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ORIGIN OF THE JACK O LANTERN
A BOY NAMED JACK WANTED TO GO TO HEAVEN, BUT HIS CONSCIENCE
WOULD NOT LET HIM. SO JACK WANTED TO GET INTO HELL, BUT SINCE
HE PLAYED TRICKS AND JOKES, THE DEVIL WOULD NOT LET HIM IN.
SO JACK HAD TO ROAM THE EARTH FOR ALL TIME, CARRYING
A LANTERN. THEREFORE PEOPLE HAVE CALLED HIM, JACK O' LANTERN.
Data entry tech comment:
A-T 330 THE SMITH OUTWITS THE DEVIL
MT[ A2817 ORIGIN OF WILL-OF-THE-WISP (JACK-O'-LANTERN)
CK[ IGNUS FATUUS ; JACK-O'-LANTERN IS NAME FOR HOLLOWEEN PUMPKIN
WL[ ALPENA, MICHIGAN
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Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ALPENA
James Callow Keyword(s): IGNUS FATUUS ; JACK-O'-LANTERN IS NAME FOR HOLLOWEEN PUMPKIN
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- October 31 Halloween BELIEF -- Devil Demon BELIEF -- Explanation of a name |
Date learned: 10-04-1970
BELIEF
ONE GIRL ASKED A BOY TO MAKE HER A PEANUT BUTTER SANDWICH.
HE MADE IT, BUT SHE SAID NOT TO CUT IT, LEST THE FLAVOR GO OUT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; FERNDALE
James Callow Keyword(s): FOOD ; KNIFE
| Subject headings: | Food Drink -- Manner of preparation Food Drink -- Plant food Nut BELIEF -- Home |
Date learned: 09-26-1965
TELEPHONE PRANK
CALLER: DO YOU HAVE SIR WALTER RALEUGH IN A CAN?
ANSWERER: (WHO CAN WORK IN A STORE) YES.
CALLER: WELL THEN LET HIM OUT.
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT HAS DONE THIS WITH FRIENDS
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; LINCOLN PARK
James Callow Keyword(s): PUN ; SLANG: "CAN" FOR TOILET."
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Work Commerce Business CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Entertainment Diversion |
BEFORE A FRESHMAN CAN STEP ON THE BIG M IN THE CENTRE OF THE
DIAG, HE MUST HAVE TAKEN HIS FIRST EXAM, OR HE WILL FLUNK OUT OF
SCHOOL WITHIN THE YEAR.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ROYAL OAK
James Callow Keyword(s): SLANG--DIAG FOR DIAGONAL? ; WALKING PROHIBITION
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- School |
EVERY TIME A SCORPIO IS BORN, A MEMBER OF HIS FAMILY HAS DIED THE
YEAR BEFORE, AND EVERY TIME ONE DIES, THERE WILL BE A BIRTH IN THAT
FAMILY WITHIN THE YEAR.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN BY COLLECTOR
James Callow Keyword(s): ASTROLOGICAL SIGN FOR PERSONS BORN 10-24--11-22
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Crucial Moment of Life Life Cycle BELIEF -- Birth BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: 10-00-1967
WHO BECOMES A VAMPIRE
UNBAPTISED PEOPLE BURIED IN UNHALLOWED GROUND WILL BECOME VAMPIRES.
Where learned: ENGLAND ; WORCESTER
James Callow Keyword(s): TRANSFORMATION
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Baptism Naming rite CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Death Funeral Burial BELIEF -- Werewolf Vampire |
Date learned: 04-00-1972
PROVERBIAL COMPARISON
EASY AS PIE.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; JONESBORO, ASSUMED
Keyword(s): FOOD
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Comparison |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
CUSTOM
EAT PORK AND LIVE OFF THE FAT OF THE LAND--EAT CHICKEN AND SCRATCH
THE REST OF THE YEAR.
Submitter comment: IN IRELAND NEW YEARS SAYING.
Where learned: DETROIT
Keyword(s): FOOD ; SUPERSTITION
James Callow Keyword(s): ADVICE: NEGATIVE ; ADVICE: POSITIVE ; HOMEOPATHIC ; OBSERVATION
| Subject headings: | Observation CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- January 1 New Year's PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 11-30-1972
TO LIVE
EAT TO LIVE BUT DON'T LIVE TO EAT.
(SPANISH) COMER PARA VIVIR, Y NO VIVIR PARA COMER.
Submitter comment: LEARNED THROUGH HIS STUDY OF SPANISH.
Where learned: DETROIT
Keyword(s): CHIASMUS
James Callow Keyword(s): ADVICE: NEGATIVE ; ADVICE: POSITIVE ; FOOD ; TRANSLATION
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 10-05-1967
PROVERB
EVEN THE BREAD CRIES WHEN IT'S EATEN BY A LAZY MAN.
Submitter comment: TRANSLATED FROM LITHUANIAN.
Where learned: DETROIT
Keyword(s): FOOD
James Callow Keyword(s): PERSONIFICATION ; SYMBOL ; TRANSLATION
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 02-17-1971
PROVERB
EVERY BEAN HAS ITS BLACK.
Submitter comment: FROM HIS MOTHER.
Where learned: HOME
Keyword(s): ALLITERATION ; COLOR ; FOOD
James Callow Keyword(s): FAULTS ; OBSERVATION ; PESSIMISM ; SYMBOL
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 10-26-1967
PROVERB
THE EYES ARE THE REFLECTION OF THE SOUL.
(SPANISH) LOS OJOS SON EL ESPEJO DEL ALMA.
Where learned: DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): "CAN'T SEE THE FOREST FOR THE TREES." ? ; TRANSLATION
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses BELIEF -- Body part Senses Eyes, evil eye PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 00-00-1953
PROVERBIAL APOTHEGM
NEVER RETURN SALT BECAUSE YOUR FRIENDSHIP WILL BE DISSOLVED
Submitter comment: LEARNED IN GLOUCESTER, OHIO AND STILL BIDES BY IT TODAY
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): MISFORTUNE ; OBSERVATION ; PESSIMISM
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Mineral BELIEF -- Mineral BELIEF -- Number Emptiness, nothingness, zero PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 05-11-1965
PROVERBIAL APOTHEGM
NO REST FOR THE WICKED
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): NO REST FOR THE WEARY
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 08-08-1964
PROVERBIAL APOTHEGM
NOTHING BUT MONEY IS SWEETER THAN HONEY
James Callow Keyword(s): ECONOMY ; FOOD ; VALUE
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 11-00-1968
PROVERB IN VERSE
NOTHING IS HARDER TO TAKE THAN A TIME OF OVERABUNDANCE (IN THE
SENSE THAT WEALTH CAN RUIN THE CHARACTER OF A HUMAN BEING)
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT HEARD THIS IN MUNICH, GERMANY
THIS IS SIMILAR TO AN ENGLISH SAYING THAT I HAVE HEARD
OFTEN IN FERNDALE MICHIGAN. MONEY IS THE ROOT OF ALL EVIL
Data entry tech comment: ORIGINAL 5 X 8 CARD CONTAINS GERMAN TEXT
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; FERNDALE
James Callow Keyword(s): GOOD FORTUNE ; IRONY
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb Proverb |
Date learned: 12-04-1967
PROVERBS OF A MATH TEACHER
NOTHING SUCCEEDS LIKE SUCCESS
James Callow comment: CREDIT SHOULD GO TO OSCAR WILDE--F. M. PAULSEN
Where learned: UNKNOWN
James Callow Keyword(s): GOOD FORTUNE ; IRONY ; OBSERVATION ; SUCCESS BREEDS ITSELF
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 12-04-1968
PROVRBIAL PHRASE
OUT OF LETTUCE (DOUGH)
Data entry tech comment: ORIGINAL 5 X 8 CARD INDICATES THE INFORMATION WAS RECEIVED BY LETTER
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
James Callow Keyword(s): SLANG FOR MONEY ; VEGETABLE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Phrase |
Date learned: 10-23-1969
PROVERB
A PER'SON WHO WANTS TO DO ANOTHERS TRADE IS LIKE SOMEONE
WHO PUTS SOUP INTO A BASKET.
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT SAYS THIS IN ITALIAN. SHE LEARNED IT FROM A FRIEND
IN ITALY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): FOOD ; STICK TO WHAT YOU KNOW ; TRANSLATION
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Comparison |
Date learned: 08-00-1964
AMISH PROVERB (HEX SIGN) (?)
THE PIE IS ALL BUT THE CAKE IS YET.
Submitter comment:
THIS PROVERB WAS LEARNED ON A RECENT
TRIP THROUGH THE AMISH COUNTRY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): FOOD
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 07-00-1964