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BUTTONING CLOTHING (COLLECTOR,S TITLE)

CLOTHING BUTTONED THE WRONG WAY SHOULD NOT BE CHANGED, BECAUSE YOUR
LUCK WILL ALSO CHANGE.

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TOLD TO ME AT HOME

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Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT

Keyword(s): BELIEF ; Button ; CLOTHES ; CLOTHING ; Fashion ; LUCK ; Mismatched ; SUPERSTITION

James Callow Keyword(s): HOMEOPATHIC ; MAGIC

Subject headings: BELIEF -- P833 P833.22

Date learned: DATE NOT RECORDED BY COLLECTOR

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CONVERSION: GESTURE-SIGN OR BODY LANGUAGE (CLASSIFIER,S TITLE)

MEETING A PRIEST HEAD ON IN THE STREET IS BAD LUCK FOR A MALE.
UPON SEEING THE PRISET, HE MUST RUN TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROAD,
GRAB HIS SCROTUM AND SPIT.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT

Subject headings: BELIEF -- P833 P833.22

Date learned: 11-19-1971

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