The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

Religious Superstitions

When driving or walking by a graveyard or church you should
never point your finger or stick out your tongue. If you do you
should bite it ten times (finger or tongue). If you don't you will
have seven years of bad luck.

Submitter comment: I learned this as a child and it never failed; every time we
drove by either of these two sites I had to be either pointing or
licking my lips.

Where learned: DETROIT

Date learned: 00001970S