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PROVERB
I FRYKO MEDALEKO BTTADE BID IFRINKO (RUSSIAN)
THIS MEANS:
AN APPLE WON'T FALL FAR FROM ITS TREE, AND IS SIMILAR
TO THE AMERICAN 'LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON.'
Submitter comment: INFORMANT RECEIVED THIS INFORMATION FROM RELATIVES IN UKRAINE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): FOOD
James Callow Keyword(s): OBSERVATION ; TRANSLATION
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 10-07-1967
MORAL PROVERB
AS DELICIOUS AS NINE HONEYS.
PRIEZ ADSIAI (LITHUANIAN)
Submitter comment:
ONE HONEY IS DELICIOUS BY ITSELF BUT CAN YOU IMAGINE NINE OF THEM?
TRANSLATED FROM LITHUANIAN.
Data entry tech comment: CATHERINE, YOU'RE A HONEY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): FOOD ; INSECT ; NUMBERS
| Subject headings: | 686 Ninths / Nine PROVERB -- Proverbial Comparison |
Date learned: 02-17-1971
SMASHED
AS FLAT AS A PANCAKE
Where learned: LETTER
Keyword(s): DEFINITION ; FOOD
James Callow Keyword(s): SHAPE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Comparison |
NOT TOO QUICK
AS SLOW AS MOLLASSES IN JANUARY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): DEFINITION ; FOOD ; WEATHER PROVERB
James Callow Keyword(s): COMPARISON
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- January BELIEF -- Measure of time Month PROVERB -- Proverbial Phrase PROVERB -- Proverbial Comparison |
Date learned: 10-23-1968
PROVERB
AS YOU WANDER THROUGH LIFE MY FRIEND
WHATEVER BE YOUR GOAL
KEEP YOUR EYE UPON THE DOUGHNUT
AND NOT UPON THE HOLE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; SAINT CLAIR SHORES
Keyword(s): FOOD
James Callow Keyword(s): ADVICE: ; ADVICE: POSITIVE ; OPTIMISM, NOT PESSIMISM ; VERSE
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 02-27-1971
PROVERB
A BAGEL A DAY KEEPS THE DOCTOR AWAY. (IF YOU'RE A GOOD SHOT WITH A
BAGEL.)
Submitter comment:
THIS CAME FROM A GOOD FRIEND. HE WAS THE ONLY CATHOLIC JEW I
EVER MET.
Data entry tech comment: VARIANT
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): PARODY
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 05-22-1965
PROVERB
BEER ON WHISKY, PRETTY RISKY,
WHISKY ON BEER, NEVER FEAR.
Submitter comment: THE INFORMANT LEARNED THIS PROVERB FROM HIS MOTHER.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): ADVICE: NEGATIVE ; ADVICE: POSITIVE ; PARADOX ; RHYME
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb Proverb |
GERMAN PROVERB
BEER AFTER WINE IS VERY FINE;
WINE AFTER BEER, OH DEAR.
BIER AUF WEIN, SCHMECHT UNS FEIN. (GERMAN)
WEIN AUF BIER, GERADE DIR.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): FOOD
James Callow Keyword(s): ADVICE: NEGATIVE ; ADVICE: POSITIVE ; DRINKING ; ELLIPSIS ; RHYME
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 11-14-1968
CONFUCIUS SAY
CONFUCIUS SAY: WOMAN WHO COOKS CARROTS AND PEAS IN THE SAME POT
IS UNSANITARY.
Submitter comment: INFORMANT LEARNED THIS FROM HER MOTHER.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): FOOD
James Callow Keyword(s): PARODY ; PUN ; URINE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
CORN
CORN IS KNEE-HIGH BY THE 4TH OF JULY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): FOOD ; RHYME ; WEATHER PROVERB
James Callow Keyword(s): OBSERVATION
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- July 4 Independence Day PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 11-20-1968
PROVERB
CRY OVER SPILT MILK.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
Keyword(s): FOOD
James Callow Keyword(s): ADVICE: NEGATIVE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Phrase |
Date learned: 11-00-1968
PROVERB
ROGGENBROT MACHT WAGEN ROT. (GERMAN)
DARK BREAD MAKES YOUR CHEEKS RED. (TRANSLATION)
Submitter comment:
GERMAN PEASANTS PREFER DARK BREAD. INFORMANT SAYS THIS IS A VERY
OLD PEASANT SAYING THAT SHE HAS SEEN IN REGENSBERG, GERMANY, PAINTED
ON A BOARD AND HUNG ON THE WALLS OF FARMHOUSES.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb Proverb |
Date learned: 11-24-1967
WELLERISM
'DESPONDENT DRAGONS NEVER EAT LITHUANIAN BREAD,' SAID THE
LITHUANIAN BAKER AS HE LOAFED IN THE DRAGON'S MOUTH.
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT BELIEVES THIS PROVERB COMES FROM THE MURKY RECESSES OF
A DISTURBED MIND AND IS, THEREFORE, UNRELIABLE.
Data entry tech comment: KEYPUNCHER SUSPECTS THIS PROVERB.
James Callow comment: KEYPUNCHER'S JOKE, NO DOUBT
Where learned: SOUTH AMERICA ; PATAGONIA ; ARGENTINA
Keyword(s): ALLITERATION ; ANIMAL ; FOOD ; PUN ; SUPERNATURAL ; SUPERSTITION
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Blason Populaire |
CHICKENS
DON'T COUNT YOUR CHICKENS BEFORE THE EGGS HATCH.
Data entry tech comment: VARIANT
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): ADVICE: NEGATIVE ; ANTICIPATION
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 03-12-1972
PROVERB
DONT CRY OVER SPILLED MILK.
Submitter comment: FROM MY MOTHER
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): FOOD
James Callow Keyword(s): ADVICE: NEGATIVE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
PROVERBIAL METAPHOR
DON'T CRY OVER SPILT MILK.
Submitter comment: FORGET ABOUT ANYTHING LOST IN THE PAST - IT WON'T BRING IT BACK.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): FOOD
James Callow Keyword(s): ADVICE: NEGATIVE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 11-07-1971
ITALIAN PROVERB
DON'T CRY OVER SPILLED OIL
Data entry tech comment: ITALIAN VARIANT
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; MILFORD
Keyword(s): FOOD
James Callow Keyword(s): ADVICE: NEGATIVE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 09-22-1968
PROVERB
DON'T PROMISE PEARS ON A WEEPING WILLOW TREE. (TRANSLATION)
GRUSZKI NA UREIZBIE OBIECYWAI. (POLISH)
Where learned: COLLECTED BY LETTER
James Callow Keyword(s): ADVICE: NEGATIVE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 03-08-1970
PROVERB
DON'T PUT ALL YOUR EGGS IN ONE BASKET.
Submitter comment: AS A CHILD
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
Keyword(s): FOOD
James Callow Keyword(s): ADVICE: NEGATIVE ; PRUDENCE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 11-24-1967
PROVERB
DON'T SAVE YOUR WORK FOR TOMORROW, BUT YOUR BREAD.
Submitter comment: TRANSLATED FROM LITHUANAIAN.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): FOOD
James Callow Keyword(s): ADVICE: NEGATIVE ; THRIFT
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 02-17-1971