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PROVERBIAL METAPHOR
YOU CAN CATCH MORE FLIES WITH HONEY THAN YOU CAN WITH VINEGAR.
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT SAID THAT HER MOTHER AND TWO AUNTS SAID THIS TO HER
WHEN SHE WAS GROWING UP IN LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY DURING THE 1940S.
THEY MEANT THAT SHE WOULD GET WHAT SHE WANTED BY BEING PLEASANT,
RATHER THAN BEING MEAN. THEY ALSO MEANT THAT SHE COULD GET PEOPLE
TO DO WHAT SHE WANTED TO BY TREATING THEM IN A NICE WAY. THE
INFORMANT ALSO SAID THAT SHE HEARD THIS FROM A DISTANT COUSIN,
MRS. MINERVA REED, "COUSIN MINERVA," WHO WAS FROM RICHMOND,
KENTUCKY, IN 1968.
Where learned: KENTUCKY ; LOUISVILLE ; RICHMOND
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 00001940 CA ; 00-00-1968
BELIEF
NEVER TAKE A THIRD LIGHT FOR A CIGARETTE IT MEANS A PARTING.
Where learned: KENTUCKY ; LOUISVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Number |
Date learned: 06-24-1973
BELIEF
SADNESS WILL DESCEND ON YOUR HOME IF YOU TAKE MAY BLOSSOMS INTO
A ROOM.
Where learned: KENTUCKY ; LOUISVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Plant |
Date learned: 06-24-1973
BELIEF
DON'T THANK PERSONS WHO GIVE YOU PLANTS OR FLOWERS. IF YOU DO,
THE PLANTS OR FLOWERS WILL DIE.
Where learned: KENTUCKY ; LOUISVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Plant |
Date learned: 06-24-1973
BELIEF
IF ALL THE BREAD ON A PLATE IS EATEN, THE NEXT DAY WILL BE FAIR.
Where learned: KENTUCKY ; LOUISVILLE
| Subject headings: | Prediction / Divination |
Date learned: 06-24-1973
BELIEF
PEARLS MEAN TEARS.
Where learned: KENTUCKY ; LOUISVILLE
| Subject headings: | Prediction / Divination |
Date learned: 06-24-1973
BELIEF
IF YOU GO TO BED LAUGHING, YOU WILL GET UP CRYING.
Where learned: KENTUCKY ; LOUISVILLE
| Subject headings: | Prediction / Divination |
Date learned: 06-24-1973
BELIEF
PUT A PIECE OF WEDDING CAKE UNDER YOUR PILLOW AND YOU'LL DREAM
OF THE PERSON YOU WILL MARRY.
Where learned: KENTUCKY ; LOUISVILLE
| Subject headings: | Spirit / Mind / Body |
Date learned: 06-24-1973
BELIEF
IT'S BAD LUCK TO SING AT THE TABLE.
Where learned: KENTUCKY ; LOUISVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Fate Destiny Luck Chance |
Date learned: 06-24-1973
BELIEF
ONCE YOU LEAVE A HOUSE TO GO SOMEWHERE, IT'S BAD LUCK TO TURN
BACK OR GO BACK TO GET SOMETHING YOU'VE FORGOTTEN.
Where learned: KENTUCKY ; LOUISVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Fate Destiny Luck Chance |
Date learned: 06-24-1973
BELIEF
IT'S BAD LUCK TO HAVE THIRTEEN GUESTS AT A PARTY.
Where learned: KENTUCKY ; LOUISVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Fate Destiny Luck Chance |
Date learned: 06-24-1973
BELIEF
ALWAYS PUT ON YOUR RIGHT SHOE FIRST FOR GOOD LUCK.
Where learned: KENTUCKY ; LOUISVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Fate Destiny Luck Chance |
Date learned: 06-24-1973
BELIEF
IT'S BAD LUCK TO PASS ANYONE ON THE STAIRS.
Where learned: KENTUCKY ; LOUISVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Fate Destiny Luck Chance |
Date learned: 06-24-1973
BELIEF
IT'S GOOD LUCK TO PUT A HORSESHOE OVER YOUR DOOR.
Where learned: KENTUCKY ; LOUISVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Fate Destiny Luck Chance |
Date learned: 06-24-1973
BELIEF
NEVER PICK UP A PAIR OF SCISSORS OR A KNIFE IF YOU HAVE DROPPED
IT YOURSELF, IT WILL BE BAD LUCK FOR YOU. IF SOMEONE PICKS IT
UP FOR YOU, IT'S GOOD LUCK FOR THEM.
Where learned: KENTUCKY ; LOUISVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Fate Destiny Luck Chance |
Date learned: 06-24-1973
BELIEF
IT'S BAD LUCK TO LOOK AT A NEW MOON THROUGH GLASS.
Where learned: KENTUCKY ; LOUISVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Fate Destiny Luck Chance |
Date learned: 06-24-1973
BELIEF
IT'S BAD LUCK TO ALLOW A PEACOCK'S FEATHERS TO BE BROUGHT INTO
YOUR HOUSE.
Where learned: KENTUCKY ; LOUISVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Fate Destiny Luck Chance |
Date learned: 06-24-1973
BELIEF
IF THE FIRST PERSON TO COME TO YOU HOUSE ON MONDAY IS A WOMAN,
YOU WILL HAVE BAD LUCK ALL WEEK.
Where learned: KENTUCKY ; LOUISVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Fate Destiny Luck Chance |
Date learned: 06-24-1973
BELIEF
IF YOU CUT A BABY'S HAIR BEFORE IT'S A YEAR OLD, IT WON'T LIVE
TO BE FIVE.
Where learned: KENTUCKY ; LOUISVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Fate Destiny Luck Chance |
Date learned: 06-24-1973
BELIEF
IF YOU CUT A BABY'S FINGERNAILS BEFORE IT'S A YEAR OLD, YOU WILL
CAUSE THE BABY TO BE A THIEF.
Where learned: KENTUCKY ; LOUISVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Fate Destiny Luck Chance |
Date learned: 06-24-1973