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SUPERSTITION
IF YOU SPIN A CHAIR AROUND IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FLOOR
SOMEONE WILL GO CRAZY.
Submitter comment:
HERE, A COMPARISON WAS MADE BETWEEN A SPINNING CHAIR AND A SPINNING
MIND.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; LUNCHROOM
James Callow Keyword(s): HOMEOPATHIC
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Physically handicapped Deformed BELIEF -- Means of Causing or Avoiding Illness |
Date learned: 02-14-1979
SUPERSTITION
CUT HAIR DURING A FULL MOON AND HAIR WONT GROW.
Submitter comment:
THIS BELIEF WAS EXPLAINED THROUGH THE WAXING AND WANING OF THE
MOON. GROWTH IS THOUGHT TO OCCUR ONLY DURING THE WANING PERIOD
WHEN THE MOON IS PALE, AND NOT DURING THE WAXING PERIOD WHEN THE
MOON IS FULL.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; DEPARTMENT STORE
James Callow Keyword(s): NOT HOMEOPATHIC
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses BELIEF -- Moon |
Date learned: 02-20-1979
MULTIPLYING TECHNIQUE
THERE IS A WAY OF MULTIPLYING BY NINES ON YOUR HANDS.
ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS HOLD UP YOUR TEN FINGERS AND PICK THE NUMBER
THAT YOU WANT TO MULTIPLY NINE BY AND THEN YOU PUSH DOWN THAT FINGER.
FOR EXAMPLE, IF YOU WANT TO MULTIPLY NINE BY THREE YOU WOULD PUT
DOWN YOUR THIRD FINGER.
ON ONE SIDE OF THIS THIRD FINGER YOU WOULD HAVE TWO FINGERS HELD
UP, ON THE OTHER SIDE YOU WOULD HAVE SEVEN FINGERS HELD UP,
THEREFORE YOUR ANSWER WOULD BE TWENTY-SEVEN.
Data entry tech comment:
Uodated by TRD on 10.11.13
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; HUNTINGTON WOODS
Keyword(s): Arithmetic, Mathematics, Multiplication, Trick, Memory, Aid, Learning, Tool, Fingers,
James Callow Keyword(s): MULTIPLICATION ON FINGERS
| Subject headings: | 686 686.1.9 Favorites BELIEF -- Body part Senses BELIEF -- Number P686.3.9 SPEECH -- Gesture |
Date learned: 02-22-1979
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FORTUNE TELLING RICE BIRDS OF INDONESIA
IN INDONESIA A VENDER COME AROUND THE HOUSE WITH THREE
LITTLE RICE BIRDS IN A CAGE. HE WOULD ASK IF HE COULD
TELL YOUR FORTUNE FOR THE NEXT SEVEN YEARS. IF ALLOWED,
HE WOULD THROW RICE INTO THE CAGE OF BIRDS. IF THE BIRDS
ATE THE RICE, YOU WOULD HAVE SEVEN YEARS OF STARVATION, BE-
CAUSE EVERYTHING HAS BEEN EXHAUSTED. IF THEY DIDN'T EAT
ALL THE RICE, YOU WOULD HAVE SEVEN YEARS OF SUCCESS AND
GOOD LUCK. THE IDEA WAS TO GET THE VENDER AFTER HE HAS
BEEN TO ALL THE OTHER HOUSES, BY THAT TIME THE BIRDS WOULD
BE TOO FULL OF RICE, YOU COULD NOT HELP BUT GET GOOD LUCK.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; OAK PARK
James Callow Keyword(s): AUSPEXY ; HOMEOPATHIC
| Subject headings: | 686 Seven / Sevenths / Several Prophet / Seer / Soothsayer 870 Favorites BELIEF -- Bird BELIEF -- Good luck BELIEF -- Bad luck |
Date learned: 04-00-1979 ; 00001930-1950
AUTOGRAPH BOOK VERSE
AS YOU SLIDE DOWN THE BANNISTER OF LIFE, REMEMBER ME WHO WAS A
SPLINTER IN YOUR CAREER.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; SAINT CLAIR SHORES
James Callow Keyword(s): METAPHOR
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse |
Date learned: 04-11-1979
NOW I LAY ME DOWN TO REST
I PRAY I PASS TOMORROW'S TEST
IF I SHOULD DIE BEFORE I WAKE
THAT'S ONE LESS TEST I HAVE TO TAKE.
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT DORMS
Keyword(s): RHYME: AABB
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Belief Belief |
Date learned: 00-00-1979
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PROVERB
ONE WHO TRIES TO HIDE HIS SICKNESS DIES FROM IT
Where learned: MICHIGAN, ASSUMED ; TAYLOR
Keyword(s): FUNCTION ; MEDICINE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 11-11-1967
POLISH PROVERB
"MA,DRAJ GTOEVIE DOS,C, DIVIE STOEVIE."
TRANSLATION: FOR A WISE HEAD, TWO WORDS ARE ENOUGH.
Submitter comment: MY GRANDFATHER KNOWS THIS FROM POLAND.
Keyword(s): METONYMY
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 11-21-1967
PROVERB
FOUR ARMS ARE BETTER THAN TWO.
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT
Keyword(s): CONTRAST ; METONYMY
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 09-23-1971
FRIENDS:
A FRIEND IS A PERSON NOT TAKEN IN BY SHAM,
HE KNOWS YOUR FAULTS AND DOESN'T GIVE A DAMN.
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; THEOLOGY CLASS
Keyword(s): DEFINITION ; RHYME
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb Proverb PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 00-00-1963
PROVERB
FRIENDS ARE LIKE DIAMONDS
PRECIOUS AND RARE
FALSE ONES LIKE AUTUMN LEAVES
FOUND EVERYWHERE.
Where learned: HOME
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb Proverb PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
PROVERB
"A FULL PURSE NEVER LACKS FRIENDS."
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; WALSH COLLEGE
Keyword(s): METONYMY
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 03-21-1970
PROVERB
A GENIUS IS OFTEN REGARDED AS A CRACKPOT UNTIL HE HITS THE JACKPOT.
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT SAID THIS WAS A FAVORITE SAYING OF A TEACHER AT MILLER HIG
IN DETROIT, ABOUT 1941, WHO WAS A FRUSTRATED INVENTOR.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): FEMININE RHYME ; RECOGNITION OF GENIUS ; SUCCESS
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 10-20-1971
PROVERB
GOD BLESS YOU,
MAY THE ANGELS KISS YOU,
AND MAY THE DEVIL MISS YOU.
Data entry tech comment:
Updated by TRD 02-22-2011
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): Angel ; Bless ; DEVIL ; FEMININE RHYME ; God ; KISS ; Miss ; WISH
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb |
Date learned: 00-00-1965
PROVERB
GOD IS GOOD AND SAID HE WOULD.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GRAND RAPIDS
Keyword(s): ALLITERATION ; RHYME
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb Proverb |
Date learned: 04-06-1971
THE CAUSE IS THE MAN
A GOOD CAUSE MAKES A STOUT HEART AND A STRONG MAN.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): METONYMY
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 04-01-1968
PROVERB
A GOOD OFFENSE IS THE BEST DEFENSE.
Where learned: NOT ENTERED
Keyword(s): RHYME
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 09-00-1968