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CHINESE PROVERB
ALL THE FLOWERS OF ALL THE TOMORROWS ARE IN THE SEEDS OF TODAY.
Where learned: NEW YORK ; WEST SENECA
Keyword(s): PLANTS
James Callow Keyword(s): CONTRAST ; DESTINY ; HEREDITY? ; ITERATION ; POTENTIAL
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 10-00-1969
WHY DID THE BLACK MAN WEAR A TUXEDO TO HIS VASECTOMY?
ANSWER. IF I'M GONNA BE IMPOTENT I MIGHT AS WELL LOOK
IMPOTENT.
Submitter comment:
I GOT THIS JOKE FROM THE MOVIE "SOUL MAN." IT WAS TOLD
BY TWO WHITE GUYS IN FRONT OF A BLACK GUY TO MAKE HIM
FEEL BAD.
Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): IMPOTENT- USED INSTEAD OF THE WORD IMPORTANT TO MAKE ; THE BLACK MAN'S SPEECH SEEM BAD.
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- BLAC |
Date learned: 10-00-1987
Entry filtered.
Proverb
Words of Wisdom:
Don't hide your light under a bushel.
Submitter comment:
Handed down to Shirley from her father, Frank.
Data entry tech comment:
Motifs added by TRD
James Callow comment:
Located in pile marked Duplicates and Other Rejects.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ;
Keyword(s): Barrel ; Bushel ; LIGHT ; POTENTIAL
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |