Dr. James T. Callow publications
Browse by
Questions or comments on this site? Please email davidsor@udmercy.edu.
The James T. Callow Folklore Archive
Your search for NEW YORK returned 598 results.
DUCH PROVERB
TO MARRY ONCE IS A DUTY, TWICE A FOLLY, THRICE IS MADNESS.
Where learned: NEW YORK ; WEST SENECA
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 10-00-1969
FELLOW AT CONFESSION, TELLS PRIEST HE HAD INTERCOURSE
TEN TIMES LAST NIGHT. ADULTERY? NO, WIFE. WHY TELL
ME? WANTED TO TELL SOMEBODY.
Where learned: BUFFALO ; NEW YORK ; JOKE COLLECTION
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Man |
Date learned: 10-05-1971
APPLAUSE: INSTEAD OF CLAPPING ONE'S HANDS, SNAPPING OF
FINGERS WAS SUBSTITUTED, PARTICULARLY IN COFFEE HOUSES
OR THE LIKE.
Where learned: NEW YORK CITY ; NEW YORK
| Subject headings: | 602 Body Parts SPEECH -- Congratulations Appreciation |
Date learned: 00001959-1960
PROVERB
CONFUCIUS SAY, "SOME SQUIRRELS WORK AND WRESTLE WITH TREES
TO GET NUTS. WISE SQUIRRELS TAKE TIME AND SPREAD LIMBS."
Submitter comment:
THIS SAYING MEANS THAT SOMETIMES THERE IS AN EASIER WAY
TO ACCOMPLISH SOME GOALS.
Where learned: NEW YORK CITY ; NEW YORK
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Comparison |
RIDDLE
WHY IS TENNIS SUCH A NOISY SPORT?
BOTH PLAYERS ALWAYS RAISE A RACKET.
Where learned: NEW YORK CITY ; NEW YORK
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- True Riddle |
Date learned: 05-00-1990
RIDDLE
WHAT DO WEEDS AND A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE IN COMMON?
IF YOU GIVE THEM AN INCH THEY WILL TAKE A YARD.
Where learned: NEW YORK CITY ; NEW YORK
James Callow Keyword(s): GREED ; MEASUREMENT
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- True Riddle |
Date learned: 05-00-1990
RIDDLE
WHAT RELATION IS A DOOR TO A MAT?
A STEP-FATHER. A STEP FA(R)THER. A STEP FURTHER
Submitter comment:
A STEP FARTHER
A STEP FURTHER
Where learned: NEW YORK CITY ; NEW YORK
James Callow Keyword(s): STEPFATHER
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- True Riddle |
Date learned: 05-00-1990
RIDDLE
IN WHAT WAY ARE THE LETTER A AND NOON THE SAME?
THEY BOTH ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF DAY.
Where learned: NEW YORK CITY ; NEW YORK
James Callow Keyword(s): SPELLING ; WORD
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- True Riddle |
Date learned: 05-00-1990
SCHOOL CUSTOM
IN COLLEGE THERE IS A TRADITIONAL WAITING PERIOD FOR A
TEACHER. IF THE TEACHER IS A FULL PROFESSOR, THE
WAITING TIME IS 20 MINUTES. IF HE IS NOT, THE WAITING
TIME IS 10 MINUTES. AFTER THIS TIME, THE STUDENTS MAY
LEAVE, IF THE TEACHER HAS NOT COME YET AND THE STUDENT
WON'T BE PENALIZED FOR IT.
Submitter comment: I WAS TOLD OF THIS IN 1967-68 AT UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT.
Data entry tech comment: NOT TRUE!
Where learned: PORT CHESTER ; NEW YORK, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- School |
PROVERBIAL APOTHEGAM MAXIM STATED DIRECTLY
FEED A COLD, STARVE A FEVER.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; NEW YORK ; ALBANY ; CAMPUS
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Medicine PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 10-00-1973
Proverb
All work and no play make Jack a dull boy.
