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Proverb
A barking dog never bites.
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Keyword(s): ANIMAL ; Aphorism ; Apothegm ; Bark ; Bite ; DOG ; Maxim ; METAPHOR ; PROVERB ; Signal ; VERSE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Belief
IN GERMANY YOU CANNOT KILL A TREE.
TODAY THIS IS A LAW, BUT IS BASED ON THE BELIEF THAT
THE GODS INHABITED THE TREES.
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Original BN [B400] crossed out. Replaced with curretn classification.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GROSSE POINTE
Keyword(s): BELIEF ; CUSTOM ; ETHNIC ; GERMAN ; Germany ; God ; Inhabit ; Law ; Live ; Origin ; SPIRIT ; Tree
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Plant |
Date learned: 02-11-1970
Proverb
His bark is worse than his bite.
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From - Uncertain
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Original BN [V300] crossed out. Replaced with current classification.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GROSSE POINTE
Keyword(s): Aphorism ; Apothegm ; Bark ; Bite ; Maxim ; METAPHOR ; PROVERB ; VERSE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Religion
Catholic Baptism:
At the baptism of a child the priest sprinkles salt over the tongue of the child to represent the bitterness of life he will face.
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Keyword(s): BABY ; BAPTISM ; BAPTISM ; Bitterness ; Catholic ; CEREMONY ; CHURCH ; Original Sin ; RELIGION ; RELIGIOUS ; Rite ; RITUAL ; Salt ; SIN
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Baptism Naming rite |
Folk Name for Animal
Bunny - for Rabbit
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Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
Keyword(s): ANIMAL ; ANIMAL ; Bunny ; Folk Name ; Nickname ; Rabbit
| Subject headings: | Person / Nickname |
Verse
Good night
Sleep tight
Don't let the bed bugs bite.
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Keyword(s): ; Bed Bugs ; Bite ; Lullabye ; Night ; RHYME ; SLEEP ; VERSE
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula |
Verse
Sleep tight, don't let the bedbugs bite.
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Keyword(s): Bed ; Bedbugs ; Bite ; bugs ; SLEEP ; Tight ; VERSE
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula |
IF A GIRL CATCHES A BUTTERLY AND BITES OFF HIS HEAD IN
THE TAIL OF HER DRESS, SHE WILL GET A NEW ONE.
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Where learned: TENNESSEE ; GALLATIN
Keyword(s): BAD LUCK ; Bite ; Butterfly ; Dismember ; DRESS ; GOOD LUCK ; HEAD ; LUCK ; New ; OMEN ; Tail
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Insect |
Date learned: 08-20-1973
THE RESPONDENT'S FATHER HAS A CALLOUSED SPOT ON THE SIDE
OF HIS HEEL, BELIEVED TO BE THERE BECAUSE HIS MOTHER WAS
BITTEN BY A SNAKE IN THE SAME SPOT.
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Where learned: MISSISSIPPI ; BELZONI
Keyword(s): BELIEF ; Bit ; Callous ; OMEN ; PREGNANCY ; Snake ; TRANSFERENCE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses Specific distinguishing characteristic Dimple, wart, mole, scar, freckle, birthmark, strawberry mark, bruise, spot (on any part of body) BELIEF -- Birth |
Date learned: 06-06-1973
A HAIR OF THE DOG THAT BIT THE PERSON WILL PREVENT
RABIES IF APPLIED TO THE WOUND.
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Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
Keyword(s): BELIEF ; Bit ; CURE ; DOG ; HAIR ; PREVENTION ; Rabies
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Mammal BELIEF -- Means of Causing or Avoiding Illness BELIEF -- Animal |
IF A SNAPPING TURTLE BITES YOUR TOE, HE WON'T LET GO
UNTIL IT THUNDERS.
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Where learned: TENNESSEE ; CORNERSVILLE
Keyword(s): Turtle, Snapping, Bite, Thunder, Toe
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Animal BELIEF -- Lightning Thunder |
Date learned: 00001972-00001973 (ASSUMED)
WHENEVER A GROUP OF CATS GATHER IN A GRAVEYARD ON THE
NIGHT OF THE NEW MOON, THEY ARE INHABITED FOR THAT NIGHT
BY THE SPIRITS OF THE DEAD. THEY WILL CONVERSE (LOUDLY)
ALL NIGHT LONG, BUT IN THE MORNING THEY WILL BE "ONLY"
CATS AGAIN.
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Where learned: TENNESSEE ; MCKENZIE
Keyword(s): Cats ; Dead ; GHOST ; GRAVEYARD ; Inhabit ; MOON ; New Moon ; SPIRIT ; Tale
| Subject headings: | 686 Properties attributed to specific numbers or numerals individually. BELIEF -- Ghost Spirit Phantom Specter BELIEF -- Mammal BELIEF -- Moon BELIEF -- Measure of time WeekDayHour |
Date learned: 10-14-1973
Superstition
My grandfather has always cut the end off a cucumber and rubbed the cut piece around on the cut end of the cucumber before eating it. He says it takes out the bitterness.
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Where learned: TENNESSEE ; SPRINGFIELD
Keyword(s): AGRICULTURE ; Bitter' Taste ; Cucumber ; FOOD ; SUPERSTITION
| Subject headings: | Food Drink -- Kind of Food and Its Preparation |
BELIEF ABOUT CRIMINALS
A CRIMINAL ALWAYS RETURNS TO THE SCENE OF THE CRIME.
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Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GROSSE POINTE
Keyword(s): BELIEF ; CRIME ; Criminal ; Habit ; Revisit
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Outlaw Criminal Bandit Pirate |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
BLEEDING HEART
IF YOU TAKE APART A BLEEDING HEART BLOSSOM IN FULL BLOOM
YOU WILL GET 2 RABBITS, 2 SLIPPERS, 2 EARRINGS, AND A BOTTLE.
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PARTS OF THE FLOWER RESEMBLE THESE THINGS
SAYS COLLECTOR
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Keyword(s): Botany ; Bottle ; Earring ; FLOWER ; Items ; Lore ; Rabbit ; Represent ; Slipper ; SYMBOL
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Plant |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
UNIVERSITY BELIEF
BEFORE A FRESHMAN CAN STEP ON THE BIG M IN THE CENTRE OF THE
DIAG, HE MUST HAVE TAKEN HIS FIRST EXAM, OR ELSE HE WILL FLUNK
OUT OF SCHOOL WITHIN THE YEAR.
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THE "BIG M" AND THE DIAG ARE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ROYAL OAK
James Callow Keyword(s): SLANG--DIAG FOR DIAGONAL? ; WALKING PROHIBITION
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- School |
Date learned: 00001967 (FALL)
UNIVERSITY BELIEF
THERE IS A TRADITION AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN THAT IF
YOU STEP ON THE "M" EMBLAZED IN THE CROSSROADS OF THE SCHOOL,
YOU WILL FLUNK YOUR NEXT EXAM.
Submitter comment:
WHEN A STUDENT AT U OF M, THE INFORMANT TRIED TO DISPROVE THE
TRADITION BY STEPPING ON THE "M" AFTER STUDYING FOR A TEST AND
FEELING FAIRLY CONFIDENT. SHE FAILED HER EXAM.
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THERE IS ANOTHER LIKE THIS IN THE ARCHIVE
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; HOLDEN HALL ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): EDUCATION ; SYMBOL ; WALKING PROHIBITION
| Subject headings: | Favorites BELIEF -- School |
Date learned: 12-01-1967