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In school I would always hear the guys say that when a girl had
a wide gap in her crotch, it meant she was very sexually active.
Where learned: MISSISSIPPI ; Louise
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses |
Date learned: 00-00-1970
My mother would always tell me that when a person had a gap
between their two front teeth, it meant they were a big liar.
Where learned: MISSISSIPPI ; Louise
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses Mouth, teeth, lips, tongue |
Date learned: 00-00-1970
In grade school while eating lunch in the cafeteria, I would
see children drop food on the floor. But to be sure the food
wouldn't harm them when they picked it up to eat it, they would say
a little prayer;
God made dirt so it won't hurt
Put it in your mouth and it won't work.
Where learned: MISSISSIPPI ; Louise
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Belief CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- School BELIEF -- Prayer BELIEF -- Means of Causing or Avoiding Illness |
Date learned: 00-00-1970
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It's been said that the vagina of an oriental is shaped
horizontally instead of vertically.
Where learned: MISSISSIPPI ; Louise
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses |
Date learned: 00-00-1980
It's been said that guys who have an extreme amount of
strength and power aren't getting laid.
Where learned: MISSISSIPPI ; Louise
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- P000 |
Date learned: 00-00-1980
My mother always told me that when a bride's maid caught the
bouquet it meant she would be the next to be married.
Where learned: MISSISSIPPI ; Louise
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Marriage Bouquet |
Date learned: 00-00-1970
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ONE OF RESPONDENT'S NEIGHBORS YELLED AT HER LITTLE
BOY WHILE SHE WAS PREGNANT. THE BOY FELL AND BROKE
HIS RIGHT FOOT AND LEG. WHEN THE BABY CAME, IT HAD
A TWISTED RIGHT FOOT AND LEG.
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Where learned: MISSISSIPPI ; BELZONI
Keyword(s): BELIEF ; Broken ; Fell ; Foot ; leg ; OMEN ; PREGNANCY ; Twisted
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Body part Senses BELIEF -- Birth BELIEF -- Means of Causing or Avoiding Illness |
WHILE PREGNANT, THE RESPONDENT ATTENDED A MAN WHO HAD
BEEN STABBED. WHEN HER CHILD WAS BORN, THE CHILD HAD
BLOOD COLORED SPOTS ON HER CHEST.
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Updated on 09-01-11
Where learned: MISSISSIPPI ; BELZONI
Keyword(s): BELIEF ; Birthmark ; BLOOD ; OMEN ; PREGNANCY ; Splotches ; Stabbed ; Tend
Date learned: 01-23-1973