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SAYING
I FELT LIKE A PENNY ASKING FOR CHANGE.
Where learned: OHIO
Keyword(s): FEELING MINISCULE ; FEELING WORTHLESS
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Comparison |
Date learned: UNKNOWN
AIN'T WORTH IT
IT AIN'T WORTH THE POWDER TO BLOW IT TO HELSINKI.
Data entry tech comment: KEYPUNCHER HAS ADDED THE APOSTROPHES
Where learned: LOCATION NOT RECORDED BY COLLECTOR
James Callow Keyword(s): FINLAND ; WORTHLESSNESS
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Blason Populaire PROVERB -- Proverbial Phrase |
Date learned: 00-00-1956
Continuous lying will bring nothing but bad luck to you and to
anybody who is close to you.
Submitter comment:
My father told me this when I was very young and lied about
anything. I learned my lesson.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): Untrustworthy, Dishonest
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Product or activity of man or animal BELIEF -- Bad luck |
Date learned: 00-00-1984
IF YOU GO INTO A CLOSET AND SHUT THE DOOR AND SAY
"MARY WORTH" THIRTY-ONE TIMES WHILE CONCENTRATING
VERY HARD ON HER, YOU WILL FEEL LIKE YOUR ARM
OR YOUR LEG IS COMING OFF.
Submitter comment:
THIS IS A PASTIME TRIED BY MYSELF WHEN I WAS YOUNGER,
AND ONE WHICH MORE CHILDREN TRY).
Where learned: ZX
James Callow Keyword(s): COMIC STRIP CHARACTER=MARY WORTH
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Pastime |
Date learned: 11-20-1968
Saying
Crooked as a snake.
Data entry tech comment:
Motifs added by TRD
Keyword(s): Crooked ; Language ; Saying ; Snake ; Untrustworthy
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Group of Vowels and Consonants, and of Words |
Proverb
Friends you have to buy are never worth the price you have to pay.
Data entry tech comment:
Motifs added by TRD
Keyword(s): Aphorism ; Apothegm ; Bribe ; Buy ; FRIENDS ; Maxim ; Price ; PROVERB ; Purchase ; VERSE ; Worth
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Proverb
All that glitters is not gold.
Submitter comment:
Informant heard this in Norwalk, OH.
Data entry tech comment:
Motifs added by TRD
James Callow comment:
Original BN [V800] crossed out. Replaced with current classification.
Keyword(s): ; Aphorism ; Apothegm ; Glitter ; Gold ; Maxim ; PROVERB ; Superficial ; VALUE ; VERSE ; Worth
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |