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PROSE ROUND ; FORMULA TALE
IT WAS A DARK AND STORMY NIGHT. WE WERE ALL SITTING AROUND THE
CAMPFIRE WHEN SUDDENLY UNCLE JOE WALKED UP, AND SOMEONE CALLED OUT
"UNCLE JOE, TELL US A STORY}" AND HE BEGAN: "IT WAS A DARK AND STORMY
NIGHT. WE WERE ALL SITTING AROUND THE CAMPFIRE WHEN SUDDENLY UNCLE
GEORGE WALKED UP, AND SOMEONE CALLED OUT, "UNCLE GEORGE, TELL US A
STORY}" (THIS IS REPEATED, USING A DIFFERENT NAME EACH TIME.)
Where learned: DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): CHAIN INVOLVING NAMES ; INTERESTING COMBINATION OF ROUND AND CHAIN TALE
| Subject headings: | Favorites PROSE NARRATIVE -- Formula tale |
Date learned: CA00001968
SIGNS OF THE DEVIL
IF LEAVES DANCE IN A CIRCLE WHILE THE WIND IS BLOWING THEM,
IT IS A SIGN OF THE DEVIL.
Where learned: GEORGIA ; MILLEDGEVILLE
James Callow Keyword(s): SYMBOL
| Subject headings: | Favorites BELIEF -- Devil Demon BELIEF -- Wind Whirlwind Hurricane Cyclone Tornado BELIEF -- Plant BELIEF -- Sign Geometric figure Circle and other round forms |
Date learned: 00-00-1979
CUSTOM
A MOTHER SAYS TO HER DAUGHTER, CONCERNING THE AMOUNT OF
PERFUME SHE'S PUT ON: "YOU'D LIKE TO KILL A HORSE."
Submitter comment:
THIS LETS THE GIRL KNOW THAT SHE HAS PUT ON TOO MUCH PERFUME;
LITERALLY ENOUGH TO KNOCK OUT A HORSE.
Where learned: DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): HYPERBOLE
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Home SPEECH -- Formula PROVERB -- Proverbial Phrase |
Date learned: CA00001960S
MULTIPLYING TECHNIQUE
THERE IS A WAY OF MULTIPLYING BY NINES ON YOUR HANDS.
ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS HOLD UP YOUR TEN FINGERS AND PICK THE NUMBER
THAT YOU WANT TO MULTIPLY NINE BY AND THEN YOU PUSH DOWN THAT FINGER.
FOR EXAMPLE, IF YOU WANT TO MULTIPLY NINE BY THREE YOU WOULD PUT
DOWN YOUR THIRD FINGER.
ON ONE SIDE OF THIS THIRD FINGER YOU WOULD HAVE TWO FINGERS HELD
UP, ON THE OTHER SIDE YOU WOULD HAVE SEVEN FINGERS HELD UP,
THEREFORE YOUR ANSWER WOULD BE TWENTY-SEVEN.
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Where learned: MICHIGAN ; HUNTINGTON WOODS
Keyword(s): Arithmetic, Mathematics, Multiplication, Trick, Memory, Aid, Learning, Tool, Fingers,
James Callow Keyword(s): MULTIPLICATION ON FINGERS
| Subject headings: | 686 686.1.9 Favorites BELIEF -- Body part Senses BELIEF -- Number P686.3.9 SPEECH -- Gesture |
Date learned: 02-22-1979
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POLISH WEDDING CUSTOM
AT POLISH WEDDING RECEPTIONS, THE BRIDE AND GROOM ARE
PRESENTED WITH SALT AND WATER BY THE GUESTS. THIS INSURES THAT
THE COUPLE WILL HAVE SUSTENANCE THROUGHOUT THEIR MARRIED LIFE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): SYMBOLS
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Marriage Reception BELIEF -- Mineral BELIEF -- Water |
Date learned: 02-00-1979
MODERN SAYING
"FLUNK NOW, AND AVOID THE JUNE RUSH."
Submitter comment: LEARNED IN HIGH SCHOOL.
Where learned: NEW HAMPSHIRE ; MILFORD
Keyword(s): SCHOOL
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 08-00-1967
SAYING
FOOLS RUSH IN WHERE ANGELS FEAR TO TREAD.
Submitter comment: FROM RELATIVES.
Where learned: HOME
Keyword(s): FOOLHARDINESS
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb |
Date learned: 10-06-1967
PROVERB
THE FOOT ON THE CRADLE AND THE HAND ON THE DISTAFF IS THE SIGN OF A
GOOD HOUSEWIFE.
