
MOBY THE BANANA.
Submitter comment: SHE LEARNED THIS FROM FRIENDS
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BERKELEY
Keyword(s): COLOR ; LITERATURE BOOK TITLE
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 11-03-1967
A CHANT
TARZAN THE MONKEY MAN
SWINGIN ON A RUBBER BAND
ALONG CAME SUPERMAN
AND KNOCKED HIM IN THE GARBAGE CAN.
Where learned: COLLECTED AT HOME
Keyword(s): HUMOR ; IMPERFECT RHYME ; MOVIE, TELEVISION, AND COMIC BOOK HEROES ; RHYME: AAAA ; RHYME: ABAA
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Narrative Verse |
Date learned: 10-13-1971
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CLOSED BOOK
IF YOU KEEP YOUR BOOK CLOSED YOU'RE A DUMMY. TRANSLATION OF
LIBRO CERRADO NO SACA LETRADO.
Submitter comment: INFORMANT LEARNED THROUGH HIS STUDY OF SPANISH.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): LAZY STUDENT
James Callow Keyword(s): METONYMY: BOOK FOR BOOKS ; READING
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 10-05-1967
PROVERB
I LIKE HEMINGWAY VERY MUCH, SAID TOM EARNESTLY.
Keyword(s): SINCERITY
James Callow Keyword(s): LITERARY AUTHOR ; METONYMY: AUTHOR FOR HIS BOOKS ; PUN ON ERNEST HEMINGWAY
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Wellerism Quotation |
Date learned: NOT RECORDED
Humorous "Jingle Bells"
Jingle Bells, Batman smells./ Robin laid an egg./ The
batmobile lost its wheel/ And the Joker got away. This song is
sung to the tune of "Jingle Bells."
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GRAND RAPIDS
Keyword(s): Comic book characters
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Ill humor Ridicule Mockery |
Date learned: 00-00-1981
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Superstition: Academics
Belief:
Don't shave from the time of studying for an exam until the student takes the exam.
Data entry tech comment:
Motifs added by TRD
James Callow comment:
Original BN [P880] crossed out and F537 is written next to it.
Where learned: SCHOOL ; MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; Myself
Keyword(s): Academics ; BELIEF ; Books ; EDUCATION ; EDUCATION ADVICE ; GROOMING ; jinx ; Shaving ; Studying ; SUPERSTITION
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- School |
Autograph Rhyme
Autograph Book Rhyme:
I pity the River/I pity the Brook/I pity the one /Who steals this book.
Submitter comment:
Submission is from informant's Junior High Autograph Book, dated 1929-1933
Data entry tech comment:
Motif and BN added by TRD
James Callow comment:
Original BN [C760] has been crossed out. The word FlyLeaf is written enxt to it.
Submission card located in pile marked [?]
Where learned: PENNSYLVANIA ; BOOK ; GLENSHAW
Keyword(s): AUTOGRAPH ; BOOK ; FlyLeaf ; poem ; RHYME ; River ; Signature ; VERSE ; WATER
James Callow Keyword(s): FlyLeaf
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse |
Retort
Person asks a question. You answer:
"What's it to you? You writing a book?"
If the person says "Yes," you say:
"Well, leave this chapter a mystery!"
Data entry tech comment:
Motifs added by TRD
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): BOOK ; Chapter ; COMEBACK ; INSULT ; Mystery ; RETORT ; SARCASM ; Wisecrack
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula |
Proverb
You can't judge a book by its cover.
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Keyword(s): Aphorism ; Apothegm ; BOOK ; Cover ; Judge ; Judgment ; Maxim ; PROVERB ; Superficial ; VERSE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Language: Rhyme
WHEN I AM DEAD AND IN MY GRAVE
AND ALL MY BONES ARE ROTTING,
THIS LITTLE BOOK WILL TELL MY NAME
WHEN I AM QUITE FORGOTTEN.
(SIGNED) EMMA THORNDIKE
Submitter comment:
UNDATED ENTRY IN CAROLINE SLINEY'S AUTOGRAPH BOOK KEPT
IN FRANKLIN, MICHIGAN IN ABOUT 1890.
Data entry tech comment:
Updated / TRD
Keyword(s): AUTOGRAPH ; BOOK ; Dead ; Forgotten ; Gone ; Language ; RHYME ; Signature
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Remember me |
Proverb
You can't judge a book by its cover.
Submitter comment:
Informant heard this in Norwalk, OH
Data entry tech comment:
Motifs added by TRD
James Callow comment:
Original BN [V880] crossed out. Replaced with current classification.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; FERNDALE
Keyword(s): Aphorism ; Apothegm ; BOOK ; Cover ; Judge ; Maxim ; PROVERB ; Superficial ; VERSE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Proverb
You can't judge a book by its cover.
Data entry tech comment:
Motifs added by TRD
Keyword(s): Aphorism ; Apothegm ; APPEARANCES ; BOOK ; Cover ; Maxim ; PROVERB ; Superficial ; VERSE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |