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PROVERBIAL METAPHOR
YOUR EYES WERE BIGGER THAN YOUR STOMACH.
Submitter comment:
OFTEN USED BY MY MOTHER AFTER WE HAD GONE THROUGH A CAFETERIA
LINE.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
Keyword(s): OVERESTIMATE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 00-00-1972
RIDDLE
WHAT ANIMAL HAS EYES THAT CANNOT SEE, LEGS THAT CANNOT
MOVE, BUT CAN JUMP AS HIGH AS THE EMPIRE STATE BUILDING?
-- A WOODEN HORSE (THE EMPIRE STATE BUILDING CAN'T JUMP)
Keyword(s): WOOD INANIMATE
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 09-29-1967
Belief: Animal
How to catch a Monkey:
The way to catch a monkey is to take a cocnut and druill a hole with a one inch diameter into it. Hollow out the coconut and fill it with nuts, and place it in a tree. A monkey will come and stick his hand in the hold to grab the nuts because of his greed. In fact, even when the monkey is caught, the coconut will have to be cracked from around the monkey's hand.
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Motifs added by TRD
James Callow comment:
Original BN [B600] crossed out. Replaced with current classifications.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): ANIMAL ; Bait ; CATCH ; Coconut ; FOOD ; Monkey ; NUTS ; Primate ; Trap ; TRICK
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Mammal |
Proverb
Pierre qui roule n'amasse pas mousse.
[A rolling stone gathers no moss]
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Motifs added by TRD
James Callow comment:
Trans. by Mrs. K.J. Uniechowski
Located in pile marked Duplicates and Other Rejects
Keyword(s): Busy ; FRENCH ; Language ; LAZY ; METAPHOR ; Moss ; Rolling ; Sedentary ; STONE
James Callow Keyword(s): ANIMATED NATURE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Proverb
Familiarity breeds contempt.
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Motifs added by TRD
James Callow comment:
Original BN [V300] crossed out. Replaced with current classification.
Where learned: HOME
Keyword(s): Aphorism ; Apothegm ; Breed ; Contempt ; Familiar ; HATE ; Intimate ; Maxim ; PROVERB ; VERSE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Language
"Hatching Jacket" is a maternity dress or top.
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Keyword(s): CLOTHING ; DRESS ; Hatching ; Jacket ; Language ; Maternity ; PREGNANCY ; SLANG ; Top ; Vocabulary
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Common Word |
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COURTSHIP BELIEF
IF YOUR SLIP IS HANGING, IT MEANS YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A BOYFRIEND.
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT DIDN'T REMEMBER SOURCE.
Data entry tech comment:
Updated by TRD
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): Boyfriend ; COURTSHIP ; Fashion ; Female ; Girl ; Mate ; SIGN ; Single ; SLIP ; SYMBOL ; Woman
| Subject headings: | Custom BELIEF -- Marriage Dating Courtship |
Date learned: 06-29-1964