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Proverb
A watched pot never boils
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Keyword(s): BOILS ; PATIENCE ; Pot ; Watch ; WATER
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Proverb
Unity:
United we stand, Divided we fall.
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Located in pile marked Duplicates and Other Rejects
Keyword(s): Alone ; Divided ; Division ; Fall ; NUMBERS ; Stand ; STRENGTH ; Unity ; WAR
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Proverb
A stitch in time saves nine
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Keyword(s): Nine ; NUMBER ; PREVENTION ; Stitch ; TIME
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Language: Games
Pastime:
If you see another child with money you yell- "Butts on you." He then must share anything he buys with that money with you. However, when he pulls out his money, if he yells - "fan butts" first, then he doesn't have to share his purchases.
Submitter comment:
Bill used to play this as a child when he was given money, or if one of his friends was given money. He said it was common to yell this.
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Where learned: MICHIGAN ; FERNDALE
Keyword(s): Buy ; CHILDREN ; Currency ; Dollars ; GAME ; MONEY ; Own ; Ownership ; Pastime ; Purchase ; Share
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Pastime SPEECH -- Formula |
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Play on Words
A bachelor is a man who believes in wine, women, and so long.
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I heard this at Awrey's Bakery when I worked there last summer
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Submission card located in pile marked These don't sound traditional - Do Not File Yet.
Keyword(s): Bachelor ; PUN ; SONG ; Wine ; WOMEN
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Jest Anecdote |
Play on Words
Four fraternity men came rolling out of the off-campus bar and started to climb into their Mustang. The leader of the jolly group decided to take charge of the situation. "Frank," he sputtered, "you drive. You're too drunk to sing."
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I learned this while I was at Sacred Heart Seminary
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Submission card located in pile marked These don't sound traditional - Do Not File Yet.
Keyword(s): BAR ; COLLEGE ; DRINK ; DRIVING ; DRUNK ; HUMOR ; PUN ; Sing
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Stupid man or woman |
Play on Words
There once was a Texas oilman who went to see his dentist and, when asked which tooth bothered him, he replied, "Oh, drill anywhere. I feel lucky today!"
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He heard it from one of his friends.
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Keyword(s): Black Gold ; Dentist ; Drilling ; HUMOR ; Oil ; PUN ; Texas
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Man |
Play on Words
There is a secret method of coming back from Vegas with a small fortune: Go with a large fortune.
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He heard it from a friend.
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Submission card located in pile marked These don't sound traditional - Do Not File Yet.
Keyword(s): fortune ; GAMBLING ; HUMOR ; Large ; MONEY ; PUN ; SIZE ; Small ; Vegas
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Jest Anecdote |
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Play on Words
It's no fun to kiss a girl over the phone unless you happen to be in the same booth.
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He heard this at work
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Submission card located in pile marked These don't sound traditional - Do Not File Yet.
Keyword(s): Booth ; Boy ; DATING ; Girl ; KISS ; Phone
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Jest Anecdote |
Play on Words
The reason the modern girl's bathing suit is real cool is that most of it is real gone.
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Heard it at Awrey's Bakery where I worked last summer.
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Submission card located in pile marked These don't sound traditional - Do Not File Yet.
Keyword(s): Bathing Suit ; Bikini ; Fashion ; Female ; Girl ; HUMOR ; JOKE ; MODERN ; PUN ; Woman
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Jest Anecdote |
Play on Words
Women's Clothing:
Nothing can replace today's women's bathing suit; in fact, it already has.
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Heard this at Awrey's Bakery where I worked last summer.
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Submission card located in pile marked These don't sound traditional - Do Not File Yet.
Keyword(s): Bathing Suit ; Bikini ; Fashion ; Female ; Girl ; HUMOR ; JOKE ; PUN ; WOMEN
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Jest Anecdote |
Toasts
May your eyeballs never cease to stop rolling (Irish).
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Where learned: HOME
Keyword(s): DRINKING ; ETHNIC ; Eyeballs ; Irish ; SARCASM ; Social ; TOAST
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Speech Speech SPEECH -- Formula |
Toast
May you be in heaven 1/2 an hour before the Devil discovers you've been dead and buried.
Submitter comment:
Her mother told her. Popular in Ireland.
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Where learned: HOME
Keyword(s): Buried ; Dead ; DEVIL ; DRINKING ; ETHNIC ; HEAVEN ; Irish ; Social ; TOAST
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Speech Speech SPEECH -- Formula |
Toast
May all your children be born bald and naked.
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There were two identical cards for this submission: The only difference is that one listed an informant and the other did not. I included the informant in the submission and combined the cards to avoid duplicate entries.
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Keyword(s): Bald ; CHILDREN ; DRINKING ; Naked ; Social ; TOAST
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Speech Speech SPEECH -- Formula |
Toast
Sahthine is Lebanese for "God grant you good health." This expression is often used as a toasting phrase.
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Keyword(s): ETHNIC ; HEALTH ; Lebanese ; Social ; TOAST
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Speech Speech SPEECH -- Formula |
Toast
Gaelic Blassing:
May the road rise to meet you, and the wind be always at your back, and may the Lord hold you in the hollow of his hand.
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Listed as a toast by other collectors
Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): Back ; BLESSING ; DRINKING ; ETHNIC ; Gaelic ; Irish ; Lord ; Road ; Social ; TOAST ; Wind
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Speech Speech SPEECH -- Formula |
Toast
A toast to all your fine ambition, about which we all rant;
Because it makes you do the things that everyone says you can't.
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Where learned: BUFFALO ; NEW YORK
Keyword(s): Ability ; AMBITION ; DRINKING ; Social ; TOAST
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Speech Speech SPEECH -- Formula |