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SACRASTIC REMARK
SHE'S SUCH A POOR COOK, SHE CAN'T BOIL WATER WITHOUT
BURNING IT.
Where learned: WEST VIRGINIA ; SALEM
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
SAYING
SHE THINKS HER ASS WEIGHS A TON.
Submitter comment:
REFERRING TO SOMEONE WHO THINKS THAT SHE IS QUITE
IMPORTANT.
Where learned: WEST VIRGINIA ; SALEM
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
PROVERB: SARCASTIC SAYING
YOU'RE AS SLOW AS MOLLASSES IN JANUARY.
Submitter comment: INFORMANT IS COLLECTOR'S DECEASED FATHER.
Data entry tech comment: MOLASSES
Where learned: WEST VIRGINIA ; SALEM
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Comparison |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
PROVERB
HE/SHE/IT IS AS STIFF AS A BOARD.
Submitter comment:
CAN REFER TO ANYTHING WHICH IS NOT QUITE FLEXIBLE--
CLOTHES LEFT ON THE LINE IN COLD WEATHER, JOINTS OF
THE BODY WHICH ARE SORE, ETC.
Where learned: WEST VIRGINIA ; SALEM
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Comparison |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
PROVERB
HE'S AS STRONG AS AN OX.
Submitter comment: REFERS TO ANYBODY POSSESSING BRUTE STRENGTH.
Where learned: WEST VIRGINIA ; SALEM
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Comparison |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
PROVERB
STRONG BACK, WEAK MIND.
Where learned: WEST VIRGINIA ; SALEM
Keyword(s): ELLIPSIS
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
PROVERB
HE'S AS STUBBORN AS AN OLD MULE.
Submitter comment: USUALLY USED WITH REFERENCE TO MY FATHER.
Where learned: WEST VIRGINIA ; SALEM
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Comparison |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
PROVERB
THAT DOESN'T HOLD ANY WATER.
THAT DON'T HOLD NO WATER.
Submitter comment: REFERRING TO A WEAK POINT IN LOGIC.
Where learned: WEST VIRGINIA ; SALEM
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
PROVERB
THERE'S NO FOOL LIKE AN OLD FOOL.
Where learned: WEST VIRGINIA ; SALEM
Keyword(s): SENILITY AGE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim PROVERB -- Proverbial Phrase |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
PROVERB: COOKING
TOO MANY COOKS SPOIL THE BROTH.
Submitter comment:
IF TOO MANY PEOPLE ARE TRYING TO HELP PREPARE THE FOOD,
SOME ARE MORE IN THE WAY THAN THEY ARE OF HELP; THEREFORE,
SOME ITEM OF FOOD WILL PROBABLY BE IMPROPERLY PREPARED.
Where learned: WEST VIRGINIA ; SALEM
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
PROVERB
SHE'S AS UGLY AS HOMEMADE SIN.
Submitter comment:
IT, THAT, THE NAME OF ANY ITEM OR PERSON CAN BE USED IN
REFERENCE.
Where learned: WEST VIRGINIA ; SALEM
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Comparison |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
PROVERB
I'M AS WEAK AS A KITTEN.
Where learned: WEST VIRGINIA ; SALEM
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Comparison |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
PROVERB
WHAT'S GOOD FOR THE GOOSE IS GOOD FOR THE GANDER.
Submitter comment:
USUALLY REFERRING TO EQUAL PUNISHMENT FOR THOSE INVOLVED
IN A FIGHT OR MISDEED.
Where learned: WEST VIRGINIA ; SALEM
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
PROVERB
WHEN HELL FREEZES OVER.
Submitter comment:
WHEN ASKED OR TOLD TO DO SOMETHING AGAINST YOUR WILL OR
SOMETHING WHICH YOU DO NOT LIKE TO DO, THIS IS ONE ANSWER
WHICH HAS BEEN USED IN MY FAMILY.
Where learned: WEST VIRGINIA ; SALEM
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Phrase |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
PROVERB
WILD HORSES COULDN'T STOP HIM.
Submitter comment:
A PERSON IS QUITE DETERMINED TO PROCEED WITH WHAT HE
HAS DECIDED UPON.
Where learned: WEST VIRGINIA ; SALEM
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
SARCASTIC SAYING
YOU'RE AS WORTHLESS AS TEATS ON A BOAR HOG.
Submitter comment:
MADE AS A CHIDING STATEMENT WHEN ONE MADE A MISTAKE.
INFORMANT IS COLLECTOR'S DECEASED FATHER.
Where learned: WEST VIRGINIA ; SALEM
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Comparison |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
PROVERB
YOU CAN LEAD A HORSE TO WATER, BUT YOU CAN'T MAKE HIM
DRINK.
Submitter comment:
YOU CAN EXPOSE PEOPLE TO KNOWLEDGE, ETC., BUT YOU CAN'T
LEARN IT FOR THEM.
Where learned: WEST VIRGINIA ; SALEM
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
PROVERB
YOU CAN'T MAKE A SILK PURSE OUT OF A SOW'S EAR.
Where learned: WEST VIRGINIA ; SALEM
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
PROVERB
YOU'LL BE UP THE CREEK WITHOUT A PADDLE.
YOU'LL BE UP SHIT CREEK WITHOUT A PADDLE.
Where learned: WEST VIRGINIA ; SALEM
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
PROVERB
YOU MADE YOUR BED AND NOW YOU MUST LIE IN IT.
Where learned: WEST VIRGINIA ; SALEM
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN