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APPLE ORCHARDS
IN MILFORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE, WE LIKE TO BELIEVE THAT OUR ABUNDANT
APPLE ORCHARDS WERE PLANTED BY JOHNNY APPLESEED. THOUGH THIS IS
A LEGEND, IT MIGHT HAVE SOME TRUTH, SINCE JOHNNY APPLESEED WAS
BORN AROUND LOWELL, MASSACHUSETTS, WHICH IS NOT TOO FAR FROM
MILFORD.
Submitter comment: I LEARNED THIS IN HIGH SCHOOL.
Where learned: NEW HAMPSHIRE ; MILFORD
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Secular hero |
LENT
MOST FAMILIES HAVE A LOT OF SOUP DURING LENT IN PLACE OF MEATS.
ACQUIRED THIS EVERY LENT.
Where learned: OSGOOD ROAD, ASSUMED ; MILFORD ; NEW HAMPSHIRE, ASSUMED
Keyword(s): ABSTINENCE ; FOOD CUSTOM ; SELF-SACRIFICE
| Subject headings: | 663 Lent |
Date learned: 08-00-1967
MODERN SAYING
"FLUNK NOW, AND AVOID THE JUNE RUSH."
Submitter comment: LEARNED IN HIGH SCHOOL.
Where learned: NEW HAMPSHIRE ; MILFORD
Keyword(s): SCHOOL
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 08-00-1967
COUNTING OUT RHYME
INCKA DINCKA BOTTLE OF INK CORK FELL OUT AND YOU DO STINK.
Submitter comment:
THE CHILDREN SIT IN A CIRCLE AND THE CALLER TOUCHES ONE FOOT
FOR EACH WORD HE SAYS. THE LAST PERSON TOUCHED WITHDRAWS HIS
FOOT. THIS CONTINUES UNTIL ONLY ONE PERSON IS LEFT. HE THEN IS IT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; MILFORD
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 00-00-1979
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COUNTING OUT RHYME
EENIE MEENIE MINIE MOE CATCH A PICKLE BY THE TOE, IF HE HOLLERS
LET HIM GO, EENIE MEENIE MINIE MOE.
Submitter comment:
THE CHILDREN SIT IN A CIRCLE AND THE CALLER TOUCHES ONE FOOT
FOR EACH WORD HE SAYS. THE LAST PERSON TOUCHED WITHDRAWS HIS
FOOT. THIS CONTINUES UNTIL ONLY ONE PERSON IS LEFT. HE THEN IS IT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; MILFORD
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 00-00-1979
BELIEF
CRACKING THE KNUCKLES WILL ENLARGE THE JOINTS.
Submitter comment: THIS SUPERSTITION IS USUALLY PROMULGATED BY ANNOYED PARENTS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; MILFORD
Keyword(s): FUNCTION
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses |
Date learned: 00-00-1979
BELIEF
LOOKING AT AN ECLIPSE OF THE SUN WILL CAUSE ONE TO GO BLIND.
Submitter comment:
ALTHOUGH THERE MAY BE SOME TRUTH TO THIS BELIEF IT IS
USUALLY PASSED ON ORALLY BY CONCERNED MOTHERS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; MILFORD
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Sun BELIEF -- Means of Causing or Avoiding Illness |
Date learned: 00-00-1979
BELIEF
SHAVING OFF HAIR CAUSES IT TO GROW BACK THICKER.
Submitter comment:
THIS IS A WIDESPREAD BELIEF. I AM CERTAIN EVERYONE
HAS HEARD IT. MANY PEOPLE STILL BELIEVE IT TOO.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; MILFORD
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses |
Date learned: 00-00-1979
SPORTS BELIEF
SPITTING IN THE PALM OF YOUR GLOVE AT THE BEGINNING OF AN INNING
BRINGS GOOD LUCK.
Submitter comment:
BASEBALL PLAYERS ARE THE MOST SUPERSTITIOUS ATHLETES I HAVE
EVER COME IN CONTACT WITH. THEY HAVE MANY METHODS TO AFFECT
THEIR LUCK, OF WHICH THIS IS JUST A SAMPLE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; MILFORD
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Entertainment Diversion BELIEF -- Good luck |
Date learned: 00-00-1979
SPORTS BELIEF
STACKING BATS DURING A GAME WILL BRING BAD LUCK.
Submitter comment:
BASEBALL PLAYERS ARE THE MOST SUPERSTITIOUS ATHLETES I HAVE
EVER COME IN CONTACT WITH. THEY HAVE MANY METHODS TO AFFECT
THEIR LUCK, OF WHICH THIS IS JUST A SAMPLE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; MILFORD
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Entertainment Diversion BELIEF -- Bad luck |
Date learned: 00-00-1979
SPORTS BELIEF
IF THE HANDLES OF THE BATS LYING IN THE DUGOUT CROSS BAD LUCK
WILL RESULT.
Submitter comment:
BASEBALL PLAYERS ARE THE MOST SUPERSTITIOUS ATHLETES I HAVE
EVER COME IN CONTACT WITH. THEY HAVE MANY METHODS TO AFFECT
THEIR LUCK, OF WHICH THIS IS JUST A SAMPLE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; MILFORD
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Entertainment Diversion BELIEF -- Bad luck |
Date learned: 00-00-1979
SPORTS BELIEF
BATTING WITH THE TRADEMARK UP BRINGS GOOD LUCK.
Submitter comment:
BASEBALL PLAYERS ARE THE MOST SUPERSTITIOUS ATHLETES I HAVE
EVER COME IN CONTACT WITH. THEY HAVE MANY METHODS TO AFFECT
THEIR LUCK, OF WHICH THIS IS JUST A SAMPLE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; MILFORD
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Special Object or Implement BELIEF -- Entertainment Diversion BELIEF -- Good luck |
Date learned: 00-00-1979
BELIEF
EATING A LARGE MEAL BEFORE BED CAUSES NIGHTMARES.
Submitter comment:
THERE MANY OTHER EXAMPLES OF HOW FOOD IS SUPPOSED TO AFFECT YOUR
SLEEP LIFE. THESE WOULD DWELL MORE ON SPECIFIC FOODS HOWEVER.
I SUSPECT THEY WERE PROBABLY STARTED BY SOMEBODY'S PARENTS.
Data entry tech comment:
Updated by TRD
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; MILFORD
Keyword(s): BODY ; DREAMS ; FOOD ; FUNCTION ; Nightmares ; SLEEP
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Product or activity of man or animal BELIEF -- Measure of time WeekDayHour BELIEF -- Measure of time Eating For menu, see N222. BELIEF -- Dreams |
Date learned: 00-00-1979
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ITALIAN PROVERB
SO NO CALDO,
SE NO SONO COTE.
FIGURATIVELY TRANSLATED;
A RUSHED MEAL IS NOT ONLY HOT,
BUT ALSO UNCOOKED.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; MILFORD
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 09-22-1968
ITALIAN PROVERB
SCREZZO DE MANE,
SCREZZO DE VELONE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; MILFORD
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 09-22-1968
WEATHER PROVERB
WHEN THE ASS BEGINS TO BRAY, WE'LL SURELY HAVE RAIN THAT DAY.
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT CITES "NEW ENGLAND FOLKLORE" BY B.A. BUTKINS, CROWN
PUBLISHERS OF NEW YORK, AS A SOURCE OF THIS PROVERB.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; MILFORD
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb Proverb |