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NEVER KISS AT THE GARDEN GATE,
LOVE IS BLIND BUT THE NEIGHBORS AIN'T.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | 730 Lyrical Verse |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
CHEER
OUR TEAM IS SO BIG,
YOUR TEAM IS SO SMALL,
(THEN EVERYONE STARTED STOMPING THEIR FEET.)
Submitter comment: CATHOLIC CENTRAL IN GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; GRAND RAPIDS ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Pastime Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Custom Festival Custom Festival |
JUMP ROPE RHYME
BLUE BELLS COCKEL SHELLS,
EVE EVY OVER,
HERE COMES TEACHER WITH A BIG BLACK STICK,
YOU BETTER KNOW YOUR ARITHMATIC.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
JUMP ROPE RHYME
FUDGE, FUDGE, CALL THE JUDGE,
MAMA HAS A NEW BORN BABY.
IT WASN'T A GIRL
IT'S NOT A BOY
IT'S JUST A PLAIN OLD BABY.
WRAP IT UP IN TISSUE PAPER
SEND IT DOWN THE ELEVATOR
FIRST FLOOR--STOP
SECOND FLOOR ----------.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
CHILDREN'S RHYME
THE WORMS CRAWL IN, THE WORMS CRAWL OUT, THEY EAT UP YOUR GUTS AND SPIT THEM OUT.
James Callow comment: RDNeedsReview
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Lyrical Verse Lyrical Verse |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
CHILDREN'S RHYME
TEACHER, TEACHER, I DECLARE,
GIVE ME BACK MY UNDERWEAR.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Lyrical Verse Lyrical Verse |
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RIDDLE
LONDONBERRY, CORK AND KERRY. SPELL ME THAT WITHOUT A "K"?
"T-H-A-T." "THAT"
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): HUMOR
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 02-00-1971
RIDDLE
RAILROAD CROSSING, LOOKOUT FOR CARS. CAN YOU SPELL THAT WITHOUT ANY
R'S?
T-H-A-T; THAT
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): HUMOR
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
ITALIAN PROVERB
WHAT DOESN'T KILL YOU FATTENS YOU.
Submitter comment:
"SE NON AMMALATO S'INGROSSO."
{{ IS LITERAL TRANS. THE MEANING IS, ACCORDING TO THIS
CARD:} COURAGE, DON'T FEAR TAKING A CHANCE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 02-01-1968
VIRTUE ERASES SINS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
COMMON EXPRESSION
TO PUT SOMEONE DOWN
Submitter comment:
THE EXPRESSION "TO PUT SOMEONE DOWN" IS COMMON. IT MEANS
"TO DO OR SAY ANYTHING DEROGATORY ABOUT SOMEONE. SHE SAYS,
"IT'S COMMON TO HEAR IT ANYWHERE."
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Phrase |
Date learned: 02-08-1967
TO BED TO BED SAYS SLEEPY HEAD, LET'S WAIT AWHILE SAYS
SLOW, LET'S EAT A LITTLE BIT SAYS GREEDY GUT AND THEN
WE WILL ALL GO.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb PROVERB -- Wellerism Quotation |
Date learned: 01-19-1971
IRISH SAYING
'TIS BETTER TO BE FIGHTING THAN LONELY,
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 00-00-1968
TIME IS LIKE A SWORD. IF YOU DON'T CUT IT, IT WILL CUT YOU.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim PROVERB -- Proverbial Comparison |
THEY ASKED THE PEOPLE TO DO VIRTUOUS DEEDS,
AND THEY FORGOT TO DO THEMSELVES.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
SPANISH PROVERB
TELL ME WITH WHOM YOU WALK, I'LL TELL YOU WHO YOU ARE.
DIME CON QUIEN ANDA TE DIRE QUIEN ERES. {LITERAL TRANSLATION}
Submitter comment: AMERICAN EQUIVALENT: BIRDS OF A FEATHER FLOCK TOGETHER.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 03-00-1968
SAYING
THE SWAN'S SON IS A SWIMMER.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): ANIMAL BIRD WATER
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
SOME PEOPLE FEEL LUCKY BECAUSE THEY HAVE THEIR
FIRST DOLLAR. THE LUCKY ARE THOSE WHO STILL
HAVE THEIR FIRST FRIEND.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 11-01-1968
SLOWLY, SLOWLY, YOU'LL GO FAR.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |