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THAT'S A FEATHER IN YOUR CAP
Submitter comment:
REMEMBERED THIS EXPRESSION BEING USED BY INFORMANT'S FATHER IN THE
YEAR 1931
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WARREN ; TOLD IN
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Phrase |
Date learned: 10-03-1972
DREAM OF THE DEAD AND YOU'LL HEAR FROM THE LIVING
Submitter comment: INFORMANT'S MOTHER TOLD HER OF THIS PROBABLY IN THE YEAR 1928
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WARREN ; TOLD IN
James Callow Keyword(s): ELLIPSIS
| Subject headings: | 841 Dreams about the dead and sick BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial BELIEF -- Dreams Dreams about the dead and sick |
Date learned: 10-16-1972
STRAIGHT AS AN ARROW
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT'S FATHER USED THIS EXPRESSION DURING THE YEARS 1923 THROUGH
1939
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WARREN ; TOLD IN
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Comparison |
Date learned: 10-05-1972
TO BELIEVE IS ONE THING, TO ACT IS ANOTHER
Submitter comment: INFORMANT WAS TOLD THIS BY HER FATHER WHEN SHE WAS A CHILD
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WARREN ; TOLD IN
James Callow Keyword(s): ELLIPSIS
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 09-26-1972
EASY COME, EASY GO
Submitter comment: INFORMANT HEARD THIS REMARK IN THE U. S. ARMY IN 1946
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WARREN ; TOLD IN
James Callow Keyword(s): ELLIPSIS BREVITY
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 10-04-1972
WE GROW OLD TOO SOON AND SMART TOO LATE
Submitter comment: INFORMANT WAS TOLD THIS BY HIS FATHER IN THE YEAR 1929
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WARREN ; TOLD IN
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 10-04-1972
A MEAL FIT FOR A KING
Submitter comment:
AN EXPRESSION MY FATHER USES WHEN HE HAS A GOOD DINNER. I FIRST
HEARD IT ON THANKSGIVING DAY IN THE YEAR 1969
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WARREN ; TOLD IN
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Phrase PROVERB -- Proverbial Comparison |
Date learned: 10-04-1972
BRASS BUTTON BLUE COAT, CAN'T CATCH A NANNY GOAT
Submitter comment:
THIS TERM WAS USED BY CHILDREN AT PLAY IN PITTSBURG PA IN THE YEAR
1925
Where learned: PENNSYLVANIA ; MICHIGAN ; WARREN ; PITTSBURGH ; TOLD IN
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Lyrical Verse Lyrical Verse |
Date learned: 10-04-1972
RIDDLE--QUESTION: HOW FAR CAN YOU GO INTO THE WOODS
ANSWER: HALFWAY, THEN YOU'RE ON THE WAY OUT.
Submitter comment: INFORMANT HEARD THIS FROM HIS FATHER WHEN HE WAS A CHILD
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WARREN ; TOLD IN
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 10-06-1972
TWO SHAKES OF A LAMB'S TAIL
Submitter comment: INFORMANT HEARD THIS FROM HIS FATHER IN THE YEAR 1928
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WARREN ; TOLD IN
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Phrase |
Date learned: 09-28-1972
QUEEN OF SHEBA
Submitter comment: INFORMANT HEARD THIS EXPRESSION IN THE YEAR 1938 FROM HIS FATHER
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WARREN ; TOLD IN
| Subject headings: | Person / Nickname |
Date learned: 09-12-1972
EVERY DOG HAS ITS DAY
Submitter comment: INFORMANT WAS TOLD THIS BY HER FATHER IN THE YEAR 1933
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WARREN ; TOLD IN
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 09-20-1972
FITS LIKE A GLOVE
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT HEARD HER MOTHER SAY THIS WHEN SHE WAS A TEENAGER--YEARS
1931 THROUGH 1937
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WARREN ; TOLD IN
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Comparison |
Date learned: 09-28-1972
THE HAND IS QUICKER THAN THE EYE
Submitter comment: INFORMANT HEARD THIS EXPRESSION USED AT A CARNIVAL IN 1928
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WARREN ; TOLD IN
James Callow Keyword(s): METONYMY
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 09-27-72
TANGLETALK
MARDON ME PADAM IS THIS PIE OCCUPEWED? YES, MAY I SOW YOU TO A SHEAT
IN THE CHACK OF THE BURCH?, MY THIS IS A CHEAUTIFUL BURCH. YES MANY
THINKLE PEEP SO. (PARDON ME MADAM. IS THIS PEW OCCUPIED? YES.
MAY I SHOW YOU TO A SEAT IN THE BACK OF THE CHURCH? MY! THIS IS A
BEAUTIFUL CHURCH. YES, MANY PEOPLE THINK SO.)
Where learned: PENNSYLVANIA ; PITTSBURGH ; TOLD IN
James Callow Keyword(s): MONOLOGUE
| Subject headings: | Favorites SPEECH -- Formula |
Date learned: 00001972 SUMMER
A RELIGIOUS TRADITION
"WE ALWAYS VISITED THE GRAVES OF OUR DEAD RELATIVES ON ALL
SOULS DAY. WE WOULD CLEAN UP THE GRAVE SITE, PUTTING DOWN SOME
FRESH FLOWERS AND SAY A FEW PRAYERS. WE ONLY DID THIS ON ALL
SOULS DAY THOUGH."
PRACTISED AS A CHILD AT HOME.
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- November 2 All SoulsDay of the Dead |
Date learned: 03-10-1967
THE HAPPY WIFE
HAPPY WIFE HAPPY HOME
Submitter comment:
THIS WAS TOLD TO INFORMANT BY A POLISH WOMAN.
THE WOMAN LEARNED IT IN SCHOOL.
Data entry tech comment: LINES HAVE BEEN DIVIDED BY THE KEY PUNCHER
Where learned: HENDRICKSONS PHARMACY ; DETROIT ; ; TOLD IN
Keyword(s): ALLITERATION ; ELLIPSIS ; WOMEN
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 03-25-1970
TONGUE HOLDER
HOLD TONGUE AND SAY THE FOLLOWING:
"MY FATHER OWNS A SHIPYARD."
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GROSSE POINTE ; TOLD IN
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula |
Date learned: 02-10-1972
RIDDLE
Q: WHY DO SO FEW PEOPLE COMMIT SUICIDE ON QUEMOY?
A: BECAUSE YOU CAN'T KILL YOURSELF JUMPING OUT OF A CAVE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GROSSE POINTE PARK ; TOLD IN
James Callow Keyword(s): QUEMOY: ISLAND OFF THE CHINA COAST
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 10-15-1972
RIDDLE
Q: WHAT IS A BIGAMIST?
A: AN ITALIAN FOG.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GROSSE POINTE PARK ; TOLD IN
James Callow Keyword(s): SATIRE OF ITALIAN PRONUNCIATION OF ENGLISH
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- W4OO |
Date learned: 10-15-1972