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CREOLE BELIEF
DO NOT PUT YOUR UNDER GARMENTS ON BACKWARDS OR YOUR WHOLE DAY
WILL GO BAD.
Where learned: CALIFORNIA ; BREAUX BRIDGE ; LOS ANGELES
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Product or activity of man or animal BELIEF -- Measure of time WeekDayHour |
Date learned: 00-00-1933
CREOLE BELIEF
DO NOT PUT A MAN'S HAT ON THE BED OR YOU WILL HAVE BAD LUCK.
Where learned: CALIFORNIA ; BREAUX BRIDGE ; LOS ANGELES
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Bad luck |
Date learned: 00-00-1931
CREOLE BELIEF
DON'T SWEEP DIRT OUTSIDE AFTER DARK BECAUSE IT'S BAD LUCK.
Where learned: CALIFORNIA ; BREAUX BRIDGE ; LOS ANGELES
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Measure of time WeekDayHour BELIEF -- Measure of time Working BELIEF -- Bad luck |
Date learned: 00-00-1930
CREOLE BELIEF
DO NOT WALK OVER A BROOM, BECAUSE IT IS BAD LUCK.
Where learned: CALIFORNIA ; BREAUX BRIDGE ; LOS ANGELES
James Callow Keyword(s): POSITION DIRECTION
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Bad luck |
Date learned: 00-00-1930
CREOLE BELIEF
IF AN OWL HOWLS TAKE OFF YOUR SHOES AND TURN THEM UPSIDE DOWN
OR BAD LUCK WILL COME TO YOU
Where learned: CALIFORNIA ; BREAUX BRIDGE ; LOS ANGELES
James Callow Keyword(s): POSITION DIRECTION
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Bird BELIEF -- Conversions |
Date learned: 00-00-1933
COLD REMEDY
DRINK HOT WATER WITH SALT AND CASTEROIL MIXED IN IT .
Where learned: CALIFORNIA ; BREAUX BRIDGE ; LOS ANGELES
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Plant BELIEF -- Mineral |
Date learned: 00-00-1950
CREOLE BELIEF
DO NOT PUT A BABY'S SHOE HIGHER THAN THE BABY'S HEAD OR IT WILL NOT
GROW ANY TALLER.
Where learned: CALIFORNIA ; BREAUX BRIDGE ; LOS ANGELES
James Callow Keyword(s): HOMEOPATHIC MAGIC ; POSITION DIRECTION
| Subject headings: | Favorites BELIEF -- Means of Causing or Avoiding Illness |
Date learned: 00-00-1935
CREOLE BELIEF
IF YOUR BELT COMES UNBUCKLED IT MEANS SOMEONE IN YOU FAMILY WILL DIE.
Where learned: CALIFORNIA ; BREAUX BRIDGE ; LOS ANGELES
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: 00-00-1930
CREOLE BELIEF
WALK BACKWARDS IF YOU CURSE YOUR MOTHER OR YOU WILL HAVE BAD LUCK.
Where learned: CALIFORNIA ; BREAUX BRIDGE ; LOS ANGELES
James Callow Keyword(s): POSITION DIRECTION
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank BELIEF -- Measure of time Year BELIEF -- Curse BELIEF -- Conversions |
Date learned: 00-00-1929
CREOLE BELIEF
BROKEN MIRROR IS SEVEN YEARS OF BAD LUCK
Where learned: CALIFORNIA ; BREAUX BRIDGE ; LOS ANGELES
| Subject headings: | 686 Seven / Sevenths / Several BELIEF -- Measure of time Year BELIEF -- Bad luck |
Date learned: 00-00-1930
DO NOT WHISTLE IN A DRESSING ROOM.
IF YOU DO, WALK OUT IN THE HALL, TURN AROUND
THREE TIMES, WALK BACK IN THE ROOM AND CURSE.
Submitter comment:
ON THE TONIGHT SHOW JOAN, AND HER GUEST, LILLIAN
GISH WERE TALKING ABOUT SUPERSTITIONS THAT MOVIE
STARS HAVE.
Where learned: CALIFORNIA ; LOS ANGELES
James Callow Keyword(s): DRAMA
| Subject headings: | 686 Thirds / Thrice / Three / Triple CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Entertainment Diversion BELIEF -- Sign Geometric figure Circle and other round forms BELIEF -- Conversions |
Date learned: 02-00-1984
Retort
"I doubt it"
Submitter comment:
A phrase used by high school students in reply to any question asked of them, particularly when a yes or no answer was involved mostly favoring the affirmative.
Data entry tech comment:
Motifs added by TRD
James Callow comment:
A large question mark is written next to the collector's comment
Where learned: CALIFORNIA ; LOS ANGELES
Keyword(s): COMEBACK ; Doubt ; INSULT ; RETORT ; SARCASM ; Wisecrack
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula |
When cream sours and horses sweat at rest, there is a witch
present.
Submitter comment:
Grandpa told us as we sat around the fire, to always taste
the cream before using it and if the plow horses would not work
in the morning because they were full of sweat, it was time to
pray because there was probably a witch or warlock close by.
Where learned: CALIFORNIA ; LOS ANGELES
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Witch Shaman BELIEF -- Mammal |
Date learned: 00-00-1981
DON'T WEAR YELLOW ON THE OPENING NIGHT OF A BROADWAY
SHOW, THE PERFORMANCE WILL BE A FLOP!
Submitter comment: WIESEMANN, KATHLEEN 811332
Where learned: CALIFORNIA ; LOS ANGELES
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Entertainment Diversion BELIEF -- Color |
Date learned: 03-00-1984
DREAM
IF YOU DREAM THE SAME DREAM THREE TIMES, IT WILL COME TRUE.
Where learned: CALIFORNIA ; LOS ANGELES
| Subject headings: | 686 Thirds / Thrice / Three / Triple Spirit / Mind / Body |
Date learned: 06-00-1968
RIDDLE
A MAN IS IN HIS ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND HE LOOKS OUT THE
WINDOW, TURNS AROUND AND SAYS "OH MY GOD, MY WIFE HAS
JUST BEEN KILLED." WHERE UPON THE ATTORNEY TAKES OUT A
GUN AND KILLS THE CLIENT. WHY DID THE ATORNEY KILL THE
CLIENT? TELLER IS ASKED QUESTIONS WHICH CAN BE ANSWERED
YES OR NO UNTIL THE STORY UNFOLDS.
-- THE ATTORNEY WAS JEALOUS OF THE CLIENT'S WIFE. THE
ATTORNEY WAS A WOMAN.
Where learned: CALIFORNIA ; HOME ; LOS ANGELES ; TOLD AT
Keyword(s): WOMEN LAW ATTORNEY
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |