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Wedding Custom
To find out the last initial of the man you'll marry, say the letters of the alphabet as you turn the stem of the apple. (one letter for each turn). The letter it breaks on is the initial.
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Keyword(s): ALPHABET ; Apple ; CUSTOM ; Groom ; Initial ; Man ; MARRIAGE ; Marry ; Stem ; WEDDING
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Marriage |
IT IS JUST AS SIMPLE AS ABC.
Where learned: ILLINOIS ; PEORIA
Keyword(s): ALPHABET
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula PROVERB -- Proverbial Comparison |
Date learned: 00-00-1954
Verse - Game
ABC - LSD - Marijuana is good for me.
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Keyword(s): Acid ; ALPHABET ; DRUGS ; LSD ; Marijuana ; Pop Culture ; RHYME ; VERSE
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse |