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TAKE THE BULL BY THE HORNS.
Keyword(s): ANIMAL
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Phrase |
Date learned: 00001920S
THERE ARE MORE ASSES IN THE WORLD THAN THERE ARE HORSES.
Where learned: WORK
Keyword(s): ANIMALS
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 09-29-1968
THOROUGHBREDS NEVER WIMPPER. {SIC}
Keyword(s): HORSES ANIMALS
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
TIRED AS A HEN PULLING RAILS.
Submitter comment:
MY GRANDMOTHER LEARNED THIS EXPRESSION AS A CHILD
ON A FARM IN CASEVILLE, MICHIGAN.
Where learned: HOME
Keyword(s): ANIMAL
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Comparison |
Date learned: 00-00-1960
TWO HEADS ARE BETTER THAN ONE EVEN THOUGH ONE'S A SHEEPSHEAD.
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT SAID IT WAS A POPULAR EXPRESSION IN PA. DURING HER
EARLY YEARS.
Where learned: TELEPHONE ; TOLD BY
Keyword(s): ANIMAL
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 10-04-1970
TWO HEADS ARE BETTER THAN ONE EVEN THOUGH ONE'S A SHEEPSHEAD.
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT SAID IT WAS A POPULAR EXPRESSION IN PA. DURING HER
EARLY YEARS.
Where learned: TELEPHONE ; TOLD BY
Keyword(s): ANIMAL
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 10-04-1970
THAI PROVERB
TWO TIGERS CANNOT LIVE IN THE SAME CAVE.
Where learned: THAILAND
Keyword(s): ANIMAL WAR
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- V242 |
Date learned: 00-00-1965
THE WEATHER IS LIKE A DOG'S NOSE.
Submitter comment:
(COLD AND WET)
INFORMANT HEARD THIS IN NORWALK, OHIO.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; FERNDALE
Keyword(s): RAIN SLEET ANIMAL
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Comparison |
Date learned: 10-16-1967
WHAT IS GOOD FOR THE GOOSE IS GOOD FOR THE GANDER.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): ANIMALS BIRDS
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 10-20-1965
WHAT THE FARMER DOESN'T KNOW HE WON'T EAT.
Submitter comment: GERMAN: WAS DER BAUER NICHT KENNT DAS FRIST ER NICHT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): "FRIST" HERE IS FROM THE VERB "FRESSEN," WHICH MEANS "TO ; EAT LIKE AN ANIMAL."
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 03-08-1970
WHEN ANTS TRAVEL IN A STRAIGHT LINE, EXPECT RAIN;
WHEN THEY SCATTER, EXPECT FAIR WEATHER.
Keyword(s): ANIMALS
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Weather Proverb |
Date learned: 10-04-1967
PROVERB
WHY SWALLOW AN ELEPHANT?
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
Keyword(s): ANIMAL
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor PROVERB -- Proverbial Phrase |
Date learned: 00-00-1930
RETORT
WHEN SOMEONE ASKS YOU IF YOU HAVE A MATCH, YOU CHEERILY ANSWER BACK:
"YEAH, DAFFY DUCK AND SPIRO AGNEW." OR "SURE -- ME AND SUPERMAN."
Submitter comment: I OBTAINED THIS ONE WITHOUT EVEN ASKING FOR IT.
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; TOLD AT
James Callow Keyword(s): BRAG BOAST ; CARTOON CHARACTER DAFFY DUCK ANIMAL ; VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: SPIRO AGNEW
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula |
THE FACE
HIS FACE LOOKS LIKE THE SOUTH END (SIDE) OF A HORSE GOING NORTH.
Submitter comment:
YOU CAN USE THIS RETORT ANYTIME SOMEONE IS BRAGGING OR PUTTING
SOMEONE ELSE DOWN AND YOU WANT HIM TO KNOW HE HAS NOTHING TO TALK
ABOUT.
Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN ; GROSSE POINTE WOODS
James Callow Keyword(s): ANIMAL COMPARISON ; EUPHEMISM FOR RUMP OF HORSE ; INSULT UGLINESS
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula |
Date learned: 02-25-1971
LOOKING IN CORNERS
WHEN SOME PERSON YOU KNOW IS CONSTANTLY SNOOPING AROUND YOU CAN SAY
"ONLY MONKEYS LOOK IN CORNERS."
WHEN YOU WRITE A LETTER OR A NOTE YOU CAN WRITE "ONLY MONKEYS LOOK
IN CORNERS."
Submitter comment:
THESE TWO GO TOGETHER BECAUSE OFTEN PEOPLE LOOK FOR MISTAKES IN
LETTERS THEY RECEIVE AND BY PUTTING THE PHRASE IN ONE OF THE CORNERS
YOU ARE SAYING THAT THE PERSON SHOULD ENJOY THE LETTER AND NOT LOOK
FOR MISTAKES. THIS IS A COMMON PRACTICE FOR THE INFORMANT.
Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN ; GROSSE POINTE WOODS
Keyword(s): ANIMAL COMPARISON
James Callow Keyword(s): PARA-RIME: BUY BE ; TREATING TO DRINKS
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula |
Date learned: 01-24-1971
RIDDLE
WHAT WORD BEGINS WITH LAST LETTER OF THE ALPHABET AND ENDS WITH FIRST
LETTER OF THE ALPHABET?
ZEBRA
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): ANIMALS
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN BY COLLECTOR
RIDDLE
WHAT IS A GOAT AFTER IT IS THREE YEARS OLD?
FOUR YEARS OLD.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): ANIMALS
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN BY COLLECTOR
OLD CHICKEN
WHAT'S A CHICKEN AFTER IT IS 4 DAYS OLD?
FIVE DAYS OLD.
Submitter comment: ANOTHER FAVORITE JOKE OF THE INFORMANT.
Keyword(s): ANIMALS
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN BY COLLECTOR
RIDDLE
WHEN DO CHICKEN HAVE EIGHT FEET?
WHEN THERE'S FOUR OF THEM.
Keyword(s): ANIMALS
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 03-08-1970
ANIMAL RIDDLE
WHAT DO YOU GET WHEN YOU COMBINE A MINK AND A KANGAROO?
A MINK WITH A POCKET.
Data entry tech comment:
Updated by TRD
Where learned: MINNESOTA ; MINNEAPOLIS
Keyword(s): ANIMAL ; JOKE ; PUZZLE ; RIDDLE
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN BY COLLECTOR