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GRAFFITO
"THE U.S. ARMY CONSISTS OF THE UNEDUCATED LEADING THE UNWILLING
IN THE PERFORMANCE OF THE UNNECESSARY."
Where learned: SOUTH VIETNAM ; Vietnam ; ARMY LATRINE ; AHN KHE
James Callow Keyword(s): PARAMOION: REPETITION AT THE BEGINNINGS OF WORDS ; SATIRE
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Art Craft Architecture Art, Craft, Architecture |
Date learned: CA00001969
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 |
AT JEWISH WEDDINGS THE BRIDE AND GROOM DRINK FROM
A GLASS GOBLET. THE GROOM DRINKS FIRST TO SHOW HIS
AUTHORITY OVER THE BRIDE. THE BRIDE DRINKS SECOND
TO SHOW HER SUBMISSION TO HER HUSBAND. THEN THE
GROOM SMASHES THE GOBLET UNDER HIS FOOT SO THAT NO
ONE ELSE MAY DRINK FROM IT, SYMBOLIZING THAT NO
PERSON SHALL COME BETWEEN THIS COUPLE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; SOUTHGATE
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Marriage Stepping on wine glass |
Date learned: 10-00-1971
Proverb
The article states a need for investigation into American author's use of proverbs. says in looking for proverbs in a work, that the definition of a proverb should be taken in its widest sense.
The Mieder study lists 322 different proverbs in "The People, Yes."
Data entry tech comment:
Motifs Added by TRD
Where learned: Proverb of Carl Sanburgs Poem, The People Yes ; Southern Folklore Quarterly
Keyword(s): AMERICAN ; Authors ; DEFINITION ; Investigation ; poem ; PROVERB ; Sandberg ; Study
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- PROVERB |
SAYING
ONE THREAD OF KINDNESS DRAWS MORE THAN A HUNDRED HORSES
Submitter comment: W W BREESE M D WELL SPRINGS OF TRUTH 1883 PAGE 144
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; SOUTHFIELD
Keyword(s): NUMBERS
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 10-05-1968
DON'T EAT BUTTER ON SATURDAYS.
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT SAYS AUNT WILL NOT SERVE BUTTER IN HER HOUSE
ON SATURDAYS. SHE OWNS A RESTAURANT AT WHICH SHE
SERVES BUTTER THOUGH. AUNT DID NOT AND WOULD NOT
TELL INFORMANT WHY.
Where learned: MAINE ; SOUTH PORTLAND
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- F754 F754.5 |
Date learned: 11-05-1971
Polish Dope Pusher
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; SOUTHGATE
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Jest Anecdote BELIEF -- Poli |
Date learned: 01-00-1992
PLACE YOUR SHOES ON THE WINDOW LEDGE ON ST. NICHOLAS DAY,
AND MANY TREATS WILL BE LEFT FOR YOU.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; SOUTHGATE
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- December 6 Feast of St. Nicholas |
WHEN I WAS PREGNANT WITH MY FIRST CHILD I CONTINUALLY HAD
CRAVINGS FOR STRAWBERRIES. I WAS KNOWN TO EAT STRAWBERRIES
MORE THAN 3 TIMES IN A GIVEN DAY. MY MOTHER ONCE TOLD ME TO
STOP THIS HABIT OR MY CHILD WOULD LOOK LIKE A STRAWBERRY.
SHE SAID THAT IN THE OLD COUNTRY (HUNGARY), SUCH THINGS HAD
HAPPENED MANY TIMES. SHE SAID THAT MY CHILD WOULD CARRY WITH
HER, FOREVER, A REMINDER OF MY CRAVING. AS IT GOES, MY FIRST
CHILD WAS BORN WITH A STRAWBERRY SHAPED BIRTHMARK ON HER LEFT
LEG. NOW, SOME 25 YEARS LATER, SHE STILL HAS THE BIRTHMARK.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; SOUTHGATE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Birth |
Date learned: 00-00-1963
Proverb
A watched pot never boils.
Submitter comment:
Learned from her mother
Data entry tech comment:
Motifs added by TRD
James Callow comment:
Located in pile marked Duplicates and Other Rejects
Where learned: INDIANA ; South Bend
Keyword(s): Boil ; PATIENCE ; Pot ; Watch ; WATER
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Proverb
Too many cooks spoil the stew (or broth)
Submitter comment:
Learned from her mother
Data entry tech comment:
Motifs added by TRD
James Callow comment:
Located in pile marked Duplicates and Other Rejects.
Where learned: INDIANA ; South Bend
Keyword(s): Broth ; Chef ; Cooks ; Spoil ; Stew
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
SPEECH EXPRESSION
THE BREAD IS BREAD, THE WINE IS WINE. (TRANSLATION)
EL PAN, (SPANISH) PAN, EL VINO, VINO,
Submitter comment:
IT MEANS TO CALL A THING FOR WHAT IT IS. IT IS SIMILAR TO THE
EXPRESSION 'CALL A SPADE A SPADE.'
THE EXPRESSION IS USED IN MOST SPANISH SPEAKING COUNTRIES, AND CAN
BE TRACED BACK TO THE DAYS OF THE MOORS IN SPAIN.
LEARNED IN THE INFORMANTS SPANISH CLASS.
Where learned: SOUTH AMERICA
Keyword(s): FOOD
James Callow Keyword(s): ACCURACY? ; ADVICE: POSITIVE ; OBSERVATION
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 09-00-1967
IF YOU KILL A HOG ON THE DECREASE OF THE MOON, IT'LL GO TO LARD.
