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TALE OF KISSING ELBO.
IF YOU KISS YOUR ELBO,
YOU WILL TURN INTO THE OPPOSITE SEX.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; DORM ; TOLD IN
Keyword(s): ELBOW
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Magic of Speech, Sign, Color |
Date learned: 01-26-1972
USE OF AN OBJECT BELIEF
MY MOTHER TOLD ME A CUSTOM THAT SHE OBSERVED
WHILE WE WERE LIVING IN JAPAN.
DURING THE WINTER WHEN THE CHERRY BLOSSOM TREES
BY THE BUDDA SHRINE HAVE NO LEAVES
THE JAPESE WORSHIPPERS OF THE BUDDA COME AND TIE
LITTLE MESSAGES ON STRINGS TO THE BRANCHES.
THESE MESSAGES ARE REQUESTS OF THE PEOPLE
FOR THINGS THAT THEY WANT VERY MUCH
AND THEY BELIEVE THAT THE SPIRITS COME AT NIGHT
AND READ THESE MESSAGES AND WILL GRANT THEIR WISHES.
Where learned: DETROIT
Keyword(s): BUDDHA
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Prayer |
Date learned: 03-30-1968
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HALF A LOAF IS BETTER THAN NONE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): FOOD (BREAD) METAPHOR ; METONYMY
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 10-20-1965
THE HAND OF GOD IS NEARER THAN THE DOOR
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 11-18-1970
THE HAND OUTLASTS THE SWORD.
Submitter comment: THIS PROVERB IS ALSO A VARIANT OF THE GERMAN.
Where learned: LOCATION NOT RECORDED BY COLLECTOR
Keyword(s): SYMBOLS
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: DATE NOT RECORDED BY THE COLLECTOR
RUSSIAN PROVERB
A HAPPY FAMILY WILL EVEN TURN THE LAND INTO GOLD
Where learned: RUSSIA ; MOSCOW
Keyword(s): HYPERBOLE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 00-00-1905
LOVE
CEPRIE RUE CRYRA, RUE ZRAE XNO NARC.
THE HEART IS NOT A SLAVE, IT DOESN'T KNOW ANY MASTER,
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT RECEIVED INFORMATION FROM RELATIVES IN UKRAINE.
PROVERB REFERS TO LOVE AND EMOTIONS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): METAPHOR OBSERVATION EMOTION ; METONYMY ; PERSONIFICATION
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 10-14-1967
HEAVEN IS FAR FOR THOSE WHOM CHURCH IS CLOSE.
Submitter comment: TRANSLATED FROM LITHUANIAN
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; HONORS HOUSE
Keyword(s): RELIGIOUS OBSERVATION
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 02-17-1971
GERMAN SAYING
HEAVEN FOR CLIMATE, HELL FOR SOCIETY
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): ELLIPSIS ; HUMOR ; OBSERVATION PARALLEL STRUCTURE SOCIETY
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 00-00-1968
BEANS
HE DOESN'T KNOW BEANS WHEN THE BAG IS OPEN.
Where learned: THROUGH THE MAIL
Keyword(s): ALLITERATION ; IGNORANCE ; METAPHOR VEGETABLE RECOGNITION
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Phrase |
Date learned: 11-16-1969
BEANS
HE DOESN'T KNOW BEANS WHEN THE BAG'S OPEN.
Submitter comment:
MY GRANDMOTHER LEARNED THIS EXPRESSION AS A CHILD ON A FARM IN
CASEVILLE, MICHIGAN. CASEVILLE IS IN HURON COUNTY, THE BIGGEST BEAN
RAISING COUNTY IN THE COUNTRY.
Where learned: HOME
Keyword(s): IGNORANCE ; METAPHOR VEGETABLE RECOGNITION
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Phrase |
Date learned: 00-00-1960
HE DOES NOT POSSESS WEALTH, IT POSSESSES HIM.
Where learned: NOT RECORDED BY COLLECTOR
Keyword(s): REPETITION OBSERVATION RICHES
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 11-00-1968
POLISH PROVERB ON TRAVEL
TUSTAPIT DO PIEKIET, PO DRODZE MU AYTA.
HE DROPPED INTO HELL CAUSE IT WAS ALONG THE WAY.
Submitter comment:
THIS IS A VERY POPULAR SAYING WHEN ONE GOES SOMEWHERE UNNECESSARILY.
MY PARENTS OFTEN USE THIS.
Where learned: NOT RECORDED BY COLLECTOR
Keyword(s): METAPHOR TRAVELLING OBSERVATION
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: NOT RECORDED BY THE COLLECTOR
HE FLOATS ON AN INCH OF WATER.
Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN ; ; TOLD AT ; SAINT CLAIR SHORES
Keyword(s): PHRASE METAPHOR OBSERVATION
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Phrase |
Date learned: 03-06-1970
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 |
DRINK
HE'S ALWAYS AT THE BOTTLE
Submitter comment: HE ALWAYS DRINKS.
Where learned: PENNSYLVANIA ; WRITTEN IN A LETTER
Keyword(s): METONYMY: CONTAINER FOR THE CONTAINED. ; PHRASE METAPHOR DRINKING HABITS
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Phrase |
DYING
HE'S WALKING SLOW, BUT HE'S GOING FAST.
Submitter comment:
WHEN A MAN IS IN THE HOSPITAL IS FAILING AND DYING FAST THE IRISH
SAY THIS.
JUDY LEARNED THIS FROM THE IRISH INTERNS WHEN SHE WAS WORKING AT
MOUNT CARMEL HOSPITAL.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BIRMINGHAM
Keyword(s): HEALTH ; METAPHOR PROVERBIAL PHRASE DEATH OBSERVATION
| Subject headings: | Favorites PROVERB -- Proverbial Phrase |
OLD
HE IS AS OLD AS JOB.
Submitter comment: TOLD BY MOTHER
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; HOLDEN HALL
Keyword(s): BIBLICAL CHARACTER ; OLD AGE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Comparison |
Date learned: 09-00-1967
ARABIAN SAYING
HE IS LIKE A RICE PADDY, UNDER THE MUD IS WATER.
Submitter comment:
COMPARING A PERSON WITH A FALSE FACADE TO A RICE PADDY, WHICH HAS A
COVERING OF MUD AND SILT OVER THE WATER.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; STUDENT UNION
Keyword(s): DISSEMBLER HYPOCRITE DECEIVER PRETENDER IMPOSTER
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Comparison |
Date learned: 10-00-1967