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BUSY 2-LEGGED CAT
HE WAS AS BUSY AS A TWO-LEGGED CAT IN A THREE-LEGGED RACE.
Submitter comment: THE INFORMANT IS FROM THE SOUTH SOMEWHER.
Where learned: TOLD AT BOTH INFORMANTS AND INFOFMEES PLACE OF WORK -SEARS
Keyword(s): ANIMAL SIMILE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Comparison |
Date learned: 03-14-1970
A CERTAIN SILVER DOLLAR BRINGS LUCK.
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT HAS BEEN CARRYING THE SAME SILVER DOLLAR
WITH HIM SINCE 1927. HE NEVER GOES ANYWHERE WITHOUT IT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; SEARS, ROEBUCK
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Emblem |
Date learned: 09-18-1970 ; 00-00-1927
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Candy is dandy, but SEX won't rot your teeth
Data entry tech comment:
Informant and collector are the same person.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; lavatory wall ; Sears
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Art Craft Architecture Art, Craft, Architecture |