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THE NEXT TO DIE

WHEN YOU GO PAST A CEMETERY, YOU MUST WET YOUR INDEX FINGER (SPIT
ON IT) AND STICK IT IN THE AIR. IF YOU DO NOT, YOU WILL BE THE
NEXT TO DIE.

Submitter comment: I DO NOT KNOW WHO FIRST TOLD ME ABOUT THIS PRACTICE, BUT WHEN WE
WERE YOUNGER, MY GIRL FRIENDS AND I USED TO DO THIS IN A KIDDING
WAY ALL OF THE TIME.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT

Subject headings: Prediction / Divination
CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank

Date learned: NOT GIVEN

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