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NOT GIVEN
FOLLOWING THE DEFEAT OF THE GERMAN ARMIES, THE ALLIES AIRDROPPED
SOME FOOD PARCELS MARKED "GIFT" TO THE STARVING CIVILIANS. THE
PEOPLE DID NOT TOUCH IT, FOR "GIFT" IN GERMAN MEANS "POISON."
Submitter comment: INFORMANT HEARD THIS WHILE IN FRANCE, 1945.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GARDEN CITY
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Explanation of a name ART CRAFT ARCHITECTURE -- Occupation War |
Proverb
Birds of a feather flock together
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James Callow comment:
Original BN [V300] crossed out. Replaced wtih current classification.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GARDEN CITY
Keyword(s): Aphorism ; Apothegm ; BIRD ; Flock ; FRIENDS ; Maxim ; PROVERB ; VERSE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
FRIDAYS
EVERY FRIDAY DURING LENT, CATHOLICS ARE NOT ALLOWED TO EAT MEAT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GARDEN CITY
| Subject headings: | 663 Lent |
Date learned: CA00001980
IF YOUR NOSE ITCHES IT MEANS COMPANY IS COMING.
IF BOTH YOUR NOSE AND YOUR EAR ITCH, THEY WILL BE IN A BAD MOOD.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GARDEN CITY
| Subject headings: | Spirit / Mind / Body BELIEF -- Body part Senses Nose |
Date learned: 11-07-1971
EGG WHITE RAW IN MILK IS GOOD FOR CHEST PAIN.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GARDEN CITY
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Remedy |
Date learned: 11-22-1971
Proverb
Figures don't lie but Liars can figure.
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James Callow comment:
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Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GARDEN CITY
Keyword(s): Deduce ; Figure ; Liar ; Lie ; MATHEMATICS
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Proverb
What you don't know won't hurt you
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Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GARDEN CITY
Keyword(s): IGNORANCE ; Insight ; Intelligence ; Knowledge ; WISDOM
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
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 |
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MOTOR BOAT, MOTOR BOAT, GO SO SLOW,
MOTOR BOAT, MOTOR BOAT, GO SO FAST,
MOTOR BOAT, MOTOR BOAT, SLIP ON THE GRASS.
Submitter comment: GAME: GO AROUND IN A CIRCLE, HOLDING HANDS
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GARDEN CITY
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse C750.523 |
AUTOGRAPH BOOK VERSE
2 GOOD, 2, 4 FORGET.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GARDEN CITY
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse |
ME ALL FACE
ON A COLD WINTER DAY AN INDIAN AND A WHITE MAN WERE WALKING ALONG
TOGETHER. THE INDIAN HAD ONLY A BLANKET ON WHILE THE WHITE MAN
WAS ALL BUNDLED UP WITH CLOTHES. THE WHITE MAN COMPLAINING SAID
TO THE INDIAN, "I AM COLD WITH ALL MY CLOTHES AND YOU, WITH ONLY
A THIN BLANKET, DO NOT SEEM TO BE COLD AT ALL."
"IS YOUR FACE COLD?" THE INDIAN ASKED.
"MY FACE IS NOT COLD, BUT EVERYTHING ELSE IS FREEZING."
"ME ALL FACE," SAID THE INDIAN.
Submitter comment: SEE JAF LXXVI(1963), 340-342 AND LXXVII(1964),258.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GARDEN CITY
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Tale |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
IF A RABBIT MAKES ITS HOME ON ONE'S PROPERTY,
THE WOMEN OF THE HOUSEHOLD ARE SURE TO RAISE LARGE
FAMILIES.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GARDEN CITY
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Use of Object Animals |
Date learned: 11-22-1971
WELCH SUPERSTITION (WELSH)
A DEAD OR DROWNED SPARROW FOUND ON ONE'S PROPERTY
DENOTES DEATH TO A MEMBER OF THE FAMILY LIVING THERE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GARDEN CITY
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial BELIEF -- Use of Object Animals |
Date learned: 11-19-1971
IF A BAT FLIES IN YOUR WINDOW, IT DENOTES A
TRAGEDY COMING.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GARDEN CITY
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Use of Object Animals |
Date learned: 11-07-1971
'A SPINNERIN AM MORGEN BRINGT SORGEN'. A SPIDER SPINNING A WEB IN
THE MORNING BRINGS SORROW.. AUSTRIAN SAYING.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GARDEN CITY
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Insect |
PROVERBIAL APOTHEGM
A PERFECT WIFE IS ONE WHO DOESN'T EXPECT A PERFECT HUSBAND
Submitter comment: HEARD THIS IN A RESTAURANT
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GARDEN CITY
James Callow Keyword(s): CONTRAST ; TOLERANCE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
SOME CATHOLIC FAMILIES, MAINLY THOSE OF EASTERN-EUROPEAN BACKGROUNDS,
COVER THE FAMILY CRUCIFIX WITH A BLACK CLOTH ON GOOD FRIDAY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GARDEN CITY
| Subject headings: | 663 Good Friday Favorites CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Death Funeral Burial BELIEF -- Sign Color |
Date learned: 11-21-1971
EASTER CUSTOM (POLISH)
DIFFERENT FOODS: BREAD, CAKE, COLORED EGGS, HAM, SALT, PEPPER, ETC.
ARE PLACED IN A BASKET AND TAKEN TO THE CHURCH ON THE SATURDAY BEFORE
EASTER WHERE THEY ARE BLESSED BY A PRIEST. THEY ARE THEN PLACED ON
THE TABLE ON EASTER WITH THE OTHER FOOD. ( THIS ) CUSTOM ORIGINATED
IN SMALL VILLAGES WHERE THE PRIEST USED TO VISIT THE HOUSES OF THE
PARISHIONERS ON EASTER TO BLESS THE TABLE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GARDEN CITY
Keyword(s): FOOD CUSTOM ; SWIECZONKA
| Subject headings: | 663 Holy Saturday CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Spring Planting Easter eggs BELIEF -- Prayer |
Date learned: 00-00-1950
IF YOU DROP A PIECE OF YOUR BREAD IN THE FONDUE DISH WHILE
VISITING SWITZERLAND, YOU WILL RETURN ONE DAY TO THE SAME SPOT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GARDEN CITY
| Subject headings: | Observation |