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NOT GIVEN
TO EACH HIS OWN.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE ; PEABODY COLLEGE, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Phrase |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
NOT GIVEN
NO REST FOR THE WICKED.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE ; PEABODY COLLEGE, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
NOT GIVEN
NO REST FOR THE WEARY.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE ; PEABODY COLLEGE, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
DEAN COOK IS A GREAT GUY. HE'D DO ANYTHING HE COULD TO HELP
OUT THE STUDENTS.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE ; PEABODY COLLEGE, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Human Being BELIEF -- School |
Date learned: 02-12-1969
THE CUSTOM HERE, WHEN A GIRL GETS "PINNED" OR ENGAGED,
IS FOR ALL OF HER FRIENDS AND HALLMATES TO THROW HER FULLY
CLOTHED INTO THE SHOWER AND KEEPING HER THERE UNTIL SHE IS
THOROUGHLY DRENCHED.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE ; PEABODY COLLEGE, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- School CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Marriage |
IF YOU SEE A RABBIT WHILE YOU ARE PREGNANT, YOU WILL HAVE A
HARE-LIPPED BABY.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; PEABODY COLLEGE ; NASHVILLE
Date learned: 07-01-1970
IT'S BAD LUCK TO TAKE A TREE OUT OF THE MOUNTAINS AND PLANT IT
IN YOUR YARD.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; CLASS ASSIGNMENT ; PEABODY COLLEGE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Plant BELIEF -- Bad luck Plants |
Date learned: 03-07-1969
IT'S BAD LUCK TO PUT A HAT ON A BABY BEFORE IT'S ONE YEAR OLD.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; CLASS ASSIGNMENT ; PEABODY COLLEGE ; NASHVILLE
Date learned: 03-07-1969
WHEN YOU GO ON A TRIP, NEVER RETURN TO THE HOUSE IF YOU FORGET
SOMETHING, OR YOU'LL HAVE BAD LUCK ON YOUR TRIP.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; PEABODY COLLEGE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank BELIEF -- Bad luck Leaving Entering Returning home Travel |
Date learned: 05-01-1969
A GIRL CAN ONLY BE A BRIDESMAID TWICE--THE THIRD TIME SHE WALKS
DOWN THE AISLE SHE MUST BE A BRIDE, OR SHE WON'T MARRY.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; PEABODY COLLEGE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | 686 Seconds / Twice / Two 686 Thirds / Thrice / Three / Triple BELIEF -- Marriage |
Date learned: 04-22-1969
PEOPLE WEAR WEDDING BANDS ON THEIR LEFT HANDS BECAUSE IT IS
CLOSER TO THE HEART.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; PEABODY COLLEGE ; NASHVILLE
James Callow Keyword(s): POSITION DIRECTION
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses BELIEF -- Marriage Engagement ring |
Date learned: 04-29-1969
IF THE SUN SHINES WHILE IT IS RAINING, THE DEVIL IS
BEATING HIS WIFE.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Devil Demon BELIEF -- Sun BELIEF -- Cloud Fog Mist Rain Hail Ice Snow Frost Dew |
Date learned: 06-28-1970
IT'S BAD LUCK TO GET MARRIED WHEN THE HANDS OF A CLOCK ARE
GOING DOWN (2:00, 2:15). GOOD LUCK TO GET MARRIED WHEN
THE HANDS ARE CLIMBING (2:30). THEREFORE, WEDDINGS ARE
TRADITIONALLY HELD AT HALF PAST THE HOUR.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; PEABODY COLLEGE ; NASHVILLE
James Callow Keyword(s): HOMEOPATHIC
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Marriage BELIEF -- Measure of time WeekDayHour BELIEF -- Bad luck |
IF YOU PUT A TOOTH THAT YOU HAVE PULLED OUT UNDER YOUR
PILLOW AT NIGHT, THE GOOD FAIRY WILL COME AND TAKE YOUR
TOOTH AND LEAVE YOU SOME MONEY.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; PEABODY COLLEGE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Fairy Elf Goblin Gnome BELIEF -- Body part Senses Mouth, teeth, lips, tongue BELIEF -- Maturity |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
WHEN I WAS A CHILD, WE USED TO BELIEVE THAT YOU WOULD NOT BE
HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR YOUR SINS UNTIL YOU REACHED YOUR
TWELFTH BIRTHDAY.
WE USED TO SAY, "AS SOON AS I'M TWELVE, I'M GOING TO THE
ALTAR TO GET SAVED."
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; PEABODY COLLEGE ; NASHVILLE
James Callow Keyword(s): AGE OF REASON
| Subject headings: | 686 Seconds / Twice / Two CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Private birthday or anniversary BELIEF -- Maturity |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
IF YOU PLANT GOURDS AROUND THE PERIMETER OF YOUR GARDEN,
SNAKES WON'T COME NEAR IT OR YOUR HOUSE.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; PEABODY COLLEGE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | Charm / Enchantment / Conjuration |
Date learned: 04-20-1969
WRAPPING A LARIAT AROUND YOU AT NIGHT KEEPS SNAKES AWAY
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; PEABODY COLLEGE ; NASHVILLE
James Callow Keyword(s): CAMPING
| Subject headings: | Charm / Enchantment / Conjuration |
Date learned: 04-20-1969
ARMY ADVERTISING SLOGAN
"THE ARMY BUILDS MEN" IS ONLY USED TO GET GUYS IN THERE.
IT'S JUST A SNOW JOB.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; PEABODY COLLEGE ; NASHVILLE
James Callow Keyword(s): PROPAGANDA
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- P535 PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
OPENING AN UMBRELLA IN A HOUSE IS BAD LUCK
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; PEABODY COLLEGE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Bad luck |
Date learned: 05-04-1969
IF AN UMBRELLA IS ALREADY OPEN IN A HOUSE, LEAVE IT
OPEN; OTHERWISE IT IS BAD LUCK.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; PEABODY COLLEGE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Bad luck |