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The James T. Callow Folklore Archive
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Proverb
Blason Populaire:
Tell a woman she is beautiful and the devil will repeat it to her ten times.
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Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ALLEN PARK
Keyword(s): Aphorism ; Apothegm ; BEAUTY ; DEVIL ; Maxim ; PROVERB ; VANITY ; VERSE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
PROVERB
GOD BLESS YOU,
MAY THE ANGELS KISS YOU,
AND MAY THE DEVIL MISS YOU.
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Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): Angel ; Bless ; DEVIL ; FEMININE RHYME ; God ; KISS ; Miss ; WISH
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb |
Date learned: 00-00-1965
Proverb
Idleness is the Devil's workshop.
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Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT
Keyword(s): Aphorism ; Apothegm ; BOREDOM ; DEVIL ; Idle ; Maxim ; PROVERB ; VERSE ; Workshop
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Proverb
Idle hands are the devil's workshop.
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Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): Aphorism ; Apothegm ; DEVIL ; Idle ; Maxim ; PROVERB ; VERSE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Proverb
An idle mind is the Devil's workshop.
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Keyword(s): Aphorism ; Apothegm ; DEVIL ; Idle ; INFLUENCE ; Maxim ; Mind ; PROVERB ; VERSE ; Workshop
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Proverbial Saying
Dimples:
A dimple in your cheek, Gentle and Meek.
A dimple in your chin, Devil within.
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Where learned: Anonymous
Keyword(s): Apothegm ; DEVIL ; Dimple ; Gentle ; Maxim ; Meek ; PROVERB ; Saying ; VERSE
| Subject headings: | Favorites Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Lyrical Verse BELIEF -- Body part Senses BELIEF -- Marriage |
Saying
"Dress Eggs"
Term used to label eggs which have been hard boiled then had the yellow removed and mixed with mayonaisse and used to fill the white.
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Keyword(s): Deviled ; DRESS ; FOOD ; Hard Boiled ; Language ; Nickname ; RECIPE ; Saying ; Term
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Vocabulary |
STEP ON A CRACK AND YOU'LL BREAK THE DEVIL'S DISHES.
VARIATION: STEP ON A CRACK AND YOU'LL BREAK YOUR
MOTHER'S BACK.
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Where learned: OHIO ; TROTWOOD
Keyword(s): Back ; CHILDREN ; Crack ; DEVIL ; Dishes ; GAME ; RHYME ; SUPERSTITION
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse |
Date learned: 04-00-1972
TO BECOME A WEREWOLF
TAKE AN IRON COOKING POT INTO WHICH MUST BE DUMPED WATER, PARSLEY,
OPIUM, AND SAFFRON. YOU DO NOT EAT IT, IT IS TO ATTACK THE DEVIL.
RUB YOUR BODY WITH FAT OF A FRESHLY KILLED CAT AND PUT ON A
WOLF'S SKIN.
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Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ANN ARBOR
Keyword(s): DEVIL ; Legend ; MYTH ; SUPERNATURAL ; Werewolf
James Callow Keyword(s): TRANSFORMATION
| Subject headings: | Food Drink -- Plant food Vegetable Food Drink -- Flavoring Spice BELIEF -- Devil Demon BELIEF -- Mammal |
Date learned: 10-00-1969
OMEN
QUITE OFTEN ONE SIGN OF A WITCH IS RED HAIR. THIS IS BECAUSE
JUDAS HAD RED HAIR AND DEALT WITH THE DEVIL.
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Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): COLOR ; DEVIL ; HAIR ; JUDAS ; Legend ; Red ; SIGN ; Witch
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Witch Shaman BELIEF -- Body part Senses BELIEF -- Color |
Date learned: 02-12-1968
IF THE SUN SHINES WHILE IT IS RAINING, THE DEVIL IS BEATING
HIS WIFE.
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Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
Keyword(s): DEVIL ; Domestic Violence ; METAPHOR ; WEATHER
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Devil Demon BELIEF -- Cloud Fog Mist Rain Hail Ice Snow Frost Dew |
Date learned: 06-15-1972
OLD IRISH CUSTOM
IRISH MOTHERS THROW HOLY WATER ON THEIR KIDS WHEN THEY ARE
FIGHTING IN ORDER TO DRIVE OUT THE DEVIL. THE THROWING OF HOLY WATER
WAS SUPPOSED TO BE AN EXORCISM TO DRIVE THE RAGE(DEVIL) OUT OF
PEOPLE WHO WERE FIGHTING.
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Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; RENO HALL ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): CUSTOM ; DEVIL ; EVIL EYE ; Fighting ; Holy Water ; IRELAND ; Irish ; Relationship ; Sibling
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Custom BELIEF -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank |
Date learned: 09-29-1968
EVIL EYE
ANYTHING BLUE OR WEARING THE EVIL EYE WILL KEEP PEOPLE FROM GIVING
YOU THE EVIL EYE
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ALSO SOMEONE WITH BLUE EYES WILL NOT GET THE EVIL EYE
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Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DEARBORN
Keyword(s): BELIEF ; Blue ; COLOR ; DEVIL ; EVIL EYE ; SUPERSTITION
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses Eyes, evil eye BELIEF -- Curse BELIEF -- Emblem |
Date learned: 10-00-1977
BELIEF
A DIMPLE IN YOUR CHEEK --
YOU ARE GENTLE AND MEEK
A DIMPLE IN YOUR CHIN --
THE DEVIL IS WITHIN
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Keyword(s): Cheek ; Demeanor ; DEVIL ; Dimple ; PREDICTION ; RHYME ; SONG
James Callow Keyword(s): BELIEF ; QUATRAIN
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Devil Demon BELIEF -- Use of Object P860.438 |
Date learned: 02-03-1970