Data entry tech comment:
Motifs added by TRD
Where learned: NEW YORK ; POUGHKEEPSIE
Keyword(s): Aphorism ; Apothegm ; Dull ; JACK ; Maxim ; Play ; PROVERB ; VERSE ; WORK
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
TO GET DYE OUT OF CLOTHES, USE RUM AND CLEANSER.
Submitter comment:
OLD POLISH PROVERB
Data entry tech comment:
Updated on 02-23-2011 - TRD
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; NEW YORK ; Syracuse
Keyword(s): ALCOHOL ; Domestic ; Stain
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
A GESTURE MEANING "PEACE" IS MADE BY LIFTING UP
YOUR ARM STRAIGHT, MAKING A FIST, AND EXTENDING
THE FOREFINGER AND MIDDLE FINGER IN THE SHAPE OF
A V.
Where learned: NEW YORK, ASSUMED ; FRANKLINVILLE
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Wishes Wants Desires Predictions Victory Peace |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
A DEROGATORY {OBSCENE} GESTURE IN AMERICA IS
MADE BY CLENCHING YOUR FIST AND UPLIFTING THE
MIDDLE FINGER TOWARD THE PERSON.
Where learned: NEW YORK, ASSUMED ; FRANKLINVILLE
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Derision Scorn |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
WHEN A VOLUNTEER FIREMAN DIES IN FRANKLINVILLE, NEW
YORK, A BLACK BANNER IS DRAPED ACROSS THE FRONT
WHEN A PERSON DIES IN THE VILLAGE OF FRANKLINVILLE,
FRIENDS AND RELATIVES DONATE BOOKS TO THE TOWN
OF THE FIRE HALL.
Where learned: NEW YORK, ASSUMED ; FRANKLINVILLE
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
Belief: Weather
Sailor's Weather:
Red sky in the morning, sailor's atake warning.
Red sky at night sailor's delight.
Data entry tech comment:
Motifs added by TRD
James Callow comment:
Dup. of WPP
Where learned: NEW YORK ; NIAGARA
Keyword(s): COLOR ; NATURE ; Nautical ; Ocean ; Predicting ; Predicting ; RHYME ; Sailor ; Sky ; WARNING ; WEATHER
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb Proverb |
CHINESE PROVERB
THERE ARE MANY PATHS TO THE TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN,
BUT THE VIEW IS ALWAYS THE SAME.
Where learned: NEW YORK ; WEST SENECA
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 10-00-1969
Proverb
Early to bed and early to rise make a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.
Data entry tech comment:
Motifs added by TRD
James Callow comment:
Original BN [V300] crossed uot. Replaced wtih current classification.
Where learned: NEW YORK ; POUGHKEEPSIE
Keyword(s): Aphorism ; Apothegm ; Bed ; Early ; HEALTH ; Maxim ; PROVERB ; RHYME ; Rise ; TIME ; VERSE ; WEALTH ; WISDOM ; Wise
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb Proverb |
FRENCH PROVERB
SKEPTICS ARE NEVER DECEIVED.
Where learned: NEW YORK ; WEST SENECA
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 10-00-1969
MAGIC OF SPEECH
TO KEEP SPOOKS AWAY WHEN WALKING PAST A CEMETERY, YOU MUST
WHISTLE.
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT LIVES NEXT TO A CEMETERY, AND DID THIS WHEN I WAS WITH
HER.
Data entry tech comment:
Updated by TRD
James Callow comment:
WHISTLING WILL SUMMON A GHOST--F. M. PAULSEN
Where learned: NEW YORK ; FRANKLIN
Keyword(s): CEMETERY ; GHOST ; GRAVEYARD ; Haunt ; Haunt ; Spook ; SUPERSTITION ; Whistle
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Ghost Spirit Phantom Specter BELIEF -- Product or activity of man or animal |
Date learned: 07-00-1967