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IF YOU DROP A FORK DURING DINNER YOU WILL HAVE COMPANY.
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT SAYS THAT THE KIND OF SILVERWARE DROPPED, EITHER FORK,
SPOON, OR KNIFE WILL DETERMINE WHAT SEX YOUR COMPANY WILL BE.
SHE IS NOT SURE WHICH PIECE OF SILVER DOES WHAT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; SAINT CLAIR SHORES
Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank |