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PROVERB ABOUT LIFE
SAVE THE FLOUR WHEN THE SACK IS FULL. IN OTHER WORDS DON'T WASTE
WHEN YOU HAVE PLENTY.
Submitter comment: SHE STATED THIS BIT OF PHILOSOPHY AS IF SHE FIRMLY BELIEVED IT.
Where learned: DELRAY
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 01-00-1974
A warm sunny day makes aches and pains go away.
A walk in the rain brings them back again.
Submitter comment:
He made this up on one of his many walks in the
sun and rain.
Where learned: FLORIDA ; DelRay Beach
Keyword(s): WEATHER
| Subject headings: | Observation Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Lyrical Verse BELIEF -- Weather sign or control |
GARDEN GATE JOKE
DON'T KISS YOUR GIRL BY THE GARDEN GATE,
CAUSE LOVE IS BLIND BUT THE NEIGHBORS AIN'T.
Submitter comment:
SHE EMPHASIZED THAT THIS WAS A STRICT RULE OF THOUGHT BACK WHEN SHE
WAS YOUNG. HOWEVER SHE DID GIGGLE AS SHE RECITED IT, GIVING THE
IMPRESSION THAT SHE WAS PULLING MY LEG.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DELRAY ; DETROIT ; ETHNIC SECTION
James Callow Keyword(s): ADVICE ; OBSERVATION
| Subject headings: | 730 Lyrical Verse |
Date learned: 01-00-1974
Money makes everything legitimate, even bastards.
Submitter comment:
This Jewish proverb is shared among Jews as a
humorous excuse as to why they do "anything" for money.
Where learned: FLORIDA ; DelRay Beach
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Measure of quality Monetary systemMoneyWealth PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 00001960S