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The James T. Callow Folklore Archive
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Prediction
If the horizon is very red at sunset it means the next day will be very hot.
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Where learned: TENNESSEE ; SPRINGFIELD
Keyword(s): PREDICTION ; WEATHER
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Superstition
Potatoes should be planted by the dark of the moon. Otherwise there will be mostly vines and no potatoes.
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Where learned: TENNESSEE ; SPRINGFIELD ; L.G. Corbin
Keyword(s): AGRICULTURE ; FARMING ; GARDENING ; MOON ; Potatoes ; SUPERSTITION
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Measure of time Working |
Man A was in the hospital. Man B came to visit the sick man. When the nurse asked what relation Man B was to the patient, Man B replied:
"Sisters and brothers have I none.
This man's father is my father's only son."
Who is Man B?
Answer: father of patient
Where learned: MISSOURI ; SPRINGFIELD
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- True Riddle |
People with small ears are misers. People with large ears are foolish with money.
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Where learned: MISSOURI ; SPRINGFIELD
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Rain at seven,
Quit by eleven.
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Where learned: MISSOURI ; SPRINGFIELD
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