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PROVERB
HE WHO SELDOM RIDES FORGETS HIS SPURS.
Where learned: HOME ; DEARBORN ; TOLD AT
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
EASTER EGG TRADITION
THERE IS A CUSTOM WITH THE POLISH PEOPLE OF PASSING AROUND
THE DINNER TABLE ONE BLESSED, HARD-BOILED EASTER EGG. THE
OLDEST MALE MEMBER OF THE FAMILY BEGINS TO BREAK THE SLICES
OF THE EGG WITH OTHER MEMBER OF THE FAMILY. USUALLY A
WISH IS MADE BETWEEN THE TWO AND THEN SEALED WITH A KISS.
HOWEVER, IF THE EGG DROPS, ONE OF THE TWO WILL NOT LIVE
TO SEE THE NEXT EASTER.
Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN ; DEARBORN ; TOLD AT
| Subject headings: | Observation CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Spring Planting Easter eggs |
Date learned: 03-27-1970
OMEN
IF YOUR EARS ARE BURNING, THIS IS AN INDICATION THAT SOMEONE
IS TALKING ABOUT YOU.
Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN ; DEARBORN ; TOLD AT
| Subject headings: | Observation |
Date learned: 03-27-1970
INDICATOR OF EMBARRASSMENT
IF YOU PUT YOUR UNDERWEAR ON INSIDE OUT, YOU WILL BE
EMBARRASSED SOME TIME DURING THAT DAY.
Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN ; DEARBORN ; TOLD AT
| Subject headings: | Observation |
Date learned: 03-27-1970
INDICATOR OF SURPRISE
IF YOU BUTTON SOMETHING WRONG AND IF YOU LEAVE IT THAT WAY,
YOU WILL HAVE A SURPRISE.
Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN ; DEARBORN ; TOLD AT
| Subject headings: | Observation |
Date learned: 03-27-1970
AUTOGRAPH BOOK MATERIAL (COLLECTOR'S TITLE)
REMEMBER YOUNG LADY BEFORE YOU GROW OLD/ A GOOD EDUCATION IS BETTER
THAN GOLD/ FOR GOLD IN TIME WILL TARNISH AWAY/ BUT A GOOD
EDUCATION WILL NEVER DECAY
Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN ; DEARBORN
Keyword(s): EDUCATION ADVICE ; FEMININE RHYME ; RHYME: AABB
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Exhortatory or homiletic, "to be a good girl" |
AUTOGRAPH BOOK MATERIAL (COLLECTOR'S TITLE) ; EXHORTATORY OR HOMILETIC (CLASSIFIER'S TITLE)
REMEMBER YOUNG LADY BEFORE YOU GROW OLD/ A GOOD EDUCATION IS BETTER
THAN GOLD/ FOR GOLD IN TIME WILL TARNISH AWAY/ BUT A GOOD
EDUCATION WILL NEVER DECAY
Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN ; DEARBORN
Keyword(s): EDUCATION ADVICE ; FEMININE RHYME ; RHYME: AABB
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Exhortatory or homiletic, "to be a good girl" |
Date learned: 10-12-1968
AUTOGRAPH BOOK MATERIAL
REMEMBER THE GIRL FROM THE CITY
REMEMBER THE GIRL FROM THE TOWN
BUT REMEMBER THE GIRL WHO SPOILED THIS BOOK
BY WRITING UPSIDE DOWN.
Where learned: HOME ; DEARBORN
Keyword(s): BOAST ; FRIENDSHIP ; HUMOR ; INDIRECTION ; QUATRAIN ; REMEMBRANCE
James Callow Keyword(s): AMPHIMACERS IN FIRST LINE ; METER: ANAPESTIC ; TYPOGRAPHICAL
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Reading or writing backwards, upside down |
Date learned: 10-22-1968
RIDDLE QUESTION
WHAT HAS TWO FEET ON EACH SIDE AND ONE IN THE MIDDLE?
-- A YARDSTICK!
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; TOLD AT COLLECTORS HOME ; DEARBORN
Keyword(s): MEASURMENT
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 00-00-0000
RUMANIAN CUSTOMS
CHRISTMAS: THE RUMANIAN PEOPLE CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS BY MAKING
HAND-MADE ORNAMENTS FOR THEIR HOUSE;
Submitter comment: INFORMANT CALLED THIS CUSTOM A "FAMILY AFFAIR".
Data entry tech comment: ROMAINIAN
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DEARBORN ; TOLD AT FORD MOTOR CO
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- December 25 Christmas Also see F642, below. CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- December 21 solstice to March 20 Christmas Decorations |
Date learned: 11-30-1971
MARRIAGES ARE MADE IN HEAVEN. MEN ARE LIKE WATERMELONS --
YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT THEY ARE LIKE UNTIL YOU LIVE WITH THEM.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; TOLD AT HOME ; DEARBORN
James Callow Keyword(s): OBSERVATION
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim PROVERB -- Proverbial Comparison |
Date learned: 02-27-1971
PROVERB
BETTER TO HAVE A BAD MORNING THAN A BAD MARRIAGE. (TRANSLATION)
Submitter comment:
FOR OLD MAIDS WHO DON'T GET MARRIED, ITS BEST FOR THEM TO ALWAYS
REMEMBER: MM[ BETTER TO HAVE A BAD MORNING THAN A BAD MARRIAGE. (TRANSLATION)
Where learned: TOLD AT HOME ; DEARBORN
James Callow Keyword(s): CONTRAST ; ELLIPSIS ; OBSERVATION ; OBSERVATION
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 02-27-1971
KRAKOWIAK (POLISH DANCE)
LIKE THE AMERICAN SQUARE DANCE.
Where learned: CHILDHOOD ; NOT GIVEN ; HOME ; PENNSYLVANIA ; MICHIGAN ; LETTER ; OHIO ; NEW JERSEY ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; AUTOGRAPH BOOK ; GROSSE POINTE ; HARPER WOODS ; GROSSE POINTE WOODS ; WARREN ; JAPAN ; RUSSIA ; GRAND RAPIDS ; SHIPLE HALL ; GARDEN CITY ; ROYAL OAK ; TOLEDO ; TRENTON ; FARMINGTON ; KALAMAZOO ; CANADA ; ONTARIO ; MARYGROVE COLLEGE ; DETROIT ; MAIL ; INDIANA ; DETROIT, ASSUMED ; TOLD AT HOME ; FERNDALE ; SOUTHFIELD ; TENNESSEE ; MACKENZIE HIGH SCHOOL ; HAMTRAMCK ; DEARBORN ; MINNESOTA ; ILLINOIS ; NEW YORK ; FLORIDA ; KOREA ; WISCONSIN ; NEW HAMPSHIRE ; STUDENT UNION ; READING ; AUSTRALIA ; Sylvania ; Sterling Heights ; MICHIGAN, ASSUMED ; GROSSE POINTE PARK ; OAK PARK ; SOUTHGATE ; STURGEON LAKE ; REDFORD ; TOORAK ; VICTORIA ; ROSEVILLE ; LINCOLN PARK ; TRAVERSE CITY ; HUNTINGTON WOODS ; PONTIAC ; TROY ; PORT CHESTER ; SOUTH AMERICA ; BROOKVILLE ; MONTREAL ; SEOUL ; NORTH OLMSTED ; EASTOWN THEATER ; ERIE ; University of Notre Dame ; FRANKLINVILLE ; TORONTO ; TOLD AT ; TOLD BY ; TOLD IN ; SCRANTON ; MONROE ; GLENVIEW ; MOSCOW ; GULLEY ; FINLAND ; HARBOR BEACH ; HOUGHTON LAKE ; Hudson Lake ; INDIANAPOLIS ; JONESBORO ; KANSASVILLE ; LEXINGTON ; MASSILLON ; MAUCH CHUNK ; MELVINDALE ; MILFORD ; NEW ROCHELLE ; NIAGARA FALLS ; PANAMA CITY ; PATAGONIA ; ARGENTINA ; RESIDENCE HALL ; SAINT CLAIR SHORES ; TOLD AT HONORS HOUSE ; AMERICAN HISTORY CLASS
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Dance |
PROPERTIES ATTRIBUTED TO FIRST (CLASSIFIER'S TITLE)
IF YOU WALK INTO A CHURCH FOR THE FIRST TIME,
YOU MUST SAY THREE OUR FATHER'S, THREE HAIL MARY'S
AND THREE GLORY BE'S.
