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IF YOU STUMP YOUR RIGHT TOE YOU'LL HAVE GOOD LUCK.
IF YOU STUMP YOUR LEFT TOE, YOU'LL HAVE BAD LUCK.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): POSITION DIRECTION
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses Feet, toes, toenails BELIEF -- Good luck Body parts and functions BELIEF -- Bad luck Body parts and functions |
Date learned: 10-07-1971
BAD LUCK
IF A PERSON SEES HIS OWN SHADOW ON A NIGHT WITH A FULL MOON,
EVIL THINGS WILL BEGIN TO HAPPEN TO HIM.
Submitter comment: HE SAID HE SAW HIS OWN SHADOW AND HE WAS ALMOST RUN DOWN BY A CAR.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BLOOMFIELD HILLS
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Moon BELIEF -- Measure of time WeekDayHour BELIEF -- Bad luck Body parts and functions BELIEF -- Bad luck Time (year, season, week, hour, etc.) Occasion Event |
Date learned: 12-03-1982
RURAL BLACK BAD LUCK OMEN
IF YOU STUB YOUR TOE, YOU MUST IMMEDIATELY SPIN AROUND
THREE TIMES IN SUCCESSION. IF YOU DO NOT, YOU WILL HAVE
BAD LUCK. WE ACTUALLY DID BELIEVE THIS AS CHILDREN AND WE
SELDOM FAILED TO SPIN AROUND WHEN THE SITUATION CALLED FOR
IT. OF COURSE, ONCE WE BECAME A BIT OLDER, IN HIGH
SCHOOL, WE NO LONGER BOTHERED WITH THIS SORT OF THING. IT
WAS STRICTLY FOR KIDS.
Submitter comment:
THE INFORMANT SPENT HIS CHILDHOOD IN A RURAL BLACK PORTION
OF LOUISVILLE, MISSISSIPPI DURING THE 1930'S. THE FAMILY
MOVED TO DETROIT DURING WORLD WAR II AND HAS LIVED IN
DETROIT SINCE THAT TIME.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Date learned: 09-00-1982
"Certain people have the power to give the evil eye.
Some would give it to you to make you sick, bring you
bad luck, etc. or they would say not to look in their
eyes so you would not get the evil eye (they could not
help themselves from giving the evil eye --- it was
beyond their control). Mr. DiSantis had the power. He
told my Dad and others about it when he was young,
(maybe age seven)."
Submitter comment:
This is a verbatim account from Maryann Leisner detailing
a story told many times by her Italian father, Mr. Phillip
Melone. Mr. Melone believes this to be true.
Where learned: ILLINOIS ; SKOKIE
Keyword(s): Curse, magic, harm
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Body part Senses Eyes, evil eye BELIEF -- Body part Senses Eyes, evil eye BELIEF -- Curse BELIEF -- Bad luck Body parts and functions |
Date learned: 00001930S
IT'S BAD LUCK TO COUNT YOUR TEETH.
Submitter comment: HIS MOTHER.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Favorites BELIEF -- Body part Senses Mouth, teeth, lips, tongue BELIEF -- Number Counting beliefs BELIEF -- Bad luck Body parts and functions |
Date learned: 07-29-1964
IF YOUR EAR IS RINGING, AND YOU ASK SOMEONE TO GUESS
WHICH ONE--IF THEY GUESS THE RIGHT ONE, YOU'LL
HAVE GOOD LUCK.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses Ears, noise in ear BELIEF -- Bad luck Body parts and functions |
Date learned: 11-01-1969
IF TWO PEOPLE COMPARE ARMS, THEY WILL HAVE BAD LUCK.
Submitter comment:
A COMMON EXPRESSION OF THIS OCCURS WHEN PEOPLE
COMPARE TANS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DEARBORN
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses Hands, palms, fingernails BELIEF -- Bad luck Body parts and functions |
Date learned: 03-27-1970
IF YOUR NAIL BREAKS ON THE HOUR, IT IS BAD LUCK.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): FINGERNAIL?
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses Hands, palms, fingernails BELIEF -- Bad luck Body parts and functions |
Date learned: 11-01-1968
IT IS BAD LUCK TO CLIP ONE'S TOENAILS AT NIGHT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; SOUTHFIELD
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses Feet, toes, toenails BELIEF -- Bad luck Body parts and functions |
Date learned: 02-26-1971
IF YOU ARE WALKING DOWN THE STREET AND STOMP YOUR
TOE, THAT IS A SIGN OF BAD LUCK.
Submitter comment: INFORMANT LEARNED IN CHILDHOOD
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): STUB
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses Feet, toes, toenails BELIEF -- Bad luck Body parts and functions |
Date learned: 03-06-1971
NEVER PART YOUR HAIR ON THE RIGHT; IT BRINGS BAD LUCK.
Submitter comment: BARBARA LEARNED THIS FROM HER HUNGARIAN UNCLE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses Hair, on head, mustache, widow's peak BELIEF -- Bad luck Body parts and functions |
Date learned: 09-23-1967
I HEARD SOMEWHERE THAT IT IS BAD LUCK TO WASH YOUR
HAIR ON SUNDAY, BUT GOOD LUCK TO WASH IT ON
MONDAY.
Where learned: INDIANA ; INDIANAPOLIS
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses Hair, on head, mustache, widow's peak BELIEF -- Measure of time WeekDayHour BELIEF -- Good luck P881.2 BELIEF -- Bad luck Body parts and functions |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
THE THIRD PERSON TO HAVE HIS CIGARETTE LIT ON ONE
MATCH WILL EXPERIENCE BAD LUCK. IF THE THIRD
PERSON IS A FEMALE, SHE WILL BECOME PREGNANT.
Submitter comment:
THE FIRST STATEMENT OF THE SUPERSTITION IS COMMON
IN THE OSWALD FAMILY; THE SECOND I LEARNED FROM
MY COWORKERS THIS SUMMER.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | 686 Thirds / Thrice / Three / Triple BELIEF -- Bad luck Body parts and functions BELIEF -- Bad luck Numbers |
Date learned: 09-20-1967
ONE SHOULD NEVER HAVE HIS HAIR CUT IN FEBRUARY; IT BRINGS
BAD LUCK.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- February BELIEF -- Body part Senses Hair, on head, mustache, widow's peak BELIEF -- Product or activity of man or animal BELIEF -- Bad luck Body parts and functions |
Date learned: 03-22-1969
IF A BIRD MAKES PART OF HIS NEXT OUT OF ONE'S HAIR, IT BRINGS
BAD LUCK. FOR THIS REASON, ALWAYS BURN WASTE HAIR.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; RED BOILING SPRINGS
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses Hair, on head, mustache, widow's peak BELIEF -- Bird BELIEF -- Bad luck Body parts and functions |
Date learned: 04-20-1969
IF YOUR LEFT EYE JUMPS, IT'S A SIGN YOU'RE GOING TO GET SOME
MONEY, OR IT MAY BE A SIGN OF BAD LUCK.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Body part Senses Eyes, evil eye BELIEF -- Bad luck Body parts and functions |
Date learned: 07-19-1968
TO CUT A BABY'S HAIR BEFORE HE IS ONE YER OLD WILL BRING BAD LUCK.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; DORM ; PEABODY COLLEGE ; NASHVILLE
Date learned: 05-07-1969
IT'S BAD LUCK TO GET A BABY'S HAIR CUT BEFORE HE'S ONE YEAR OLD.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; CLASS ASSIGNMENT ; PEABODY COLLEGE ; NASHVILLE
Date learned: 03-07-1969
IT IS BAD LUCK TO CUT A BABY'S FINGERNAILS BEFORE IT IS A YEAR
OLD. IF THE NAIL GETS SO LONG THAT THE BABY IS SCRATCHING
HIMSELF, YOU SHOULD BITE OFF THE NAILS.
Submitter comment: COUNTRY PEOPLE IN EASTERN KENTUCKY BELIEVED IN THIS SUPERSTI-
Where learned: KENTUCKY EASTERN
FOR GOOD LUCK: IF LEFT HAND ITCHES, SPIT IN IT AND PUT IT
IN POCKET.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses Hands, palms, fingernails BELIEF -- Sensations and involuntary actions Itching hands and feet BELIEF -- Bad luck Body parts and functions SPEECH -- Gesture |
Date learned: 03-00-1969