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I ASKED MY MOTHER FOR FIFTY CENTS,/ TO SEE THE ELEPHANT JUMP THE FENC
HE JUMPED SO HIGH, HE TOUCHED THE SKY./ AND DIDN'T COME BACK TIL THE
FOURTH OF JULY.
Keyword(s): CHARACTER ; PLAIN-JUMP
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A BIRD GETTING INTO THE HOUSE (A WILD BIRD), MEANS
BAD LUCK.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
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Date learned: 03-00-1971
WILL IT BE A BOY OR GIRL?
IF A MOTHER KNITS GIRLISH THINGS DURING HER PREGNANCY,
SHE WILL GET A GIRL. IF SHE LOOKS AT BOYISH THINGS
AND MAKES THEM, SHE WILL HAVE A BOY.
Submitter comment:
DR. THORDEN SAID THIS ONE DAY WHEN A BOY ASKED HER
IF YOU CAN TELL BEFOREHAND IF YOUR CHILD WILL BE A
BOY OR A GIRL. WE WERE STUDYING REPRODUCTION AT THIS
TIME. SHE SAID THIS AS A PASSING THING, NOT AS THE
REAL ANSWER TO HIS QUESTION.
Where learned: DETROIT ; MICHIGAN, ASSUMED
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Date learned: 11-14-1969
HERE'S A WAY TO GET RID OF WARTS. SPIT ON A KERNEL OF CORN AND
THEN RUB THE CORN ON THE WART. BURY THE KERNEL AND THE
WART WILL GO AWAY.
Where learned: BUFFALO ; NEW YORK
James Callow Keyword(s): PLUGGING ; TRANSFER
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Date learned: 03-12-1968
IN FORTUNE TELLING, BY USE OF CARDS, THE ACE
OF SPADES IS CONSIDERED THE DEATH CARD.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
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Date learned: 11-00-1968
BELIEF
IF THE WIND IS BLOWING OUT OF THE NORTH, IT WILL NOT RAIN
EVEN IF IT IS PREDICTED.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; Howell
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BELIEF
THE NUMBER OF WHITE SPOTS ON YOUR FINGERNAILS IS SUPPOSE TO
TELL THE NUMBER OF ADMIRERS YOU HAVE.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; FAYETTEVILLE
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Date learned: NOT GIVEN