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KNOCK KNOCK JOKE
KNOCK KNOCK
WHO'S THERE?
DON AMECHE
DON AMECHE WHO?
I'LL BE DON AMECHE ( DOWN TO MEET YA ) IN THE CAB HONEY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): MOVIE PERSONALITY ; SONG TITLE: DARKTOWN STRUTTERS BALL
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 12-01-1967
Proverb
It is always darkest before the dawn.
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The number 63 is written on the bottom left of the card.
Keyword(s): CONSOLATION ; Dark ; Darkest ; Dawn ; Hope
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Proverb
It is always darkest before dawn.
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Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UTICA
Keyword(s): Dark ; Dawn ; Hope ; LIGHT ; METAPHOR ; NATURE ; Sky
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Proverb
It's always darkest before the dawn.
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Where learned: HOME
Keyword(s): Aphorism ; Apothegm ; Dark ; Darkest ; Dawn ; Maxim ; PROVERB ; VERSE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Custom; Agriculture
Plant cucumbers by the dark of the moon. If you plant them by the light of the moon, they will just make vines.
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Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
Keyword(s): AGRICULTURE ; Crop ; Cucumber ; Dark ; FARMING ; LIGHT ; Lore ; MOON ; PLANT ; VEGETABLE ; Vine
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Measure of time Working |
Custom; Agriculture
Plant potatoes in February in the dark of the moon.
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Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
Keyword(s): AGRICULTURE ; CUSTOM ; Dark ; FARMING ; HARVEST ; MOON ; PLANT ; Potatoes
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Measure of time F574.82.640 |
Custom; Agriculture
Plant beans when the sign is in the arms and the moon is dark.
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Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE ;
Keyword(s): AGRICULTURE ; Arms ; Astrological ; ASTRONOMY ; Beans ; Dark ; FARMING ; MOON ; PLANT ; PLANTING ; SIGN ; Sky
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Measure of time Working |
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