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WHEN TWO PEOPLE PULL A PULLEY BONE, THE ONE GETTING THE
SHORTER END GETS HIS OR HER WISH.

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Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE

Keyword(s): BELIEF ; Pulley ; Pulley Bone ; WISH ; WISHBONE

James Callow Keyword(s): WISHBONE

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BELIEF -- Measure of space: distance, height, depth
BELIEF -- Prayer

Date learned: 07-06-1973

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When two people pull a pulleybone, the one getting the shorter end marries first.

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Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE

Keyword(s): BELIEF ; MARRIAGE ; Marry ; Pulley ; Pulley Bone ; Shorter ; WISHBONE

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BELIEF -- Fate Destiny Luck Chance

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