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Superstition

Dropping a cloth that one does the dishes with indicates that
a man is coming over to visit.

James Callow comment: See Puckett, Ohio, no. 23175: "To drop a wet dishrag means a
male visitor is coming."

Where learned: DETROIT

Subject headings: Observation
BELIEF -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank

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