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AFTER YOU LEAVE A BUILDING, DON'T RETURN. IF YOU DO RETURN,
IT'S BAD LUCK.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank BELIEF -- Bad luck Leaving Entering Returning home Travel |
Date learned: 00-00-1972
YOU MUST HOLD YOUR BREATH WHEN YOU DRIVE PAST A GRAVEYARD, OR
YOU WILL HAVE BAD LUCK.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Sensations and involuntary actions BELIEF -- Bad luck Leaving Entering Returning home Travel BELIEF -- Conversions Leaving Entering Returning home Travel |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
IF YOU START SOMEWHERE AND TURN AROUND TO GO BACK FOR SOMETHING,
YOU HAVE TO "MARK IT OUT" OR ELSE YOU'LL HAVE BAD LUCK.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Sign Geometric figure Cross and its various modifications BELIEF -- Bad luck Leaving Entering Returning home Travel |
Date learned: 06-02-1970
BAD LUCK TO GO IN A HOUSE THROUGH ONE DOOR AND LEAVE BY ANOTHER
DOOR.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank BELIEF -- Bad luck Leaving Entering Returning home Travel |
Date learned: 07-06-1972
IT'S BAD LUCK TO WALK WITH ONE SHOE OFF AND ONE SHOE ON.
Where learned: GEORGIA ; ATLANTA
Date learned: 03-27-1969
WHEN TWO PEOPLE WALKING TOGETHER WALK ON DIFFERENT SIDES OF AN
OBSTACLE (LIKE A TREE), YOU'LL HAVE BAD LUCK IF YOU DON'T
SAY "BREAD AND BUTTER."
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; PEABODY COLLEGE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Bad luck Leaving Entering Returning home Travel BELIEF -- Conversions SPEECH -- Formula |
WHATEVER DOOR YOU USE TO ENTER A HOUSE, YOU MUST USE TO LEAVE
BY, OR YOU WILL HAVE BAD LUCK.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Bad luck Leaving Entering Returning home Travel |
Date learned: 07-19-1968
WHEN SEVERAL PEOPLE ARE WALKING TOGETHER, ALWAYS WALK ON THE
SAME SIDE OF AN OBJECT (LIKE A POST) WHICH MAY SEPARATE YOU.
IT IS BAD LUCK IF YOU DON'T. TO BREAK THE SPELL, SAY "BREAD
AND BUTTER."
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Fate Destiny Luck Chance BELIEF -- Bad luck Leaving Entering Returning home Travel BELIEF -- Conversions SPEECH -- Formula |
Date learned: 08-01-1968
ALWAYS GO OUT OF A HOUSE BY THE SAME DOOR YOU ENTER IT.
Where learned: GEORGIA ; CLEVELAND
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Bad luck Leaving Entering Returning home Travel |
Date learned: 07-24-1968
IT IS BAD LUCK TO TAKE A STEP WITH JUST ONE SHOE ON.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; FAYETTEVILLE
James Callow Keyword(s): WALKING
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
IF YOU STUMBLE ON THE DOORSTEPS, IT IS BEST TO CANCEL THE TRIP
OR VACATION YOU ARE PLANNING, FOR FEAR OF BAD LUCK.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; BRADFORD
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank BELIEF -- Bad luck Leaving Entering Returning home Travel |
Date learned: 07-00-1968
DON'T LEAVE A HOUSE BY THE SAME DOOR THROUGH WHICH YOU ENTERED,
OR IT'S BAD LUCK.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank BELIEF -- Bad luck Leaving Entering Returning home Travel |
Date learned: 05-08-1972
IF YOU FORGET SOMETHING, GET OUT OF THE WAGON (CARRIAGE, CAR,
ETC.) AND DRAW A CIRCLE AND SPIT IN IT BEFORE YOU GO BACK
TO GET WHAT YOU FORGOT.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; DORM ; PEABODY COLLEGE ; NASHVILLE
Date learned: 04-02-1969
I HAD AN AUNT WHO BELIEVED WHEN YOU HAD LEFT THE HOUSE AND
STARTED TO GO SOME PLACE, IF YOU TURNED AROUND AND WENT BACK
FOR SOMETHING YOU HAD FORGOTTEN, YOU WOULD HAVE BAD LUCK.
SHE BELIEVED IT SO STRONGLY, SHE REFUSED TO LET MY BROTHER
GO BACK FOR HIS WATCH, WHEN HE WAS TAKING HER SOME PLACE.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE ; PEABODY COLLEGE LIBRARY
Date learned: 05-01-1969
WHEN A PERSON IS LEAVING FOR A TRIP, DON'T WATCH THEM OUT OF
SIGHT OR THEY'LL HAVE BAD LUCK.
Where learned: VIRGINIA ; NORTH GARDEN
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank BELIEF -- Bad luck Leaving Entering Returning home Travel |
Date learned: 03-23-1969
IT IS BAD LUCK TO GO BACK INTO THE HOUSE TO GET SOMETHING YOU'VE
FORGOTTEN, ONCE YOU'VE LEFT THE HOUSE.
Where learned: VIRGINIA ; NORTH GARDEN
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank BELIEF -- Bad luck Leaving Entering Returning home Travel |
Date learned: 03-23-1969
IF A PERSON IS WALKING ON A SIDEWALK, HE SHOULD NEVER STEP ON
A CRACK, FOR IF HE DOES, IT WILL BRING HIM BAD LUCK.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank BELIEF -- Bad luck Leaving Entering Returning home Travel |
Date learned: 03-24-1969
IF YOU FORGET SOMETHING AND GO BACK TO GET IT, BE SURE TO SIT DOWN
FOR A MINUTE BEFORE LEAVING. IF YOU DON'T, YOU WILL HAVE BAD
LUCK.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank BELIEF -- Bad luck Leaving Entering Returning home Travel |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
IF YOU ARE WALKING WITH SOMEONE BY A POLE OR ANY OTHER OBSTACLE,
BOTH OF YOU HAVE TO GO BY IT ON THE SAME SIDE. IF YOU DON'T,
IT WILL BRING BAD LUCK.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank BELIEF -- Bad luck Leaving Entering Returning home Travel |
Date learned: 06-29-1970
IF ONE GOES IN THE FRONT DOOR OF A HOUSE, HE HAD BETTER GO OUT
THE FRONT DOOR. IT IS BAD LUCK TO DO OTHERWISE.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Bad luck Leaving Entering Returning home Travel |
Date learned: 06-25-1970