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IF YOUR RIGHT HAND ITCHES, YOU'LL SHAKE HANDS WITH A STRANGER.
IF YOUR LEFT HAND ITCHES, YOU'LL GET A GIFT.
Where learned: PARIS ; TENNESSEE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses Hands, palms, fingernails BELIEF -- Sensations and involuntary actions Itching hands and feet |
Date learned: 06-21-1970
PEOPLE WHO HAVE MOLES ON THEIR FINGERS WILL STEAL.
Submitter comment: MY MOTHER TOLD ME THIS.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
Date learned: 07-30-1968
PEOPLE WHO HAVE MOLES IN THE PALMS OF THEIR HANDS WILL BE
RICH BEFORE THEY DIE.
Submitter comment: MY MOTHER TOLD ME THIS. MY MOTHER DID NOT BELIEVE THIS.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
Date learned: 07-23-1968
I HEARD MY MOTHER TELL MY LITTLE GIRL, AFTER FINDING A WHITE
SPOT ON HER FINGERNAIL, THAT IT WAS A SIGN THAT SHE HAD
TOLD A LIE--SO HER MOTHER HAD TOLD HER WHEN SHE WAS A CHILD.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses Hands, palms, fingernails BELIEF -- Color |
WHEN YOU BREED A MALE AND FEMALE HOG, PUT A NOTCH ON YOUR
THUMBNAIL NEXT TO HE SKIN. BY HE TIME IT GROWS OUT TO
THE END, THE PIGS WILL BE HERE.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses Hands, palms, fingernails BELIEF -- Animal Husbandry Farming Ranching |
Date learned: 06-28-1970
IF YOUR PALM ITCHES, YOU WILL GET MONEY SOON.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses Hands, palms, fingernails BELIEF -- Sensations and involuntary actions Itching hands and feet |
Date learned: 04-03-1972
WHEN YOUR PALM ITCHES IT MEANS YOU ARE GOING TO GET SOME
MONEY SOON.
Where learned: NASHVILLE ; TENNESSEE, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses Hands, palms, fingernails BELIEF -- Sensations and involuntary actions Itching hands and feet |
Date learned: 06-16-1972
THE NUMBER OF WHITE PLACES IN YOUR FINGERNAILS TELLS YOU HOW
MANY BOY FRIENDS YOU HAVE.
Submitter comment: A BELIEF OF ADOLESCENTS IN LOCUST, GROVE, GEORGE--NOT
Where learned: GEORGIA, ASSUMED ; LOCUST GROVE ; GEORGE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses Hands, palms, fingernails BELIEF -- Marriage |
Date learned: 06-08-1972
PEOPLE WHO WASH THEIR HANDS TOO MUCH HAVE A GUILTY CONSCIENCE.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses Hands, palms, fingernails |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
IF YOU CUT YOUR NAILS ON SUNDAY, YOU WILL BELONG TO THE DEVIL THE REST OF THE WEEK.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses Hands, palms, fingernails BELIEF -- Measure of time Routine activity |
Date learned: 07-00-1972
AT MARYVILLE COLLEGE, MARYVILLE, TENNESSEE, EVERY TIME THE HOME
TEAM RECEIVES A KICKOFF IN A FOOTBALL GAME, THE CROWD WILL RISE AND
LOCK RAISED THUMBS FOR GOOD LUCK.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; MARYVILLE
| Subject headings: | 881 Games / Pastimes / Sports BELIEF -- Body part Senses Hands, palms, fingernails BELIEF -- School |
Date learned: 06-00-1972
IT IS BAD LUCK TO CUT YOUR FINGERNAILS ON SUNDAY.
Where learned: ALABAMA ; ALBERTVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses Hands, palms, fingernails BELIEF -- Bad luck Time (year, season, week, hour, etc.) Occasion Event |
Date learned: 06-17-1972
IF THE LINES ON YOUR PALM MAKE AN "M" YOU WILL BE RICH.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; SHELBYVILLE
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Body part Senses Hands, palms, fingernails |
Date learned: 06-30-1973
IF YOU CUT YOUR FINGERNAILS ON SUNDAY YOU WILL BE GROUCHY
ALL WEEK.
Where learned: WORK
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses Hands, palms, fingernails |
Date learned: 08-12-1968
DISTINCTIVE, SQUARE, STUBBY FINGERNAILS, INDICATE CRIMINAL
TENDENCIES.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses Hands, palms, fingernails |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
A FLATTENED THUMB INDICATES CRIMINAL TENDENCIES.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses Hands, palms, fingernails |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
TAPERED HANDS INDICATE CREATIVITY.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses Hands, palms, fingernails |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
A CROOKED LITTLE FINGER INDICATES THAT A PERSON HASN'T REACHED
HIS POTENTIAL.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses Hands, palms, fingernails |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
SQUARE HANDS SHOW HARD WORK AND STRENGTH.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses Hands, palms, fingernails |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
WHEN YOU GO OVER A BRIDGE YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO HOLD YOUR FEET
UP, SO THEY WON'T GET WET AND YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO PUT YOUR
HANDS OVER YOUR HEAD TO HOLD THE BRIDGE UP, SO IT WON'T FALL
ON YOU. IF YOU DON'T HOLD YOUR FEET UP, YOU LOSE YOUR
BOYFRIEND, AND IF YOU FORGET TO HOLD THE BRIDGE UP, YOUR
BOYFRIEND WON'T KISS YOU WHEN HE SEES YOU.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; FAYETTEVILLE
Date learned: NOT GIVEN