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RIDDLE
Q: I HAVE SOMETHING BUT I DON'T HAVE SOMETHING ELSE THAT I'D LIKE
TO HAVE IN ORDER NOT TO HAVE WHAT I HAVE. WHAT ARE THEY?
A: HUNGER AND FOOD.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): ACTIONS (Q) ; ANTITHETICAL OPPOSITIONAL ; STATES OF BEING (A)
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- True Riddle |
Date learned: 09-25-1968
RIDDLE
Q: WHAT HAS FINGERS AND THUMBS BUT NO ARMS?
A: GLOVES.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): CLOTHES (A) ; PARTS OF THE BODY (Q) ; PRIVATIONAL OPPOSITIONAL
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- True Riddle |
Date learned: 11-22-1968
MIZSLE - LITHUANIAN RIDDLE
Q: ILGAS - BEGALO, GILUS - BE DUNGE. - LONG - WITHOUT END, DEEP -
WITHOUT A BOTTOM.
A: ZIEDAS - A RING.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): ANTITHETICAL OPPOSITIONAL ; STATES OF BEING (Q) ; WEARABLE (A)
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- True Riddle |
Date learned: 03-20-1968
RIDDLE
Q: WHAT DID THE BALD HEADED MAN SAY WHEN HE GOT A COMB FOR HIS
BIRTHDAY?
A: I WILL NEVER PART WITH IT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): AN ACTION (A) ; METAPHORICAL NONOPPOSITIONAL ; NOTION ITEM (Q)
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 09-20-1968
RIDDLE
Q: WHY DID THE MAN THROW THE CLOCK OUT THE WINDOW?
A: HE WANTED TO SEE TIME FLY.
Data entry tech comment: 3 OTHER EXAMPLES IN THE 5 X 8 CARD FILES.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BIRMINGHAM
Keyword(s): ACTIONS (Q) ; AN ACTION (A) ; METAPHORICAL NONOPPOSITIONAL
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 09-25-1965
(RIDDLE) ABOUT CHILDREN
Q: WHY ARE SOME CHILDREN LIKE FLANNEL?
A: BECAUSE THEY SHRINK FROM WASHING.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): AN ACTION (A) ; METAPHORICAL NONOPPOSITIONAL ; TEXTILE (Q)
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN BY COLLECTOR
RIDDLE
Q: WHAT KEY IS THE HARDEST TO TURN?
A: A DONKEY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; PLAYGROUND
Keyword(s): ANIMAL (A) ; HARDWARE (Q) ; METAPHORICAL NONOPPOSITIONAL
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN BY COLLECTOR
RIDDLE
Q: WHAT BUILDING HAS THE MOST STORIES?
A: LIBRARY
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): BUILDING (A) ; BUILDING - LIBRARY (Q) ; LITERAL NONOPPOSITIONAL
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 00-00-1955
RIDDLE
Q: COTO JEST?/ MA WASIKI, PAZURY/ LOWI MYSZY I SCZURY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): ANIMAL (A) ; ANIMAL (Q) ; LITERAL NONOPPOSITIONAL ; VERSE RIDDLE
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Riddle True Riddle RIDDLE -- True Riddle |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN BY COLLECTOR
RIDDLE
Q: TWO STIFF STANDERS/ TWO DILLY DANDERS/ TWO HOOKERS, TWO CROOKERS/
A LICKER AND A SWITCHER.
A: A COW.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): ACTIONS (Q) ; ANIMALS (A) ; METAPHORICAL NONOPPOSITIONAL
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Riddle C890.400 |
Date learned: 08-00-1964
RIDDLE
Q: COTO JEST?/ BIEGA PO DWORZE I SZCZEKA/ A CZASEM IKASI CZTOWIEKA.
Where learned: DETROIT ; MICHIGAN, ASSUMED
Keyword(s): ACTIONS (Q) ; ANIMALS (A) ; LITERAL NONOPPOSITIONAL ; PERSON (Q)
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Riddle True Riddle RIDDLE -- True Riddle |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN BY COLLECTOR
TRUE RIDDLE
Q: FOUR LEGS UP, FOUR LEGS DOWN/ SOFT IN THE MIDDLE, HARD ALL AROUND.
A: A BED.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): ANTITHETICAL OPPOSITONAL ; FURNITURE (A) ; PARTS OF THE BODY (Q)
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Riddle True Riddle |
RIDDLE
Q: ILE ICMLE, NE NE, A XOGUMLE I DE.
Q: DOESN'T EAT, DOESN'T DRINK, BUT RUNS AND RINGS.
A: CLOCK.
Submitter comment: INFORMANT RECEIVED INFORMATION FROM GRANDMOTHER IN UKRAINE
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): ACTIONS (Q) ; HOUSEHOLD ITEMS (A) ; PRIVATIONAL OPPOSITIONAL
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Riddle True Riddle RIDDLE -- True Riddle |
Date learned: 10-14-1967
CLERGY RIDDLE
Q: TELL ME IF YOU CAN/ WHO IS THE HIGHLY FAVORED MAN/ THAT HAS
MARRIED MANY A WIFE/ BUT IS SINGLE ALL HIS LIFE.
A: A PRIEST.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN BY COLLECTOR
Keyword(s): ACTIONS (Q) ; CAUSAL OPPOSITIONAL ; PERSONS (A) ; PERSONS (Q)
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Riddle True Riddle |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN BY COLLECTOR
PROVERBIAL METAPHOR
ACT ENTHUSIASTIC (SIC) AND YOU'LL BE ENTHUSIASTIC.
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT LEARNED THIS FROM HER MOTHER AND SAYS IT MEANS THAT EVEN
THOUGH YOU'RE NOT ENTHUSED ABOUT SOMETHING ACT AS THOUGH YOU ARE
AND EVENTUALLY YOU WILL BE ENTHUSED. INFORMANT BELIEVES THIS TO BE
TRUE.
Data entry tech comment: KEYPUNCHER BELIEVES THIS TO BE TRUE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GROSSE POINTE
James Callow Keyword(s): ADVICE: POSITIVE ; ATTITUDE ; FUNCTION
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 09-20-1972
PROVERBIAL APOTHEGM
ACT IN SUCH A MANNER IN WHICH YOU WOULDN'T MIND TO BE SEEN BY OTHERS.
Submitter comment: TRANSLATED FROM LITHUANIAN.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): ETHNIC ORIGIN (LITHUANIAN)
James Callow Keyword(s): ADVICE: POSITIVE ; TRANSLATION
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 02-17-1971
HIGH GOALS
AIM AT THE SKY AND YOU WILL HIT THE TOP OF THE TREE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): ADVICE: POSITIVE ; FUNCTION
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
SAVING ADVICE
ALWAYS SPEND LESS THAN YOU EARN.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BIRMINGHAM
Keyword(s): ECONOMICS ; FUNCTION
James Callow Keyword(s): ADVICE: POSITIVE ; FUNCTION
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 00-00-1968
PROVERB
AMBITION AND LOVE ARE THE WINGS TO GREAT DEEDS
Submitter comment: INFORMANT HEARD THIS IN NORWALK, OHIO.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; FERNDALE
Keyword(s): BIRDS ; DEFINITION
James Callow Keyword(s): ADVICE: POSITIVE ; OBSERVATION
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 10-16-1967
PROVERBIAL PHRASE
ANY PORT IN A STORM.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): WEATHER PROVERB
James Callow Keyword(s): ADVICE: POSITIVE ; ELLIPSIS ; OBSERVATION
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Phrase |
Date learned: 12-05-1967