IF YOU FOLLOW THIS PROCEDURE AND SAY THESE PRAYERS
YOUR WISH WILL BE GRANTED.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; TOLD AT HOME ; DEARBORN
| Subject headings: | 686 Properties attributed to specific numbers or numerals individually. 686 Thirds / Thrice / Three / Triple CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Church BELIEF -- Prayer |
Date learned: 02-27-1971
SUPERSTITIOUS BELIEF
WHILE IN HIGH SCHOOL, PAT THE INFORMANT TOLD ME SHE BELIEVED THAT THE
REASON WE SAY "GOD BLESS YOU" WHEN A PERSON SNEEZES IS BECAUSE THAT
PERSON HAS JUST LOST A LITTLE BIT OF HIMSELF IN THE SNEEZE AND GOD
OUGHT TO GIVE HIM A BLESSING.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; TOLD AT INFORMANTS HOME ; DEARBORN
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula |
Date learned: 00-00-1967
NUMBERS
FRIDAY THE 13TH IS A UNLUCKY DAY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; TOLD AT INFORMANTS HOME ; DEARBORN
| Subject headings: | 686 Specific number by specific number being described |
Date learned: 11-13-1970
D'ye Mind Lang Syne?
D'ye mind lang syne
When the summer days were fine
When the sum had shone far brichter
Than it's ever done since syne?
D'ye mind the ha-brig turn
Where we guddled [catch trout by hand] in the burn [stream]
And were late for school in the mornin'?
D'ye mind the braes
Where we gathered hips [fruit on rosebushes] and slaes
And ran among the bramble bushes
Tearing aw oor claes,
And for fear we micht be seen
We came slippin' hame at e'en
And got lickit for oor pains in the mornin'?
D'ye mind the miller's dam
When the frosty winter cam'
How we slid among the curlers' rinks
And made their game a sham,
And they chased us through the snaw
We got leg-bail there an' a'
But we did it ower again in the mornin'?
Where are now the freens we knew
Who were once so real and true?
Some hae left this earthly scene
And some are struggling through.
Ay, and some hae risen high
In life's changing destiny
For they rose with the lark in the mornin'.
Now life's sweet Spring has passed
And Autumn's here at last
The Summer's day has flown away
And Winter's coming fast,
But though land the nicht may seem
We will sleep without a dream
Till we awaken on that bright Sabbath mornin'.
Submitter comment:
The informant used to sing this during her childhood in Scotland.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DEARBORN
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Social reunion |
Children's Song
I stuck my head in a little skunk's hole
And the little skunk said, "Well bless my soul.
Take it out. take it out. Take it out. Remove it."
I didn't take it out, and the little skunk said, "If you don't take it out, you'll wish you were dead.
Take it out. Take it out. Take it out.
Psst!"
I removed it.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DEARBORN
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Children |
Polish Burial Custom
At Roman Catholic religious burial, all in attendance would sing a song to the Blessed Virgin Mary known as Serdeczna Matka (Dear Mother). This song is so sad, the tears flow more than for the deceased.
Submitter comment:
Informant works with my father at Ford Motor Co., Dearborn, Michigan, and told him about this Polish burial custom.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DEARBORN ; TOLD AT FORD MOTOR CO
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Sorrow Unhappiness C325.346 Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Death Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- C546 |
Graffiti
God is Dead!
--Nietzche
Nietzche is Dead!
--God
Data entry tech comment:
Informant and collector are the same person.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DEARBORN
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Art Craft Architecture Art, Craft, Architecture |