_Forty-Fives_

• Format: Manuscript
• Language: English
• Subjects: English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador; Newfoundland
• Online Access: http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/24387

Forty-Fives Nofty was forty when he lost the pork. Forty does not refer to Nofty'-s age. It is his score in a game of cards, called 45's. After scoring 45 points, one wins the game. For each trick a person makes he receives five points and if he has the best trump he gets ten points for the trick. In this particular game Nofty had 40 points to his credit and a fresh hand which contained the best trump which would have made him "game". Nofty, however, wanted to wait until the last round was layed before he laid his best trump. On the second last round one of the other players gained enough points to win the game (over) [reverse] and Nofty did not get a chance to lay his best trump which he could have done in any of the other four rounds and won the game. Another proverb which has the same meaning would be "Don't put off until tomorrow that which can be done today" or "He, who hesitates, is lost." To sum it up, one could say 'if you get a chance to do something, do it right away and don't put it off until a future date.' DICT _CEN._ DNE-cit P Not used Not used Withdrawn NEWFOUNDLAND FOLKLORE SURVEY stamped but not used