The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

BELIEF (COLLECTOR'S TITLE)

IF ONE SEES AND COUNTS 100 RED CONVERTIBLES,
THEN SEES A MAN IN A GREEN TIE,
THEN A LADY IN A PURPLE DRESS AND THEN SPOTS THREE SAILORS,
THE NEXT PERSON HE TALKS TO HE WILL MARRY
IN ORDER TO GET A "DIVORCE" HE MUST SEE AND COUNT FIFTY YELLOW
CONVERTIBLES.

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Subject headings:

BELIEF -- Marriage
BELIEF -- Sign Color
BELIEF -- Number P686.3.100
BELIEF -- Number P686.3.3
BELIEF -- Number P686.3.50
BELIEF -- Number Inter related specific numbers in a belief: Two's a couple, / Three's a crowd; / Four on a sidewalk / Is never allowed. (Also see C700 and C800 for numbers in verse.) In computer entries our example

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