Submitter comment: SPANISH SAYING
Where learned: MACKENZIE HIGH SCHOOL
Keyword(s): MOTHERHOOD ; SPINNING WHEEL ; SYMBOLS ; WORK, INDUSTRY
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 10-12-1965
PROVERBIAL APOTHEGM
GROWING OLD IS BAD UNTIL YOU CONSIDER THE ALTERNATIVE.
Where learned: HOME
Keyword(s): OLD AGE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 03-11-1971
TRAFFIC RULE
RED LIGHT ON A TRAFFIC SIGNAL MEANS STOP
YELLOW LIGHT ON A TRAFFIC SIGNAL MEANS CAUTION
GREEN LIGHT ON A TRAFFIC SIGNAL MEANS PROCEED WITH CAUTION
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): AUTOMOBILES ; COLORS SYMBOLS
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- To Be Seen |
Date learned: 11-00-1968
SPEECH
1-4-3 IS A SHORTENED EXPRESSION FOR SAYING OR WRITING I LOVE YOU.
IT IS DERIVED FROM THE NUMBER OF LETTERS IN EACH WORD. I-1 LOVE-4
YOU-3. IT IS OFTEN USED ON BACKS OF ENVELOPES.
Where learned: BUFFALO ; NEW YORK
James Callow Keyword(s): SYMBOL CODE
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- To Be Seen |
Date learned: 09-00-1968
WHEN A GIRL'S SLIP IS SHOWING THERE IS THE SAYING THAT THE GIRL IS
ADVERTISING FOR A MAN.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): SYMBOL ; UNDERWEAR
| Subject headings: | ART CRAFT ARCHITECTURE -- Dress SPEECH -- To Be Seen |
Date learned: DATE NOT RECORDED BY COLLECTOR.
A RED LIGHT IS ADVERTISING A PROSTITUTION ESTABLISHMENT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): COLOR SYMBOLISM
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- To Be Seen |
MURDER MOUNTAIN.
THERE'S THIS HILL NEAR CHELSEA, MICHIGAN, THAT EVERYONE CALLS
" MURDER MOUNTAIN." THE WAY I HEARD IT, THERE WAS THIS YOUNG
COUPLE WHO WENT OUT THERE FOR A PICNIC IN THE MOONLIGHT. I GUESS
THEY WERE MAKING OUT OR SOMETHING, WHEN SOMEBODY OR SOMETHING
ATTACKED THEM. THERE WAS NO SIGN OF A STRUGGLE, WHEN TWO LITTLE
BOYS FOUND THEIR BODIES THE NEXT DAY. THEY WERE STILL IN AN
EMBRACE, BUT THEY WERE BLOODIED UP SOMETHING AWFUL. THE COPS NEVER
FOUND OUT WHO DID IT, BUT EVER SINCE THEN THAT HILL'S BEEN CALLED
" MURDER MOUNTAIN ". I GUESS THIS HAPPENED ABOUT 1930.
Submitter comment:
THE INFORMANT REMEMBERS SOME OF HIS CLASSMATES TELLING THIS AT
SCHOOL.
Where learned: NOT KNOWN
Keyword(s): MURDER- UNSOLVED.
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Formation PROSE NARRATIVE -- Explanation of a name |
Date learned: 00-00-1930
POSTCARD FOR LUCK
GOOD LUCK
I PATIENTLY TUMBLED OVER
THE POSTCARDS OLD AND NEW,
TO FIND THIS FOUR LEAF CLOVER
TO SEND FOR LUCK TO YOU.
THE FIRST LEAF STANDS FOR PATIENCE
THE SECOND FOR PLUCK
THE THIRD FOR PERSEVERANCE
THAT'S WHY THE FOURTH BRINGS LUCK.
Submitter comment:
THE VERSE IS PRINTED ON THE FRONT CARD, WITH A PICTURE OF A
CLOVER.
Where learned: OHIO ; VERSE ON POSTCARD ; PAINESVILLE
Keyword(s): CHARM ; RHYME: ABABCDED
James Callow Keyword(s): AMULET ; SYMBOL
DAN, DAN, THE FUNNY WEE MAN,
WASHED HIS FACE WITH A FRYING PAN.
COMBED HIS HAIR WITH THE LEG OF A CHAIR
DAN, DAN, THE FUNNY WEE MAN.
Where learned: LOCATION NOT RECORDED BY COLLECTOR
Keyword(s): COMPARE OLD DAN TUCKER QUATRAIN NONSENSE ; RHYME: AABA
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- C7309 |
Date learned: 10-29-1968
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