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EYE
IF YOUR LEFT EYE JUMPS, BAD NEWS.
Submitter comment:
HE SOMETIMES BELIEVES IT. IF HE DOES HEAR BAD NEWS HE'LL SAY
"I THOUGHT SO, MY LEFT EYE JUMPED TODAY OR YESTERDAY".
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Subject headings: | Spirit / Mind / Body BELIEF -- Body part Senses Eyes, evil eye |
Date learned: 01-23-1971