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A HOUSE IN CLIFTON FORGE, VIRGINIA WAS SUPPOSED TO BE HAUNTED.
IT WAS SAID THAT A MAN AND HIS WIFE USED TO LIVE IN THE HOUSE.
THE MAN DIED MYSTERIOUSLY AND DISAPPEARED. HE WAS THOUGHT TO BE
BURIED ON THE HILL JUST ABOVE THE HOUSE. HIS WIFE DIED ABOUT A
YEAR AFTER HE DID AND IT IS SAID THAT SHE HAUNTS THE HOUSE
AND CARRIES A LIGHT UPON THE HILLSIDE LOOKING FOR HER HUSBAND'S
GRAVE.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; PEABODY COLLEGE ; NASHVILLE ; COLLEGE ASSIGNMENT
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Ghost Spirit Phantom Specter BELIEF -- Product or activity of man or animal |
Date learned: 03-07-1969
PROVERBIAL COMPARISON
HE'S A SIMPLE TOOL.
Submitter comment:
THIS EXPRESSION IS USED BY MASONS AND BRICKLAYERS TO
DESCRIBE A PERSON THAT CAN'T DO MANY COMPLICATED THINGS.
IT REFERS TO A CROW BAR OR A HAMMER, OR ANOTHER SIMPLE
TOOL THAT ANYONE CAN USE, THAT DOESN'T REQUIRE MUCH
SKILL TO USE. THE INFORMANT SAID THAT HE HAS HEARD THIS
FROM MASONS AND BRICKLAYERS IN ALABAMA, GEORGIA, AND
TENNESSEE DURING THE PAST TWENTY YEARS (1950S-1970S).
Where learned: ALABAMA ; GEORGIA ; TENNESSEE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Blason Populaire PROVERB -- Proverbial Comparison |
PROVERB
A FOOL CAN MAKE MONEY BUT IT TAKES A WISE MAN TO KEEP IT.
Submitter comment:
A NEGRO MAID SAID THIS AS I WAS COMING FROM BREAKFAST IN
HENRY HILL STUDENT CENTER. SHE WAS TALKING WITH ANOTHER
MAID WHO COMMENTED, "YAH, THAT SHORE IS RIGHT."
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; PEABODY COLLEGE ; NASHVILLE ; STUDENT CENTER
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
HOW TO TELL YOUR OWN TRUE LOVE: IF YOU CAN SMELL MAGNOLIA AND
HONEYSUCKLE IN THE WINTER.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE ; METRO MANOR
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Measure of time Winter BELIEF -- Sensations and involuntary actions BELIEF -- Use of object for determining true love |
Date learned: 05-00-1969
PROVERBIAL METAPHOR
YOU CAN'T MAKE BUTTER OUT OF COW SHIT.
Submitter comment:
THIS IS AN OLD EXPRESSION MEANING THAT IF YOU DON'T HAVE THE
PROPER MATERIALS THAT YOU CAN'T ACCOMPLISH ANYTHING. THE INFOR-
MANT SAID IT WHEN HE LOOKED AT WOOL DYED WITH MAGNOLIA LEAVES.
HE CONSIDERED THE COLOR UNATTRACTIVE. HE SAID HE'D HEARD THE
EXPRESSION ALL HIS LIFE AROUND LEBANON, TENNESSEE.
Where learned: LEBANON ; TENNESSEE, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
COOKING PROVERB
TO MAKE A PERFECT SALAD THERE SHOULD BE A SPENDTHRIFT FOR
OIL, A MISER FOR VINEGAR, A WISE MAN FOR SALT, AND A MADCAP
TO STIR THE INGREDIENTS UP AND MIX THEM WELL TOGETHER.
Submitter comment:
SPANISH PROVERB QUOTED IN "LILLIAN'S COOKBOOK." COLLECTOR'S
COMMENT: AND A MAN FOR ALL SEASONINGS, PERHAPS?
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE ; GRASSLAND LN
| Subject headings: | Food Drink -- Manner of preparation PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 08-13-1968
SAYING
I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT BUT A
QUESTION THA'S BEEN AROUND FOR A LONG TIME IS "WHICH CAME
FIRST, THE CHICKEN OR THE EGG?"
