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Belief: Weather
Weather Proverb:
Red at night - a sailor's delight, but red in the morning - a sailor's warning.
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Dup. of WPP
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; Flint
Keyword(s): COLOR ; NATURE ; Nautical ; Ocean ; PREDICTING WEATHER ; PREDICTION ; RHYME ; Sailor ; Sky ; WARNING ; WEATHER
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb Proverb |
Belief: Weather
Weather Warning:
Red sky in the night, sailors delight.
Red sky in the morning, sailors take warning.
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Dup. of WPP
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): COLOR ; NATURE ; Nautical ; Ocean ; PREDICTING WEATHER ; PREDICTION ; RHYME ; Sailor ; Sky ; WARNING ; WEATHER
| Subject headings: | Prediction / Divination Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb Proverb |
Belief: Weather
Evening Red, Morning Gray
Evening red and morning gray, sets the traveller on his way:
Evening gray and morning red, brings down rain upon his head.
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Dup. of WPP
Keyword(s): COLOR ; NATURE ; Nautical ; Ocean ; PREDICTING WEATHER ; PREDICTION ; RHYME ; Sailor ; Sky ; WARNING ; WEATHER
Belief: Weather
Red Sky:
Red Sky at night, sailor's delight.
Red sky in the morning, sailor's take warning.
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Original BN [V800] crossed out. Replaced wtih current classification
Dup. of WPP
Keyword(s): COLOR ; NATURE ; Nautical ; Ocean ; PREDICTING WEATHER ; PREDICTION ; RHYME ; Sailor ; Sky ; WARNING ; WEATHER
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb Proverb |
Belief: Weather
Weather Proverb in Verse:
Red at night, sailor's delight. Red in the morning, sailors take warning.
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Dup. of WPP
Keyword(s): COLOR ; NATURE ; Nautical ; Ocean ; PREDICTING WEATHER ; PREDICTION ; RHYME ; Sailor ; Sky ; WARNING ; WEATHER
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb Proverb |
Belief: Weather
Rainbow:
Rainbow at night, sailors delight; Rainbow in the morning, sailors take warning.
Submitter comment:
Paper placement, printed in Rhode Island. Paper wwas then found in Audio's Pizzaria in Detroit.
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Dup. of WPP
Where learned: Rhode Island
Keyword(s): COLOR ; NATURE ; Nautical ; Ocean ; PREDICTING WEATHER ; PREDICTION ; RHYME ; Sailor ; Sky ; WARNING ; WEATHER
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb C880.890 |
Belief: Weather
Weather Proverb in Verse:
Pink in the morning, sailors warning. Pink at night, sailor's delight.
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Dup of WPP
Where learned: HOME
Keyword(s): COLOR ; NATURE ; Nautical ; Ocean ; PREDICTING WEATHER ; PREDICTION ; RHYME ; Sailor ; Sky ; WARNING ; WEATHER
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb Proverb |
Belief: Weather
Weather Proverb:
Red sky at night, sailors delight. Red sky at morning, sailors' warning.
Submitter comment:
Much used saying which was firmly believed by informant.
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James Callow comment:
Original BN [V300] crossed out. Replaced with current classification.
Dup. of WPP
Where learned: NEW YORK ; POUGHKEEPSIE
Keyword(s): COLOR ; NATURE ; Nautical ; Ocean ; PREDICTING WEATHER ; PREDICTION ; RHYME ; Sailor ; Sky ; WARNING ; WEATHER
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb Proverb |
Belief: Weather
Red sky at night is the sailors delight.
Red sky at morning - sailors take warning
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Dup of WPP
Keyword(s): COLOR ; NATURE ; Nautical ; Ocean ; PREDICTING WEATHER ; PREDICTION ; RHYME ; Sailor ; Sky ; WARNING ; WEATHER
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Weather Proverb |
Belief: Weather
Red skies at night, sailors delight. Red skies in the morning, sailors take warning.
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Dup of WPP
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): COLOR ; NATURE ; Nautical ; Ocean ; PREDICTING WEATHER ; PREDICTION ; RHYME ; Sailor ; Sky ; WARNING ; WEATHER
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Weather Proverb |
Proverb
A house without a woman and firelight is like a body without a soul or sprite.
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Original BN [V700] crossed out. Replaced with current classfication.
Located in a pile marked Duplicates and Other Rejects
Keyword(s): BODY ; Domesticity ; Feminine ; FIRE ; Firelight ; PROVERB ; RHYME ; Soul ; SPIRIT ; Warmth ; Woman
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Proverb
Don't cross the bridge before you come to it
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Original BN [V300] crossed out. Replaced with current classification.
Located in pile marked Duplicates and Other Rejects.
Keyword(s): ANTICIPATION ; Bridge ; Choices ; DIRECTION
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Proverb
Figures don't lie but Liars can figure.
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Located in pile marked Duplicates and Other Rejects
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GARDEN CITY
Keyword(s): Deduce ; Figure ; Liar ; Lie ; MATHEMATICS
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Proverb
As goes Maine. so goes the nation.
Submitter comment:
This person clearly did not subscribe to this proverb as he followed up the comment by saying that there was never such a disproven one as this in political circles.
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Original BN [P800, V200] crossed out. Replaced with current classifications.
Located in pile marked Duplicates and Other Rejects.
Where learned: HOME
Keyword(s): Maine ; Nation ; POLITICS ; STATE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim PROVERB -- Blason Populaire |
Retort
"A man running by for his life would never notice it."
Submitter comment:
Granny Clisdale used to admonish someone worrying over inicental details with this retort.
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Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ROYAL OAK
Keyword(s): COMEBACK ; DEATH ; incidental ; INSULT ; LIFE ; Notice ; RETORT ; RUNNING ; SARCASM ; Wisecrack
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula |
Belief: Marriage
Marriage Prediction:
Years ago, when the girls would wash clothes on the washboard and would get the front of their dresses sopping wet, everyone would say that she would marry a drunkard.
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Original BN [B662] crossed out. Replaced wtih current classifications.
P870 - Omen?
P545 - Belief about Marriage?
They don't believe it, but they say it when the occassion arises
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WARREN
Keyword(s): Dishes ; Domestic ; DRUNK ; Duties ; MARRIAGE ; PREDICTION ; Relationship ; RETORT
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Marriage SPEECH -- Formula |
Proverb
Practice what you preach.
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James Callow comment:
Original BN [ V600] crossed out. Replaced wtih current classification.
Keyword(s): Aphorism ; Apothegm ; HYPOCRISY ; Maxim ; Practice ; Preach ; PROVERB ; VERSE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Proverb
A rainbow at night is a sailor's delight:
A rainbow in the morning is a sailor's warning.
Submitter comment:
Informant learned this from the rural community near Kinnecott, Ontario.
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Where learned: RECTORY ; HOLY NAME
Keyword(s): COLOR ; NATURE ; Nautical ; Ocean ; PREDICTING WEATHER ; PREDICTION ; RHYME ; Sailor ; Sky ; WARNING ; WEATHER
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Belief Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Belief Belief BELIEF -- Weather sign or control |
TO GET DYE OUT OF CLOTHES, USE RUM AND CLEANSER.
Submitter comment:
OLD POLISH PROVERB
Data entry tech comment:
Updated on 02-23-2011 - TRD
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; NEW YORK ; Syracuse
Keyword(s): ALCOHOL ; Domestic ; Stain
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |