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JELLY WILL NOT JELL IF IT IS STIRRED BACKWARDS.
Where learned: ALABAMA ; ALBERTVILLE
James Callow Keyword(s): POSITION DIRECTION
| Subject headings: | Food Drink -- Manner of preparation Preservation BELIEF -- Home |
Date learned: 06-18-1972
IT IS BAD LUCK TO STIR THE GRAVY (OR ANYTHING) BACKWARDS.
Where learned: ALABAMA ; ALBERTVILLE
James Callow Keyword(s): POSITION DIRECTION
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Bad luck Food and drink |
Date learned: 06-17-1972
WHEN YOU SPILL SALT, THROW SOME OVER YOUR LEFT SHOULDER TO
PREVENT BAD LUCK.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
James Callow Keyword(s): POSITION DIRECTION
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Mineral BELIEF -- Bad luck Food and drink BELIEF -- Conversions Gestures |
Date learned: 07-01-1973
IF YOU DROP A UTENSIL, COMPANY IS COMING.
IF YOU DROP A KNIFE, A MAN IS COMING.
IF YOU DROP A FORK, A WOMAN IS COMING.
IF YOU DROP A SPOON, A FOOL IS COMING.
THE PERSON WILL COME FROM THE DIRECTION IN WHICH THE HEAD
OF THE UTENSIL IS POINTING.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
Keyword(s): POSITION DIRECTION
| Subject headings: | Observation Food Drink -- Service Table furnishing and decoration Implement to handle food BELIEF -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank |
Date learned: 06-14-1973
IF PLANTING CORN AND POPCORN IN SAME FIELD, PLANT POPCORN IN
THE MIDDLE. IF PLANTING POPCORN ON THE SIDE, THE PLANTS
WILL CROSS.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; SHELBYVILLE
James Callow Keyword(s): POSITION DIRECTION
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Plant husbandry Farming |
Date learned: 06-15-1973
IF THE TAIL OF YOUR DRESS TURNS UP, IF YOU SPIT ON IT, YOU
WILL GET A NEW DRESS.
Submitter comment: MRS. REAVES TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS A COMMON SUPERSTITION
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
James Callow Keyword(s): POSITION DIRECTION
| Subject headings: | Observation |
Date learned: 07-19-1968
IF YOU SEE A NEW MOON OVER YOUR RIGHT SHOULDER YOU WILL HAVE
GOOD LUCK; IF YOU SEE IT OVER YOUR LEFT SHOULDER YOU ARE
IN TROUBLE.
Where learned: IOWA ; COLUMBUS JUNCTION
James Callow Keyword(s): POSITION DIRECTION
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses BELIEF -- Moon BELIEF -- Good luck |
Date learned: 02-23-1969
RISE ON THE SAME SIDE OF THE BED YOU GO TO BED ON.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
James Callow Keyword(s): POSITION DIRECTION
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Fate Destiny Luck Chance |
Date learned: 00-00-1972
IF THE LEFT SIDE OF YOUR NOSE ITCHES, A MAN IS COMING AND IF
THE RIGHT SIDE ITCHES, A WOMAN IS COMING. IF BOTH SIDES
ITCH, A MAN AND A WOMAN ARE COMING.
Where learned: MISSOURI ; PUXICO
James Callow Keyword(s): POSITION DIRECTION
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank BELIEF -- Sensations and involuntary actions Itching nose |
Date learned: 07-28-1968
IF THE SPIDER COMES DOWN FROM THE CEILING RIGHT IN FRONT OF
YOU AND STAYS FOR A WHILE, RELATIONS ARE COMING TO VISIT. THE
SPIDER MUST BE ON A WEB AND COME DOWN FROM THE CEILING. IF
HE IS DOWN WHEN YOU SEE HIM AND THEN GOES UP, IT MEANS A
DEATH IN THE FAMILY. IF HE STARTS DOWN AND GOES RIGHT BACK
UP, SOMEONE THOUGHT ABOUT WRITING YOU A LETTER AND THEN
CHANGED THEIR MIND.
Where learned: MISSOURI ; PUXICO
James Callow Keyword(s): POSITION DIRECTION
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Insect BELIEF -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: 07-28-1968
OLD PEOPLE USED TO SAY THAT WHEN YOU HEARD THE FIRST DOVE YOU
HEARD THAT YEAR, IF YOU WERE STANDING UP YOU WOULD BE IN GOOD
HEALTH ALL YEAR, BUT IF YOU WERE SITTING DOWN, YOU WOULD BE
IN BAD HEALTH ALL YEAR.
Where learned: KENTUCKY ; HERNDON
James Callow Keyword(s): POSITION DIRECTION
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Bird BELIEF -- Means of Causing or Avoiding Illness |
Date learned: 08-02-1968
IF THE WHIRLWIND GOES TO THE NORTH, IT IS A SIGN OF DROUGHT.
Where learned: KENTUCKY ; HERNDON
James Callow Keyword(s): POSITION DIRECTION
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Sign or prediction through Natural atmospheric phenomenon |
Date learned: 08-02-1968
THE WAY I REMEMBER IT, IS THAT IF YOU HEARD YOUR FIRST DOVE
IN THE SPRING WHILE YOU WERE WALKING UPGRADE, YOUR FINANCES
WOULD GO UP ALL YEAR; IF YOU HEARD IT WHILE WALKING DOWNGRADE,
YOUR FINANCES WOULD GO DOWN ALL YEAR.
Where learned: KENTUCKY ; HERNDON
James Callow Keyword(s): POSITION DIRECTION
| Subject headings: | 686 Properties attributed to specific numbers or numerals individually. Observation BELIEF -- Bird BELIEF -- P663 |
Date learned: 07-20-1968
IF YOUR DRESS HEM IS TURNED UP, YOU WILL GET A NEW DRESS.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; PULASKI
James Callow Keyword(s): POSITION DIRECTION
| Subject headings: | Observation |
Date learned: 07-20-1968
IF YOU ARE DRIVING ALONG AND A RABBIT COMES IN FRONT OF YOU,
TURN YOUR HAT ALL THE WAY AROUND TO WARD OFF BAD LUCK.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
James Callow Keyword(s): POSITION DIRECTION
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Bad luck Animals BELIEF -- Bad luck Animals |
IF YOU FALL UPSTAIRS, IT IS A SIGN YOUR CREDIT IS RISING.
Where learned: KENTUCKY ; HOPKINSVILLE
James Callow Keyword(s): POSITION DIRECTION
| Subject headings: | Observation |
Date learned: 04-15-1972
IF THE GARBAGE TRUCK WHICH CAME TO WOOLLEY HALL AT 7:00 P.M.
WENT STRAIGHT AFTERWARDS, THE NEXT DAY WOULD BE A GOOD ONE.
IF THE TRUCK TURNED, IT WOULD BE A BAD DAY.
Where learned: Rhode Island ; PROVIDENCE
James Callow Keyword(s): POSITION DIRECTION
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Measure of time WeekDayHour |
Date learned: 00-00-1966
IF A BLACK CAT CROSSES YOUR PATH, YOU'LL HAVE BAD LUCK UNLESS
YOU TURN YOUR HAT AROUND AND YOUR POCKETS INSIDE OUT.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
James Callow Keyword(s): POSITION DIRECTION
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Magic of Speech, Sign, Color BELIEF -- Bad luck Clothing (dress, hat, shoes, suit, etc.) BELIEF -- Bad luck Animals |
Date learned: 06-00-1972
SPILLED SALT WILL CAUSE BAD LUCK UNLESS YOU THROW SOME OVER
YOUR LEFT SHOULDER.
Where learned: GEORGIA ; ATLANTA
James Callow Keyword(s): POSITION DIRECTION
| Subject headings: | Food Drink -- Flavoring BELIEF -- Mineral BELIEF -- Bad luck Food and drink |
Date learned: 03-27-1969
A HORSESHOE IS GOOD LUCK, HANGING ON THE WALL WITH THE OPEN
ENDS UP. BUT IF YOU HANG IT THE OTHER WAY, ALL THE LUCK WILL
RUN OUT.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; PEABODY COLLEGE ; NASHVILLE
James Callow Keyword(s): POSITION DIRECTION
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Good luck Horseshoe BELIEF -- Bad luck Horseshoe |
Date learned: 05-12-1969