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PUDDING PROOF
THE PROOF IS IN THE PUDDING.
Submitter comment:
HEARD THIS UTTERED BY BEA SHELLY, MY LANDLADY,
ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS
Data entry tech comment: BEA OBVIOUSLY HAS A FRAGMENTED MIND. (INSTRUCTORS COMMENT)
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): FUNCTION ; THE PROOF OF THE PUDDING IS IN THE EATING.
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
PROVERB
PURE AS THE DRIVEN SNOW.
Submitter comment: FROM UNCERTAIN.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GROSSE POINTE
James Callow Keyword(s): HONESTY ; SYMBOL ; WEATHER
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Comparison |
Date learned: 00001964 ( SUMMER )
PROVERB
POGGI SEIFEC F GHANTEC GHAX BILLI TGHATI TIEHU (MALTESE)
PUT YOUR SWORD AT YOUR SIDE - THOSE THAT LIVE BY
THE SWORD DIE BY THE SWORD.
Data entry tech comment: ORIGINAL 5 X 8 CARD CONTAINS MALTESE TEXT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): ADVICE: POSITIVE ; OBSERVATION ; THREAT ; TRANSLATION
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 03-08-1970
JAMAICAN PLOY TO KEEP CHULDREN INDOORS.
TO PREVENT CHILDREN FROM GOING OUTSIDE AT NIGHT THERE IS THE STORY OF
THE CATCHER MAN WHO WALKS AROUND WITH A BUCKET WHICH, IF IT TOUCHES
YOUR FOOT' YOU CAN,T MOVE, THE CATCHER MAN WILL THEN PUT YOU INTO
HIS BUCKET AND CARRY YOU AWAY.
Submitter comment: DONALD LEE LEARNED THIS ITEM IN BUFF BAY, JAMAICA.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): THREAT
Date learned: 10-31-1975
THE FOLLOWING HIGH SCHOOL CHEER WAS USED AT KICKOFFS IN FOOTBALL
GAMES AND AT TIPOFFS IN BASKETBALL GAMES:
"FEE FI FO FUM
LOOK OUT (OPPOSING TEAM'S NICKNAME) HERE WE COME."
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): JACK AND THE BEANSTALK ; LINE FROM CANTE FABLE ; THREAT?
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Custom Festival Custom Festival |
Date learned: 10-00-1975
ETHNIC CUSTOM
DECEMBER 6 IS THE FEAST OF ST. NICHOLAS. ON THE NIGHT OF DECEMBER 5,
IN GERMAN HOMES, CHILDREN HANG UP THEIR STOCKINGS. IF THEY HAVE BEEN
GOOD DURING THE YEAR, THEIR STOCKING IS FILLED WITH CANDY, NUTS AND
TANGERINES. IF THEY HAVE BEEN BAD, THE STOCKING IS FILLED WITH COAL
Submitter comment:
THIS WAS A CUSTOM MY MOTHER'S FAMILY FOLLOWED AND WHICH WE FOLLOWED
FROM ABOUT THE TIME I WAS 5 UNTIL I WAS 17.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): SYMBOL ; THREAT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- F120 CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- December 6 Feast of St. Nicholas CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- September 23 equinox to December 20 Also used for Advent. |
Date learned: CA00001960
HOLY WEEK
IN UKRAINE, IT IS CUSTOMARY NOT TO EAT MEAT ALL WEEK.
Submitter comment: INFORMANT LEARNED THIS FROM RELATIVES IN UKRAINE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): ABSTINENCE FROM MEAT ; SELF-SACRIFICE--FASTING
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Spring Planting F663.30 |
Date learned: 12-03-1967
GOOD WEATHER MEANS MONEY
DOWN IN FLORIDA, THE SUN SHINES EVERY DAY__ AND IF ON ANY DAY IT
DOES NOT SHINE, THE NEWSPAPER COMPANIES DISTRIBUTE COPIES FREE
OF CHARGE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ROYAL OAK ; SAINT MARYS RECTORY
Keyword(s): MONEY WEATHER
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Work Commerce Business |
Date learned: 11-17-1968
THE WORMS CRAWL IN
YOU SHOULD NEVER LAUGH AS THE HEARSE GOES BY
'CAUSE YOU MIGHT BE THE NEXT TO DIE.
THEY'LL PUT YOU IN A WOODEN BOX
AND COVER YOU UP WITH DIRT AND ROCKS.
ALL GOES FINE FOR ABOUT ONE WEEK
AND THEN THE COFFIN BEGINS TO LEAK.
THE WORMS CRAWL IN, THE WORMS CRAWL OUT,
THE WORMS PLAY PEANUCKLE ON YOUR SNOUT.
YOUR INSIDES TURN A SLIMY GREEN
AND PUSS FLOWS OUT JUST LIKE WHIPPED CREAM.
THE WORMS CRAWL IN, THE WORMS CRAWL OUT,
THE WORMS PLAY PEANUCKLE ON YOUR SNOUT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GRADE SCHOOL ; SAGINAW
Keyword(s): DECAY OF BODY AFTER DEATH ; GORE, GOTHIC HORROR ; PINOCHLE, A CARD GAME
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Death Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Children BELIEF -- Insect |
Date learned: 00-00-1958
Song: Parody
FOUND A PEANUT
FOUND A PEANUT
FOUND A PEANUT JUST NOW
JUST NOW I FOUND A PEANUT
FOUND A PEANUT JUST NOW.
