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IF YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT LETTER YOUR FUTURE BOYFRIENDS
NAME WILL BEGIN WITH THEN YOU TAKE AN APPLE WITH A STEM
IN IT AND TWIST THE STEM AROUND WHILE SAYING THE
ALPHABET. WHEN THE STEM BREAKS ON A CERTAIN LETTER THEN
THAT'S THE LETTER YOUR BOYFRIEND'S NAME WILL BEGIN WITH.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Marriage BELIEF -- Use of Object |
Date learned: 04-00-1983