IF YOU KILL A HOG ON THE INCREASE OF THE MOON, IT'LL SWELL
UP AND NOT MAKE MUCH GREASE.
Submitter comment: BELIEVED AND PRACTICED IN SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI.
Where learned: SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Animal Husbandry Farming Ranching |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
SHAKING SAND
ONCE THERE WAS A HAUNTED HOUSE THAT NO ONE WAS ABLE TO STAY IN
OVERNIGHT. THE FOLK WHO OWNED THE HOUSE SAID THAT IF ANYONE WAS
ABLE TO REMAIN THERE FOR A WHOLE NIGHT (HE) COULD HAVE THE HOUSE.
A MAN, WITHOUT A HOME, DECIDED HE WOULD GIVE IT A TRY. THE
NIGHT HE CHOSE TO STAY IN THE HOUSE WAS UNUSUALLY DARK AND DREARY
LOOKING. WHILE IN THE KITCHEN PREPARING SUPPER, THE MAN HEARD A
VOICE SAYING, "I'M COMING CROSS THE FIELD SHAKING SAND. I'M COMING
IN THE FRONT YARD SHAKING SAND. I'M COMING UP THE STEPS SHAKING
SAND. I'M COMING ON THE FRONT PORCH SHAKING SAND. I'M COMING IN
THE FRONT ROOM SHAKING SAND. I'M COMING IN THE DINING ROOM
SHAKING SAND. I'M COMING IN THE KITCHEN SHAKING SAND." THE MAN
SAID, "I'M GOING OUT THE BACK DOOR SHAKING SAND."
James Callow comment: FINAL QUOTATION MARK ADDED.
Where learned: GEORGETOWN ; SOUTH CAROLINA, ASSUMED
James Callow Keyword(s): CHAIN ; FEAR TEST
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Product or activity of man or animal |
IF A BIRD TAKES YOUR HAIR AND MAKES A NEXT YOU WILL BECOME BALD.
Where learned: GEORGETOWN ; SOUTH CAROLINA, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses Hair, on head, mustache, widow's peak BELIEF -- Bird BELIEF -- Means of Causing or Avoiding Illness |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
BIRDS
A WILD BIRD THAT GETS INTO THE HOUSE IS A SIGN OF A
DEATH IN THE FAMILY.
Submitter comment: TRADITIONAL BELIEF IN FAMILY IN GLOUCESTER AND HOLLISTER, OHIO.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; SOUTHFIELD ; SOUTHFIELD DOWNS TRAILER CAMP
| Subject headings: | Observation |
Date learned: 05-19-1965
BIRTH
YOUR BABY WILL NOT COME ON THE DATE THAT IT IS DUE.
IT WILL BE BORN WHEN THE MOON CHANGES FOR THE FIRST
TIME - LIKE WHEN THE MOON HAS A NEW QUARTER. AND
THAT'S TRUE. I'VE TOLD LOTS OF WOMAN THAT AND IT'S HAPPENED.
Submitter comment:
COULDN'T REMEMBER WHERE SHE LEARNED IT - PERHAPS HOME
TOWN OF GLOUCESTER, OHIO BUT BIDES BY IT TODAY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; SOUTHFIELD ; SOUTHFIELD DOWNS TRAILER CAMP
| Subject headings: | Observation |
SUPERSTITIONS AND CONTAGIOUS MAGIC
A PACKET CONTAINING NAIL PARINGS, A LOCK OF HAIR AND
THREE DROPS OF BODY FLUID, USUALLY BLOOD, PLACED UNDER THE
BOTTOM STEP OF A LOVE OBJECT WILL ENSURE THAT THE LOVED (ONE)
WILL LOVE NO OTHER. MM
A MIXTURE OF ROOSTER BLOOD, CORN WHISKEY, AND A SMALL
AMOUNT OF DRIED BULL DUNG WILL ENSURE POTENNENCE AND MALE
OFFSPRING. CC POTENCY MM
A WOMAN WHO HANDLES ANY ANIMALS DURING HER PREGNANCY
"MARK" HER BABY WITH EITHER ANIMALISTIC FEATURES OR
BEHAVIOR. CC MARKS? MM
IF YOU ALLOW AN ALBINO PERSON TO TOUCH YOU YOU WILL BE
BLINDED OR ONE LEG WILL BECOME SHORTER THAN THE OTHER
BY THE NEXT FULL MOON FOLLOWING THE INCIDENT.
Where learned: SOUTH CAROLINA ; COLUMBUS
Date learned: 00-00-1918
IF YOUR HAND ITCHES, YOU'RE GOING TO RECEIVE MONEY.
Submitter comment:
SHE LEARNED THIS FROM HER MOTHER WHO WAS BORN AND RAISED IN
SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE ; SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Measure of quality Monetary systemMoneyWealth BELIEF -- Sensations and involuntary actions Itching hands and feet |
Date learned: 06-18-1972
SAYING
SHE LOOKS LIKE SHE CAME OUT OF DE BAND BOX.
Submitter comment:
POPULAR DURING THE EARLY TWENTIES WHEN THE GUYS WOULD
EYEBALL (OGLE) THE WOMEN. SIMILAR TO "DRESSED TO KILL."
Where learned: SOUTHFIELD ; MICHIGAN, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula |
Date learned: 10-06-1968