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KNOCK, KNOCK.
WHO'S THERE?
BOO.
BOO WHO?
WHAT ARE YOU CRYING FOR?
Where learned: OHIO ; FAIRMOUNT RD ; CHAGRIN FALLS
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 08-00-1968
WHEN TWO PEOPLE SAY A WORD AT THE SAME TIME, THEY MAY CLASP
HANDS AND PRESS THEIR THUMBS TOGETHER. AS THEY DO THIS, THEY
MAKE A WISH AND PRONOUNCE "THUMBS". IF THEY DO NOT SPEAK
UNTIL SPOKEN TO, THE WISH WILL COME TRUE.
Where learned: OHIO ; FAIRMOUNT RD ; CHAGRIN FALLS
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Weather sign or control |
Date learned: 00001968 (ASSUMED)
IF YOU SEE A HAYWAGON LOADED WITH HAY AND MAKE A WISH, IT WILL
COME TRUE, BUT YOU CAN'T LOOK AT THE HAYWAGON AGAIN AFTER
WISHING.
Where learned: OHIO ; FAIRMOUNT RD ; CHAGRIN FALLS
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Weather sign or control |
Date learned: 00001968 (ASSUMED)
A PINK SUNSET MEANS GOOD WEATHER ON THE FOLLOWING DAY. A
YELLOW SUNSET MEANS BAD WEATHER AND RAIN ON THE FOLLOWING
DAY.
Where learned: OHIO ; FAIRMOUNT RD ; CHAGRIN FALLS
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Weather sign or control |
Date learned: 00001968 (ASSUMED)
WHEN THE WIND BLOWS THE LEAVES ON TREES SO THAT YOU CAN SEE
THE UNDER SIDES
Where learned: OHIO ; FAIRMOUNT RD ; CHAGRIN FALLS
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Weather sign or control |
Date learned: 00001968 (ASSUMED)
WHEN DOGS EAT GRASS, IT MEANS RAIN.
Where learned: OHIO ; FAIRMOUNT RD ; CHAGRIN FALLS
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Weather sign or control |
Date learned: 00001968 (ASSUMED)
THE LENGTH OF THE ORANGE OR MIDDLE BAND ON A "WOOLYBEAR"
CATERPILLAR CORRESPONDS TO THE LENGTH OF THE COMING WINTER
IN RELATION TO THE TWO BLACK OR OUTSIDE BANDS WHICH CORRESPOND
TO SPRING AND FALL.
Where learned: OHIO ; FAIRMOUNT RD ; CHAGRIN FALLS
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Weather sign or control |
Date learned: 00-00-1958
ALWAYS HOLD YOUR BREATH WHEN PASSING BY OR THROUGH A
CEMETERY SO THAT THE SPIRITS THERE CAN'T GET IN YOU.
Where learned: OHIO ; FAIRMOUNT RD ; CHAGRIN FALLS
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Weather sign or control |
Date learned: 00-00-1954
RAIN BEFORE SEVEN STOPS BEFORE ELEVEN.
Where learned: OHIO ; FAIRMOUNT RD ; CHAGRIN FALLS
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Weather sign or control |
Date learned: 00001968 (ASSUMED)
LIGHTNING NEVER STRIKES THE SAME PLACE TWICE.
Where learned: OHIO ; FAIRMOUNT RD ; CHAGRIN FALLS
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Weather sign or control |
POPPING FINGER KNUCKLES WILL MAKE THEM BIGGER.
Where learned: OHIO ; FAIRMOUNT RD ; CHAGRIN FALLS
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Means of Causing or Avoiding Illness |
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IF YOU SAY "RABBIT" ON THE FIRST OF TH MONTH BEFORE SAYING
ANYTHING ELSE, YOU WILL HAVE GOOD LUCK THAT MONTH.
Where learned: OHIO ; FAIRMONT RD ; CHAGRIN FALLS