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APOTHEGM
AMBITION: A BOY'S FUTURE; A MAN'S PAST.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BIRMINGHAM
Keyword(s): DEFINITION ; ELLIPSIS
James Callow Keyword(s): OBSERVATION
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
SAVING ADVICE
ALWAYS SPEND LESS THAN YOU EARN.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BIRMINGHAM
Keyword(s): ECONOMICS ; FUNCTION
James Callow Keyword(s): ADVICE: POSITIVE ; FUNCTION
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 00-00-1968
PROVERB
ALL IS WELL THAT ENDS WELL.
Submitter comment: SOURCE NOT REMEMBERED
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BIRMINGHAM
James Callow Keyword(s): FINAL ITERATION ; RATIONALIZATION
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 10-14-1967
PROVERBIAL METAPHOR
ABSENCE MAKES THE HEART GO WANDER.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BIRMINGHAM
Keyword(s): HUMAN BODY ; VARIANT
James Callow Keyword(s): OBSERVATION ; PARODY
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb C880.700 PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
LEGEND OF A SAINT
WHENEVER A PERSON FINDS THEMSELF IN A DIFFICULT SITUATION
WHICH THEY CANNOT SOLVE OR WORK OUT, THEY SHOULD SAY A PRAYER
TO ST. JUDE, HELPER OF DESPERATE CASES.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BIRMINGHAM
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Religious hero BELIEF -- Prayer SPEECH -- Proper Name |
Date learned: 01-22-1968
LEGEND OF A SAINT
WHENEVER A GIRL HAS PROBLEMS IN TRYING TO FIND YOUNG MEN TO GO
OUT WITH SHE SHOULD REPREAT THE FOLLOWING OCCASIONALLY:
' ST. ANNE ST. ANNE, PLEASE SEND ME A MAN.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BIRMINGHAM
James Callow Keyword(s): RHYME
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Religious hero BELIEF -- Prayer SPEECH -- Formula |
Date learned: 01-22-1968
RIDDLE
Q: WHAT HAS 88 KEYS AND CAN NOT OPEN A SINGLE LOCK?
A: A PIANO BOARD.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BIRMINGHAM
Keyword(s): ENTERTAINMENT AND SPORT GOODS (A) ; HARDWARE (Q)
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- True Riddle |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
LEGEND OF A SAINT
WHEN I WAS A VERY YOUNG GIRL MY MOTHER TOLD ME TO SAY A
PRAYER TO ST. ANTHONY WHENEVER I LOST ANYTHING AND THAT HE
WOULD SOON DIRECT ME TO THE PLACE WHERE THE OBJECT LAY HIDDEN.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BIRMINGHAM
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Religious hero BELIEF -- Prayer |
Date learned: 01-22-1968
CHINESE FESTIVAL
CHENG YEUNG FESTIVAL IS THE FESTIVAL OF ASCENDING HEIGHTS.
ON THE 9TH DAY OF THE 9TH MOON, LEGEND SAYS THAT THE WISE
CLIMB TO HIGH PLACES TO AVOID DISASTER.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BIRMINGHAM
James Callow Keyword(s): NUMBERS
SPIRITUAL BELIEF
THE PRESENCE OF A GHOST IN A ROOM IS INDICATED BY A CHANGE IN
ROOM TEMPERATURE, USUALLY COLDER.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BIRMINGHAM
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Ghost Spirit Phantom Specter BELIEF -- Air Weather Fire |
Date learned: 11-00-1968
PROVERBIAL METAPHOR
NOTHING VENTURED NOTHING LOST
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BIRMINGHAM
Keyword(s): ELLIPSIS
James Callow Keyword(s): AMBITION ; OBSERVATION
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 11-15-1967
PROVERBIAL COMPARISON
NERVOUS AS A HEN ON A HOT SHOVEL
Submitter comment: MY GRANDMOTHER LEARNED THIS EXPRESSION AS A CHILD ON A FARM IN CASEVILLE, MICHIGAN
Where learned: HOME ; BIRMINGHAM ; MICHIGAN, ASSUMED
Keyword(s): BIRDS
James Callow Keyword(s): ANIMAL ; ANXIETY
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Comparison |
Date learned: 00-00-1960
RIDDLE
Q.WHAT IS BLACK AND WHITE AND RED ALL OVER?
