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HAIR FIX

DON'T SAY THANK-YOU TO SOMEONE WHO HAS DONE YOUR HAIR. SAY MORE
HAIR, OR LESS HAIR.

Submitter comment: THIS ITEM WAS LEARNED DURING MY STAY IN DETROIT WITH PEOPLE WHO
LIVED THERE A LONG TIME.
THIS VERSE IS CONNECTED WITH SAYING SPECIAL WORDS FOR THE PURPOSE
OF GETTING OR FOR HAVING HAD SOMETHING DONE TO YOUR HAIR.
THIS MIGHT IMPROVE THE CONDITION OF YOUR HAIR, BE IT LONG OR SHORT

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT

Subject headings: CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Daily Life
BELIEF -- Body part Senses Hair, on head, mustache, widow's peak
SPEECH -- Formula

Date learned: 00-00-1972

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