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BEE BITE
A GREEK REMEDY FOR A BEE BITE IS TO HAVE THE BITTEN PERSON
URINATE ON THE GROUND AND THEN PUT THE WET GROUND ON THE BITE
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; CAMPUS
James Callow Keyword(s): URINE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Remedy |
Date learned: 11-28-1972
CONFUCIUS SAY
CONFUCIUS SAY: WOMAN WHO COOKS CARROTS AND PEAS IN THE SAME POT
IS UNSANITARY.
Submitter comment: INFORMANT LEARNED THIS FROM HER MOTHER.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): FOOD
James Callow Keyword(s): PARODY ; PUN ; URINE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
ANGER
Historical record from James Callow Folklore Archive.
BETTER TO BE PISSED OFF THAN BE PISSED ON.
Submitter comment:
TOLD TO INFORMANT BY JOHN JOGAN.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): SCATALOGICAL
James Callow Keyword(s): ANGER AND MISTREATMENT ; CONTRAST ; PARALLELISM ; URINE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
REMEDY FOR CHAP HANDS
FOR CHAP HANDS AND FEET APPLY URINE TO THEM.
Submitter comment: LEARNED THIS FROM MY MOTHER.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): URINE, MEDICINAL VALUE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Remedy |
THE TEA JOKE
DID YOU HEAR ABOUT THE INDIAN WHO WON THE TEA DRINKING CONTEST?
HE DRANK 2,000 CUPS OF TEA, AND THE NEXT DAY THEY FOUND HIM DEAD
IN HIS TEE-PEE}
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DEARBORN
James Callow Keyword(s): SLANG: PEE FOR URINE
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Jest Anecdote |
Bumper Sticker Wisdom
Don't Eat Yellow Snow!
Submitter comment:
I first saw this in Detroit in 1971 on the bumper of a car.
Data entry tech comment:
Motifs and BN added by TRD
James Callow comment:
The original BN [Z220] is crossed out, with the note Why Z220? written next to it.
Submission Card located in pile marked To Be Classified
Keyword(s): Allusion ; Bumper Sticker ; SNOW ; URINE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Use baby urine on your face to remove pimples and keep your
skin smooth.
Data entry tech comment:
Updated by TRD
Where learned: ILLINOIS ; Waukegan
Keyword(s): BABY ; Home Remedy ; Homeopathy ; Pimples ; Skincare ; URINE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Remedy |