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
Keyword(s): RIDDLE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 08-06-1968
SAYING: CARELESSNESS
AUNT ZULA USED TO SAY, "DON'T SAY I DON'T CARE 'CAUSE OLD
'I DON'T' LET THE WEEDS EAT HIS CORNFIELD UP."
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 08-06-1968
WE USED TO LEAVE FOOD OUT FOR SANTA CLAUS AND WHEN OUR PARENTS
ATE IT, WE DIDN'T KNOW THE DIFFERENCE. AND WE LEFT IT
BECAUSE HE HAD A LONG WAY TO GO.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- December 21 solstice to March 20 Santa Claus |
Date learned: 07-23-1968
IF A BLACK CAT CROSSES A PREGNANT WOMAN'S PATH, HER CHILD
WILL HAVE MOLES.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE ; HOSPITAL OF NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Body part Senses BELIEF -- Mammal BELIEF -- Birth BELIEF -- Sign Geometric figure Cross and its various modifications |
IF WHEN THE WIND BLOWS, YOU CAN SEE THE UNDERNEATH SIDE OF
THE LEAVES, IT IS GOING TO RAIN SOON.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Weather sign or control BELIEF -- Cloud Fog Mist Rain Hail Ice Snow Frost Dew BELIEF -- Wind Whirlwind Hurricane Cyclone Tornado |
Date learned: 07-08-1970
IF THE BIRDS SING WHILE IT IS RAINING, IT IS GOING TO BE
A LONG RAIN.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Bird BELIEF -- Cloud Fog Mist Rain Hail Ice Snow Frost Dew |
Date learned: 07-08-1970
IF YOU SEE THREE WHITE HORSES ON THE SAME SIDE OF THE RODE
(ROAD) MAKE A WISH AND IT WILL COME TRUE.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | 686 Thirds / Thrice / Three / Triple BELIEF -- Mammal BELIEF -- Prayer |
Date learned: 07-08-1970
IF YOU GET CHILL BUMPS, A RABBIT HAS JUST JUMPED OVER YOUR
GRAVE.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
James Callow Keyword(s): GOOSEPIMPLES GOOSEBUMPS
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Mammal BELIEF -- Sensations and involuntary actions Chills, shivering |
IF YOUR NOSE ITCHES, YOU'LL BE KISSED BY A FOOL.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Physically handicapped Deformed BELIEF -- Sensations and involuntary actions Itching nose SPEECH -- Gesture |
Date learned: 07-01-1970
DROP A KNIFE; A MAN IS COMING TO YOUR HOUSE.
DROP A FORK; A WOMAN IS COMING,
DROP A SPOON; A CHILD IS COMING.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank |
Date learned: 07-08-1970
MY GRANDPA'S BROTHER WAS DROWNED IN A LAKE NEAR MY HOME-
TOWN. MY GRANDPA AND SOME OF HIS BROTHERS AND SISTERS HAD
A OUIJA BOARD. THEY ASKED IT WHAT WERE THEIR BROTHER'S
LAST WORDS BEFORE HE DIED. THE OUIJA BOARD MOVED BY
ITSELF AND SPELLED OUT "MOTHER."
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial BELIEF -- Word Letter |
Date learned: 03-07-1969
MY FRIEND, MRS. BOWMAN, AND HER FRIENDS WHEN THEY WERE IN
COLLEGE, THEY HAD A OUIJA BOARD. ONE NIGHT, THEY WERE
PLAYING WITH IT AND THEY ASKED IT IF THEY ALL WOULD GET
MARRIED, BUT IT WOULDN'T WORK, SO THEY SET IT ON THE BED
AND STARTED PLAYING CHECKERS. ONE OF THE GIRLS WAS ON THE
OTHER BED AND THE OUIJA BOARD STARTED MOVING. THEY ALL
JUMPED UP AND WATCHED IT AND IT SPELLED "YES" WITHOUT ANY
HANDS ON IT AND THEY ALL GOT MARRIED.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank BELIEF -- Marriage BELIEF -- Word Letter |
Date learned: 03-07-1969
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PEOPLE WITH RED HAIR HAVE FIERY TEMPERS
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
James Callow Keyword(s): PERSONALITY
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses BELIEF -- Color |