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HE HAS ONE FOOT IN THE GRAVE AND THE OTHER ON A BANANA PEEL.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GROSSE POINTE
Keyword(s): FRUIT ; HEALTH ; IMMINENCE OF DEATH ; METAPHOR CONTRAST OBSERVATION
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
EXPRESSIONS OF UGLINESS
HE IS AS UGLY AS: "AN OLD FENCE POST." "A MUD POST." "A HOMEMADE
FENCE." "HOMEMADE SIN."
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): SIMILE COMPARISON CONTRAST UGLINESS
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Comparison |
Date learned: 09-00-1969
PROVERB
HE WHO DOES NOT USE HIS HEAD, USES HIS FEET.
Submitter comment: I HAD FORGET SOME BOOKS AT THE DORM I HAD TO WALK BACK TO GET THEM.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): CONTRAST
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
PROVERB
HE WHO EXPECTS NOTHING WILL ENJOY EVERYTHING.
Where learned: NOT RECORDED BY COLLECTOR
Keyword(s): CONTRAST
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
PROVERB
HE WHO HAS MANY FRIENDS, HAS NONE.
Submitter comment: INFORMANT USES THIS AS A PHILOSOPHY OF LIFE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): CONTRAST
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 11-00-1971
PROVERB
HE WHO HAS NO FRIENDS IS AFRAID OF HIS ENEMIES.
EL QUE NO TIENE AMIGOS TEME A LOS ENEMIGOS.
Submitter comment: LEARNED THROUGH HIS STUDY OF SPANISH.
Data entry tech comment: MY MOTHER OFTEN TOLD ME THIS AS A CHILD IN THE BAHAMAS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): CONTRAST ; FEAR OF ENEMIES.
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 10-05-1967
PROVERBIAL APOTHEGM MAXIM
WER DEN PFENNIG NICHT EHRT, IST DER THALER NICHT WERT.
HE WHO HONORS NOT THE PENNY IS NOT WORTHY OF THE DOLLAR.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; TROY
Keyword(s): CONTRAST ; METONYMY ; THRIFT
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 11-13-1971
PROVERB
HE WHO LAUGHS ON FRIDAY CRIES ON SUNDAY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): CONTRAST
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 00-00-1945
SLEEP
AN HOUR'S SLEEP BEFORE MIDNIGHT IS WORTH THREE AFTER.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): CONTRAST
| Subject headings: | Favorites BELIEF -- Number PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
SLEEP
AN HOUR'S SLEEP BEFORE MIDNIGHT IS WORTH TWO AFTER.
Where learned: APARTMENT
Keyword(s): CONTRAST ; ELLIPSIS
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Means of Causing or Avoiding Illness PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 11-13-1969
BLONDE
BORN BLONDE, DIE BALD
Where learned: HOME
Keyword(s): BALDNESS ; CONTRAST ; ELLIPSIS ; HAIR COLOR
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses Hair, on head, mustache, widow's peak BELIEF -- Birth PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 11-23-1968
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PARODY-JACK & JILL
KAISER BILL/WENT UP THE HILL/TO FETCH A PIECE OF FRANCE
KAISER BILL/RAN DOWN THE HILL /WITH BULLETS IN HIS PANTS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ROYAL OAK
Keyword(s): ANTICLIMAX ; CONTRAST
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Lyrical Verse Lyrical Verse |
Date learned: 09-29-1968
LYRICAL VERSE- DAILY LIFE:
SING BEFORE YOU EAT. CRY BEFORE YOU SLEEP.
Where learned: HOME
Keyword(s): ANTITHESIS ; CONTRAST ; ELLIPSIS ; IMPERFECT RHYME
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Lyrical Verse C730.330 |
Date learned: 04-02-1968
FOOL ME ONCE SHAME ON YOU, FOOL ME TWICE SHAME ON ME.
Submitter comment: INFORMANT LEARNED THIS WHEN SHE WAS YOUNG.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GROSSE POINTE
James Callow Keyword(s): CONTRAST ; TRICKSTER
| Subject headings: | 686 Properties attributed to specific numbers or numerals individually. 686 Seconds / Twice / Two PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 01-00-1979
PROVERB
EL QUE MUCHO ABARCA, POCO APRIETA/HE WHO GRABS THE MOST,
GETS THE LEAST.
Where learned: PUERTO RICO ; AGUADA
James Callow Keyword(s): ALLITERATION ; CONTRAST
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: CA00001930S
JUMP-ROPE RHYME
MISS MARY MACK, MACK, MACK ALL DRESSED IN BLACK
BLACK, BLACK, WITH SILVER BUTTONS, BUTTONS BUTTONS ALL
DOWN HER BACK, BACK, BACK. SHE JUMPED SO HIGH, HIGH, HIGH
SHE REACHED THE SKY, SKY, SKY. SHE JUMPED SO LOW, LOW, LOW
SHE STUBBED HER TOE, TOE, TOE.
Where learned: DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): CONTRAST
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: CA00001960S
JUMP-ROPE RHYME
TEDDY BEAR, TEDDY BEAR, JUMP SO HIGH. TEDDY BEAR, TEDDY
BEAR, JUMP SO LOW. TEDDY BEAR, TEDDY BEAR, REACH THE SKY.
TEDDY BEAR, TEDDY BEAR, TOUCH YOUR TOES.
Where learned: DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): CONTRAST
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: CA00001960S
CHRISTMAS, EASTERTIDE
IF IT SNOWS ON CHRISTMAS, IT WILL BE A GREEN EASTER
Submitter comment: THIS YEAR (1979) THIS BELIEF SEEMS TO BE TRUE
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DEARBORN
James Callow Keyword(s): CONTRAST
Date learned: 04-00-1979
COLD HANDS, WARM HEART.
Submitter comment: THIS IS AN ELLIPSIS. USES METONYMY, TEMPERATURE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DEARBORN HEIGHTS
Keyword(s): CONTRAST
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 01-00-1979