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PROVERB

CONFUCIUS SAY: BOY WHO GOES TO BED WITH SEXUAL PROBLEMS FIND
SOLUTION IN HAND IN MORNING.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT

Keyword(s): PUN ; SEX

James Callow Keyword(s): MASTURBATION ; PARODY ; PUN

Subject headings:

PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor
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Date learned: 00-00-1968

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CUSTOM

MERCHANT SHIPS HONOR "MAN OF WAR" SHIPS BY DIPPING THEIR FLAGS AT
HALF MASK AND THEN RAISING IT. THE WAR SHIP ANSWERS BACK.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GRAND MARAIS

Keyword(s): MAST

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CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Work Commerce Business
SPEECH -- To Be Seen

Date learned: NOT INCLUDED

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THIS GESTURE IS POPULAR ALL OVER THE UNITED STATES.
IT HAS THE SAME MEANING AND IS GIVEN THE SAME ALL
OVER. IT IS GIVEN BY CLOSING THE FINGERS AS IF
THEY WERE WRAPPED AROUND A STICK, EXTENDING THE
ARM, AND SHAKING THE FIST UP AND DOWN FROM THE
WRIST. THE GESTURE IS ALWAYS GIVEN TO ANOTHER
PERSON AND IT MEANS THAT THE PERSON IS A
JAG-OFF. I HAVE SEEN THIS GESTURE GOING AROUND
FOR AT LEAST 10 YEARS.

Where learned: ILLINOIS ; CHICAGO ; ASSUMED

Keyword(s): MASTURBATION

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SPEECH -- Derision Scorn
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Date learned: KNOWN FOR MANY YEARS

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Superstition: Pregnancy

Historical record from James Callow Folklore Archive.

Marks on the Body:

If a pregnant woman has any desires and touches herself, the baby will be marked on that spot.

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Original BN [P680, P870] crossed out. replaced with current classifications

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; WORK

Keyword(s): BABY ; BELIEF ; BIRTH ; CONCEPTION ; Desire ; MASTURBATION ; Offspring ; PREGNANCY ; SEX ; Sexuality ; SUPERSTITION ; Suppression ; TABU ; Unborn ; Woman

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BELIEF -- Means of Causing or Avoiding Illness
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Proverb

Jack of all trades, master of none.

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Located in pile marked Duplicates and Other Rejects.

Keyword(s): Ability ; Fool ; JACK ; Labor ; Master ; Skill ; TRADE ; WISDOM ; WORK

Subject headings:

PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor
PROVERB -- Proverbial Phrase

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Room Location

The master bedroom should be located in the northeastern corner of the house to maintain harmony and fortune in the family.

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Where learned: VIRGINIA ; Roanoke

Keyword(s): Bedroom ; Feng Shui ; fortune ; Harmony ; House ; LOCATION ; Master

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ART CRAFT ARCHITECTURE -- Plan, design, color, building material, and technic

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