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The James T. Callow Folklore Archive
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Retort
The only time you open your mouth is to change feet.
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This is a sarcastic retort ised when a person has had a sarcastic remark directed towards them.
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Taunt in Prose
Keyword(s): COMEBACK ; FEET ; Foot ; INSULT ; Mouth ; RETORT ; SARCASM ; Wisecrack
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula |
Proverb
A whistling girl and a crowing hen, both come to a bad end.
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Original BN [V300, C880.300] crossed out. Replaced with current classifications.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): Aphorism ; Apothegm ; Crow ; FATE ; Girl ; Hen ; Maxim ; PROVERB ; RHYME ; VERSE ; Whistle
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb Proverb |
Proverb
New brooms sweep clean.
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Keyword(s): Aphorism ; Apothegm ; BROOM ; Clean ; Maxim ; METAPHOR ; PROVERB ; Sweep ; VERSE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Proverb
New brooms sweep clean.
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Keyword(s): Aphorism ; Apothegm ; BROOM ; Clean ; Maxim ; METAPHOR ; PROVERB ; Sweep ; VERSE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
THE SPIRIT OF ROBERT. E. LEE
THE GHOST OF ROBERT E. LEE HAUNTS ROOM 307 IN CONFEDERATE
HALL, PEABODY COLLEGE, NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE.
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Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Ghost Spirit Phantom Specter |
Date learned: 04-00-1972
I SCREAM
U (YOU) SCREAM
WE ALL SCREAM
FOR ICE CREAM!
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Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
Keyword(s): CHANT ; GAME ; ICE CREAM ; Jump Rope ; JUMP ROPE RHYME ; poem ; RHYME
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse |
Date learned: 05-00-1972