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CRACKS IN THE SIDEWALK

IF YOU STEP ON A CRACK YOU WILL BREAK YOUR MOTHER'S BACK.

Submitter comment: I LEARNED THIS FROM MY CHILDHOOD FRIENDS AND REMEMBER THE
PAINS I WOULD GO THROUGH NOT TO STEP ON A CRACK. IF I HAPPENED
TO STEP ON ONE, I COULDN'T WAIT TO GET HOME TO MAKE SURE THAT
MY MOTHER'S BACK WASN'T BROKEN.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; SOUTHFIELD

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Date learned: 05-12-1965

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