A. A MAD ZEBRA.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BIRMINGHAM ; OUR LADY QUEEN OF MARTYRS SCHOOL
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 09-25-1965
BASEBALL SUPERSTITION
BASEBALL PLAYERS WILL NOT STEP ON THE BASE LINE WHEN GOING
OUT TO FIELD THEIR POSITION. TO DO SO IS BAD LUCK.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BIRMINGHAM
James Callow Keyword(s): POSITION DIRECTION
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Entertainment Diversion BELIEF -- Bad luck |
Date learned: 01-22-1968
HOCKEY SUPERSTITION
HOCKEY GOALIES ALWAYS PUT THEIR LEFT LEG PAD ON FIRST
FOR GOOD LUCK.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BIRMINGHAM
James Callow Keyword(s): SEQUENCE
| Subject headings: | 686 686.1 BELIEF -- Entertainment Diversion BELIEF -- Good luck SPEECH -- Game Pastime Sport S555.580 |
Date learned: 01-22-1968
CLOTHING LORE
IF YOU FIND A PIECE OF WHITE THREAD ON YOUR CLOTHING
IT IS A SIGN THAT YOU WILL GET A LEETER FROM A
LIGHT HAIRED PERSON. IF YOU FIND A PIECE OF DARK
THREAD ON YOUR CLOTHING, IT IS A SIGN THAT YOU WILL
GET A LETTER FROM A DARK HAIRED PERSON.
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT LEARNED THIS FROM THE RURAL COMMUNITY NEAR
KINNECOTT, ONTARIO.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; RECTORY ; BIRMINGHAM ; HOLY NAME
| Subject headings: | Prediction / Divination Observation |
Date learned: 02-19-1967
ALABAMA SUPERSTITION
"WHEN YOU'RE WALKING DOWN THE STREET WITH SOMEONE
AND YOU COME TO A TREE OR A POST, ONE PERSON'S SUPPOSED TO
WALK AROUND ONE SIDE OF IT AND SAY 'BREAD AND BUTTER', WHILE THE
OTHER PERSON WALKS AROUND THE OTHER SIDE AND SAYS 'SALT AND PEPPER'.
IF YOU DON'T DO THIS, YOU'LL HAVE A FIGHT BEFORE THE DAY IS OUT."
Submitter comment:
THE INFORMANT LEARNED THIS ITEM AS A CHILD IN BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA
FROM HIS MOTHER, CIRCA 1928. SHE FIRST LEARNED IT FROM HER MOTHER
IN ALABAMA CIRCA 1900.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ALABAMA ; DETROIT ; BIRMINGHAM
| Subject headings: | Favorites BELIEF -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank BELIEF -- Conversions SPEECH -- Formula |
Date learned: 11-22-1980 ; 00-00-1928 ; 00-00-1900
PROVERB
SHOEMAKER'S CHILDREN NEVER HAVE SHOES.
Where learned: ALABAMA ; BIRMINGHAM ; BUS TO MONTGOMERY ; MONTGOMERY
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 07-26-1968
RIDDLE
Q: WHY DID THE MAN THROW THE CLOCK OUT THE WINDOW?
A: HE WANTED TO SEE TIME FLY.
Data entry tech comment: 3 OTHER EXAMPLES IN THE 5 X 8 CARD FILES.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BIRMINGHAM
Keyword(s): ACTIONS (Q) ; AN ACTION (A) ; METAPHORICAL NONOPPOSITIONAL
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 09-25-1965
Proverb
Whistling girls and cackling hens / Always come to some bad ends.
Data entry tech comment:
Motifs added by TRD
James Callow comment:
Original BN [C800, V300] crossed out. Replaced with current classification.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BIRMINGHAM
Keyword(s): Aphorism ; Apothegm ; Cackle ; FATE ; Girl ; Hen ; Maxim ; PROVERB ; RHYME ; VERSE ; Whistle
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb Proverb |