CRACKED IT OPEN
CRACKED IT OPEN
CRACKED IT OPEN JUST NOW
JUST NOW CRACKED IT OPEN
CRACKED IT OPEN JUST NOW.
FOUND IT ROTTEN
FOUND IT ROTTEN
FOUND IT ROTTEN JUST NOW
JUST NOW FOUND IT ROTTEN
FOUND IT ROTTEN JUST NOW.
ATE IT ANYWAY
ATE IT ANYWAY
ATE IT ANYWAY JUST NOW
JUST NOW I ATE IT ANYWAY
ATE IT ANYWAY JUST NOW
GOT SICK
GOT SICK
GOT SICK JUST NOW
JUST NOW I GOT SICK
GOT SICK JUST NOW.
CALLED A DOCTOR
CALLED A DOCTOR
CALLED A DOCTOR JUST NOW
JUST NOW I CALLED A DOCTOR
CALLED A DOCTOR JUST NOW.
SAID I WOULDN'T DIE
SAID I WOULDN'T DIE
SAID I WOULD'T DIE JUST NOW
JUST NOW HE SAID I WOULDN'T DIE
SAID I WOULDN'T DIE JUST NOW.
DIED ANYWAY
DIED ANYWAY
DIED ANYWAY JUST NOW
JUST NOW I DIED
DIED ANYWAY JUST NOW.
WENT TO HEAVEN
WENT TO HEAVEN
WENT TO HEAVEN JUST NOW
JUST NOW I WENT TO HEAVEN
WENT TO HEAVEN JUST NOW.
PLAYED THE HARP
PLAYED THE HARP
PLAYED THE HARP JUST NOW
JUST NOW I PLAYED THE HARP
PLAYED THE HARP JUST NOW.
BROKE A STRING
BROKE A STRING
BROKE A STRING JUST NOW
JUST NOW I BROKE A STRING
BROKE A STRING JUST NOW.
WENT DOWN
WENT DOWN
WENT DOWN JUST NOW
JUST NOW I WENT DOWN
WENT DOWN JUST NOW
SHOVELED COAL
SHOVELED COAL
SHOVELED COAL JUST NOW
JUST NOW I SHOVELED COAL
SHOVELED COAL JUST NOW.
BURNT MY FINGER
BURNT MY FINGER
BURNT MY FINGER JUST NOW
JUST NOW I BURNT MY FINGER
BURNT MY FINGER JUST NOW.
THE END
Data entry tech comment:
PROBABLY TO THE TUNE OF " MY DARLING CLEMENTINE "
Updated / 02-24-2011 / TRD
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; STERLING
Keyword(s): CHIASMUS ; COAL ; DEATH ; Doctors ; FOOD ; HARP ; HEAVEN ; HELL ; MUSIC ; NUT ; Peanut ; REPETITION ; SATIRE ; SHOVELING
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Ill humor Ridicule Mockery Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Children |
Date learned: DATE NOT RECORDED BY COLLECTOR.
KNOCK KNOCK JOKE
KNOCK KNOCK
WHO'S THERE?
CIGARETTE
CIGARETTE WHO?
CIGARETTE LIFE IF YOU DON'T WEAKEN.
Where learned: UNKNOWN
Keyword(s): IT@S A GREAT LIFE IF YOU DON@T WEAKEN
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 11-03-1967
RIDDLE
WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO RAISE STRAWBERRIES?
WITH A SPOON
Where learned: SAINT LEONARD SCHOOL ; DETROIT, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 11-15-1965
HAPPY IS THE BRIDE THE SUN SHINES ON
Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN ; WARREN ; TOLD AT
Keyword(s): MARRIAGE ; WEATHER
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Marriage PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 01-22-1970
HAPPY IS THE BRIDE THAT THE SUN SHINES ON,
HAPPY IS THE CORPSE THAT THE RAIN FALLS ON.
Submitter comment: MRS. DEVEREUX LEARNED THIS FROM HER MOTHER AS A CHILD
Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN ; GROSSE POINTE PARK
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
SHINING SUN
HAPPY THE CORPSE THE SUN SHINES ON
Submitter comment:
(I MYSELF, HAVE HEARD THIS
PROVERB BEFORE BUT THE WORD
BRIDE WAS USED INSTEAD OF
CORPSE.)
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 03-05-1968
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 |
INHERITANCE
HE'S A FOOL THAT MAKES HIS DOCTOR HIS HEIR.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): METAPHOR DEATH INHERITANCE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 10-01-1967
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 |
FLAX
FOR ACHING BONES PUT FLAX IN THREE PILES. COVER AFFLICTED JOINT
WITH LINEN CLOTH, PLACE ONE PILE OF FLAX ON THE CLOTH AND SET
FIRE TO IT. REPEAT AS NECESSARY FOR RELIEF.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): ARTHRITIS CURE ; HEAT REMEDY
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Method of Curing |
Date learned: 09-00-1971
MEDICINE
FOR ARTHRITIS A FRIEND OF MINE KNOWS A PERSON WHO STICKS
NEEDLES IN HIS JOINTS AND APPLIES HEAT THROUGH THE NEEDLES
USING AN ELECTRIC CURRENT.
Submitter comment: INFORMANT BELIEVES IT COULD WORK BUT HAS NEVER TRIED IT.
Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN ; PONTIAC
Keyword(s): HEAT REMEDY
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Method of Curing |
Date learned: 10-02-1971