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PROVERB
UKRAINIAN CUSTOM: HABYRAU' CU RYSNORO I CBORO HU IGY PAU' CU.
LEARN ANOTHER'S CULTURE, BUT DON'T SHUN YOUR OWN.
Data entry tech comment: TRANSLATED
Where learned: DETROIT ; MICHIGAN, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 09-24-1965
(NAME) IN THE TUB,
(NAME)'S MOTHER FORGOT THE PLUG,
OH MY GOSH! OH MY SOUL!
THERE GOES (NAME) DOWN THE HOLE.
Where learned: HARPER WOODS ; MICHIGAN, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Wisecracks, gags, silly stories, insults |
I LIVE NEAR AN OCEAN
DROP IN SOME TIME.
GLUG! GLUG! GLUG?
Where learned: HARPER WOODS ; MICHIGAN, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Wisecracks, gags, silly stories, insults |
Date learned: 10-08-1967
KNOCK ON WOOD
THIS GESTURE IS FREQUENTLY MADE TO WARD OFF BAD LUCK.
Where learned: MICHIGAN, ASSUMED ; DEARBORN HEIGHTS
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Bad luck P882.22 BELIEF -- Conversions P883.22 SPEECH -- Magical Luck |
Date learned: 10-00-1968
PROVERBIAL PHRASE
TO BE UP A CREEK WITH A SOLUBLE PADDLE.
Submitter comment:
I HEARD THIS STATEMENT USED BY FR. NEMETH, PROF. OF CHEMISTRY,
U. OF D. DURING A CONVERSATION WITH HIM.
Where learned: MICHIGAN, ASSUMED ; DEARBORN HEIGHTS
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Phrase |
Date learned: 10-07-1970
IF SOMEONE IS LAID OUT IN A FUNERAL HOME OVER THE
WEEDEND, ANOTHER PERSON WILL DIE SOON FROM THE
FAMILY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN, ASSUMED ; DEARBORN HEIGHTS
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: 02-07-1970
WAY DOWN SOUTH WHERE THE ORANGES GROW
YOU STEPPED ON AN ELEPHANT'S TOE.
THE ELEPHANT SAID, WITH A TEAR IN HIS EYE,
PICK ON SOMEONE YOUR OWN SIZE.
Where learned: HARPER WOODS ; MICHIGAN, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Wisecracks, gags, silly stories, insults |
Date learned: 10-08-1967
I SEE YOU IN THE OCEAN,
I SEE YOU IN THE SEA,
I SEE YOU IN THE BATHTUB,
OOPS PARDON ME.
Where learned: HARPER WOODS ; MICHIGAN, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Wisecracks, gags, silly stories, insults |
Date learned: 10-08-1967
FRIDAY 13TH IS A DAY OF BAD LUCK.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN ; MICHIGAN, ASSUMED ; DEARBORN HEIGHTS
| Subject headings: | 686 Specific number by specific number being described BELIEF -- Measure of time WeekDayHour BELIEF -- Bad luck Friday the Thirteenth |
Date learned: 11-00-1968
CHINESE FIREDRILL
THIS VERSION TAKES PLACE AT A RAILROAD CROSSING.
BEFORE CROSSING THE TRACKS, TWO PEOPLE GET OUT,
ONE LOOKING DOWN ONE WAY, THE OTHER CROSSING THE
TRACKS AND LOOKING THE OTHER WAY. THE DRIVERS
FOLLOWING THE CAR USUALLY SEEM PERPLEXED.
Where learned: MICHIGAN, ASSUMED ; DEARBORN HEIGHTS
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Bodily Activity Song: Game, Pastime, Sport |
Date learned: 11-00-1968
PROVERB
LEADING: THOSE WHO TRY TO LEAD THE PEOPLE CAN ONLY DO SO
BY FOLLOWING THE MOB. -- OSCAR WILDE
Where learned: DETROIT ; MACKENZIE HIGH SCHOOL ; MICHIGAN, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 10-12-1965
PROVERBS
LEARN OF THE SKILLFUL, HE THAT TEACHES HIMSELF HAS
A FOOL FOR A MASTER.
Where learned: DETROIT ; MICHIGAN, ASSUMED
James Callow Keyword(s): OPPOSITE OF SELF-RELIANCE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 05-23-1985
CHILDREN BELIEVE THAT ON EASTER, A BUNNY LEAVES
BEHIND EGGS IN EASTER BASKETS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN, ASSUMED ; DEARBORN HEIGHTS
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Spring Planting Easter eggs CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Spring Planting Easter Sunday |
Date learned: 11-00-1968
WHATEVER YOU DO ON NEW YEAR'S EVE FORETELLS WHAT YOU WILL
BE DOING THE NEW YEAR.
Where learned: MICHIGAN, ASSUMED ; DEARBORN HEIGHTS
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- January 1 New Year's CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- December 31 New Year's Eve |
Date learned: 02-08-1970
BURIAL CUSTOM:
KISSING THE BODY BY THE RELATIVES JUST BEFORE THE
LID OF THE CASKET IS CLOSED.
Where learned: MICHIGAN, ASSUMED ; DEARBORN HEIGHTS
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: 10-22-1968
I WRITE ON WHITE
BECAUSE YOUR (SIC) BRIGHT.
Where learned: HARPER WOODS ; MICHIGAN, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Wisecracks, gags, silly stories, insults |
Date learned: 10-08-1967
I WRITE ON PINK
BECAUSE YOU STINK.
Where learned: HARPER WOODS ; MICHIGAN, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Wisecracks, gags, silly stories, insults |
Date learned: 10-08-1967
INNY, MINNY, HICKORY DICK,
DIDDLE-DI, DOODLE-DI, DOMONIC,
I-CHY, BY-CHY, DOMONICHY,
TI-TOE- TUM, UGILY, BUGGILY, BIGGILY BOO, POOF!
NOW I PUT A HEX ON YOU.
Where learned: MICHIGAN, ASSUMED ; DEARBORN HEIGHTS
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Belief Belief |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
WHEN YOU GET OLD AND THINK YOUR (SIC) SWEET
TAKE OFF YOUR SHOES AND SMELL YOUR FEET.
Where learned: HARPER WOODS ; MICHIGAN, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Wisecracks, gags, silly stories, insults |
Date learned: 10-08-1967
ROSES ARE RED, VIOLETS ARE BLUE,
YOU'VE GOT A NOSE LIKE A B-52 (BOMBER PLANE)
Where learned: HARPER WOODS ; MICHIGAN, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Roses are red and other such associations |
Date learned: 10-08-1967