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PROVERB
LOVE ME, LOVE MY DOG.
Where learned: KENTUCKY ; OWENSBORO
Keyword(s): ELLIPSIS
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 03-00-1972
PROVERB
MARRY IN HASTE, REPENT IN LEISURE.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
Keyword(s): ELLIPSIS
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim PROVERB -- Proverbial Phrase |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
COMMON PHRASE
MONKEY SEE, MONKEY DO.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
Keyword(s): ELLIPSIS IMITATION
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Phrase |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
PROVERB
STRONG BACK, WEAK MIND.
Where learned: WEST VIRGINIA ; SALEM
Keyword(s): ELLIPSIS
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
PROVERBIAL PHRASE
WASTE NOT, WANT NOT.
Submitter comment:
THIS EXPRESSION WAS USED WHEN THE FAMILY WAS CLEANING UP
DEBRIS FROM A LARGE CEDAR TREE THAT FELL DURING A STORM.
THE FATHER WAS CUTTING OFF THE BRANCHES WITH A POWER SAW,
AND THEN CUTTING UP THE BRANCH FOR FIREWOOD. THE CHILDREN
WERE TAKING THE SMALL BRANCHES TO THE FIRE TO BURN THEM.
A QUESTION AROSE AS TO WHAT SIZE WAS BIG ENOUGH TO SAVE;
THE MOTHER ADMONISHED THE DAUGHTER NOT TO BURN THE BRANCH,
THAT IT WAS TOO BIG AND COULD BE USED. THE DAUGHTER LOOKED
AROUND AT ALL THE BRANCHES AND LIMBS THAT FILLED THE SIDE
YARD AND SAID, "WE'VE GOT PLENTY," AND THE MOTHER REPLIED,
"WASTE NOT, WANT NOT." APRIL 1972--MY FAMILY.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; LEBANON
Keyword(s): ELLIPSIS
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 04-00-1972
PROVERB
WASTE NOT, WANT NOT.
Where learned: KENTUCKY ; OWENSBORO
Keyword(s): ELLIPSIS
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 03-00-1972
Belief: Children's Song
STEP ON A CRACK (AS IN A SIDEWALK) (SIC) BREAK YOUR MOTHER'S BACK.
Data entry tech comment:
Motifs and Keywords added by TRD
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE ; ASSUMED
Keyword(s): Back ; BELIEF ; CHILDHOOD ; CHILDREN ; Crack ; GAME ; MOTHER ; RHYME ; SONG ; Spine ; SUPERSTITION ; VERSE
James Callow Keyword(s): ELLIPSIS
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Lyrical Verse Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Belief C860.533 Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Belief Belief BELIEF -- Curse |
Date learned: 06-00-1972
CLOUDS ARE RED WHEN THE SUN RISES, BAD WEATHER FOR THE DAY.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
James Callow Keyword(s): ELLIPSIS
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Weather sign or control |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
SUPERSTITIONS
SING BEFORE BREAKFAST, CRY BEFORE DINNER.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
James Callow Keyword(s): CONTRAST ; ELLIPSIS
| Subject headings: | Prediction / Divination BELIEF -- Measure of time Eating For menu, see N222. PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 07-18-1968
PROVERB
MARRY IN HASTE; REPENT IN LEISURE.
Where learned: Sylvania ; OHIO, ASSUMED
James Callow Keyword(s): CONTRAST ; ELLIPSIS ; OBSERVATION
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 00001950S
MARCH
MARCH: IN LIKE A LION; OUT LIKE A LAMB.
Where learned: APARTMENT
James Callow Keyword(s): ELLIPSIS
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Wellerism Quotation |
Date learned: O9231969
PROVERBIAL SAYING
MANY A SLIP BETWEEN THE CUP AND THE LIP.
Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN ; SAINT CLAIR SHORES
James Callow Keyword(s): ELLIPSIS ; OBSERVATION
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 01-20-1971
RUSSIAN OR ROMAN
THIS IS A PUN ON:
RUSHING=RUSSIAN. ROAMING=ROMAN.
AND IS USUALLY MENTIONED ABOUT SOMEONE WHO CLAIMS
TO HAVE HAD A GOOD TIME WITH A DATE. OR COULD
REFER TO SEX FIEND.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): ELLIPSIS
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Marriage SPEECH -- Derision Scorn |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
SING AT THE TABLE
MARRY BEFORE YOU'RE ABLE.
Data entry tech comment:
Updated by TRD
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
Keyword(s): Able ; BELIEF ; Marry ; RHYME ; Sing ; Table
James Callow Keyword(s): ELLIPSIS
Date learned: 07-06-1973
BELIEF IN CUTTING CARDS
CUT THIN AND WIN, CUT DEEP AND WEEP.
Data entry tech comment:
Informant and collector are the same person.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GROSSE POINTE WOODS
James Callow Keyword(s): CARD-PLAYING ; ELLIPSIS ; RHYME PARALLELISM
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Entertainment Diversion BELIEF -- Fate Destiny Luck Chance SPEECH -- Game Pastime Sport S555.500 PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
GOLF
" NEVER UP, NEVER IN."
Submitter comment:
MEANING IF THE BALL NEVER LEAVES THE GROUND, IT WILL
SEEMINGLY NEVER REACH THE HOLE. OFTEN THROWN ABOUT ON GOLF COURSES.
Data entry tech comment:
Informant and collector share the same surname.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; JACKSON ; informant's home
James Callow Keyword(s): ELLIPSIS PARALLELISM
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Entertainment Diversion SPEECH -- Game Pastime Sport S555.500 PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 10-25-1970