ONE AFTERNOON, IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT,
TWO DEAD BOYS STARTED TO FIGHT.
A DEAF POLICEMAN HEARD THE NOISE;
AND BEAT THE LIFE OUT OF THE TWO DEAD BOYS.

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Updated / 02-24-2011 / TRD

Keyword(s): Abuse ; Afternoon ; Boys ; Dead ; DEAF ; DEATH ; FIGHT ; LIFE ; Night ; Opposite ; PARADOX ; POLICE ; RHYME ; RHYME ; Story ; Tale

James Callow Keyword(s): TANGLETALK

Subject headings:

Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Narrative Verse

Date learned: 11-02-1969

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Proverb

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Submitter comment:

Proverbial Metaphor

Data entry tech comment:

Motifs added by TRD

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT

Keyword(s): Aphorism ; Apothegm ; Cherries ; FOOD ; FRUIT ; LIFE ; Maxim ; METAPHOR ; PROVERB ; VERSE

Subject headings:

PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor

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Proverb

Variety is the spice of life.

Submitter comment:

Proverbial Metaphor

Data entry tech comment:

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Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT

Keyword(s): Aphorism ; Apothegm ; LIFE ; Maxim ; PROVERB ; SPICE ; VARIETY ; VERSE

Subject headings:

PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor

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Proverb

Variety is the spice of life.

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James Callow comment:

Original BN [V600] crossed out. Replaced with current classification.

Keyword(s): Aphorism ; Apothegm ; LIFE ; Maxim ; PROVERB ; SPICE ; VARIETY ; VERSE

Subject headings:

PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor

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Proverb

Variety is the spice of life.

Submitter comment:

From - Uncertain

Data entry tech comment:

Motifs added by TRD

James Callow comment:

Original BN [V300] crossed out. Replaced with current classification.

Keyword(s): Aphorism ; Apothegm ; LIFE ; Maxim ; PROVERB ; SPICE ; VARIETY ; VERSE

Subject headings:

PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor

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Proverb

Variety is the spice of life.

Submitter comment:

Told at the informant's home on November 2, 1969

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Keyword(s): Aphorism ; Apothegm ; LIFE ; Maxim ; PROVERB ; SPICE ; VARIETY ; VERSE

Subject headings:

PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim

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Autograph Verse

Album Verse:

When sliding down the bannister of life,

May you never strike a splinter.

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Keyword(s): Album ; Aphorism ; AUTOGRAPH ; Bannister ; LIFE ; Signature ; Splinter ; VERSE

Subject headings:

Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Verse without Music

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Autograph Rhyme

This is another album full of leaves of snowy white, where no name is ever tarnighed but forever here and bright. In the book of life, God's Album, may your name be found with care, and may all who here have written, Have their names forever there.

Submitter comment:

Found in autograph book from the 1880's

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Keyword(s): Album ; AUTOGRAPH ; BOOK ; God ; LIFE ; poem ; RHYME ; Signature ; VERSE

Subject headings:

Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Lyrical Verse Lyrical Verse

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Expression

To Feather Your Nest means to make your life comfortable.

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Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE ;

Keyword(s): Comfortable ; Expression ; Feather ; Language ; LIFE ; Nest ; SLANG

Subject headings:

SPEECH -- Vocabulary of Special Group

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Wheat Harvesting

In Kansas, we grow wheat in our section, and when it was tim eto cut and thrash the wheat, the neighbors would all help each _take turbns, first Mr. J's wheat. Then when finished, go the next day to Mr. H_then Mr. W_ etc._ All men in neighborhood would go and work with the other neighbors_and the wives of all of the men would meet at the home where the men were working, and help that housewife cook dinner for all, then next day to another house_this way everyone helped each other and had no wages to pay and the ladies loved being together.

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Where learned: FLORIDA ; Plant City

Keyword(s): Agricultural ; Barter ; Community ; CUSTOM ; Domestic ; FARMING ; Harvesting ; LIFE ; Wheat

Subject headings:

CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Work Commerce Business

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Verse

Narrative Verse: (Circular):

That's Tough! What's Tough?

Life. What's Life? A Magazine.

How much? 10 cents. Only have 5cents.

That's Though! What's Tough?

Life. What's Life? A Magazine.

How Much? 10 cents. Only have 5.

That's Tough! etc.etc.

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James Callow comment:

Original BN [C720] crossed out. Replaced with current classification.

Really a Verse?

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT

Keyword(s): A Round ; Answer ; Circular ; GAME ; Language ; LIFE ; MAGAZINE ; MONEY ; QUESTION ; Tough ; VERSE

Subject headings:

SPEECH -- Formula

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A VEIN SHOWING ACROSS THE NOSE INDICATES A SHORT LIFE.

Data entry tech comment:

Updated by TRD

Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE

Keyword(s): BELIEF ; LIFE ; NOSE ; Vein

Subject headings:

BELIEF -- Body part Senses Nose
BELIEF -- Body part Senses Specific distinguishing characteristic Dimple, wart, mole, scar, freckle, birthmark, strawberry mark, bruise, spot (on any part of body)
BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial
BELIEF -- Measure of time

Date learned: 10-13-1973

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IT IS A COMMON BELIEF AMONG GRAVEDIGGERS (OR WAS) THAT
A DEAD MAN'S "REST" WILL BE DETERMINED BY THE QUALITY OF
THE EARTH IN WHICH HE IS BURIED--THAT IF IT IS SOFT AND
CLAYLIKE, HE WILL NOT BE DISTURBED, BUT IF IT IS HARD
AND STONY, HIS GHOST WILL BE RESTLESS.

Data entry tech comment:

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Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE

Keyword(s): AFTERLIFE ; BELIEF ; Clay ; GHOST ; GHOSTS ; Grave ; Gravedigger ; Haunt ; Peace ; QUALITY ; Rock ; Soil